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Audio By Video Vocab

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1. Mix Engineer






2. 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.






3. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






4. Pressure zone miking






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






6. 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)






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






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






10. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






13. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






15. EQ - Boost gain






16. 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.






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






18. National Association of Broadcasters -






19. Mix Engineer






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






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






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






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






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






25. (reverberant field)






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






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






28. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. EQ - Boost gain






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Pressure zone miking