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Audio By Video Vocab

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1. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






3. 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






4. 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)






5. Pressure zone miking






6. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






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






9. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






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






13. Pressure zone miking






14. 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.






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






21. (reverberant field)






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






23. 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.






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






30. EQ - Boost gain






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Mix Engineer






39. 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






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






41. 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






42. Mix Engineer






43. (reverberant field)






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






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






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. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






48. One half byte - 4 information bits






49. National Association of Broadcasters -






50. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field