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Audio By Video Vocab

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






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






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






4. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






5. (reverberant field)






6. 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






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






8. 500 Ohms or less






9. EQ - Boost gain






10. National Association of Broadcasters -






11. 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






12. 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.






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






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






15. 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.






16. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






18. 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.






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






24. One half byte - 4 information bits






25. 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






26. National Association of Broadcasters -






27. Mix Engineer






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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)






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






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






37. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






40. Pressure zone miking






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






42. 500 Ohms or less






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






44. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






46. 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.






47. 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.






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






49. Mix Engineer






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