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Audio By Video Vocab

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






2. 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






3. Pressure zone miking






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Mix Engineer






11. 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)






12. Pressure zone miking






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






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






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






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






17. 500 Ohms or less






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






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






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






21. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






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






24. 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)






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






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






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






28. EQ - Boost gain






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. National Association of Broadcasters -






31. 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






32. 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






33. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. (reverberant field)






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






48. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






49. 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.






50. Mix Engineer