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SEQUENCE. A series of shots depicting an episode or scene ... 116
SINGLE-SYSTEM SOUND CAMERA. A camera in which picture and sound are recorded simultaneously on to a single film 56
SPLIT-TRACK RECORDING. A method of recording several sounds side by side in the width of one normal track on magnetic tape or stripe so that the recordings are reproduced simultaneously ... 85
SPROCKET MODULATION. A throbbing of the reproduced sound due to the presence of perforations close to the sound track ... 104
START MARKS. Marks made on a film and a disc or tape so that the picture can be started in close synchronisation with the sound 74
STRIPE (Magnetic). The magnetic coating applied along one or both margins of a film and used for recording sound 97
STROBOSCOPIC DISC. A rotating arrangement of dark and light radial lines which appear stationary when illuminated by light flickering at a related frequency 21
SUPERSONIC BIAS. High-frequency impulses mixed with the impulses to be recorded and reducing the distortion of a magnetic recording system 65
SYNCHRONISING MARK. A reference mark enabling separate picture and sound records to be brought into step 59
SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR. An electric motor which runs at a speed determined solely by the mains supply frequency 23
TAPE (Magnetic). A narrow, unperforated plastic or paper ribbon coated with magnetic oxide and used for magnetic recording... 46
THROW. The distance between projector and screen 144
TORQUE MOTOR. An electric motor designed to provide a substantially constant driving torque over a wide range of speeds ... 92
TRACKING. The movement of a pick-up from the edge of a record towards the centre so that the needle always trails substantially at a tangent to the record groove 25
TWIN-TRACK RECORDER. A magnetic tape recorder in which less than half the width of the tape is used at once so that interchange of the spools enables a second recording to be made on the same length oftape 65
VARIABLE AREA RECORDING. Optical sound recording in which the track consists of clear and opaque areas, the complementary widths of which vary from point to point along the track 43
VARIABLE DENSITY RECORDING. Optical sound recording in which the light absorption of a constant-width track varies from point to point 43
VOLUME CONTROL. A potentiometer used to control the magnitude of electrical impulses passing in or out of an electrical device such as a pick-up, amplifier or loudspeaker 12
WORK PRINT. Another name for Cutting Copy, q.v 55
WOW. A wailing effect produced by irregular movement of the recording medium during recording or reproduction 94
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