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Audio By Video Vocab

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1. (reverberant field)






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






3. Pressure zone miking






4. One half byte - 4 information bits






5. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






6. 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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. (reverberant field)






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. National Association of Broadcasters -






22. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






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






25. National Association of Broadcasters -






26. 500 Ohms or less






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. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. EQ - Boost gain






44. 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






45. 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.






46. 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






47. 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.






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






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






50. Pressure zone miking