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Audio By Video Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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.






7. EQ - Boost gain






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






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






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






11. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






12. Mix Engineer






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






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






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






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






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






18. (reverberant field)






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






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






21. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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






32. 500 Ohms or less






33. 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)






34. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. (reverberant field)






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






43. National Association of Broadcasters -






44. 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






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






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






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






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






50. National Association of Broadcasters -