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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. EQ - Boost gain






3. 500 Ohms or less






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






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. National Association of Broadcasters -






7. 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






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






9. National Association of Broadcasters -






10. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






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






13. Mix Engineer






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. EQ - Boost gain






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






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






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






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






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






26. 500 Ohms or less






27. 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.






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






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






30. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






32. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Mix Engineer






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. (reverberant field)






46. 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






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






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






49. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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