SoundCraft Ghost User Manual page 184

SOLO SWITCH – With Ghost, only the Channels have SOLO switches. All other
solo functions are by means of PFL and AFL switches. When SIP is not engaged,
then the Channel SOLO switches function as normal PFL switches. When SIP is
engaged, then when a Channel SOLO switch is engaged, all Channels without their
SOLO switches engaged are muted. You can SOLO more than one Channel at a
time.
STEREOPHONIC – (Stereo). Two channel sound, requiring two channels of
amplification and two speakers for proper reproduction.
STUDIO FOLDBACK – see Cue System.
SUB-MASTER – Any tape used to produce a master tape. For example, if a mas-
ter tape is a processed copy of an earlier tape, then the earlier tape is known as
the Sub-Master.
TAKE – An uninterrupted performance on a multitrack tape.
TALKBACK SYSTEM – The communication system whereby the control room
may speak to the performers in the studio over the Studio Foldback system. Also
used to slate tapes and for count-offs.
TIMECODE – Any data signal that contains timing information which is recorded
on tape, either before or while a recording is being made. Some common types of
timecode are FSK, Smart FSK, SMPTE Timecode, and MIDI TimeCode (MTC).
TRACKS – For our purposes, the individual recorded paths on a multitrack tape.
For instance, an 8-track recorder will allow you to record 8 separate paths, at dif-
ferent times, without erasing any of the previous tape tracks.
TRACKING – For our purposes, the process of recording basic tape tracks, dur-
ing a multitrack recording session.
UNBALANCED LINE – A line consisting of two conductors, one being positive
and the other a ground. It’s often in the form of a single conductor, with the shield
serving as the ground.
UNITY GAIN – No gain is added to the input signal. That is, the output level
equals the input level.
VOLUME UNIT – (VU). A unit of measurement related to the average level or
loudness of a signal, as opposed to the peak levels of a signal.
WET RECORDING – Recording a signal together with effects (such as reverb).
X-Y RECORDING – A stereo recording made with two cardioid microphones
located in the same vertical plane, with their axes about 90-135 degrees to each
other.
Y-CONNECTOR – A 2:1 cable or adapter that permits one signal to be split into
two signals.
ZERO OUT – To set a console to its default state. That is, to turn all faders
down; to turn all knobs off or to their centre detent positions; and to set all
switches to their up positions.
12.8 GHOST Glossary