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Audio By Video Vocab

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






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






3. Mix Engineer






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






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






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






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






8. Pressure zone miking






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






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






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






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






18. Pressure zone miking






19. 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






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






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






22. National Association of Broadcasters -






23. (reverberant field)






24. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






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






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






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






29. Mix Engineer






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






31. 500 Ohms or less






32. (reverberant field)






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






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






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






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






37. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






38. 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






39. 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.






40. 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)






41. 500 Ohms or less






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






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






44. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






49. 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






50. EQ - Boost gain