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Recording Consoles

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






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






3. A signal path specifically dedicated to sending audio signal to headphones.






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






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






6. 10dB






7. 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.






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






12. The positive electrode in an electrical circuit.






13. Tip-Ring-Sleeve connector; Common






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






15. The in - line console used in RCO labs at Full Sail University; Short fader is the Channel Fader feeding the routing matrix and the long fader is the Monitor Fader feeding the stereo bus.






16. 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.






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






18. 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.






19. Assigns console speakers to the studio loudspeakers.






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






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






22. 14dB to +20dB






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. +6dB to +60dB






29. 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)






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






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






32. 15dB to +15dB






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






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






35. 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).






36. 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).






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. 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.






42. 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






43. +4db






44. The total amount of opposition to the flow of current.






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.