Time-based Processors

Question 1

5 sources of reverb

Answer 1

1. Acoustic reverberation
2. Echo chamber
3. Plate reverb
4. Spring reverb
5. Digital reverb devices

Question 2

Oscillation with high rate and low depth

Answer 2

Phaser

Question 3

Oscillation with low rate and high depth

Answer 3

Flanger

Question 4

Room with no reverb

Answer 4

Anechoic chamber

Question 5

Delay with 0% feedback

Answer 5

Slapback

Question 6

Multi-voice oscillation

Answer 6

Physical movement of multiple voices against each other

Question 7

Percentage of the original signal in the first repeat in delay effect

Answer 7

100%

Question 8

When there is a difference in ________, there will be a difference in ________. When there is a difference in ________, there will be a difference in _________.

Answer 8

Time, Phase, Phase, Tone

Question 9

Examples of Time-based processors

Answer 9

Chorus, Delay, Reverb, Phaser

Question 10

Reverb

Answer 10

Random multiple echoes

Question 11

Room built specifically for reverb

Answer 11

Echo chamber

Question 12

Type of reverb most typically found in guitar amps

Answer 12

Spring reverb

Question 13

Reverb happens in the brain - true or false?

Answer 13

True

Question 14

3 components of reverb

Answer 14

1. Direct signal
2. Early reflections
3. Reverberation

Question 15

Direct Signal

Answer 15

The point in time at which the original sound wave is received by the listener

Question 16

Early reflections

Answer 16

The first few reflections that are projected to the listener within a determined space

Question 17

Reverberation (3 components of reverb)

Answer 17

The point in time where the brain cannot discern the reflections separately because they are so tightly spaced (reverb tail)

Question 18

Acoustic reverberation

Answer 18

Utilising the natural amount of reverb that an environment has

Question 19

Plate reverb

Answer 19

“Plate” of sheet metal inside a wooden box, suspended on all four corners

Question 20

Spring reverb

Answer 20

Like a plate reverb but has springs

Question 21

Digital reverb devices

Answer 21

Can do any type of room/environment, simulates all other reverbs using algorithms

Question 22

3 common parameters of digital reverb

Answer 22

1. Room-size control
2. Pre-delay
3. Reverb time (decay time)

Question 23

Room-size control

Answer 23

Room type/reverb type

Question 24

Pre-delay

Answer 24

The amount of time after the direct signal, before the early reflections (milliseconds of pre-delay)

Question 25

Reverb time (decay time)

Answer 25

The amount of time it takes to completely delay

RT60 (reverb time 60dB)

Question 26

Delay

Answer 26

The generation of discrete repeats of the input signal at regularly spaced intervals

Question 27

Delay measurement

Answer 27

Milliseconds

Question 28

Chorus

Answer 28

More than one

Question 29

Natural chorus

Answer 29

Recording the same thing more than once

Question 30

Chorus effect

Answer 30

Sound that results from a device that causes the source to be phase-shifted in such a manner that “dip” frequencies vary

Question 31

“Dip” frequency

Answer 31

Volume change in chorus delay

Question 32

Vibrato

Answer 32

Periodic changes in the pitch of a waveform (frequency modulation)

Question 33

Tremolo

Answer 33

Periodic changes in the volume of a waveform (amplitude modulation)

Question 34

Tape/Reel flanging

Answer 34

Reel flanging done in real time - this can be very time consuming and needs to be done perfectly in time with the song being played in order to achieve the proper effect that is desired