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Question 1

dynamic range

Answer 1

difference between loudest and quietest audio values

Question 2

2 stages of dynamic range compression

Answer 2

reducing peaks, linear output gain (also called makeup gain)

Question 3

4 dynamic range controllers

Answer 3

compressor, limiter, gate, expander

Question 4

threshold

Answer 4

point at which processor starts working

Question 5

attack

Answer 5

amount of time to achieve maximum gain reduction

Question 6

release

Answer 6

time it takes for compressor to stop working

Question 7

knee

Answer 7

transition of level control from below threshold (no gain reduction) to above threshold (gain reduction)

Question 8

ratio

Answer 8

amount of gain reduction applied once the signal rises above the threshold

Question 9

expander/gate threshold

Answer 9

modify dynamic range of audio signal by attenuating when signal falls below a predetermined threshold value

Question 10

expander/gate attack

Answer 10

amount of time it takes for an audio signal to return to original once it has gone below threshold

Question 11

expander/gate release

Answer 11

time it takes to complete gain reduction once signal is below threshold

Question 12

in absence of dynamic range controllers, how do we manually manipulate dynamic range?

Answer 12

ride the fader

Question 13

compare and contrast differences of peak value and rms value

Answer 13

RMS is like an average signal level. Peak level shows highest amplitude. They are both measurements of amplitude.

Question 14

What is normalizing?

Answer 14

Normalizing increases the gain to be just under where it would peak