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Audio By Video Vocab

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1. EQ - Boost gain






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






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






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






5. (reverberant field)






6. National Association of Broadcasters -






7. Pressure zone miking






8. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






9. 500 Ohms or less






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






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






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. Rerecording the audio. The picture stays the same.






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. Mix Engineer






19. 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






20. 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






21. 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.






22. 500 Ohms or less






23. 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






24. Pressure zone miking






25. 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.






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






27. EQ - Boost gain






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






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






30. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






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






33. Mix Engineer






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






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






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






37. 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)






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. (reverberant field)






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






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