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Audio By Video Vocab

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1. (reverberant field)






2. 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.






3. 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.






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






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






6. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






7. 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






8. 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






9. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






11. Mix Engineer






12. 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)






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 500 Ohms or less






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






19. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






22. 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






23. National Association of Broadcasters -






24. EQ - Boost gain






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






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






27. 500 Ohms or less






28. 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






29. Mix Engineer






30. Pressure zone miking






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






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






33. One half byte - 4 information bits






34. 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)






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






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






37. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






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






40. EQ - Boost gain






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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