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Audio By Video Vocab

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1. 500 Ohms or less






2. 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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. 500 Ohms or less






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






10. (reverberant field)






11. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






12. 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






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






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






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






16. Mix Engineer






17. EQ - Boost gain






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






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






20. Mix Engineer






21. 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.






22. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






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






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






26. One half byte - 4 information bits






27. 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






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. Assistant Director (No Analog to Digital here!)






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






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






32. Pressure zone miking






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






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






35. 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






36. (reverberant field)






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






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






39. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






42. 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






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






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






45. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






47. 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)






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






49. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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)