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29 Cards in this Set
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dynamic microphone
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A relatively rugged microphone. Good for outdoor use. No battery. Fine for interviews.
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condenser microphone
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high-quality, sensitive microphone for critical sound pickup
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ribbon microphone
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high quality, highly sensitive microphone for critical sound pickup in the studio, usually for recording string instruments
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unidirectional
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pickup pattern of a microphone that can hear best from the front
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omnidirectional
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pickup pattern of a microphone that can hear equally well from all directions
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cardioid
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heart-shaped pickup pattern of a unidirectional microphone
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hypercardiod
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a very narrow unidirectional pickup pattern with a long reach. the mic is also sensate to sounds coming directly from the back
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pickup pattern
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the territory around the microphone within which the mic can hear well
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lavalier (lav)
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a small microphone that is clipped to clothing
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wind sock (wind jammer)
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a mop like cloth cover that is put over the entire microphone to further reduce wind noise in outdoor use
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windscreen
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acoustic foam rubber that is put over the entire microphone to cut down wind noise
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fader
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a volume control that works by sliding a button horizontally along a specific scale. identical in function to a pot
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jack
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a socket or receptacle for a connector
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XLR connector
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professional three-wire connector for audio cables
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mini plug
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small audio connector
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RCA phono plug
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connector for video and audio equipment
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sweetening
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the postproduction manipulation of recorded sound
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polar pattern
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the two dimensional representation of the microphone pickup pattern
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volume-unit (VU) meter
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measures volume units, the relative loudness of amplified sound
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shotgun microphone
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a highly directional microphone often used on tv and movie sets and to capture outdoor sounds
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line input
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for relatively strong audio signals (from a video recorder or CD player)
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mic input
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for weak audio signals (like those coming from a microphone)
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fishpole
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a sturdy, lightweight metal pole that can be extended
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room tone
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the silence recorded at a location where no dialogue is spoken
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mixer
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amplifies weak signals from the microphone/other sound sources and lets you control the sound volume and mix (combine) two or more sound inputs.
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AGC
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automatic gain control, it automatically adjusts the volume of the various sounds to optimal levels. it amplifies desirable sounds and noise indiscriminately
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sound calibration
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adjusting the recorder's volume meter so that it reads identical volume units as on the mixer or console VU meter
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sound perspective
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close up pictures are matched with relatively close sounds. long shots are matched with sounds that seem to come from farther way
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sound continuity
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the change in sounds from one angle/scenes to another must be corrected for continuity (hard to tell during shooting, obvious in studio)
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