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Audio By Video Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Duh! The signal level exceeds the processing capacity of the signal chain components






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






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






4. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






6. 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






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






8. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






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






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






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






13. Pressure zone miking






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






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






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






17. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






20. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






21. 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






22. 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)






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






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






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






27. 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)






28. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






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






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






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






33. Pressure zone miking






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






35. (reverberant field)






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






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






38. 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.






39. EQ - Boost gain






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






41. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






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






44. 500 Ohms or less






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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