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Audio By Video Vocab

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






2. EQ - Boost gain






3. 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






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






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. Mix Engineer






7. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






9. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. EQ - Boost gain






20. 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






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






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






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






24. (reverberant field)






25. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






26. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






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






29. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






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






32. 500 Ohms or less






33. (reverberant field)






34. National Association of Broadcasters -






35. 500 Ohms or less






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






37. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






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






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






42. 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)






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. Pressure zone miking






49. Mix Engineer






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