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Audio By Video Vocab

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






2. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






4. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






5. 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.






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






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






8. 500 Ohms or less






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. (reverberant field)






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






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






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






18. 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






19. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






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






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






24. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






34. 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






35. Mix Engineer






36. 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.






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






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






39. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






40. National Association of Broadcasters -






41. 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






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






43. (reverberant field)






44. 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






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






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






47. Pressure zone miking






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






49. EQ - Boost gain






50. 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)