Topic: List of the abbreviations?

[frohbego]

Newbie here and was wonder if there is a list of the abbreviations? Would be nice to have a master list.

Thanks!!
- Jonathan

[Twenty8]

You're in the right place to ask about which ones confuse you.

[if_then_else]

Maybe a good idea to start here:
https://wiki.etree.org/index.php?page=AcronymGlossary

[fanofjam]

ORTF - nobody knows
DIN - nobody knows
DINA - nobody knows
NOS - nobody knows

PS; Kinda joking, but I'd guess that not many here on ts.com know what these stand for.  I mean, we all know that they're mic configurations (e.g. 17, 20 or 30cm spacing and 90 or 120 degrees angle of incidence) but we don't know what the acronyms stand for.  I know I don't and I've been taping for over 25 years.

[Gutbucket]

They are abbreviations of the national recording organizations that originally developed the associated stereo microphone configuration. Some of these organizations longer exist or now go by a different name:

Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (French) > ORTF
Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (Dutch) > NOS
Deutsches Institut für Normung (German) > DIN
Radio Audizioni Italiane (Italian) > RAI
etc..

Rolls right off the tongue, and fits squarely in the category of "more info than you really need."  ; )

[Gutbucket]

They are all different variations on the configuration of a two-channel, near-spaced stereo-microphone pair.  The important thing isn't so much the name but the spacing /angle associated with it:

ORTF = capsules spaced 17 cm (6.7 inches) / angled 110° 
DINA = capsules spaced 17 cm (6.7 inches) / angled 90° 
DIN = capsules spaced 20 cm (7.8 inches) / angled 90° 
RAI = capsules spaced 21 cm (8.3 inches) / angled 100° 
NOS = capsules spaced 30 cm (11.8 inches) / angled 90° 

[rocksuitcase]

Newbie here and was wonder if there is a list of the abbreviations? Would be nice to have a master list.

Thanks!!
- Jonathan

I didn't "bite" on this one as I was waiting for some "clarity" of the question.
Others have added a few "abbreviations" which are mostly tapers' nomenclature.
THAT SAID-
OP- WHICH abbreviations are you asking about?     

[wehideandseek]

I think we're SOL as OP seems to be MIA

[nulldogmas]

I think I now understand what MDC stands for, but I'm still puzzled by TORRES.

[Gutbucket]

I think we're SOL as OP seems to be MIA

LOL

Here's a link to a pretty extensive glossary of audio terms which includes lots of abbreviations- https://lossenderosstudio.com/glossary.php

[anodyne33]

ORTF - nobody knows
DIN - nobody knows
DINA - nobody knows
NOS - nobody knows

PS; Kinda joking, but I'd guess that not many here on ts.com know what these stand for.  I mean, we all know that they're mic configurations (e.g. 17, 20 or 30cm spacing and 90 or 120 degrees angle of incidence) but we don't know what the acronyms stand for.  I know I don't and I've been taping for over 25 years.

Since someone actually came up with a serious answer, the one that you'll see not regarding mic configuration often is DFC - dead fucking center.

[Gutbucket]

Always liked the inherent enthusiasm in that one

Fuck yeah! Center!  FOB/DFC!

[rocksuitcase]

We are being ghosted.
I say no more answers until OP comes back to the thread! 
I didn't want to guess which abbreviations because the question was too general     

[Gutbucket]

Yeah, WTF

[Top Hat]

Most important one
DFC = Dead F'n Center