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Audio By Video Vocab

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1. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






3. Mix Engineer






4. One half byte - 4 information bits






5. 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






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






7. Pressure zone miking






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






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






10. 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






11. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






12. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






15. Pressure zone miking






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






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






18. (reverberant field)






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






21. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






23. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






24. 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






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






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






27. 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)






28. 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.






29. 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)






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






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






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






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






34. (reverberant field)






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






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






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






38. National Association of Broadcasters -






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. EQ - Boost gain






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. 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






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