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Audio By Video Vocab

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1. 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.






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. Assistant Director (No Analog to Digital here!)






4. 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.






5. Mix Engineer






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






7. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






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






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






12. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






14. EQ - Boost gain






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






16. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






17. Pressure zone miking






18. 500 Ohms or less






19. (reverberant field)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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)






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






30. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






32. EQ - Boost gain






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






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






35. 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)






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






37. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






39. 500 Ohms or less






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






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






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






43. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






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






46. Mix Engineer






47. 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.






48. 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






49. 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






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