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Recording Consoles

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






2. 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).






3. 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.






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






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






6. 15dB to +15dB






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. 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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. 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.






26. Patching one end of the cable into a input so there is no 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. +4db






29. 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.






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






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






32. Input to the microphone preamp; Fully normalled to prevent a microphone from being connected to two I/O's simultaneously when a cross patch is made.






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






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






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






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






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






38. The negative electrode in an electrical circuit.






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. 10dB






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






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






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






50. 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).







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