audio

Question 1

Intro

Answer 1

A short audio or video clip placed at the beginning of a podcast/video cast that may have music and/or an announcement with the name of the show and episode and any other relevant information, such as sponsors.

Question 2

ID3 Tag

Answer 2

A part of an MP3 file that allows data about the file to be stored, such as the title, author or artist, category and cover art.

Question 3

Outro

Answer 3

A short audio or video clip placed at the end of a podcast/video cast.

Question 4

Bed

Answer 4

A term in sound production referring to the music or ambiance sounds continuously playing in the background under speech or scenes.

Question 5

Board(Mixing Board)

Answer 5

A tool that allows combining multiple audio sources into one signal for recording.

Question 6

Clipping

Answer 6

Occurs when an audio recording distorts because the sound level (volume/pressure) exceeds what the equipment can accurately capture.

Question 7

Bi-directional

Answer 7

A microphone that picks up sound from the front and back, but not the sides.

Question 8

Omnidirectional mic

Answer 8

A microphone that picks up sound from all direction.

Question 9

Layering

Answer 9

Recording several copies of one musical part to be performed on top of each other.

Question 10

Fade

Answer 10

Gradual appearance of an image, light, or sound, especially as a transition in a cinematic work, audio recording, or performance.

Question 11

Crossfade

Answer 11

A fade from one audio clip or track to another.

Question 12

Crosstalk

Answer 12

Unwanted transfer of signals between communication channels.

Question 13

Compressor

Answer 13

Sample rate work together to determine the resolution of digital audio.

Question 14

Bit Depth

Answer 14

Describes the rate at which a sound wave vibrates, measured in cycles per second, or hertz (Hz).

Question 15

Mastering

Answer 15

The process of finalizing audio for a specific medium, such as the web or an audio CD.

Question 16

MP3

Answer 16

A popular audio file format, commonly used for podcasts (episodes).

Question 17

MP4

Answer 17

format is actually a multimedia container that holds audio, video, images, animations and menus.

Question 18

Track

Answer 18

A single stream of recorded sound with no location in a sound field.

Question 19

Buffer size

Answer 19

How much data a computer program can handle at a time. Lower buffer sizes have lower latency, but are more susceptible to crashing.

Question 20

Pixel

Answer 20

is to an image as a sine wave is to sound.

Question 21

Frequency

Answer 21

A means of evening out the sound levels in an audio file. It can be done real-time while recording in hardware or post production via software.

Question 22

Gate

Answer 22

A piece of hardware (often incorporated into a hardware compressor) that sets a minimum sound level before any sound is recorded.

Question 23

Compression

Answer 23

A way of making an audio or video file smaller while trying to maintain sound quality.