Ask Video AudioPedia 105 Recording and Monitoring [TUTORiAL]

The NLE AudioPedia series, our video-based audio encyclopedia, is a comprehensive dictionary of audio terminology. It's an invaluable resource for sound engineers, musicians, students, educators and all audio enthusiasts. This first installment is about Sound Waves and Hearing.

AudioPedia - noun | Au·di·o·Pe·di·a | [aw-dee-oh-pee-dee-uh] An animated, short format video informational resource explaining in plain English all aspects of audio: acoustics, mixing, mastering, recording, digital audio terms, microphones, recording, and more.

Created by our audio expert Joe Albano, AudioPedia is the ultimate audio reference tool. Here are the topics covered and defined in the first installment of this authoritative series:

Recording Setup | Procedures:

• Impedance | Z
• Input Level - Mic | Line | Instrument Level
• Balanced | Unbalanced
• XLR | TRS | TS | RCA
• DI | Direct Injection
• Overload
• Tie Lines
• VU Meter | Peak Meter
• Cue Mix
• Headphones
• Talkback
• Tracking | Overdubbing

Monitoring:

• Monitoring Environment
• Studio Monitors
• The Sweet Spot
• Ear-Level Monitoring
• Near-Field Monitoring

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