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French term or phrase:mat
English translation:dead
Entered by: Tony M
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09:41 May 26, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Media / Multimedia / voice-overs / audio recordings
French term or phrase: mat
Appears in a list of recording equipment conditions for voice-over artists:

Votre équipement doit être professionnel et respecter les 3 règles d'or :

1. Espace silencieux et **mat** pour travailler,

2. Un micro pro pour l'aquisition du son,

3. Une carte son pro pour la conversion A/D.

MTIA!
Vicky James
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:36
dead
Explanation:
Telletubby has of course hit the nail on the head as far as the definition goes; however, when talking abut acoustics, we usually talk about 'dead' (= dull sound) as against 'live' (= echoey sound, like a bathroom!)

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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-05-26 14:52:51 GMT)
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Yes, over-egging like mad, I'm afraid!

I'd say soemthing like: "a space that is 'dead' and noise-free"

or:

"a noise-free space with a 'dead' acoustic"
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Tony M
France
Local time: 02:36
Grading comment
Thanks everyone!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2dead
Tony M
4 +1dulltelletubby
4anechoicxxxBourth
3sound-proof
Radu DANAILA
2mutedKari Foster


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
muted


Explanation:
Not a resonant, echo-filled room, but one where sounds are dulled?

Kari Foster
Local time: 02:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Although 'muted' could certainly be used to describe a sound itself, I'm not sure it really fits well to describe the recording space as such?
10 mins
  -> I definitely see what you mean (hence low confidence) but was searching for something that does not go quite as far as 'sound-proof', 'anechoic', etc.
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sound-proof


Explanation:
http://www.ulb.ac.be/philo/elicit/docs/thethinredlineaj.pdf

"L’espace couvert par la voix est un tout. Cette voix-je parle dans une proximité maximale de l’audition spectatorielle et dans un espace mat sans réverbération."


http://www.granddictionnaire.com/btml/fra/r_motclef/index102...
insonore adj. = sound-proof
Définition :
Se dit d'une construction qui résiste à la transmission du son ou absorbe les vibrations sonores.


Radu DANAILA
Romania
Local time: 03:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Although that might well be another of the requirements, it isn't actually the correct translation of 'mat' here
2 mins
  -> yes, maybe "dull" or "dead" would be more suitable ...
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
dull


Explanation:
of course it literally means 'flat' or 'unpolished' but it is also used for sound to mean 'dull', typical of a recording environment which absorbs sound to avoid resonance.

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Note added at 11 mins (2010-05-26 09:53:12 GMT)
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The problem with 'dull' of course is that it has the connotation of 'unexciting' - maybe one could use 'featureless'

telletubby
Local time: 02:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michel F. Morin: Yes. See Wordreference
1 hr
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
anechoic


Explanation:
Not producing echos.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-05-26 14:10:04 GMT)
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Or "dead" as Tony says:

An acoustic ANECHOIC CHAMBER is a room in which essentially an acoustic free field exists. It is SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS A FREE-FIELD OR DEAD ROOM. ...
www.answers.com/topic/anechoic-chamber-2

Yes by definition an ANECHOIC ROOM is the same as free space. The walls look like infinite distance to sound or conversely, an absorption coefficient of 1 looks like free space.
Studios are rarely super DEAD. [ ... ]
This is contrary to all the discussion about rt60 and I'm guessing rt60 is appropriate for performing, recording, and conversing. Also the headphone guys will vouch for ANECHOIC LISTENING.
So, a DEAD ROOM for me...except for the reflections off the billiard table...now I just need to print some money to build my fantasy room.
http://www.stereo.net.au/forums/showthread.php/18527-Anechoi...

ANECHOIC CHAMBER (DEAD ROOM) Room designed to be ECHO-FREE so that it can be used in acoustic laboratories to measure sound reflection and transmission, ...
www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-anechoicchamber.html

Cello recording in ANECHOIC ROOM [message #178607 is a reply to .... The main stuff I did in a DEAD ROOM was a string quartet for some ...
recforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php/m/178835/0/

doubt there's a danger of anyone making their ROOM ANECHOIC, as it would be physically and financially unfeasible. Personally I like "DEAD" ROOMS, ...
www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=6263.5;wap2


xxxBourth
Local time: 02:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: I think this would be in the wrong technical register compared to 'mat' — and it probably wouldn't even be terribly desirable anyway.
54 mins
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
dead


Explanation:
Telletubby has of course hit the nail on the head as far as the definition goes; however, when talking abut acoustics, we usually talk about 'dead' (= dull sound) as against 'live' (= echoey sound, like a bathroom!)

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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-05-26 14:52:51 GMT)
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Yes, over-egging like mad, I'm afraid!

I'd say soemthing like: "a space that is 'dead' and noise-free"

or:

"a noise-free space with a 'dead' acoustic"


Tony M
France
Local time: 02:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 116
Grading comment
Thanks everyone!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Tony. I like that last one.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wordeffect: The usual term.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, W/E!
agree  xxxBourth
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Alex!
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