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0998 – The Diction-ary of Voice – T
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2023.09.25 – 0998 – The Diction-ary of Voice – T
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Tag (or ‘slogan’) – the branding phrase at the end of a commercial
Take (as in ‘go for a take’) – a recording. Also see ‘pickup’
Take a level (or ‘take a bit for level’) – the instruction given by an audio engineer to a presenter to ask them to say some words so the volume on a mic channel can be checked
Talk back – the push-to-talk microphone in a gallery/production area, via which a director / producer will talk to you while in the studio.
Tape - recorded audio, almost never on tape
Tempo - the rate of speech
Thin – a voice which is weak, with a lack of air, energy and resonance. It may be trained to become stronger and fuller with exercises in the areas of posture, relaxation and breath control
Thoracic cavity - the area enclosed by the chest
Throw – a passing link made from one presenter to another, “And now with the latest weather here’s Susie Celsius”
Throwaway (as in ‘a throwaway line/word’) – when a speaker gives little or no emphasis on a word or phrase, reducing its significance
Tonal quality – the overall timb re, resonance of a voice
Trachea – commonly called the ‘windpipe’, along which flows air from mouth to lungs
Track – a layer of recorded audio (or an empty ‘lane’ where recorded audio will sit), which can be adjusted independently of other layers before being mixed (or merged) together in a final mix
Transients - very short sounds, such as the beginning of a drum hit
TX – used to mean ‘transmission’
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Unidirectional microphone – one that only picks up sound from a single direction
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Manage episode 377845023 series 2964576
2023.09.25 – 0998 – The Diction-ary of Voice – T
**T
Tag (or ‘slogan’) – the branding phrase at the end of a commercial
Take (as in ‘go for a take’) – a recording. Also see ‘pickup’
Take a level (or ‘take a bit for level’) – the instruction given by an audio engineer to a presenter to ask them to say some words so the volume on a mic channel can be checked
Talk back – the push-to-talk microphone in a gallery/production area, via which a director / producer will talk to you while in the studio.
Tape - recorded audio, almost never on tape
Tempo - the rate of speech
Thin – a voice which is weak, with a lack of air, energy and resonance. It may be trained to become stronger and fuller with exercises in the areas of posture, relaxation and breath control
Thoracic cavity - the area enclosed by the chest
Throw – a passing link made from one presenter to another, “And now with the latest weather here’s Susie Celsius”
Throwaway (as in ‘a throwaway line/word’) – when a speaker gives little or no emphasis on a word or phrase, reducing its significance
Tonal quality – the overall timb re, resonance of a voice
Trachea – commonly called the ‘windpipe’, along which flows air from mouth to lungs
Track – a layer of recorded audio (or an empty ‘lane’ where recorded audio will sit), which can be adjusted independently of other layers before being mixed (or merged) together in a final mix
Transients - very short sounds, such as the beginning of a drum hit
TX – used to mean ‘transmission’
**U
Unidirectional microphone – one that only picks up sound from a single direction
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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