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Audio By Video Vocab

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






2. 500 Ohms or less






3. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






5. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






7. Mix Engineer






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






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






10. (reverberant field)






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






12. Pressure zone miking






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






14. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






15. 500 Ohms or less






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






17. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






19. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






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






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






23. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






24. 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






25. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Pressure zone miking






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






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






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






40. One half byte - 4 information bits






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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)






50. 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.