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Audio By Video Vocab

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






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






3. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






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






15. Mix Engineer






16. 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.






17. Pressure zone miking






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






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






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






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






22. National Association of Broadcasters -






23. (reverberant field)






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






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






26. Pressure zone miking






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






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






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






30. EQ - Boost gain






31. 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.






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






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






34. 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






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






36. 500 Ohms or less






37. 500 Ohms or less






38. 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






39. 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






40. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






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






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






44. Mix Engineer






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






46. EQ - Boost gain






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






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






49. National Association of Broadcasters -






50. 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