Sound

Question 1

What is an Analogue Signal?

Answer 1

Natural Sound Waves

Question 2

What is a Digital Signal?

Answer 2

Discrete digital format for representing natural sound waves

Question 3

What is an ADC?

Answer 3

Analogue To Digital Converter

Question 4

What is a DAC?

Answer 4

Digital To Analogue Converter

Question 5

What is a Sound Sample?

Answer 5

A digitally recorded fragment of sound, taken from an existing track or sound environment..

Question 6

What is Sample Resolution?

Answer 6

Represents how many different gradations of amplitude can be represented in a digital wave form.

Question 7

What is Sample Rate?

Answer 7

How often (frequency) you record the amplitude of a sound wave

Question 8

What is Nyquist’s Theorem?

Answer 8

That to produce an accurate recording you need to use a sampling rate which is at least double that of the highest frequency in the original signal

Question 9

What are MIDI files?

Answer 9

MIDI is a protocol that allows electronic musical instruments, computers, and other devices to communicate with one another.

Question 10

What does MIDI stand for?

Answer 10

Short for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface