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Audio By Video Vocab

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






2. EQ - Boost gain






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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. (reverberant field)






18. EQ - Boost gain






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






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






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






22. 500 Ohms or less






23. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






24. Mix Engineer






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






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






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






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






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






30. Pressure zone miking






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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.






39. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






41. National Association of Broadcasters -






42. 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)






43. 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.






44. Pressure zone miking






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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