chapters 9-16 Flashcards
(130 cards)
click track
series of regular audio pulses used to keep separately recorded parts synchronized
click source
sample or synthesized sound used in the clicktrack pulse
count in or count off
initial clicks on a clicktrack that gives performers the tempo and beat
pre roll
setting that plays back previous music just prior to the point of recording
mixdown
reduce multiple audio tracks into few tracks by adjusting individual track levels and processing prior to combining them
multitrack
(adj) - type of recording device
(verb) - to record multiple tracks for later mixdown
overdub
recording a different audio track (with different harmonies, melody) to complement an existing audio track
double track
record a second audio track with the same audio performance as the first track
bounce or render
process track so that it is converted to an audio file (ie. as a .aif or .wav format file)
monophonic
single channel sound system (often with a single speaker)
PA system
public address system (common to use monophonic for these)
stereophonic
two channel sound system with different audio channels for each speaker
- speakers attempt to replicate the continuous audio horizon
point source
a single speaker location
sweet spot
area in a listening environment with the best balance of sound
- listening position located equidistant from the speakers and directly in line with their axes of diffusion
multichannel system
audio system diffusing more than one channel on more than one speaker
- diffuse more than channels
quadraphonic
four channel audio system
- placed in corners of square
LFE
low frequency effects channel
5.1
five channel audio system with a subwoofer
7.1
seven channel audio system with a subwoofer
Octophonic
eight channel audio system
foley
natural sounds added to audio tracks in film/video to provide a more realistic experience
- presentation of speech, music, sound effects
file format
protocol for a file
protocol
manner and order in which data is saved to a file
- agreed upon method of efficiently communicating information so that errors and misunderstandings are avoided
raw audio
audio file containing only the audio samples and no file header
- no other info about the file other than the specific values needed to replicate the waveform