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Audio By Video Vocab

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1. 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.






2. EQ - Boost gain






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






4. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






7. 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)






8. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






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






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






12. Pressure zone miking






13. Pressure zone miking






14. One half byte - 4 information bits






15. 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






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






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






18. (reverberant field)






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






25. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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)






30. (reverberant field)






31. 500 Ohms or less






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






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






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






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






36. EQ - Boost gain






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






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






39. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






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






42. 500 Ohms or less






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






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






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






49. Mix Engineer






50. 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.