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Audio By Video Vocab

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






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Mix Engineer






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. National Association of Broadcasters -






10. Pressure zone miking






11. EQ - Boost gain






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






13. One half byte - 4 information bits






14. (reverberant field)






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






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






17. 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.






18. 500 Ohms or less






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






20. 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






21. One half byte - 4 information bits






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






36. EQ - Boost gain






37. 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.






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. 500 Ohms or less






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






41. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






42. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






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






45. Mix Engineer






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






47. 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






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






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