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Audio By Video Vocab

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1. 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)






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






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






4. Pressure zone miking






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. 500 Ohms or less






17. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






19. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






21. (reverberant field)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Pressure zone miking






30. Mix Engineer






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. 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.






33. EQ - Boost gain






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






35. 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.






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. EQ - Boost gain






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






48. 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






49. 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.






50. (reverberant field)