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Recording Consoles

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






2. The negative electrode in an electrical circuit.






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 60 ? -40 db (roughly -50 dB)






11. 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






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






13. Wire that carries a signal.






14. 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)






15. 10dB






16. 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.






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






18. Tip-Ring-Sleeve connector; Common






19. 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






20. The inputs to each individual track on the MTR.






21. 14dB to +20dB






22. 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.






23. Console that has two separate sections for the channel paths and the monitor paths.






24. 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.






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. Assigns console signal to the headphone amps.






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






31. 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).






32. The positive electrode in an electrical circuit.






33. A string of jacks wired in parallel so that all the jacks will see the same signal.






34. To patch the signal into a 'Mult' in order to split it and route it to several destinations.






35. +4db






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






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.






40. 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)






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






50. Inputs to the monitor fader/monitor path; Enables the monitoring of signals being recorded as well as those already recorded.






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