Acoustics, Monitoring, Leads And Signals Flashcards
(38 cards)
What kind of room will be reflective?
A room with lots of hard surfaces
What kind of room will be least reflective?
A room with lots of soft surfaces
Finish the sentence: The more reflective the room, the longer the _______
Reverb time
What kind of room will have a longer pre-delay?
A larger room
What kind of room will have a shorter pre-delay?
A smaller room
On a reverb unit, what does the pre-delay allow you to do?
Alter the apparent room size without changing the reverb time
What can be used to ensure the accurate capture and monitoring of audio without unwanted colouration from the room?
Acoustic treatment
With regards to acoustics, what is absorption?
When the surface takes in some of the sound energy
With regards to acoustics, what does diffusion do?
Scatters sound waves from angled surfaces over a wide area
What can using acoustic treatment to control absorption, reflection and diffusion can help to solve what what issues?
Flutter echoes, standing waves, comb filtering
What can you do to make a room less reflective?
Add soft surfaces or acoustic treatment to the walls
What can reflections cause?
Cancellation or an increase in amplitude for a sound wave at a specific frequency
What can you do to increase separation between different instruments when recording them at the same time?
Use screens
What is the frequency response of studio monitors like?
Flat
What could happen if you mix on speakers that are not completely accurate?
Some frequencies will be reproduced louder or quieter than they should be
What part of a speaker is designed to handle high frequencies (2kHz-20kHz)?
The tweeter
What part of a speaker is designed to handle the low and mid frequencies (100Hz-2kHz)?
The woofer
What do some audio systems have to handle very low frequencies (below 100Hz)?
Sub-woofers
What do some studios use for even greater accuracy?
Three-way monitors
True or false: speakers are transducers?
True
How can you tell the difference between the male and female end of an XLR cable?
The male end has pins, where as the female end has sockets
What are the three pins on an XLR connector called?
Hot, cold and ground
What can you do to increase the length of an XLR connection?
Connect multiple in a daisy-chain
What are the two different sizes of jack connectors?
3.5mm and 6.35mm (or 1/4)
