A/V Equipment Basics: Audio Vocabulary Handout

A Boom Pole is used for:

• Fishing

• Recording sound

• Measuring distance

• Painting

Calibration in audio equipment is the process of:

• adjusting the volume levels

• tuning the radio frequencies

• setting the equipment to a reference level

• changing the audio output format

A Channel on a sound mixing board:

• Controls the volume and effects of individual audio inputs

• Connects the mixing board to external devices

• Provides power to the mixing board

• Stores audio recordings

Cues in audio editing are used for:

• Marking specific points in the audio timeline

• Adjusting the volume levels

• Adding sound effects

• Mixing different audio tracks

A Digital Recording Device is used for:

• Recording audio and video

• Playing music

• Browsing the internet

• Editing documents

Double-System Audio is:

• a method of recording sound separately from the video

• a type of stereo sound system

• an audio format for digital music

• a software for audio editing

An Equalizer (EQ) manages:

• Volume levels

• Frequency levels

• Sound effects

• Audio channels

A Fader on a sound mixing board is used to:

• adjust the volume of audio signals

• change the pitch of audio signals

• add effects to audio signals

• record audio signals

Foley Sound is:

• a type of sound effect used in filmmaking

• a musical instrument

• a type of sound wave

• a type of recording device

A Lavalier Microphone is:

• a type of large studio microphone

• a small microphone that can be clipped to clothing

• a microphone used for recording instruments

• a vintage microphone from the 1950s