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Audio By Video Vocab

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1. 500 Ohms or less






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






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






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






5. EQ - Boost gain






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






7. 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.






8. Pressure zone miking






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






17. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






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






20. 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






21. Pressure zone miking






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. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






25. 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






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






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






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. 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.






30. Mix Engineer






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. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






34. 500 Ohms or less






35. (reverberant field)






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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)