On Location Recording Techniques

Glossary

A-B—See Spaced-pair method.

ACCENT MICROPHONE—See Spot microphone.

ACCESS JACKS—Two jacks in a console input or output module that allow access to points in the signal path, usually for connecting a compressor or multitrack recorder. Plugging into the access jacks breaks the signal flow and allows you to insert a signal processor or recorder in series with the signal. Same as Insert jacks.

AMBIENCE—Room acoustics, early reflections, and reverberation. Also, the audible sense of a room or environment surrounding a recorded instrument.

AMBIENCE MICROPHONE—A microphone placed relatively far from its sound source to pick up ambience.

AMPLITUDE—Level, intensity, or magnitude. The amplitude of a sound wave or signal, as measured on a meter, ...