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Audio By Video Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. 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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






22. Pressure zone miking






23. Pressure zone miking






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






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






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






27. One half byte - 4 information bits






28. 500 Ohms or less






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






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






31. Mix Engineer






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






38. (reverberant field)






39. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






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






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






43. National Association of Broadcasters -






44. 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)






45. 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






46. 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






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






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






49. 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






50. EQ - Boost gain