Re: [ARSCLIST] proper cataloging terminology: acetate vs lacquer?

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's definitely from film use, presumably when the camera was up to "speed". Some film tracks also have
the call "playback" indicating the start of the playback disc to which the stars were to mime, and that
playback disc might contain a countdown and series of clicks to be sync'd with the original optical
sound track later.

dl

Tom Fine wrote:

> "Speed" definitely goes back before Nagra. I have take calls from the early 50's where "speed" is
> the term instead of the later "rolling" or "we're rolling." Does "speed" go back to optical
> film-sound or to early disk recording, maybe to indicate a mechanical recorder was up to full speed?
>
> -- Tom Fine
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lou Judson" <loujudson@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 3:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] proper cataloging terminology: acetate vs lacquer?
>
> Yes - Nagra speed lock is the origin of this as far as I know. Let's
> the director know you are with him... Maybe it goes back farther than
> that in the film biz.
>
> I usually revert to a casual "go ahead" when not on a set with
> protocols.
>
> Lou Judson ? Intuitive Audio
> 415-883-2689
>
> On Jan 19, 2006, at 11:17 AM, Robert Hodge wrote:
>
> > I have always liked to use " SPEED " to indicate recording. Probably has to do with NAGRA pilot
> > tone flag indicators and VTR lockup.
> >
> > Bob Hodge