review day one part two <3

Question 1

Acoustics

Answer 1

The study of sound as it interacts with air and physical boundaries

Question 2

Anechoic Chamber

Answer 2

A no echo room

Question 3

Studio

Answer 3

Isolated area of a recording facility acoustical recording takes place

Question 4

Control Room

Answer 4

Isolated area of recording facility where archival, critical listening and mixing take place

Question 5

Isolation Booth

Answer 5

Isolated area of the recording facility where certain sources can be allocated for acoustical separation (drum booth, vocal booth)

Question 6

Signal

Answer 6

Tangible form of energy (acoustical, electrical, magnetic)

Question 7

Decibel

Answer 7

Unit of measurement used to quantify acoustical energy (dB)

Deci - 1/10 of a ball
Bel - unit of measurement

Question 8

Voltage

Answer 8

Unit of measurement used to quantify energy referenced to electricity

Question 9

Weber

Answer 9

Unit of measurement used to quantify magnetic energy

Question 10

Transducer

Answer 10

Device that connects one form of energy into another form of energy

Microphones & Speakers =

Electrical Energy -> Acoustical Energy

Question 11

Transduction

Answer 11

Process of converting one form of energy into another form of energy

Question 12

Routing

Answer 12

Direct a signal to a specific location

Question 13

Console

Answer 13

Center- point of the control room or live sound set- up where all signal paths originate and terminate (board, mixer, desk)

Question 14

All audio consoles provide what three things ?

Answer 14

Signal routing (console to recorder, console to speaker) 
Signal processing (tone control, volume control) 
Signal combining (join 2 or more signals and route to a common destination)

Question 15

Output

Answer 15

A device’s departure point for signal

Question 16

Input

Answer 16

A device’s arrival point for signal

Question 17

Bus

Answer 17

Console output used for joining (summing, combusting, grouping)
Multiple signals and directing them to a common location

Question 18

Amplify

Answer 18

Increase signal intensity (boost)

Question 19

Attenuate

Answer 19

Decrease signal intensity (cut)

Question 20

Gain

Answer 20

Level, volume, or strength of a signal

Question 21

Potentiometer

Answer 21

Electronic device that controls gain (electric guitar ! )

Question 22

What are the two types of potentiometers ?

Answer 22

Rotary potentiometer, Linear Potentiometer

Question 23

Rotary Potentiometer

Answer 23

A rotary variable resistor (“knob or pot”) that controls the level of electrical signal (voltage)

Question 24

Linear Potentiometer

Answer 24

A sliding variable resistor (“fader”) that controls the level of electrical signal (voltage)

Question 25

Console “Mic” Pre- Amp or “Trim Control”

Answer 25

Console device that employs a rotary potentiometer that functions as the initial point of signal amplifications

Question 26

Console Fader

Answer 26

Linear potentiometer that acts as a secondary point of signal amplification

Question 27

Pan Control

Answer 27

Rotary potentiometer that distributes signal across multiple buses or across the stereo bus

Question 28

Signal Flow

Answer 28

Movement of signal from one device to another or movement from point- to- point within a given device