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Audio By Video Vocab

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






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






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






4. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






6. 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.






7. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






9. EQ - Boost gain






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. 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.






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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)






26. 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






27. Mix Engineer






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






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






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






31. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. (reverberant field)






42. 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






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






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






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






46. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






47. EQ - Boost gain






48. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






49. 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






50. 500 Ohms or less