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Audio By Video Vocab

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1. Pressure zone miking






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






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






4. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. 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.






11. 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






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






13. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






14. 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.






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






16. 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






17. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






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






20. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






21. Mix Engineer






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






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. 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.






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






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






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






28. 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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. (reverberant field)






37. EQ - Boost gain






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. 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






40. Mix Engineer






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






42. 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)






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






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






45. EQ - Boost gain






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. 500 Ohms or less






50. Pressure zone miking