Connections - SoundCraft Ghost User Manual

OVERDUBBING – The process used to record new tracks on a multitrack
recorder, while listening to previously recorded tape tracks. The performers mon-
itor the tape tracks and the new tracks through headphones and play along with
the tape. The new tracks are recorded on open tracks and the previously record-
ed tape tracks are not erased.
OVERLOAD – (Clipping). The distortion that occurs when a signal exceeds the
maximum output level of a device. In Ghost, the Channel PK LED will light 6dB
before clipping.
PAN POT – (Panoramic Potentiometer). A knob used to vary the proportion of
an audio signal routed to 2 or more locations. For instance, in Ghost, when a
Channel is assigned to the L/R bus, the Channel pan pot can route the Channel sig-
nal to the Left MIX bus, the Right MIX bus, equally to the Left and Right MIX
buses, or anywhere in between.
PATCH BAY – A device with upper and lower strips of horizontal female input
and output jacks on its front and rear. Connections with your gear are made to
the rear jacks. You use patch cords in the front jacks for signal routing purposes.
PATCH CORD – A short length of cable used for signal routing in a patch bay.
PATCH POINT – Any front jack in a patch bay, that is used with patch cords for
signal routing purposes.
PEAKS – The instantaneous high level transients of an audio signal.
PFL SWITCH - (Pre-Fader Listen Switch). A switch, located before the fader,
used to solo signals from Ghost’s Channel (with SIP off), MIX B, and FX Returns
sections. The fader position has no effect on the soloed signal.
PHANTOM POWER SUPPLY – A circuit that supplies d.c. powering to con-
denser microphones, which is required for them to function. The phantom power
is supplied to the microphone using the same conductors as the audio signal.
PHASE – For purposes of this manual, the polarity relationship between two
measured signals. When the two signals are of the same polarity, they are said to
be "in phase." When they are of opposite polarity, they are said to be "out of
phase." Other polarity relationships are expressed as a number of degrees of
phase shift, for instance, "90 degrees out of phase." Ghost has a PHASE switch that
allows you to reverse the phase of the Channel inputs. If the input is "in phase," the
switch will make it "out of phase." If the input is "out of phase," the switch will
make it "in phase."
POLARITY – For purposes of this manual, the positive or negative characteristics
of an audio signal.
POST-FADER – A circuit that comes AFTER the fader, meaning that the fader
will affect the level going to the circuit.
POST-ROLL - For purposes of this manual, the technique of allowing a multitrack
tape to play for a few seconds after the Punch-Out point, so the tape doesn’t stop
abruptly right after the Punch-Out point.
PRE-FADER - A circuit that comes BEFORE the fader, meaning that the fader will
NOT affect the level going to the circuit.
PRE-ROLL – For purposes of this manual, the technique of beginning playback of
a multitrack tape a few seconds before the Punch-In point, to allow the performer
to play along with the tape tracks before the Punch-In takes place.
PROCESSOR - Outboard gear connected to an Insert jack, in which the entire
signal is processed and then returned to Ghost.
PUNCHING IN – The technique of starting a multitrack (MT) tape in play mode
at the Pre-Roll point, and then having the performer play along with it through the
Punch-In and Punch-Out points, before the tape stops at the Post-Roll point. The
Punch-In Point is where the MT recorder changes from play mode to record
mode, without stopping. This technique is used to correct mistakes on a tape
track, without having to re-record the entire track.
12.6 GHOST Glossary