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Audio By Video Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Recording video and/or audio in sequence immediately following previous material






2. 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)






3. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






5. 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






6. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






7. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






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






10. 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.






11. Pressure zone miking






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






13. 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






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






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






16. EQ - Boost gain






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






18. (reverberant field)






19. One half byte - 4 information bits






20. 500 Ohms or less






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






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






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






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






25. National Association of Broadcasters -






26. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






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






29. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






37. Mix Engineer






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






39. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






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






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






44. 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)






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






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






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






48. Pressure zone miking






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