AUDIO/VIDEO RELATED
ACRONYMNS & ABBREVIATIONS
ADAT- Alesis digital audio tape
ADJA- American Disc Jockey Association
AES- Audio Engineering Society
AFL- after fade listen
ANSI- American National Standards Institute
ASA- Acoustical Society of America
ASCAP- American Society of Composers, Artists & Publishers
BMI- Broadcast Music Inc
BSS- Brooke Siren Systems
CATV- cable television
CD- compact disc
CEDIA- Custom Rlrvtronic Design & Installation Association
CPU- central processing unit
DA- distribution amplifier
DAD- Donovan Audio Designs
DAT- digital audio tape
DAW- digital audio workstation
dB- decibel
DI- direct inject
Direct Sound- Sound which reaches a given location in a direct line from the source, without reflections
EAW- Eastern Acoustic Works
EBU- European Broadcast Union
EIA- Electronic Industries Alliance
EMI- electromagnetic interference
EQ- equalizer/equalization
EV- Electro Voice
FOH- front of house
GIGO- garbage in/garbage out
HPF- high pass filter
HVAC- heating, ventilation & air conditioning
IC- Integrated circuit
IEC- International Electrotechnical Commission
IEM- in-ear-monitor
IMD- inter modulation distortion
ISO- International Standards Organization
IR- infrared
JBL- James B. Lansing
KFC- Kentucky Fried Chicken
LCD- liquid crystal display
LDI- Lighting Dimensions International
LED- light emitting diode
LPF- low pass filter
Masking sound - an electronically-generated random noise signal (usually pink noise) filtered to achieve a specific spectrum, amplified to achieve a specific level, and emitted as sound through loudspeakers to achieve a specific coverage. The purpose of masking sound is to raise ambient sound levels in interior spaces for increased speech privacy
MD mini disc
MI musical instrument
MIDI musical instrument digital interface
MLSSA maximum length signal systems analyzer
MP3 MPEG Audio Layer-3
NA not applicable/not available
NAB National Association of Broadcasters
NAMM National Association of Music Merchants
NEC National Electrical Code
NRC (Noise Reduction Coefficient) A single-number rating of the sound absorption properties of a material like acoustical ceiling tile or acoustical wall panels; the arithmetic mean of the sound absorption coefficients at 250, 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz, rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.05
NSCA National System Contractors Association
OFC oxygen free copper
PA public address
PFL pre fade listen
Pink Noise- An electronically-generated random noise signal which has equal energy per octave or fractional octave bands. Pink noise has a flat response on octave or third-octave band analyzers.
PZM pressure zone microphone
QC quality control
RF radio frequency
RFI radio frequency interference
RMS- root means square
RTA- real-time analyzer
RT60- reverberation time
SMPTE- Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers
S/N- signal to noise ratio
Sound Absorption- The property possessed by materials, structures, and objects of converting sound to heat, resulting from either propagation in a medium or dissipation when sound strikes a surface
SPARS -Society of Professional Audio Recording Services
SPL- sound pressure level
SR- sound reinforcement
SSL- Solid State Logic
STC (Sound Transmission Class)- A single number rating used to compare the sound insulation (isolation) properties of walls, floors, ceilings, windows, or doors
SWAG- Stuff We All Get
SWG- standard wire gauge
SYN-AUD-CON- Synergetic Audio Concepts
TDS- time delay spectometry
TEF- time-energy-frequency
THD- total harmonic distortion
TIA -Tampa International airport
UPS- uninterruptible power supply- also United Parcel Service
USB- universal serial bus
UTP- unshielded twisted pair
VCA- voltage control amplifier
VU- volume unit
White Noise- The property possessed by materials, structures, and objects of converting sound to heat, resulting from either propagation in a medium or dissipation when sound strikes a surface
ZZZZZ- snoring
ADJA- American Disc Jockey Association
AES- Audio Engineering Society
AFL- after fade listen
ANSI- American National Standards Institute
ASA- Acoustical Society of America
