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Audio By Video Vocab
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
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performing-arts
,
engineering
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Natural background audio representative of the given recording environment. (Recorded as over-rolling)
Lo-Z
NAB
Precedence effect
Ambient Sound
2. A boosting of high frequencies during the recording process to keep the signal above the noise at high frequencies
Pre emphasis
Ambient Sound
Null
Assemble Edit
3. The point a distance away from the sound source where the direct sound and the reverberant sound are equal in volume
Assemble Edit
Critical Distance
Blending
Ambient Field
4. A type of solo circuit that allows listening to a channel before the fader of after (solo)
Ambient Field
Listen Circuits
NAB
Ambient Miking
5. Duh! The signal level exceeds the processing capacity of the signal chain components
Clip
Preview
Preview
MIDI sample Dump
6. A condition of Zero - or (original position for an automation control)
Cascade
Lift
Slate
Null
7. 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
Cascade
Assemble Edit
Doppler Effect
Slate
8. Narrowing the Stereo image to match the image and/or increase the mono-compatibility
Listen Circuits
Clip
Assemble Edit
Blending
9. (reverberant field)
MIDI sample Dump
Audio Dub
Ambient Field
Production Studio
10. Pressure zone miking
Midi Clock
Barrier Miking
MIDI sample Dump
Pilot Tone
11. To set and interconnect two mixers so that the stereo mixing buss(es) are linked
NAB
Mixer
Cascade
Clip
12. A factor of human hearing where delay has a much bigger effect on the human perception of sound than does amplitude
Load
Ambient Sound
Precedence effect
Slate
13. One half byte - 4 information bits
Offset
Margin
Ambient Field
NYBBLE
14. Assistant Director (No Analog to Digital here!)
AD
Slate
Cascade
Ambient Miking
15. A system of recording a 60Hz tone - used for syncing on a 1/4 inch tape - developed by Nagra
Barrier Miking
Pilot Tone
NYBBLE
ST
16. A studio that specializes in assembly of pre-recorded material such as music - VO - and dialogue
NAB
Null
Ambient Miking
Production Studio
17. A boosting of high frequencies during the recording process to keep the signal above the noise at high frequencies
Pre emphasis
MIDI sample Dump
Margin
Precedence effect
18. The SMPTE time that will trigger a transport to begin - or the amount of position difference needed to get two sources to synchronize
ST
Assemble Edit
Midi Clock
Offset
19. 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
Blending
Midi Clock
Signal to Error Ratio
Production Studio
20. Pressure zone miking
AD
Lift
Barrier Miking
Cascade
21. To copy the diital data off a storage medium in the RAM of a computer
Mixer
Preview
Load
Dropout
22. Safety Take (an additional recording done as an acceptable backup)
Audio Dub
ST
Listen Circuits
Ambient Miking
23. I don't know! Go do your own research! No - really....
Signal to Error Ratio
Ambient Sound
Listen Circuits
MIDI clock w/Song Pointer (FSK)
24. EQ - Boost gain
Lo-Z
Lift
ST
Critical Distance
25. One half byte - 4 information bits
NYBBLE
Stinger
Pre emphasis
Signal to Error Ratio
26. The SMPTE time that will trigger a transport to begin - or the amount of position difference needed to get two sources to synchronize
Null
Ambient Field
Lo-Z
Offset
27. 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
Margin
Slate
Lo-Z
Null
28. (reverberant field)
Ambient Field
Lo-Z
Precedence effect
Doppler Effect
29. EQ - Boost gain
Mixer
Lift
Barrier Miking
Null
30. Duh! The signal level exceeds the processing capacity of the signal chain components
Clip
Precedence effect
MDM
Listen Circuits
31. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field
Ambient Miking
Audio Dub
Listen Circuits
NYBBLE
32. The point a distance away from the sound source where the direct sound and the reverberant sound are equal in volume
Critical Distance
Margin
Signal to Error Ratio
Mixer
33. (Headroom) The amount of dB between the highest peak level of the program and the overload point (clip point)
Offset
Load
Dropout
Margin
34. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field
Listen Circuits
Mixer
Ambient Miking
Pre emphasis
35. 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
Margin
Ambient Field
MDM
Null
36. 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
Signal to Error Ratio
Lo-Z
MDM
Signal to Error Ratio
37. A single extension cord. Most often referred to a single 'hot' extension that is left lying around for occassional use. (Grip/Lighting)
Barrier Miking
Assemble Edit
Stinger
Audio Dub
38. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital
Margin
MIDI sample Dump
NYBBLE
Precedence effect
39. A factor of human hearing where delay has a much bigger effect on the human perception of sound than does amplitude
Clip
Precedence effect
Critical Distance
Pre emphasis
40. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital
MIDI sample Dump
Blending
Doppler Effect
MIDI clock w/Song Pointer (FSK)
41. Safety Take (an additional recording done as an acceptable backup)
Mixer
ST
Doppler Effect
Barrier Miking
42. To copy the diital data off a storage medium in the RAM of a computer
Blending
Load
Offset
Crosstalk
43. The change in frequency if a wave for an observer moving relative to the source of the wave.
Doppler Effect
Dropout
Barrier Miking
Listen Circuits
44. Could mean anything. Most commonly used to describe the ADR process or that of duplication
Dub
Ambient Field
NYBBLE
Mixer
45. 500 Ohms or less
Critical Distance
Blending
Lo-Z
Midi Clock
46. Could mean anything. Most commonly used to describe the ADR process or that of duplication
Blending
Dub
Doppler Effect
Ambient Field
47. (Headroom) The amount of dB between the highest peak level of the program and the overload point (clip point)
Margin
Load
MIDI sample Dump
Clip
48. Recording video and/or audio in sequence immediately following previous material
Precedence effect
ST
MIDI clock w/Song Pointer (FSK)
Assemble Edit
49. 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.
Pre emphasis
Stinger
Load
Preview
50. National Association of Broadcasters -
Mixer
Dropout
NAB
Listen Circuits