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Audio By Video Vocab

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






2. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






4. Mix Engineer






5. Pressure zone miking






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






7. (reverberant field)






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. 500 Ohms or less






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






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






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






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






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






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. 500 Ohms or less






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






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






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






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






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






25. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






34. Pressure zone miking






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. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






37. 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.






38. EQ - Boost gain






39. Mix Engineer






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






48. 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)






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






50. 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.