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Recording Consoles
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1. To add something to the signal path across an I/O - the stereo bus - etc.
Mic Lines
Patching Across
Dead Patching
Fully- Normalled
2. 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.
Tielines
Balancing Circuit
Routing Matrix
Bus
3. 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).
Anode
Reason for 2 Multi-Track Returns
Unity Gain
Patchbay
4. The positive electrode in an electrical circuit.
Anode
Channel Mic Inputs
Bus
Cue Send
5. Console where all paths are contained on one board.
Consumer Line Level
Volume Unit Meter (VU)
Inline Console
Line Level Signal
6. +6dB to +60dB
Patching Across
Mic Input Range
Mic Level
Patch Points
7. 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.
Reason for 2 Multi-Track Returns
I/O Module
Master Section
Bus Compression
8. Cables that connect the control room to other rooms in the facility and back.
Nominal Level
Tielines
Inline Console
Channel Strip
9. The total amount of opposition to the flow of current.
Impedance
Normalled
Tielines
Inline Console
10. A set of input and output jack connectors (jacks) that allow direct connectivity between all and any of the audio signals with every piece of equipment in the room.
Unity Gain
Patchbay
Dead Patching
Mult
11. Patching from one I/O module to another - or from one track on the MTR to another.
Gain Staging
Summing Amplifiers
Group Outputs
Cross Patching
12. Mechanical metering device where a needle moves to display average level. (VU = Volume Unit)
I/O Module
Pan Pot (Panoramic Potentiometer)
Mic Level
VU Meter
13. Where the microphone signal enters the control room; Commonly fully normalled to the Channel Mic Inputs; Could also be viewed as tielines between tracking rooms and control room.
Routing Matrix
Phantom Power
Electronic Crossover (X-Over)
Mic Lines
14. An exact duplicate of the Multi-Track Return that feeds the Channel Line Input - now half- normalled to the Monitor Path Inputs.
Fold Back Section (FB)
Buss
Mic Level
Multi-Track Returns
15. 14dB to +20dB
Oscillator
Line Input Range
Cathode
Channel Path
16. Tip-Ring-Sleeve connector; Common
Dead Patching
TRS Connector
Multing
Mult
17. Access to the signal flow of a channel or any jack providing access to a signal.
Inline Console
I/O Module
Patch Points
Universal Law of Patching
18. Input to the microphone preamp; Fully normalled to prevent a microphone from being connected to two I/O's simultaneously when a cross patch is made.
Line Level Signal
Channel Mic Inputs
Channel Path
Mic Lines
19. Stereo inputs of external stereo devices to the control room section via the control room monitor source switches in the master section.
Conductive Plastic Fader
Multi-Track Returns
Pan Pot (Panoramic Potentiometer)
External Source Inputs
20. The paths - or lines - on the motherboard on which data - instructions - and electrical power move from component to component.
Volume Unit Meter (VU)
Patchbay
Bus
Channel Line Inputs
21. A cable in either row breaks the connection and the signal now flows through the cord; Signal can be MOVED to a different input.
Split Console
Peak Program Meter (PPM)
Fully- Normalled
Group Outputs
22. The operating level at which an electronic signal processing device is designed to operate.
TRS Connector
Nominal Level
Mic Input Range
Tielines
23. Designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels.
Headroom Meter
Stereo
Pan Pot (Panoramic Potentiometer)
Attenuation
24. The main stereo output of the console; Normalled to the inputs of two track recorders.
Patch
Mix Outputs
Multing
Nominal Level
25. A pair of summing amplifiers that are used to create the main stereo mix.
Plasma Meter
Mix Outputs
Stereo Bus
Multi-Track Sends
26. Little or no active circuitry; Often the 'small' or 'short' fader on large format consoles.
Conductive Plastic Fader
Gain Staging
Line Input Range
Electronic Crossover (X-Over)
27. A direct transfer of the audible sound to the mixing console; Microphones work as transducers and convert the audio into an electrical current.
