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Recording Consoles

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






2. 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)






3. 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






4. 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.






5. +6dB to +60dB






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






7. 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).






8. Assigns console signal to the headphone amps.






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. 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.






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






18. 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)






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






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






21. Wire that carries a signal.






22. The main stereo output of the console; Normalled to the inputs of two track recorders.






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






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






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






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. 14dB to +20dB






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






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






30. Tip-Ring-Sleeve connector; Common






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. +4db






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






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






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






39. 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






40. 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.






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Assigns console speakers to the studio loudspeakers.






49. 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.






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