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Audio By Video Vocab

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1. A signal in disc recording that is earlier than the signal being recorded. It allows the operator to 'listen in' in order to anticipate amplitude changes and adjust.






2. Rerecording the audio. The picture stays the same.






3. A system of recording a 60Hz tone - used for syncing on a 1/4 inch tape - developed by Nagra






4. Safety Take (an additional recording done as an acceptable backup)






5. A factor of human hearing where delay has a much bigger effect on the human perception of sound than does amplitude






6. Recording video and/or audio in sequence immediately following previous material






7. (reverberant field)






8. Recording video and/or audio in sequence immediately following previous material






9. Narrowing the Stereo image to match the image and/or increase the mono-compatibility






10. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






11. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






12. Physical slap-board used to sync location recording. A voice recording at the beginning of a master tape (or recording) to identify the run and take






13. A single extension cord. Most often referred to a single 'hot' extension that is left lying around for occassional use. (Grip/Lighting)






14. Assistant Director (No Analog to Digital here!)






15. Time data in the MIDI signal that advances one step each 1/24 of a beat and can be used to sync two sequencer together






16. 500 Ohms or less






17. 500 Ohms or less






18. To set and interconnect two mixers so that the stereo mixing buss(es) are linked






19. Pressure zone miking






20. Modular Digital Multitrack: A multitrack digital recorder with (usually) 8 tracks that can be run in sunchronization with other machines (of the same type) to attain more tracks. ADAT brand recorders are an example






21. Duh! The signal level exceeds the processing capacity of the signal chain components






22. A system of recording a 60Hz tone - used for syncing on a 1/4 inch tape - developed by Nagra






23. Assistant Director (No Analog to Digital here!)






24. Physical slap-board used to sync location recording. A voice recording at the beginning of a master tape (or recording) to identify the run and take






25. Mix Engineer






26. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






27. A very short absence of signal in magnetic recording usually caused by dirt or defects in the magnetic coating of tapes and discs or any very short loss to an audio signal.






28. I don't know! Go do your own research! No - really....






29. The level difference between the signal and the noise and distortion caused by converting analog audio signals into digital audio and then back into analog.






30. One half byte - 4 information bits






31. A very short absence of signal in magnetic recording usually caused by dirt or defects in the magnetic coating of tapes and discs or any very short loss to an audio signal.






32. Natural background audio representative of the given recording environment. (Recorded as over-rolling)






33. One half byte - 4 information bits






34. In stereo - This is the breakthough between channels measured as separation between the wanted sounds of the desired channel and the unwanted sounds from the second channel. (OR - bleed across multiple channels)






35. A type of solo circuit that allows listening to a channel before the fader of after (solo)






36. Mix Engineer






37. The SMPTE time that will trigger a transport to begin - or the amount of position difference needed to get two sources to synchronize






38. Rerecording the audio. The picture stays the same.






39. Could mean anything. Most commonly used to describe the ADR process or that of duplication






40. A single extension cord. Most often referred to a single 'hot' extension that is left lying around for occassional use. (Grip/Lighting)






41. Safety Take (an additional recording done as an acceptable backup)






42. National Association of Broadcasters -






43. (Headroom) The amount of dB between the highest peak level of the program and the overload point (clip point)






44. Duh! The signal level exceeds the processing capacity of the signal chain components






45. National Association of Broadcasters -






46. Narrowing the Stereo image to match the image and/or increase the mono-compatibility






47. A boosting of high frequencies during the recording process to keep the signal above the noise at high frequencies






48. In stereo - This is the breakthough between channels measured as separation between the wanted sounds of the desired channel and the unwanted sounds from the second channel. (OR - bleed across multiple channels)






49. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






50. The change in frequency if a wave for an observer moving relative to the source of the wave.