Every word below appears on your notes sheet. Watch closely, some get used more than once.
clipping
gain
levels
room tone
scratch track
How today works: we'll look at one blank at a time. Study the example, make your best guess, then we'll reveal the answer together. Fill in your notes as we go, don't skip ahead!
1GUIDED NOTES
Why record silence on purpose?
The ambient sound of a space with no one talking, recorded for editing later, is called ______ ______.
GUIDED NOTES #1
ROOM TONE
Useful for smoothing edits later, a clean bed of "nothing" from the exact same space.
2GUIDED NOTES
What do you watch while recording?
______ is how loud or quiet an audio signal is; ______ controls how much a mic's signal is amplified.
GUIDED NOTES #2
LEVELS / GAIN
Levels are what you monitor; gain is the setting you adjust to control them.
3GUIDED NOTES
What's the error you can't fix later?
______ is distortion from pushing levels too high, a hard digital error, not a style.
GUIDED NOTES #3
CLIPPING
Can't be un-clipped in editing. Prevention is the only fix.
4GUIDED NOTES
What's a rough first pass called?
A rough, temporary recording used as a placeholder before the final take is a ______ ______.
GUIDED NOTES #4
SCRATCH TRACK
A test pass for levels and pacing before the real take.
NOW DISCUSS
Turn & Talk
Halfway through your final take, you notice you've been clipping the whole time. What do you do, keep going, or stop and restart?
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