0978 – The Diction-ary of Voice - B Part 2

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2023.09.05 – 0978 – The Diction-ary of Voice - B Part 2

Binaural – a type of recording and/or processing that allows a 3D sound space to be conveyed over headphones

Bit depth – refers to the quality of the recording, where higher ‘bit rates’ have a wider difference between the quietest sound they can record, and the loudest sound, and therefore allow you to record at lower levels. 16-bit is CD quality, 24-bit is preferred for recording, 32-bit uses lots of disk space. See ‘Headroom’.

Bit rate - how much disk space is used per second of audio

Bleed – sound such as a music bed or other microphone voices ‘leaking’ from a presenter’s headphones and being picked up by their individual mic

Blimp - a type of wind-screen that entirely covers a microphone and looks like blimp. Sometimes called a ‘Zeppelin’

Board (‘desk’) – the panel of faders and controls that are used to turn on microphones and other audio or video sources and control their levels

Boost - to increase, raise or make louder: to boost (sound) levels.

Breathy voice – in which excess air escapes as someone speaks

BSF (Basic Studio Fee) - the amount paid to the voice actor for the time that they spend in the studio session

Buy out – a flat rate which gives the customer of the voiceover project all rights to a recording in perpetuity. So, a recording might be re-versioned as short soundbites and used forever without an additional fee paid to the voiceover artist.

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