vocabulary

Question 1

bed

Answer 1

a term in sound production referring to the music or ambience sounds continuously playing in the background under speech or scenes

Question 2

board(mixing board)

Answer 2

A tool that allows combining multiple audio sources into one signal for recording.

Question 3

clipping

Answer 3

Occurs when an audio recording distorts because the sound level(volume/pressure) exceeds what the equipment can accurately capture.

Question 4

compression

Answer 4

A way of making an audio or file smaller while trying to maintain sound quality

Question 5

pixel

Answer 5

Is to an image as a wave is to sound

Question 6

compressor

Answer 6

A means of evening out the sound levels in an audio file. It can be done real-time while recording in hardware or post production via software

Question 7

gate

Answer 7

a piece of hardware (often incorporated into a hardware compressor) that sets a minimum sound level before any sound is recorded.

Question 8

Id3 tags

Answer 8

A part of an MP3 file that allows data about the file to be stored, such as the title, author or artist, category and cover art

Question 9

MP3

Answer 9

a popular audio file format, commonly used for podcast(episodes)

Question 10

outro

Answer 10

A short audio or video clip placed at the end of a podcast/video cast

Question 11

Bi-Directional

Answer 11

A microphone that picks up sound from the front and back, but not the sides

Question 12

buffer size

Answer 12

How much data a computer program can handle at a time. Lower buffer size have lower latency, but are most susceptible to crashing

Question 13

Omnidirectional mic

Answer 13

A microphone that picks up sound from all direction

Question 14

Layering

Answer 14

recording several copies of musical part to be performed on top of each other

Question 15

crossfade

Answer 15

Gradual appearance of an image ,light, or sound, especially as a transition in a cinematic work, audio recording, or performance

Question 16

fade

Answer 16

A fade from one audio clip or track to another

Question 17

Bit depth

Answer 17

sample rate work together to determine the resolution of digital audio

Question 18

crosstalk

Answer 18

unwanted transfer to signals between communication channels

Question 19

frequency

Answer 19

describes the rate at which a sound wave vibrates, measured in cycles per second, or hertz(Hz)

Question 20

mastering

Answer 20

The process of finalizing for a specific medium, such as the web or an audio CD

Question 21

MP4

Answer 21

Format is actually a multimedia container that holds audio, video, images, animations and menus.

Question 22

Track

Answer 22

A single stream of recorded sound with no location in a sound field