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






3. Tip-Ring-Sleeve connector; Common






4. 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






5. 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.






6. The negative electrode in an electrical circuit.






7. 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.






8. Wire that carries a signal.






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. 10dB






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






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






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






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






23. +6dB to +60dB






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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.






31. 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.






32. Assigns console speakers to the studio loudspeakers.






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. +4db






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






45. 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






46. 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.






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






48. 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).






49. 14dB to +20dB






50. 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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