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Audio By Video Vocab

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






2. EQ - Boost gain






3. (reverberant field)






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






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






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






7. National Association of Broadcasters -






8. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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)






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






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






18. 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.






19. EQ - Boost gain






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






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






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






24. 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)






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






26. 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.






27. Mix Engineer






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Mix Engineer






35. 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.






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. 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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






48. Pressure zone miking






49. (reverberant field)






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