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Recording Consoles

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1. 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).






2. 14dB to +20dB






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






4. 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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. 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


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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. 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






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






23. Assigns console signal to the headphone amps.






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. The negative electrode in an electrical circuit.






32. 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).






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






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






35. 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.






36. Tip-Ring-Sleeve connector; Common






37. 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)






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. +6dB to +60dB






45. 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.






46. Second part of the console audio chain. MTR (source) ? Speakers (output source)






47. The positive electrode in an electrical circuit.






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






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






50. 15dB to +15dB