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Music
Graduate
10/21/2010

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Term
Futz
Definition
Lipless Dialogue
Term
Which grabber tool selects and grabs non_contiguous regions?
Definition
Object grabber
Term
The sessions setup window allows you to set up and change which functions in pro-tools?
Definition
Sessions start time, frame rate
Term
Name 1 of the connectors on the back of the sync I/O
Definition
XLR
Term
What will be the timecode of the first frame of action of reel 4?
Definition
04:00:00:00
Term
What will be the session start time of a reel 2 session?
Definition
1:59:30:00
Term
The process of embedding timecode into a picture is called?
Definition
burn in
Term
what audiosuite plug-in is used to create a 2 pop or a tail pop?
Definition
signal generator
Term
Where is a tail pop placed in a reel?
Definition
at the end, 2 seconds after the last frame of action.
Term
What is the duration of a 2 pop of tail pop?
Definition
1 frame.
Term
The process of moving a region vertically but not horizontally is called?
Definition
constrain
Term
Which track is created by the Dialogue Editor to place effects recorded in Production Audio?
Definition
PFx. (Production effects)
Term
Which method of importing into pro tools allows you to import various types of track information?
Definition
import session data
Term
What is the term given to Dialogue/narration/sound effects recorded without picture?
Definition
Wild Tracking
Term
What is ADR?
Definition
Automatic Dialogue Replacement - Rerecording messed up dialogue.
Term
What type of microphone is generally used to record ADR?
Definition
Shotgun
Term
Who is responsible for RECORDING ADR?
Definition
ADR recordist
Term
What is a 3 beep cue?
Definition
A primer for the talent.
Term
When could a 3 beep cue be used?
Definition
For ADR or foley.
Term
What is a ghost region?
Definition
A region without audio on it, a placeholder.
Term
Why is foley recorded and edited to picture?
Definition
To sweeten the sound and to add sounds that weren't originally there.
Term
Which category of foley best describes the use of props?
Definition
Incidentals.
Term
What would a track be named when recording cloth?
Definition
FC_
Term
Who is responsible for PERFORMING foley?
Definition
Foley artist.
Term
What category of sound effect would be a slamming door, or a screeching tire?
Definition
Small Effects
Term
What category of sound effect would be a huge explosion or a spaceship flying across the screen?
Definition
Large Effects
Term
When reading a script, what do we look for for inspiration for sound design?
Definition
Environment, objects, action, emotion, transition.
Term
When reading the script, what usually clues you in to the environment of the scene?
Definition
Scene header.
Term
What is "Sound effects Pulling"?
Definition
Looking for sound effect, choosing, and importing into the session.
Term
What is a hard effect?
Definition
Something that draws attention to itself.
Term
What would you name the first large effects track you create in your session?
Definition
LGFX_01
Term
What would you name the first small effects track you create in your session?
Definition
SMFX_01
Term
What would you rename a gunshot sound effect you imported into your session?
Definition
S_gunshot
Term
Which plug-in type will change the output format of the track it is placed on?
Definition
mono/stereo
Term
What are sub-conscious sounds that establish location?
Definition
backgrounds
Term
Which background category caters to the most immediate sounds surrounding the camera?
Definition
Foreground
Term
What is walla?
Definition
Croud noise
Term
When is walla considered a background category?
Definition
When it's a domestic release only.
Term
What would you name the first background track you create in your session?
Definition
BG_01
Term
When cutting backgrounds, what is the correct size for fades between scene changes?
Definition
Term
What is the correct size for fades between perspective changes?
Definition
1 frame
Term
When editing backgrounds, what are specialized fades?
Definition
Fades that last the entirety of the transition.
Term
Which cross-fade has a 3db gain in the center of the fade?
Definition
Equal power
Term
What is a skeleton track?
Definition
A placeholder for the ghost regions.
Term
What was the name of the first optical soundtrack for film?
Definition
phonofilm
Term
What was the name of the first dual system playback device synchronizing film projector and phonograph?
Definition
The vitaphone
Term
The process of editing the video by lining up the visual and audible slate is called?
Definition
syncing dailies
Term
What are the differences between LTC and VITC?
Definition
LTC- Longitudinal timecode, it's an analog audio way of syncing.
VITC-Blanking interval
Term
What are the typical container formats used to export session data?
Definition
MXF,AAF,OAF
Term
What is the definition of source music?
Definition
Prerecording and prepublished music
Term
What is the definition of incidental music?
Definition
Music heard by the characters.
Term
What is the definition of hybrid score?
Definition
orchestral and electronic score
Term
Who handles all the music business contacts and has no creative control on music placement in the film?
Definition
Music Executive
Term
Who negotiates with record labels for usage rights?
Definition
music supervisor
Term
Who is responsible for creating the temp score for the composer?
Definition
music editor
Term
Who typically arranges and transcribes instrumentation for the orchestra?
Definition
orchestrator
Term
What is the license needed to use an existing song by the original artist?
Definition
Master rights
Term
Which license is needed for use of a song covered by a local band?
Definition
syncronization rights.
Term
what is the definition of a hit point?
