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Audio By Video Vocab

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1. 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






2. 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






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






4. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






6. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






8. Pressure zone miking






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






10. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






11. 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)






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






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






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






15. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






16. 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.






17. 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






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. National Association of Broadcasters -






23. 500 Ohms or less






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






25. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






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






28. Pressure zone miking






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. (reverberant field)






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. Mix Engineer






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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. Assistant Director (No Analog to Digital here!)






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






50. 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)