Fundamentals

Question 1

Dante

Answer 1

Audio network sent over ethernet; Digital protocol

Question 2

Preamplifier

Answer 2

Amplifies the electric current from a mic

Question 3

Speakers

Answer 3

Take an electric signal and turn it into energy to reproduce the sound waves

Question 4

Sound

Answer 4

energy transferring from one place to another

Question 5

Analog audio

Answer 5

Recording audio in an electronic or mechanical format of continuous vibrations that are analogous to the original sound waves; Overextended distances, this signal is prone to noise and degradation; how analog audio technologies, such as vinyl records and cassette tapes, work.

Question 6

phonograph record

Answer 6

The typical vinyl record you think of

Question 7

Two primary technologies for recording methods and transmitting sound

Answer 7

Analog and Digital

Question 8

Pros and Cons of Audio

Answer 8

• Warmer and more natural sound.
• Records the whole sound wave spectrum like the subtle features.
• provides a more real and immersive listening experience.
• susceptible to noise and distortion.
• harder to edit or modify, making it less versatile than digital audio

Question 9

Digital Audio

Answer 9

Audio that is stored, communicated, and played back utilizing digital signal technology; Some streaming services like Spotify are a kind of digital audio

Question 10

Pros and Cons of Digital Audio

Answer 10

• You can use digital audio easily and conveniently
• you can use your computer to play digital audio, as well as other portable music players
• generally more accurate and reliable than analog audio
• lacks the “warmth” and “soul” of analog music at times
• if not encoded or transmitted properly, susceptible to artifacts and other sorts of noise

Question 11

multichannel Audio

Answer 11

A recording mixed and edited presentation in which various channels of sound have been assigned locations in a sound field (“left front loudspeaker, right rear loudspeaker”)

Question 12

Dante channels

Answer 12

Has a lot of channels in comparison to analog channels

Question 13

Mixer

Answer 13

A hub where sounds signals from different sources are combined and mixed

Question 14

Stage box

Answer 14

an interface device used in sound reinforcement and recording studios to connect equipment to a mixing console; It provides a central location to connect microphones, instruments, and speakers to a multicore cable, which allows the sound desk to be further from the stage and simplifies setup

Question 15

Sound card

Answer 15

a computer component that translates digital audio signals to analog ones, and analog audio signals to digital ones

Question 16

Dante controller

Answer 16

Software where you set the sources (inputs) to the destination (outputs)

Question 17

Flow

Answer 17

combination of 4 channels of audio; Dante devices sends audio in flows

Question 18

Multicast flow

Answer 18

Send one copy that goes out to everything on the network. Keeps bandwidth down; can hold up to 6 channels

Question 19

Unicast flow

Answer 19

Every device sending audio, has to send a new copy to every device receiving it; only goes