Question 1

The four parts of an envelope are _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  First part, second part, third part, fourth part 
B)  attack, decay, sustain, release 
C)  outer edge, inner edge, top limit, bottom limit 
D)  timbre, maximum, minimum, note shape 
A)  First part, second part, third part, fourth part 
B)  attack, decay, sustain, release 
C)  outer edge, inner edge, top limit, bottom limit 
D)  timbre, maximum, minimum, note shape B

Question 2

An echo is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a delay. 
B)  a repetition of a sound more than 50 milliseconds after the original sound. 
C)  a smooth decay of sound. 
D)  something you hear in the mountains. 
A)  a delay. 
B)  a repetition of a sound more than 50 milliseconds after the original sound. 
C)  a smooth decay of sound. 
D)  something you hear in the mountains. B

Question 3

A high-pitched sound has a ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  high amplitude 
B)  irregular waveform 
C)  high frequency 
D)  wide waveform 
A)  high amplitude 
B)  irregular waveform 
C)  high frequency 
D)  wide waveform C

Question 4

The speed of sound is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  about 1 foot per millisecond. 
B)  1800 feet per second. 
C)  1130 miles an hour. 
D)  instantaneous. 
A)  about 1 foot per millisecond. 
B)  1800 feet per second. 
C)  1130 miles an hour. 
D)  instantaneous.

Question 5

If you combine two identical waves 180 degrees out of phase, what happens?

Accepted Answer

A)  nothing 
B)  silence 
C)  constructive interference 
D)  beats 
A)  nothing 
B)  silence 
C)  constructive interference 
D)  beats

Question 6

Noise (in audio) is ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Undesired sound 
B)  an irregular waveform 
C)  often a hiss sound 
D)  something that can be expressed in S/N 
E)  all of the above 
A)  Undesired sound 
B)  an irregular waveform 
C)  often a hiss sound 
D)  something that can be expressed in S/N 
E)  all of the above

Question 7

A complex wave is made of ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fundamental frequencies and harmonics 
B)  an irregular waveform 
C)  an out-of-phase waveform 
D)  several recordings mixed together 
A)  fundamental frequencies and harmonics 
B)  an irregular waveform 
C)  an out-of-phase waveform 
D)  several recordings mixed together

Question 8

A sound wave is __________________________

Accepted Answer

A)  a variation in air pressure at a point in the range 20 Hz to 20 kHz. 
B)  an audio signal 
C)  an electromagnetic wave in the air 
D)  a vibration of atoms 
A)  a variation in air pressure at a point in the range 20 Hz to 20 kHz. 
B)  an audio signal 
C)  an electromagnetic wave in the air 
D)  a vibration of atoms

Question 9

Sounds with short envelopes ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  have quick attacks. 
B)  are transients. 
C)  might be a guitar pluck or drum hit. 
D)  are shorter than sounds with long envelopes. 
E)  all of the above. 
A)  have quick attacks. 
B)  are transients. 
C)  might be a guitar pluck or drum hit. 
D)  are shorter than sounds with long envelopes. 
E)  all of the above.

Question 10

Loud sounds have ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  high frequencies 
B)  low frequencies 
C)  low amplitude 
D)  high amplitude 
A)  high frequencies 
B)  low frequencies 
C)  low amplitude 
D)  high amplitude

Question 11

Reverberation is _____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a wiggly, pulsing sound 
B)  a series of echoes. 
C)  a delay. 
D)  acoustic absorption. 
A)  a wiggly, pulsing sound 
B)  a series of echoes. 
C)  a delay. 
D)  acoustic absorption.

Question 12

Sound pressure drops _____ dB each time the distance from the source doubles.

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  10 
C)  6 
D)  1 
A)  3 
B)  10 
C)  6 
D)  1

Question 13

One thousand cycles per second is abbreviated __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 kHz 
B)  1000 cy/sec 
C)  1 kilocycles/sec 
D)  1000 waves/sec 
A)  1 kHz 
B)  1000 cy/sec 
C)  1 kilocycles/sec 
D)  1000 waves/sec

The four parts of an envelope are _________________.

An echo is ____________________.

A high-pitched sound has a ___________________.

The speed of sound is ____________________.

If you combine two identical waves 180 degrees out of phase, what happens?

Noise (in audio) is ___________________.

A complex wave is made of ______________.

A sound wave is __________________________

Sounds with short envelopes ___________________.

Loud sounds have ____________________.

Reverberation is _____________________.

Sound pressure drops _____ dB each time the distance from the source doubles.

One thousand cycles per second is abbreviated __________.

The Recording Process

Studio Acoustics; Signal Characteristics of Audio Devices

Equipping Your Studio

Monitoring

Microphones

Mic Technique Basics

Microphone Techniques

Equalisation

Effects and Signal Processors

Mixers

Digital Audio

Computer Recording

Daw Operation

Judging Sound Quality

Midi and Loops

Session Procedures

Mastering and Cd Burning

On-Location Recording of Popular Music

On-Location Recording of Classical Music

Web Audio, Streaming and Online Collaboration

Appendix A: DB or Not DB

Appendix B: Optimizing Your Computer for Multitrack Recording

Appendix C: Impedance

Appendix D: Phantom Power; Legacy Recording Devices, AUDIO GLOSARRY

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Exam 2: Sound and Psychoacoustics

The four parts of an envelope are _________________.

An echo is ____________________.

A high-pitched sound has a ___________________.

The speed of sound is ____________________.

If you combine two identical waves 180 degrees out of phase, what happens?

Noise (in audio) is ___________________.

A complex wave is made of ______________.

A sound wave is __________________________

Sounds with short envelopes ___________________.

Loud sounds have ____________________.

Reverberation is _____________________.

Sound pressure drops _____ dB each time the distance from the source doubles.

One thousand cycles per second is abbreviated __________.

The Recording Process

Studio Acoustics; Signal Characteristics of Audio Devices

Equipping Your Studio

Monitoring

Microphones

Mic Technique Basics

Microphone Techniques

Equalisation

Effects and Signal Processors

Mixers

Digital Audio

Computer Recording

Daw Operation

Judging Sound Quality

Midi and Loops

Session Procedures

Mastering and Cd Burning

On-Location Recording of Popular Music

On-Location Recording of Classical Music

Web Audio, Streaming and Online Collaboration

Appendix A: DB or Not DB

Appendix B: Optimizing Your Computer for Multitrack Recording

Appendix C: Impedance

Appendix D: Phantom Power; Legacy Recording Devices, AUDIO GLOSARRY

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