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Speech between characters
Dialogue
When the speaker is heard, but not seen. Often used as a narrator.
Voice Over
A device that converts acoustical energy into electrical energy.
Microphones
A sound's pulse or beat
Rhythm
The volume or level of sound
Loudness
The perceived "highness" or "lowness" of the sound.
Pitch
The background sound accompanying a scene or the natural sound of the location.
Ambience
Nonspecific sounds, similar to the ambient sound of a location. Specific to an enclosed indoor environment.
Room Tone
The sound effect of the murmur of a crowd in the background.
Walla
A sound's spatial dimension.
Space
Artificially created or enhanced sounds.
Sound Effects
Pickup pattern that gets sound from all directions.
Omni-Directional
The reproduction of everyday sounds for the use in filmmaking.
Foley
An art form whose medium is sound.
Music
Pickup pattern that receives sound from only 2 directions.
Bi-Directional
Pickup pattern that resembles a heart.
Cardioid
The length of time that the sound will maintain it's level.
Sustain
The quality of a music note or sound or tone that distinguishes different types of sound production.
Timbre
A map that shows which direction a microphone receives audio from and where it rejects sound from.
Pickup Pattern
Sweeten
The time between the signal reaching the threshold when the automatic gain reduction takes place.
Attack
The rate of reduction of the audio signal generated from the peak level to sustain level.
Decay
Distributing an electric current through audio cables to provide power for microphones or other equipment.
Phantom Power
Dialogue that cannot be salvaged from filming must be re-recorded in this process.
ADR (Automatic Dialog Replacement)
A design and quality control system for the playback environment in a threatre.
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