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Recording Consoles

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






2. +6dB to +60dB






3. 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)






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Assigns console speakers to the studio loudspeakers.






14. 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.






15. 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.






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






17. 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).






18. 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.






19. 60 ? -40 db (roughly -50 dB)






20. 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.






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






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






23. 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

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24. 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).






25. Wire that carries a signal.






26. The positive electrode in an electrical circuit.






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. 15dB to +15dB






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






36. 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.






37. 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






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






39. 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)






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






41. Tip-Ring-Sleeve connector; Common






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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






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