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Audio By Video Vocab

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1. 500 Ohms or less






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






3. A studio that specializes in assembly of pre-recorded material such as music - VO - and dialogue






4. 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






5. 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.






6. EQ - Boost gain






7. 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.






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






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






10. National Association of Broadcasters -






11. (reverberant field)






12. 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.






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






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






15. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






17. Pressure zone miking






18. 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






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






20. One half byte - 4 information bits






21. EQ - Boost gain






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






23. 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






24. To copy the diital data off a storage medium in the RAM of a computer






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






26. 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






27. Mix Engineer






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






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






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






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






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






33. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






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






36. 500 Ohms or less






37. 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.






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






39. 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)






40. Mix Engineer






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. To copy the diital data off a storage medium in the RAM of a computer






47. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






49. A condition of Zero - or (original position for an automation control)






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