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Audio By Video Vocab

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






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






3. National Association of Broadcasters -






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. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






6. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. Pressure zone miking






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






18. Pressure zone miking






19. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. Mix Engineer






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






38. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






39. 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.






40. Mix Engineer






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






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






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






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






45. (reverberant field)






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






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






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






49. 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






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