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Take a 21 question quiz to test and certify your knowledge of the tutorial-video course
Audio Concepts 101 - Audio & Sound Basics.
Get a mark of 80% or higher to pass this quiz!
1
Our perception of loudness is ________.
logarithmic
linear
2
Which of the following are considered "Membranophones" instruments"?
Wind instruments
Stringed instruments
Drums
Percussion
3
When listening at very low level, your ear will perceive more bass and treble. True or false?
False
Tue
4
The dynamic range of the human hear system is approximately ______________.
0 dB SPL–48 dB SPL
0 dB SPL–200 dB SPL
0 dB SPL–120 dB SPL
20 dB SPL–44.1 dB SPL
5
What is frequency?
The pattern of vibration
The duration and volume of vibration
The rate or speed of vibration
The intensity of vibration
6
Which wave is often use as a simple test signal?
Sine wave
Square wave
Triangle wave
Sawtooth wave
7
What is the main transmission medium for sound waves?
Speakers
The human ear
Musical Instruments
Air
8
Our perception of changes in loudness is based on the ratio between two levels. True or false?
False
True
9
What is the frequency range of human hearing?
20 Hz–48 kHz
10 Hz–48 kHz
20 Hz–20 kHz
40 Hz–44.1 kHz
10
Sound can't be transmitted through solid surfaces. True or false?
True
False
11
A Bel is ___________.
2 dB
10 dB
100 dB
A hollow metallic device that gives off a reverberating sound when struck
12
What is the standard dBu for professional audio gear?
+4dBu
+24dBu
-2dBu
-10dBu
13
Which of the following are considered "Aerophones" instruments"?
Stringed instruments
Percussion
Wind instruments
Drums
14
What is waveshape?
The duration of vibration
The pattern of vibration
The rate or speed of vibration
The intensity of vibration
15
Which of the following are considered "Chordophones" instruments"?
Drums
Wind instruments
Stringed instruments
Percussion
16
"Ambient air pressure" is the pressure of an object's surrounding medium. True or false?
True
False
17
Which of the following are considered "Idiophones" instruments"?
Wind instruments
Percussion
Drums
Stringed instruments
18
Which of the following is NOT a physical property of sound?
Waveshape
Amplitude
Frequency
Timbre
19
What are the 3 perceptual qualities of sound?
Loudness, Frequency and Pitch
Amplitude Frequency and Timbre
Loudness, Pitch and Timbre
Amplitude, Waveshape and Timbre
20
Intensity or Strength of vibration is an example of which of the following?
Frequency
Waveshape
Amplitude
21
Which waveform contains only odd numbed harmonics?
Square wave
Sine wave
Sawtooth wave
Triangle wave
Audio Concepts 101
Audio & Sound Basics
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