Sound Terminology Flashcards
This deck of flashcards will help you study the sound terminology for your written exams.
What is Reverb?
When the sound can still be heard, gradually getting quieter, after the initial sound plays.
What is Reverb?
When the sound can still be heard, gradually getting quieter, after the initial sound plays.
What is Echo?
When the sound is heard once and then repeats a set number of times after, getting quieter.
What is Panning?
When the sound moves between different speakers/locations within the space.
What is Vocoder?
Changing and altering the actors voice to make it sound different, often sounding robotic.
What is Pitch?
How high or low the sound is.
What is a Cacophony?
A dense collection of harsh, dissonant sounds.
What is meant by Dissonant?
Where the sound clashes and it sounds purposefully unpleasant.
What is (De)Crescendo?
A gradual increase or decrease in volume.
What is Texture?
How the different sounds layer together.
What is Volume?
Loud or quiet.
What is a Soundscape?
A collection of different sounds to create a specific location or atmosphere.
