What are the four recording /mixing environments listed in Chapter 1:
Recording Studio, Project Studio, Portable Studio, Location Recording
Match recording studio room to what happens in those places:
Recording Studio- Where the performance takes place
Match recording studio room to what happens in those places: (p 7) Control Room
Where the recording, mixing, editing, mastering take place.
Put the steps of the recording process in order: What is the first step:
Preparation / Pre-Production
Put the steps of the recording process in order: What is the second step:
Set-up / Recording / Tracking
Put the steps of the recording process in order: What is the third step:
Overdubbing
Put the steps of the recording process in order: What is the fourth step:
Mixdown / Editing
Put the steps of the recording process in order: What is the fifth step:
Song Sequencing
Put the steps of the recording process in order: What is the sixth step:
Mastering
Put the steps of the recording process in order: What is the last step:
Product Manufacturing / Sales
What does the term "Transducer" actually mean? Say it in such a way that it can apply to any circumstance: (p 37) :
Converting one form of energy into another form of energy.
Match transducers with what each does: Microphone
Sound (SPL) into electricity
Match transducers with what each does: Ear
Sound into nerve impulses
Match transducers with what each does: D/A Converter
Bits/Bytes into electricity
Match transducers with what each does: A/D Converter-
Electricity into bits/Bytes
Match transducers with what each does: Speaker-
Electricity into sound
The two states of sound are: (p 43)-
Compression & Rarefaction
Amplitude - defined as:
Distance away from the center line, loudness
Frequency - Defined as:
How often a wave form repeats, cycles
Velocity - Defined as:
The speed at which the sound travels
Wavelength - Defined as:
Distance of compression start to rarefaction end
Phase - Defined as:
Interaction between two or more waveforms simultaneously
Harmonic Content - Defined as:
Additional frequencies that give a sound it's character
Envelope - Defined as:
Attack, decay, sustain, release of a sound
We measure sound using what kind of scale (curve)? (p58)
Logarithmic
What are the units of measurement we use when judging loudness?
Decibel
Frequency range of human hearing is:
20Hz to 20kHz (20,000Hz)
When you move twice as far away from an object the level of the signal drops by _____dB. (p60)-
6 dB
Define the term Octave:
Doubling or halving the frequency
0dB SPL represents what benchmark on the SPL scale?
Threshold of Hearing
118dB SPL represents what benchmark on the SPL scale?
Threshold of Feeling
140dB SPL represents what benchmark on the SPL scale?
Threshold of Pain
Types of Interaction effects on sound are (p65)
Beats, Combination tones, Phasing, Frequency overload, Amplitude Change, Frequency Conflicts,Masking
The number of cycles a vibration completes in a second is known as its: _______ or _________
Frequency or Pitch
The frequency of a sound wave is perceived as:
Pitch
Hertz is the term used to designate:
Cycles per second
Humans are most sensitive to frequencies in which one of the following ranges?
High Mids
The ratio of a sound's quietness to loudness is called:
Dynamic Range
The equal loudness curves demonstrate the human ear's relative insensitivity to: (64)
Bass and High frequencies
Covering a weaker sound with a stronger sound when each is a different frequency and both vibrate simultaneously is called: (p 66)
Masking
If one sine wave starts its cycle when another identical sine wave is half way through its cycle, there is a degree phase difference between the two waves, which, if summed, cancels the sound.
180 degrees
Another word for a sound's "tone quality" or "color" is: (p 56)
Timbre
According to the book, a live rock bands performance dB level might go as high as: (p 60)
100 dB to 130 dB
The distance it takes a sound wave to complete a full cycle would be its:
Wavelength
Two waves that begin their excursions at the same time are: (p 48)
In Phase
Two waves that begin their excursions at different times are: (p 48)
Out of Phase
When two identical waves begin together at 0 degrees and end together at 360 degrees, they would: (p 50)
Increase Amplitude
If you have a wave that has completed 260 complete cycles in one second, what would its frequency be?
260 Hz
If you have a sound that is 50 cps, what would it be in Hz?
50Hz
The speed a sound wave travels through a medium is it's:
Velocity
_________ is a warning sign that ears may have or soon will suffer _______________ with continued exposure to loud sound pressure level.
Tinnitus (ringing in the ear), permanent threshold shift
A sine wave has no: (p 52)
Harmonics
A five-hertz sound wave would contain five complete cycles in:
1 second
Attack, internal dynamics and release are: (p 57)
Sound envelopes
The threshold of hearing is ____ and the threshold of pain are ____: (p 63)
0 dB to 140 dB
dB is a unit of measurement used to express the ______ of two qualities for a reference. (p59)
Ratio
Constructive interference would ______ amplitude and destructive interference would ______ amplitude. (p 49-50)
Increase, Decrease
The natural aging process produces a loss of hearing in higher frequencies first. True or false
True
The organ of Corti is an Italian instrument that produces sine waves? True or false
False
Upper mid-range is:
2500 Hz to 5120 Hz
The low bass range is:
20Hz to 60Hz
The range can give brilliance and sparkle to a mix.
Highs
In general a human can stand stronger dB SPL at upper mid-range frequencies than low bass frequencies.
False
When listening to music at quiet volume levels, bass and treble frequencies are generally relatively louder than when listening at loud volume levels.
False
What is " A." a measurement of? Use this link- http://quizstar.4teachers.org//uploads/quiz/mediarep315791/SoundWave_Relationships.jpg
Frequency
What is " B." is measuring what? Use this link- http://quizstar.4teachers.org//uploads/quiz/mediarep315791/SoundWave_Relationships.jpg
Wavelength
What is "C." measuring? Use this link- http://quizstar.4teachers.org//uploads/quiz/mediarep315791/SoundWave_Relationships.jpg
Amplitude
What is the relationship between waveform D. and the waveform above it? Use this link- http://quizstar.4teachers.org//uploads/quiz/mediarep315791/SoundWave_Relationships.jpg
180º out of phase
What is the relationship between waveform e. and the waveform above it? Use this link- http://quizstar.4teachers.org//uploads/quiz/mediarep315791/SoundWave_Relationships.jpg
In Phase ( 0º out of phase)
The top waveform (A.) has how many harmonics? Use this link- http://quizstar.4teachers.org//uploads/quiz/mediarep315791/SoundWave_Relationships.jpg
0 (zero)
What is the function of a Fader, what does it do?
Controls volume level of an instrument on a particular track.
What is the function of Panning, what does it do?
How much gain goes to which output
To Audio Engineers, what is a Track?
An instrument or sound on a channel.
What SPL stand for?
Sound Pressure Level
What dBFS mean in practical terms?
The distance in dB to distortion.
If I press the mute button on a channel, what happens?
The audio on that track is not heard.
If I press the Solo button on a channel, what happens?
Only the audio on that channel is heard.
High & Low _____
Frequency & Pitch
Loud and Soft ____
Volume & Amplitude
What does the zero on a fader mean?
Zero dB of Change, Unity Gain.