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Audio By Video Vocab

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






2. 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.






3. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. National Association of Broadcasters -






10. Pressure zone miking






11. 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.






12. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






14. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






15. (reverberant field)






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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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)






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






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






23. 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.






24. The point a distance away from the sound source where the direct sound and the reverberant sound are equal in volume






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






26. Mix Engineer






27. 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






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






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






30. Mix Engineer






31. 500 Ohms or less






32. Pressure zone miking






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. 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.






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






40. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






41. 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)






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






48. (reverberant field)






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






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