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Test 4 Flashcards

1
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Balanced cables

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Low “Z” (Low impedance)

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2
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Unbalanced cables

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High “Z” (High impedance)

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3
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CMR- common mode rejection

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Balanced inputs provide common mode rejection. Definition: interference (noise) picked up by the cable will be rejected at the input

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4
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Balun/transformer

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A portmanteau of balanced + unbalanced. Used to convert balanced signal to unbalanced or vice-versa. Transformer built in the connector.

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5
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Impedance (low Z)

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4 to 16 ohms for speakers, 50 to 250 ohms for microphones, 33 to 600 ohms for other equipment.

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6
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Ohms

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7
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DI box (Direct box)

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8
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XLR microphone connector

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9
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1/4 inch phone plug- TS (unbalanced)

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1/4 inch phone plug- TRS (balanced)

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Bantam or TT (tiny-telephone) plug

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3.5mm (1/8”) mini plug

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13
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RCA connector

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14
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Speakon connector

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15
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Snake

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16
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Channel fader

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17
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Console

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18
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Board

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19
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Master fader

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20
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Amplifier

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21
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Input section

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22
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Microphone preamp

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23
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Phantom power (48V)

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24
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Trim

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25
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Plolarity (phase) reversal

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26
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Summing bus

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27
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Pan pot

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28
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Potentiometer (pot)

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29
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Mute and solo switches

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30
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Input/output (I/O) module (channel strip)

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31
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Cue system or foldback

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32
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Master section

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33
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Master buses

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34
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Monitor section

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35
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Talkback

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36
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Patch bay (jack field)

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37
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Patch point

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38
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Patch cable

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39
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Automation

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40
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SMPTE time code

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41
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Meters

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42
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Volume unit (VU)

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43
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Peak

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44
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LUFS

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45
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Decibel full-scale (dBFS)

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46
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Equalization (EQ)

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47
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High cut/low pass filter

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48
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Low cut/high pass filter

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49
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Notch filler

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50
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Cutoff frequency

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51
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Slope or dB per octave

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52
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Tone controls

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53
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Shelving equalizer

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54
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Turnover frequency

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55
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Peaking equalizer (bell curve)

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56
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Center frequency

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57
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Bandwidth vs. “Q”

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58
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Q= Fc/BW

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59
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Hugh Q represents narrow bandwidth

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60
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Low Q represents wide bandwidth

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61
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Phase shift

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62
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Parametric EQ

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63
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Graphic EQ

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64
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1/3rd octave band

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65
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Outboard vs. Onboard signal processing

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66
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Digital EQ

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67
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Compressor vs. limiter

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68
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Compressor controls: threshold, ratio, attack, hold, release

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69
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Expander vs. noise gate

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70
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Expansion vs. gating

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71
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Expander controls: threshold, ratio, attack, release, range

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72
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Unity gain

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73
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1:1 ratio

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74
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Compressing 2:1 ratio

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75
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Limiting

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76
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10:1 ratio

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77
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Side chain

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78
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External (key) input

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79
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De-Esser

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80
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Keying or triggering

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81
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Ducking

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82
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Stereo compression

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83
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Side chain link for stereo compression

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84
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RT60 - decay time

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85
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Reverberation

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86
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Early reflections

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87
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Pre-delay

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88
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Spring reverb

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89
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Plate reverb

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90
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Echo chamber

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91
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Slap echo

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92
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Flanging or phasing

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93
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Chorus

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94
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Pitch shift

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95
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ADT- automatic double-tracking

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96
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Tape delay

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97
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Inotation processing

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