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Audio By Video Vocab

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1. Pressure zone miking






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






3. EQ - Boost gain






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






10. EQ - Boost gain






11. National Association of Broadcasters -






12. National Association of Broadcasters -






13. 500 Ohms or less






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






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






16. 500 Ohms or less






17. 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)






18. One half byte - 4 information bits






19. 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






20. 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.






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






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






23. One half byte - 4 information bits






24. 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






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






26. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. (reverberant field)






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






36. 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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






43. Mix Engineer






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






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






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






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






48. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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