Definition
Where the piece of music should start or end.
Term
When creating music cues, what should you name the first music cue of reel 3?
Definition
3M1
Term
When filling out a music cue sheet, what is the designation given to a main title theme?
Definition
MT
Term
What technology was used for the first movie to use surround sound?
Definition
Phantom Sound
Term
Which was the first released film to use our standard 5.1 channel setup used today?
Definition
Apocalypse now
Term
What was the surround technology used in the 1977 release of star wars?
Definition
Dolby Stereo
Term
Which film was the first to use DTS?
Definition
Jurassic Park
Term
How many channels are used in SDDS?
Definition
8
Term
When mixing in surround, which sound effects are mixed only to the front channels? (L,C,R)
Definition
Small effects, foley
Term
When mixing in surround, which elements are generally mixed to all channels?
Definition
Large effects, Music
Term
Which surround channel assignment is the default for Pro Tools onscreen meters?
Definition
Film
Term
Which surround channel assignment is set up as L,R,C,LFE,Ls,Rs
Definition
ITU
Term
Which surround channel assignment is the default for the D-control?
Definition
Film
Term
What is sub grouping?
Definition
Routing similar sounds to like groups.
Term
What busses do you have to create to route your outputs of your SMFX and LGFX tracks to the same 6 channel audio track?
Definition
Main path- 5.1. Sub path- LCR
Term
What percentage does center percentage have to be to create phantom center?
Definition
Zero
Term
What does divergence do?
Definition
Controls bleed between speakers.
Term
What is X/Y panning mode?
Definition
Free flowing panning, using the joystick.
Term
What is 3-knob panning mode?
Definition
Linear.
Term
How many position controls does a 5.1 track have? Name them?
Definition
Front, rear, and front rear.
Term
How many position controls does an LCR track have? Name them?
Definition
1. Front
Term
With the panner window open, what will happen if you click on a speaker icon?>
Definition
It jumps to that speaker.
Term
When is an LFE not available in a panner window?
Definition
When it's not a .1
Term
Using a surround main path and stereo main path in the same session will use more mix engines and dsp?
Definition
True
Term
Which TDM-only automation mode will write relative changes in real-time?
Definition
Trim
Term
Name the three update automation modes available in pro tools TDM?
Definition
Touch, Latch, Touch Latch
Term
Which automation mode writes once the fader is moved, and when released it stays at that position, until playback is stopped?
Definition
Latch
Term
Which automation mode overwrites all moves written to all enabled parameters?
Definition
write
Term
Which automation mode write in touch for track volume and in latch for all over parameters?
Definition
touch latch
Term
How many extra automation playlists are there to view any written trim automation?
Definition
2
Term
With using the trim tool for graphical automation, what is the name of the value that shows relative change?
Definition
delta
Term
How is a plug-in parameter enabled for automation?
Definition
3 Finger Salute
Term
What is the pro tools function for writing data values for multiple parameters in a single step?
Definition
snapshot.
Term
What is automatch time?
Definition
When you're in touch, the amount of time it takes for the fader to glide back to the null point.
Term
When can auto glide be used?
Definition
When automating surround
Term
What does auto suspend stop you from writing?
Definition
real time automation
Term
What is the definition of re-recording?
Definition
taking prerecorded material and recording it again
Term
Who is generally the head of the mixing team?
Definition
Dialogue rerecording mixer.
Term
If foley is not mixed by the dialogue rerecording mixer, who will be in charge of mixing it?
Definition
Sound effects rerecording mixer
Term
Who is responsible for logging all of the changes in hardware/software settings throughout the mix?
Definition
Mix recordist
Term
Who are the re-recording mixers receiving feedback or instruction from in a mix?
Definition
Director, producer, sound supervisor.
Term
Why is a dub stage so similar to a movie theater?
Definition
Because it's supposed to emulate the sound of a movie theater.
Term
If the LCR speakers are calibrated to 85 db SPL, what would the surrounds typically be calibrated to?
Definition
82
Term
Which category of predubs are recorded to one track and monitored in the center channel?
Definition
Principle dialogue, cloth, principle footsteps, mono props.
Term
Which category of predubs are recorded to five tracks and monitored in the five channels?
Definition
BG, Panned Dialogue, dialogue reverb.
Term
What is the common name for the start of the final mix where categories are mixed down together?
Definition
Stems
Term
What is the name of the mix deliverable done if the movie is destined for foreign release?
Definition
M+E (Music and effects)
Term
How is the printmaster created?
Definition
From the stems.
Term
What is the name of the encoding process that creates a stereo mix from a 5.1 surround mix?
Definition
Stereo Folddown. LTRT
Term
What is Q.C?
Definition
Quality Control
Term
What is transfer?
Definition
Changing from different formats.
Term
What is a conform?
Definition
A reedit of your audio to fit the new picture.
Term
What is the process of marrying the audio back to the finished picture called?
Definition
Layback
Term
Name 3 audio components of a typical deliverables list.
Definition
6 track print master, music cue sheet, stems, DMA
Term
What is the process that is automatically done during decoding the DVD, if viewer doesn't have a surround system?
Definition
Downmix
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