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SCAD Film 710 Hofstein
Sound Recording - General Terms
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Film, Theatre & Television
Graduate
09/22/2010

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Decibel
Definition
A measure of the amplitude of sound
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Hertz
Definition
A unit to measure a sound's frequency; also called cycles per second.
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Treble
Definition
High Frequency Sound
Term
Bass
Definition
low frequency sound
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Microphone
Definition
a mechanical device that captures sound and converts it into a voltage signal
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Dynamic Microphone
Definition
a microphone that does not use a power source to boost it's signal.
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Condenser microphone
Definition
a microphone that uses a power source to boost or amplify the audio signal.
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Boom
Definition
a pole used to hold a microphone so that it is as close to the sound as possible that it is recording
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Lavaliere microphone
Definition
a very small microphone that can be clipped to an actor's clothing or hidden on the set.
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Omnidirectional Microphone
Definition
a microphone that picks up sounds equally well from all directions
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Single System Sound
Definition
a method of shooting sync sound in which picture and sound are edited on the same strip of material at the same time
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Double System Sound
Definition
a type of filmmaking in which picture and sound are captured at the same time but one separate strands of material. They also edited simultaneously but on separate sstrands
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What is the frame rate of sound?
Definition
30 frames per second (fps)
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