ASCAP- American Society of Composers, Artists & Publishers
BMI- Broadcast Music Inc
BSS- Brooke Siren Systems
CATV- cable television
CD- compact disc
CEDIA- Custom Rlrvtronic Design & Installation Association
CPU- central processing unit
DA- distribution amplifier
DAD- Donovan Audio Designs
DAT- digital audio tape
DAW- digital audio workstation
dB- decibel
DI- direct inject
Direct Sound- Sound which reaches a given location in a direct line from the source, without reflections
EAW- Eastern Acoustic Works
EBU- European Broadcast Union
EIA- Electronic Industries Alliance
EMI- electromagnetic interference
EQ- equalizer/equalization
EV- Electro Voice
FOH- front of house
GIGO- garbage in/garbage out
HPF- high pass filter
HVAC- heating, ventilation & air conditioning
IC- Integrated circuit
IEC- International Electrotechnical Commission
IEM- in-ear-monitor
IMD- inter modulation distortion
ISO- International Standards Organization
IR- infrared
JBL- James B. Lansing
KFC- Kentucky Fried Chicken
LCD- liquid crystal display
LDI- Lighting Dimensions International
LED- light emitting diode
LPF- low pass filter
Masking sound - an electronically-generated random noise signal (usually pink noise) filtered to achieve a specific spectrum, amplified to achieve a specific level, and emitted as sound through loudspeakers to achieve a specific coverage. The purpose of masking sound is to raise ambient sound levels in interior spaces for increased speech privacy
MD mini disc
MI musical instrument
MIDI musical instrument digital interface
MLSSA maximum length signal systems analyzer
MP3 MPEG Audio Layer-3
NA not applicable/not available
NAB National Association of Broadcasters
NAMM National Association of Music Merchants
NEC National Electrical Code
NRC (Noise Reduction Coefficient) A single-number rating of the sound absorption properties of a material like acoustical ceiling tile or acoustical wall panels; the arithmetic mean of the sound absorption coefficients at 250, 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz, rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.05
NSCA National System Contractors Association
OFC oxygen free copper
PA public address
PFL pre fade listen
Pink Noise- An electronically-generated random noise signal which has equal energy per octave or fractional octave bands. Pink noise has a flat response on octave or third-octave band analyzers.
PZM pressure zone microphone
QC quality control
RF radio frequency
RFI radio frequency interference
RMS- root means square
RTA- real-time analyzer
RT60- reverberation time
SMPTE- Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers
S/N- signal to noise ratio
Sound Absorption- The property possessed by materials, structures, and objects of converting sound to heat, resulting from either propagation in a medium or dissipation when sound strikes a surface
SPARS -Society of Professional Audio Recording Services
SPL- sound pressure level
SR- sound reinforcement
SSL- Solid State Logic
STC (Sound Transmission Class)- A single number rating used to compare the sound insulation (isolation) properties of walls, floors, ceilings, windows, or doors
SWAG- Stuff We All Get
SWG- standard wire gauge
SYN-AUD-CON- Synergetic Audio Concepts
TDS- time delay spectometry
TEF- time-energy-frequency
THD- total harmonic distortion
TIA -Tampa International airport
UPS- uninterruptible power supply- also United Parcel Service
USB- universal serial bus
UTP- unshielded twisted pair
VCA- voltage control amplifier
VU- volume unit
White Noise- The property possessed by materials, structures, and objects of converting sound to heat, resulting from either propagation in a medium or dissipation when sound strikes a surface
ZZZZZ- snoring
CHURCH-SECULAR
TRANSLATION GUIDE
chancel = stage
narthex = lobby (or foyer)
nave = auditorium
balcony = balcony
vestibule = entry (sometimes the "back door")
sanctuary = theater
vestry = dressing room
congregation = audience
pew = seat
darn it = *#!%?!!
narthex = lobby (or foyer)
nave = auditorium
balcony = balcony
vestibule = entry (sometimes the "back door")
sanctuary = theater
vestry = dressing room
congregation = audience
pew = seat
darn it = *#!%?!!
