1380 Final Exam Quiz

Close mic technique allows us to pick up more of the room sound, and sounds more "open".

RT 60 stands for

Which of the following is NOT one of the judges requirements for audio authenticity:

"Direct sound", "Early Reflections", and "Reverberation" make up

The wavelength of a 100 Hz waveform would be approximately

A common language for programming apps is:

If a microphone picks up sounds waves from the front and back, but NOT the sides, its polar pattern is

To make it sound like the vocalist is coming from the left speaker instead of the right, you should use the

Which of the following is not a storage recommendation:

The path a signal takes to go from the input to a destination or output is called

When archiving audio the standard file format used is:

If I have a 50 MB wave file, and compress it into a 128 kps MP3 (lossy compression), its size will roughly be

The person that brought back a German tape recorder to Bing Crosby after world war 2 was

The "Fletcher-Munson" curves demonstrate that our ears "hear" linearly to all frequencies.

Old film is NOT very flammable.

Why does sound not go on into infinity?

In a loudspeaker system, the bigger speaker that produces mainly low frequencies is a

In live sound, which word means "the output of the system sounds like the input"?

DSP is applied mathematics to change a signal.

Music is coming from a jukebox in a movie - this is an example of:

Diegetic sounds are "otherworldy" sounds and are not seen on screen but add emotional impact.

The "threshold of pain" is defined as

The reason a violin and a trumpet can play the same note, but sound different, is because of "timbral" differences.

The removal of pops and clicks from a vinyl recording is:

A "shock mount" will protect a microphone if it falls.

Which digital compression format does NOT eliminate any of the original source?

Edison invented the

A "noise gate" is an example of what kind of signal processor?

Magnetic induction mics are able to generate a signal from a sound wave due to

Audio related jobs requiring a study of computer science may include

Loudspeakers are like microphones in that they

In live sound, when do you load the truck to carry the equipment to the next show?

In live sound, which word means "the system can distribute sound to all listeners in the venue and band"?

If you want to make a vocalist sound like they are singing through an old telephone, use what kind of processor?

If you want to make a vocalist sound like they are singing in a cave, what kind of processor should you use?

Pfleumer invented the

Jack Foley is famous for doing the sound design for Star Wars.

How many years did it take for the CD to surpass LP sales?

One octave above 3200 Hz is

Sound Pressure Level is measured in

Which of the following is a tradeshow I might introduce an audio product at?

The first court case that allowed audio in the courtroom was the:

A limiter is what type of signal processor?

In a sound wave, air particles moving closer together and then further apart is described as

In class, when we listened to audio with a lower bit depth, the result was

The ossicles are made up of the

What can sound NOT travel through?

A band is featured performing on stage in a movie - what type of music is this:

In live sound, when do you "tune" the system for the venue?

In live sound, the person responsible for what the artist and musicians hear on stage is the

The external/outer ear that is the part we see is called the

What is NOT one of the 4 signal processor categories?

The formula to calculate wavelength of a given frequency is:

The first commercially released CD was:

Flanging effect is an example of a ____________ signal processor.

SSD drives are the best storage medium because they have a 0% failure rate.

Most DAW's and plugins are written in:

"Diffraction of sound" means that sound bounces back and forth like a flutter between parallel surfaces.

Berliner invented the

Les Paul's creation of "Sound on sound" recording led to modern day

The speed of sound, under normal conditions, is

NIOSH says that if you are exposed to sound for a period 8 hours, you should be listening no louder than

Most products we buy never have to go through a development stage.

In live sound, when do you do the sound check?

A reverb is what type of signal processor?

Commercial CD's are which standard?

The only jobs available for audio technology majors are being studio engineers or doing live sound.

The part of a speaker system that divides the audio between the woofer and the tweeter is a/an

Which of the following is NOT a common middleware app used for sound in the gaming industry?

Most Foley sounds come from a sound effects library.

When localizing vertical direction with our ears, our brains calculate this using "head shadowing".

The "Lifecycle of a sound" is defined by

This picture represents what technique?

The range of human hearing is

Which advancement in technology was a step backward in audio quality?

Sounds do not reflect off of surfaces.

"Diffraction of sound" is defined by sound

When you are thinking of how to apply Unit 1 "transmission of sound" concepts, you might think about

If a microphone picks up signal from the front, but not at the back, the pattern is probably a/an

Based on Nyquists Theorem, to record frequencies up to 12 kHz, the SR needs to be at least

Filters can only do what?

Which digital compression format DOES eliminate some of the original source?

If you want to control the dynamic range (peaks, etc) of a vocal recording, what signal processor should you use?

The most rugged type of microphone is

In class, when we listened to audio with a lower sample rate, the result was

With analog recording, there is NO degradation with each copy you make from the original.

Masking is when loud signals prevent our ears from hearing softer sounds.

When localizing what direction a sound is coming from, our 2 ears can use the arrival time differences.

In analog tape recording, constant rate of speed is not all that important.

You hire John Williams to create music for your film - what type of music is it:

24 bit recordings can capture approx. how many voltage levels of amplitude?

An EQ is what type of signal processor?

The removal of tape hiss is an example of: