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Recording Consoles

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1. 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.






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






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






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






5. 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)






6. 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.






7. 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






8. 14dB to +20dB






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






10. Patching one end of the cable into a input so there is no signal.






11. Patching from one I/O module to another - or from one track on the MTR to another.






12. 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).






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






14. The paths - or lines - on the motherboard on which data - instructions - and electrical power move from component to component.






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. 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)






20. The audio signal automatically flows between a vertical pair of patchbay jacks without the need for patch cables.






21. 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.






22. 10dB






23. Tip-Ring-Sleeve connector; Common






24. The positive electrode in an electrical circuit.






25. Assigns console signal to the headphone amps.






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Assigns console speakers to the studio loudspeakers.






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






42. Cables that connect the control room to other rooms in the facility and back.






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






44. 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.






45. 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.






46. 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.






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






48. 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).






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






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