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Recording Consoles

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






2. 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.






3. Measures average voltage level of signal; Relatively slow response; Displayed level depends on amplitude and duration of signal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The positive electrode in an electrical circuit.






12. 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.






13. The ability of two ears to localize a sound source.






14. The output of the stereo bus before the master fader; Normalled to the mix insert returns.






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






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






17. Compressing a group of signals together with a single processor.






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






19. Shifts the proportion of sound from any point left to right between two output busses and the two loudspeakers necessary for reproducing a stereo sound.






20. Three- pin plug for three- conductor 'balanced' audio cables employed with high- quality microphones - mixers - and other audio equipment.






21. A pair of summing amplifiers that are used to create the main stereo mix.






22. 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.






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






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






25. The operating level at which an electronic signal processing device is designed to operate.






26. 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).






27. 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.






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






29. Outputs from the I/O module after the filters - equalizer - gate - and compressor; Half- normalled to the Channel insert Returns.






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. Takes the audio spectrum and divides it into a number of separate bands of frequencies called bandpasses. Each separate bandpass is then amplified independently in order to drive separate loudspeaker components - each of which reproduce a band of fre






35. Signals are routed to the multitrack recorder (MTR) using the channel path and signals are monitored from the MTR through the monitor path. (Channel Path ? Routing Matrix ? MTR)






36. 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).






37. +6dB to +60dB






38. Voltage Controlled Amplifier; Amplifier determines output level; Can be remotely controlled for automated mixing; Often the 'large' or 'long' fader on large format consoles.






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






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






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






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






43. Stereo inputs of external stereo devices to the control room section via the control room monitor source switches in the master section.






44. +4db






45. 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).






46. 14dB to +20dB






47. 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)






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






49. A cable in either row breaks the connection and the signal now flows through the cord; Signal can be MOVED to a different input.






50. Boosts console's line level signal to a higher level to drive the speakers.