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Recording Consoles

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






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






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






4. 10dB






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






6. Tip-Ring-Sleeve connector; Common






7. 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.






8. 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.






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






10. The positive electrode in an electrical circuit.






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






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






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






14. Assigns console signal to the headphone amps.






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. 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)






23. 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.






24. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






30. +4db






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






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






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






34. 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






35. 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.






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






37. The negative electrode in an electrical circuit.






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. 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).






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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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