VCA Fader
Power Amplifier
Microphone Line
Mic Level
28. The line level inputs to the Channel Path; Receive signal from the Multi-Track Returns; Accessed through the board's mic/line switch - allowing line level signals to enter the I/O.
Channel Line Inputs
Routing Matrix
Mix Mode (Mix Status)
Mic Input Range
29. Boosts output gain of the sound recorded by a microphone to line level volume.
Mix Insert Returns
Professional Line Level
Pre-Amp
Pan Pot (Panoramic Potentiometer)
30. Assigns console speakers to the studio loudspeakers.
Split Console
Unity Gain
Speakers Section (SLS)
Mic Level
31. An input to the master fader; The place to patch a stereo compressor - should the need arise to compress the entire mix.
Mix Insert Returns
Peak Program Meter (PPM)
Channel Insert Returns
Record Mode (Record Status)
32. 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).
Unity Gain
Mix Insert Sends
Bus
Record Mode (Record Status)
33. Another term for Tiny Telephone (TT) connectors.
Bantam Connector
Tielines
Power Amplifier
Bus Compression
34. The outputs of each individual bus located in the routing matrix of the console; Half- normalled to the Multi-Track Sends.
Auxiliary Outputs
Mult
Master Section
Group Outputs
35. A signal generator that produces pure tones (sine waves) at selected frequencies; Used to calibrate the console with the recorders so their meters indicate the same levels and input reference to levels on recording.
Oscillator
Power Amplifier
Plasma Meter
Routing Matrix
36. Patch point where the stereo cue mix leaves the console.
Unity Gain
Balancing Circuit
Bantam Connector
Cue Outputs
37. An audio signal that is mixed together and routed through a single audio channel.
XLR
Mono
Mix Outputs
Summing Amplifiers
38. A signal path specifically dedicated to sending audio signal to headphones.
Oscillator
Channel Strip
Cue Send
Line Input Range
39. Direct Injection Box; Used to take signals from gear and instruments that are typically unbalanced and making the necessary adjustments to connect them to consoles; Balances the signal - and corrects the impedance.
Power Amplifier
Tape Input Control Range
Channel Insert Sends
DI Box
40. A string of jacks wired in parallel so that all the jacks will see the same signal.
TRS Connector
'Tiny Telephone' (TT) Connector
Mult
Bantam Connector
41. Am electronic meter where signal level is displayed as a bar graph in a series of anodes and cathodes in a fluorescent gas discharge tube.
Plasma Meter
Fold Back Section (FB)
Fully- Normalled
Normalled
42. Measures the peak levels of a signal; Quick response; Often displays a peak hold.
Attenuation
Mix Mode (Mix Status)
Peak Program Meter (PPM)
Mix Insert Sends
43. The output of the stereo bus before the master fader; Normalled to the mix insert returns.
Reason for 2 Multi-Track Returns
External Source Inputs
Pre-Amp
Mix Insert Sends
44. Outputs from the I/O module after the filters - equalizer - gate - and compressor; Half- normalled to the Channel insert Returns.
Reason for 2 Multi-Track Returns
Binaural Localization
Channel Insert Sends
Speakers Section (SLS)
45. The connection from the upper row to the lower row is ALWAYS broken when a patch cord is inserted into the lower jack (or input) of the pair.
Line Level Signal
Line Input Range
Universal Law of Patching
Mult
46. Voltage Controlled Amplifier; Amplifier determines output level; Can be remotely controlled for automated mixing; Often the 'large' or 'long' fader on large format consoles.
VCA Fader
Normalled
Plasma Meter
Nominal Level
47. 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.
Mix Mode (Mix Status)
Master Section
Tielines
Gain Staging
48. The output of each auxiliary master - of each auxiliary (aux) bus; Used for feeding such things as artificial effects - reverberation devices and loudspeakers used for audiences.
Tape Input Control Range
Normalled
Auxiliary Outputs
Multi-Track Returns
49. 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.
Common Mode Rejection
Cathode
Line Input Range
Gain Staging
50. 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
VU Meter
Cue Send
Cue Amp Inputs
Half- Normalled
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