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Audio By Video Vocab

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






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






9. 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.






10. 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






11. 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






12. 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.






13. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. EQ - Boost gain






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 500 Ohms or less






31. 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)






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






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






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






35. 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






36. 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






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






38. Pressure zone miking






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






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






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






42. Mix Engineer






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






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






45. 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






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






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






48. One half byte - 4 information bits






49. 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.






50. National Association of Broadcasters -