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Audio By Video Vocab

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1. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






2. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






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






6. (reverberant field)






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






8. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






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






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






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






19. Mix Engineer






20. 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.






21. 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






22. 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)






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






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






25. 500 Ohms or less






26. 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)






27. (reverberant field)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. EQ - Boost gain






41. Mix Engineer






42. Pressure zone miking






43. 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






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






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






46. 500 Ohms or less






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






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






49. One half byte - 4 information bits






50. 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