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






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






4. 500 Ohms or less






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






6. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






8. 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)






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. Pressure zone miking






15. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






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






18. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. EQ - Boost gain






29. 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






30. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






31. Mix Engineer






32. EQ - Boost gain






33. Pressure zone miking






34. 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






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






36. National Association of Broadcasters -






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






38. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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 level difference between the signal and the noise and distortion caused by converting analog audio signals into digital audio and then back into analog.






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