Test your basic knowledge |

Audio By Video Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






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






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






4. EQ - Boost gain






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






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






7. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






9. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






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






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






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






14. National Association of Broadcasters -






15. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. 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






28. 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.






29. EQ - Boost gain






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






31. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






33. (reverberant field)






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. 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)






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






43. Pressure zone miking






44. 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






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. 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






47. 500 Ohms or less






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






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






50. Mix Engineer