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Audio By Video Vocab

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






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






3. Mix Engineer






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






9. National Association of Broadcasters -






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






17. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






20. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






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






23. 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)






24. 500 Ohms or less






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






26. Mix Engineer






27. 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.






28. Pressure zone miking






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






30. (reverberant field)






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






32. 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.






33. Pressure zone miking






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






35. 500 Ohms or less






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. One half byte - 4 information bits






45. 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.






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






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






48. 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






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






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