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| Signal Path |
MICROPHONE
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ACOUSTIC
ENERGY
rapidly changing air pressure |
TRANSDUCER (changes one form of energy into another) |
ELECTRICAL ENERGY |
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(MICROPHONE LEVEL) |
OR MIXER) |
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IMPEDANCE
(LOW - HIGH) |
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| POLAR
PATTERN:
•CARDIOID •OMNI •SHOTGUN |
or CONDENSOR
(NEEDS PHANTOM POWER) |
REQUIRES A BALANCED
CABLE
USING XLR 3 PIN CONNECTORS |
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| Signal Path |
RECORDER
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| RECORDER | |||
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| ANALOGUE:
NAGRA SONY WALKMAN PRO MULTITRACK VIDEO RECORDER |
DYNAMIC PROCESSING:
INPUT ATTENUATION MIC PREAMP COMPRESSOR LIMITER HI-PASS FILTER |
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| DIGITAL:
DAT NAGRA DIGITAL COMPUTER VIDEO RECORDER |
METERING:
VU METER PEAK MODULOMETER (NAGRA) |
| Signal Path |
TRANSFER
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| RECORDER
or PREAMP |
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ANALOGUE TO DIGITAL CONVERTOR
USUALLY PART OF THE DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION (COMPUTER) DIGITAL THEORY |
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| •SAMPLE RATE (NYQUIST
THEOREM)
•DYNAMIC RANGE (QUANTIZATION) •ALIASING •QUANTIZATION ERROR |
SOUND DESIGNER II (SDII)
AIFF .WAV (PC) MP3 ETC. |
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| FILE MANAGEMENT, FILE SIZE |
| Signal Path |
MIXING
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 SIGNAL
PROCESSOR OR D.A.W. PLUG-INS/Various APPLICATIONS |
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 DIGITAL
AUDIO WORKSTATION |
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WORD CLOCK (VIA CARD)
MIDI/MIDI TIME CODE (VIA CARD OR EXTERNAL I/O) SCSI OR USB (COMPUTER) S/PDIF (VIA CARD) AUDIO (INTERNAL/BUILT-IN/EXTERNAL SOUND CARD) RS422 SERIAL (COMPUTER) |
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