Time Delays and Reverberation

Question 1

Reverberation adds volume to a sound because it adds these to the sound

Answer 1

loudness, duration, spectral coloration

Question 2

Excessive reverberation can ________ speech and reduce clarity in a musical ensemble

Answer 2

mask

Question 3

Less than ________ of reverberation is recommended for speech

Answer 3

1 second

Question 4

What is the IR

Answer 4

a response of the space that captures all of the frequency and temporal characteristics of the space

Question 5

What is pre-delay

Answer 5

the delay iserted before the onset of the reverberation in order to minimize masking

Question 6

What are early reflections

Answer 6

reverb sounds that arrive within the first 100 ms

Question 7

When a sound is convolved with an IR, it appears at ________ distance from the microphone as the original sound source used in the recording, whereas convolving it twice with an IR makes it appear at ________ distance

Answer 7

the same, double the

Question 8

A single ______ circuit allows several signals to be sent to the same processor in varying amounts

Answer 8

auxiliary

Question 9

The pre-fader setting on an Auxiliary send allows ______

Answer 9

the signal to be sent to a processor independent of the mix signal level

Question 10

The ratio between the direct and reverberated signal is controlled in a(n) __________

Answer 10

dry/wet mix