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Audio By Video Vocab

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






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






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






4. 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






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






6. One half byte - 4 information bits






7. EQ - Boost gain






8. Mix Engineer






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






10. 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)






11. (reverberant field)






12. 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)






13. Pressure zone miking






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






15. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. 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.






24. EQ - Boost gain






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






26. 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






27. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






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






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






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. 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






33. 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.






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






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






36. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






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






39. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






41. 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.






42. 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






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






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






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






46. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






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






49. (reverberant field)






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