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Recording Consoles

Subject : engineering
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1. The ability of two ears to localize a sound source.






2. The negative electrode in an electrical circuit.






3. The total amount of opposition to the flow of current.






4. To add something to the signal path across an I/O - the stereo bus - etc.






5. First and most important path of the console audio chain; Mic input (source) ? MTR (destination);






6. Designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels.






7. Where the global controls for the console are located; Contains master controls for mixing bus outputs - reverb send and return - master fader - and multiple other functions.






8. An audio signal that is mixed together and routed through a single audio channel.






9. Usually a PPM meter used to reference relative to 0dB for digital audio signals; Input is calibrated to a certain number of dB below the level where clipping will occur.






10. Receives the two out of phase signals coming from the source (typically a mic) - inverts them before combining them - and 'balances' them.






11. Buttons at the top of each I/O that assign signal to the MTR; ACN ? 'Active Combining Network'; Made up of many summing amplifiers referred to as a buss or group.






12. The main stereo output of the console; Normalled to the inputs of two track recorders.






13. Signal looses strength as it travels down the channel.






14. Console where all paths are contained on one board.






15. Access to the signal flow of a channel or any jack providing access to a signal.






16. The outputs of each track on the multi- track tape machine; Half- normalled to the Channel Line Inputs.






17. Professional patchbay connectors allowing for more jacks in a single row - typically 48 jacks per row; The tip of the connector carries the in - phase signal - the ring of the connector carries the out- of- phase (low) half of the signal - and the sl

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18. Wire that carries a signal.






19. Little or no active circuitry; Often the 'small' or 'short' fader on large format consoles.






20. An exact duplicate of the Multi-Track Return that feeds the Channel Line Input - now half- normalled to the Monitor Path Inputs.






21. Tip-Ring-Sleeve connector; Common






22. The stereo inputs to the cue system's amplifier.






23. 'Standard' level at which the inputs and outputs of domestic and professional sound equipment operate.






24. Plugging into the upper front- panel jack does not break the connection between the upper and lower rear- panel jacks - while plugging into the lower front panel jack breaks the connection; Signal can be COPIED to a different input; Preferred in the






25. Inputs that typically feed the Channel Fader; Choice location for inserting dynamics processors into the signal flow.






26. Boosts output gain of the sound recorded by a microphone to line level volume.






27. 60 ? -40 db (roughly -50 dB)






28. The upper return feeds the Channel Path for Mix Status (when mixing a project); The lower return feeds the monitor input during Record Status (when tracking the project).






29. Common mode signals (signals appearing in phase in a differential circuit) are canceled at the input of the destination gear when the differential signal is combined; RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) or EMI (Electro- Magnetic Interference) picked u






30. A signal path specifically dedicated to sending audio signal to headphones.






31. The art of deciding where to place a processor in signal flow based on how that processor will be influenced by the other processors in the path.






32. The outputs of each individual bus located in the routing matrix of the console; Half- normalled to the Multi-Track Sends.






33. Another term for Tiny Telephone (TT) connectors.






34. Signals come back from the MTR using the channel path with the option of using the monitor path to bring more signals into the mix. (Channel Path ? Stereo Bus ? 2-Track (L/R) Recorder)






35. Those parts of the console that address individual signals; Adjusts the routing and level of the signals passing through it (usually a single instrument or sound source).






36. Mechanical metering device where a needle moves to display average level. (VU = Volume Unit)






37. Assigns console speakers to the studio loudspeakers.






38. Patch point where the stereo cue mix leaves the console.






39. Vertical panel of controls on the audio mixer (another word for the I/O Module).






40. Bus compression refers to compression of the stereo (or multichannel) mix; Can be done with stereo units or linked mono units; The most famous bus compressor is the SSL.






41. The fader position where the fader does not boost or attenuate the level of the signal sent to it (found at zero on the fader).






42. +6dB to +60dB






43. An audio connection point intended to be used for a limited time.






44. The path an audio signal takes from source to output.






45. The power for pre- amplification in a condenser microphone - supplied by the audio console rather than a battery.






46. Measures the peak levels of a signal; Quick response; Often displays a peak hold.






47. A direct transfer of the audible sound to the mixing console; Microphones work as transducers and convert the audio into an electrical current.






48. +4db






49. An input to the master fader; The place to patch a stereo compressor - should the need arise to compress the entire mix.






50. An op- amp configuration that mathematically adds (or sums) the voltage levels found at two or more inputs.