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Audio By Video Vocab

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1. EQ - Boost gain






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






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. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. One half byte - 4 information bits






16. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






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






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






20. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






21. 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)






22. Pressure zone miking






23. 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






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






25. Pressure zone miking






26. 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






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






28. 500 Ohms or less






29. 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.






30. (reverberant field)






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






32. 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






33. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






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






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






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






39. 500 Ohms or less






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






41. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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