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Audio By Video Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A single extension cord. Most often referred to a single 'hot' extension that is left lying around for occassional use. (Grip/Lighting)






2. EQ - Boost gain






3. EQ - Boost gain






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






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






6. 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






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. Pressure zone miking






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






10. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






11. 500 Ohms or less






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






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






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






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






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






17. Mix Engineer






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. (reverberant field)






32. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






34. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






35. One half byte - 4 information bits






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. (reverberant field)






38. Mix Engineer






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






40. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






42. 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.






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






44. 500 Ohms or less






45. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






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






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






49. 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)






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