Final Exam

Question 1

Sound is a result of what?

Answer 1

Atmospheric Disturbance Compression and Rarefaction

Propagation Waves

Question 2

What is the speed of sound through dry air?

Answer 2

1130 ft/s

Question 3

Frequency is measured in what type of unit?

Answer 3

Hz (Hertz)

Question 4

The time it takes for a musical note to rise and fall in volume is referred to as what?

Answer 4

The sound envelope

Question 5

What is RT60?

Answer 5

When reverb time drops 60 dB below the level of direct sound.

Question 6

What does SPL stand for?

Answer 6

Sound pressure level

Question 7

The difference in dB level between a signal and the noise floor is what?

Answer 7

Signal to noise level

Question 8

What are the three types of transducers used in today’s microphones?

Answer 8

Condenser
Ribbon
Dynamic

Question 9

What is a PROXIMITY EFFECT?

Answer 9

A trait specific to the Omnidirectional polar pattern

Question 10

What is the voltage required by a true condenser microphone for operation?

Answer 10

48v or Phantom power

Question 11

What is the 3:1 RULE?

Answer 11

The method of separating two vocalists from each other by three times the distance to their respective microphones.

Question 12

Acoustic treatments are NOT used for what?

Answer 12

Soundproofing a room

Question 13

An item that reflects and scatters sound is called what?

Answer 13

A diffuser

Question 14

A movable wall that is used for separating sound sources is called what?

Answer 14

GOBO

Question 15

A filter that removes only the low frequencies from audio is called what?

Answer 15

Low Pass Filter

Question 16

What type of filter would be best suited to help remove sibilance from a vocal track?

Answer 16

High Pass Filter

Question 17

What is the bit depth and sample rate of an audio cd?

Answer 17

16 bit

44.1k

Question 18

The time it takes for a compressor to return to a normal state is called what?

Answer 18

Release Time

Question 19

What is an analog mixing console that provides access to both input and monitor controls on one channel known as?

Answer 19

An Inline Console

Question 20

What is the recommended monitoring level for mixing?

Answer 20

85

Question 21

What is the Fletcher-Munson Curve?

Answer 21

The effect which causes a mix to sound weak in both the lows and highs when played back at a low volume level

Question 22

What does EDL stand for?

Answer 22

Edit Decision List

Question 23

When recording to a computer based DAW, where should you save your audio files?

Answer 23

Dedicated Hard Drive

Question 24

If your computer recording software begins experiencing drop outs while recording what should you do?

Answer 24

Increase the hardware buffer size

Question 25

What is LATENCY?

Answer 25

The time it takes for an audio signal to travel from a sound source, to a computer, and back to a player.

Question 26

To move a region around freely in pro tools what edit mode should be selected?

Answer 26

Slip

Question 27

What does A/D stand for?

Answer 27

Analog to Digital converter

Question 28

What is the correct order to follow when working with a recording project?

Answer 28

1. Recording
2. Editing
3. Mixing
4. Mastering

Question 29

What output from an analog mixer provides the clearest signal?

Answer 29

Direct Output