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Audio By Video Vocab

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






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






3. Pressure zone miking






4. 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






5. (reverberant field)






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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. 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






12. EQ - Boost gain






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






14. 500 Ohms or less






15. 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






16. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






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






19. 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)






20. 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






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






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






23. 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.






24. EQ - Boost gain






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






26. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Mix Engineer






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 500 Ohms or less






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






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






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






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. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






50. National Association of Broadcasters -