Audio 5 Flashcards
An expression that refers to a local of definition or clarity in recording.
Muddy
The process of combining two or more signals, or splitting one signal into two or more signals without electronic or resistive summing or splitting
Mult
A switch that stops signal flow
Mute switch
Any unwanted signal, such as hum, hiss, rumble, crosstalk, etc.
Noise
A measure of how quiet a microphone preamplifier is
Equivalent input noise
The level at which noise exists in an electronic device, audio system or tape recorder, commonly measured in the absence of signals
Noise floor
The average signal level at which a circuit , an input or an output of a piece of electronic equipment is meant to operate
Nominal operating level
The property of not being linear.
Non Linear
The interval between two frequencies having a ratio of 2:1.
Octave
Not directly in front of a microphone or speaker.
Off Axis
Equal sensitivity in all directions. Usually refers to non directional microphones
Omni directional
Tracks on a multi track tape which have not yet been recorded, and are hence available for overdubs.
OPen Tracks
When two related signals are offset in time acoustically or electronically,
Out of phase
A recording or segment of recording that originally was considered useable, but later was not used or was discarded in favor of another recording of the same program.
Out take
Refers to electronic equipment or signal processors that are not incorporated in the recording/mixing console
Outboard
