Mixer Definitions
What is the term for adjusting audio so sound that is projected from the center is moved to either left to right-side of a speaker or headphone?
Panning
What is the term for a gradual increase in the volume of sound, especially of recorded or broadcast music, dialogue, or the like, usually starting from complete
inaudibility?
Fader
What is the term for the background noise present in a given acoustic environment?
Ambient Noise
The most common type of lighting setup. Used as a lighting foundation in video production.
Which type of microphones are commonly used in studios to pick up sounds with great detail and accuracy. (Suspended fixed plate).
Condenser Mic
What is used to power microphones without using bulky external power supplies? Transferred through XLR Cables.
Phantom Power
What is the term for recording over top of an exisiting recording?
Overdubbing
What is the term for the final process of the fine-tuning and “sweetening” the mix on the song or collection of songs, from which the master will be created?
Mastering
The light used to create separation of the subject from the background.
Hair (Box) Light
Which type of microphone uses sound waves to cause a movable wire or coil to vibrate in a magnetic field and thus induce a current. (Turns sound waves into a voltage with the use of a magnet.)
Dynamic Mic
What is the correct term for the idea that input should equal output, level-wise, to allow audio to easily pass-through devices?
Unity
What is the term for increasing audio strength? Usually measured in decibels.
Gain
What is the term for a graphic depiction of speaker coverage?
Radiation Pattern
The main light used to illuminate a photographic subject.
Key Light
A type of microphone characterized by an extremely directional polar pattern. Maybe condenser or dynamic, but are almost always built with a long (8 to 24 inch) tube protruding from the front.
Shotgun Mic
What feature on a mixer allows users to make adjustments to the audio level of that channel?
Channel Fader
What is the term for a shorthand form of music notation that displays the basic essential elements of song so musicians can follow along without the full notation of every note or expression?
Lead Sheet
What is the term for: the vibration of air molecules,
which is how sound travels. Describes a wave by graphing how an air molecule is displaced, over time?
Wave Forms
Fill Light
Which mic type features an extremely thin strip of metal (most often aluminum) suspended in a strong magnetic field. This is a type of Dynamic Mic.
Ribbon Mic