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1
Q

Chronological order of these inventions

A

telegraph, phono autograph, telephone, phonograph

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2
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Year 1877 significant in recording because

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telephone

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3
Q

1st device to successfully record and playback sound

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phonograph

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4
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While Edison and other companies competed with rivals for cylinder other competed to create the disc

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Emile Berliner

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5
Q

In the acoustic era engineers used ____ to record

A

horns

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6
Q

Type of music recorded and sold in the acoustic era was determined by..

A

all of the above

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7
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A sound wave is made up of a series of

A

all of the above

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8
Q

Speed of sound at sea level and 170 degrees farenheit

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1,130ft/sec

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9
Q

Hertz is the measurement of

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frequency

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10
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What is the relationship between 2 tones which one is an octave above the other

A

frequencies differ by a factor of 2

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11
Q

The unit of measurement for amplitude is …

A

dB (decibels)

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12
Q

The external structure of the ear

A

pinae

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13
Q

The threshold of hearing is defined as

A

0dB

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14
Q

Timbre is determined largely by

A

overtones

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15
Q

A single pure tone that contains no harmonics or overtones

A

sine waves

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16
Q

The lowest frequency found in a complex note is

A

fundamental

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17
Q

Lower frequencies have

A

long wave lengths

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18
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2 identical sound waves that are exactly 180 degrees out of scale will

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cancel each other out

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19
Q

As sound bends around an object or surface it is said to be

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diffracted

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20
Q

Sensitivity of human hearing in relation to frequency

A

equal loudness curve

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21
Q

The development of the _______ defined the electrical era of recording

A

microphone

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22
Q

1st type of microphone

A

carbon

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23
Q

LP records and 45 RPM singles both had

A

microgrooves

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24
Q

LP records were originally conceived for recording and computing what musical genre

A

classical

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25
Q

The LP disc changed the record business because

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shifted from singles to album collection

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26
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Microphones and loudspeakers are both

A

transducers

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27
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Which of the following best describes a moving coil microphone?

A

Coil wire attached to receiving mechanism suspended within magnetic field

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28
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The SHURE SM-57 is an example of

A

moving coil

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29
Q

most rugged and durable microphones are

A

moving coil

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30
Q

which best describes a capacitor/condesnor microphone

A

2 Electrically charged place, one fixed, one suspended that changes in response to air pressure

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31
Q

Phantom power is

A

all of the above

32
Q

Which type of mic is considered most appropriate for recording soft instruments

A

condenser

33
Q

Mic selection and positioning depend upon

A

all of the above

34
Q

Close micing

A

all of the above

35
Q

What mic technique results in natural blend of space with the direct sound?

A

x/y

36
Q

The 3:1 ratio states

A

When using multiple mics they must be at least 3x father away from each other than the sources they are recording

37
Q

What console allows us to place things from left to right

A

pan control

38
Q

What console feature permits patching on an EQ or compressor

A

insert

39
Q

Who pioneered multitrack tape recording allowing tracks over tracks

A

Les Paul

40
Q

What studio did Beatles use?

A

Abbie Roads

41
Q

As recording engineer, bass sound muddy what would you use?

A

equalizer

42
Q

Producer says vocals too loud/too soft at times… use?

A

compressor

43
Q

Snare sounds like it’s in a closet but want to make it sound like it’s in a big church.. use?

A

reverb

44
Q

Put echo on.. use?

A

delay

45
Q

make vocalists sound like 2 people are singing.. use?

A

chorus

46
Q

Effects such as plate reverb and tape echo used during

A

Analog Era

47
Q

Professional analog tape recorders 3 magnetic heads in the following order

A

none of the above (erase, record, playback)

48
Q

What happens to audio every time analog copy of recording is made

A

noise increases

49
Q

Measurement of tape speed labeled as..

A

IPS

50
Q

Without sel-sync we could not…

A

Overdub

51
Q

A device that changes the signal from line level to speaker level

A

power amp

52
Q

Tames peaks of track by controlling dynamic range

A

compressor

53
Q

Digital delay and reverb

A

Time processors

54
Q

Analog processor

A

plate reverb

55
Q

Plug-ins by their nature are

A

digital processors

56
Q

Harry Nyquist figure out..

A

sample rate must be at least twice the highest recorded frequency

57
Q

The most revolutionary aspect of digital recording is

A

Recording can be created that has the potential to exist for forever

58
Q

Which of the following comparisons is step backwards for sound quality?

A

CD to MP3

59
Q

One of the biggest advantages digital recording offers

A

recording is exactly the same from on copy to the next

60
Q

In comparison to the DAW what feature is not available with tape

A

Nondestructive editing

61
Q

A DVD can store more data than a CD because..

A

all of the above

62
Q

MIDI arrived in the studio in the

A

digital period

63
Q

First to edit electric sound by cutting and splicing

A

analog period

64
Q

microphones and vacuum tube amplifiers first had wide spread use during…

A

the electric period

65
Q

First commercial recordings

A

acoustic period

66
Q

During the digital recording process, the # of measurement taken per second is called

A

sample rate

67
Q

If a Nyquist limit limit was the sample rate would have to be

A

20 kHz

68
Q

what bit depth provides most accurate measurement

A

24 bit (the highest)

69
Q

standard audio CD

A

red

70
Q

increasing the sample rate also increases..

A

the audio bandwidth

71
Q

Increasing bit depth also increases

A

dynamic range

72
Q

Which of the following format holds the most data..

A

Blu-Ray

73
Q

128 kilobits/second MP3 digital audio is able to increase file size by ratio of

A

10:1

74
Q

Lostless compression works by

A

Encodes redundant information

75
Q

Lossy compression works by

A

discarding sounds human auditory system is not sensitive to

76
Q

Technology introdcued in early 1980s allowed synthesizers to transform performance data with each other/with computers

A

MIDI

77
Q

Surround sound 5.1 systems contain a total of how many channels?

A

6

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