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1/4" Phone Cable,  | A standard “must have” cable type known for its noise free connections and resistance to interference.Widely used to connect to speakers, amps, and guitares, similar to mini plug, and better audio than the mini plug. |
| Audio Gain | a unit of measurement, the ratio of a signal output of a system to the signal input of the system |
| Bandwidth | The rate of transfer of files over a network |
Bi-‐Directional Pickup Pattern,  | Captures sound from in front and behind (two opposite directions) the microphone, very little sound is picked up from the sides, good for recording a 2 person conversation. |
Cardiod Pickup Pattern,  | Heart shaped, the audio sources in the front of the microphone and very close to the sides are captured, very little sound is picked up from behind the microphone. |
| Clipping | A signal that is too lound for the amplifier to handle |
| Codec | Computer program implementing an algorithm that compresses and decompresses digital audio data according to a given audio file format or streaming media audio format |
Condenser Microphone,  | High quality signal, requires an outside power source, and commonly used to capture a person's voice or a musical instrument in a studio |
| Ducking | An Editing feature that lowers the volume of a particular track when another audio source is present, commonly used for voiceovers with background music |
Dynamic Microphone,  | Does not require an outside power source, audio signal strengthened by audio board or amp, very durable, and commonly used to capture audio during live production |
| Equalization | The process of making sure all of the audio levels throughout a project are at a consistent level and sound good together. |
| Normalization | The process of adjusting the different levels in an audio recording in order to produce the best sound |
Omnidirectional Pickup Pattern,  | Captures sound from all directions, for capturing sound from all parts of a room |
RCA Cable,  | Common audio cables used in profession and consumer settngs with a color coded system to make it easy to distinguish left and right channels of audio |
| Scripts | This determines who is performing at what and time and what they will say, as well as what other sources of audio will be used and at when |
| Scrubbing | Clicking and dragging the playhead of an audio project through the timeline to get to a particular section, you can still hear the audio |
Shotgun Microphone,  | Usually long and skinny in apperance, commonly found on high end video cameras for capturing sound from a distance |
Shotgun Pickup Pattern,  | Captures sound from a pointed direction in a narrow range, useful for recording sound from long distances, very little sound is picked up from the sides or behind the microphone, used by tv and film in noisy, uncontrolled environments. |
| VU Meter | Visual display of audio levels during a recording |
XLR Cable,  | The best quality of audio cable, most common in the professional industry, has a push button locking system to keeps it from easily being unplugged, and used most for microphones |
