AUDIO VIDEO VOCABULARY Flashcards
bed
A term in sound production referring to the music or ambiance sounds continuously playing in the background under speech or scenes.
board
A tool that allows combining multiple audio sources into one signal for recording.
clipping
Occurs when an audio recording distorts because the sound level (volume/pressure) exceeds what the equipment can accurately capture.
buffer size
A way of making an audio or video file smaller while trying to maintain sound quality.
pixel
is to an image as a sine wave is to sound.
mastering
A means of evening out the sound levels in an audio file. It can be done real-time while recording in hardware or post production via software.
gate
A piece of hardware (often incorporated into a hardware compressor) that sets a minimum sound level before any sound is recorded.
intro
A short audio or video clip placed at the beginning of a podcast/video cast that may have music and/or an announcement with the name of the show and episode and any other relevant information, such as sponsors.
id3 tags
A part of an MP3 file that allows data about the file to be stored, such as the title, author or artist, category and cover art.
mp3
A popular audio file format, commonly used for podcasts (episodes).
outro
A short audio or video clip placed at the end of a podcast/video cast.
bi-directional
A microphone that picks up sound from the front and back, but not the sides.
compressor
How much data a computer program can handle at a time. Lower buffer sizes have lower latency, but are more susceptible to crashing.
omnidirectional mic
A microphone that picks up sound from all direction.
layering
Recording several copies of one musical part to be performed on top of each other.
