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AudioPedia 108 - Mixing and Mastering.
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1
A high-frequency shelving EQ band (shelf)...
boosts or cuts all frequencies around a center frequency
boosts or cuts all frequencies below a corner frequency
boosts or cuts all frequencies above a corner frequency
2
The function of ducking is to...
attenuate the level of background music when a voiceover comes along
attenuate notes that fall outside the song's home key
remove excessive sibilance in a vocal track
3
A studio's Reverb Chamber is...
a dedicated reflective room
a mechanical device with a metal sheet
a mechanical device with tensioned springs
4
Another name for a tube is...
a transformer
an FET
a valve
5
A VCA compressor...
uses a light & a photoresistor
uses a voltage-controlled amplifier
uses a varible-bias tube
6
Feedback can be used for...
after-the-fact pitch correction
repeating echo effects
removing clipping from an already-recorded track
7
Where is a brickwall limiter usually set when mastering?
-3 dB
-1 dB
0 dB
-0.3dB
8
Dynamics processing includes...
modulation & feedback
parametric processing & octave-band processing
compression/limiting & expansion/gating
9
A Limiter...
auto-corrects pitches above & below a user-specified range
is a compressor with a Ratio of 10:1–20:1 or higher
corrects tempo variations above a user-specified bpm
10
Spectral Processing
uses Fourier analysis to identify & isolate individual elements embedded in an audio recording
a mechanical device with tensioned springs
a dedicated reflective room
11
In parallel compression...
two compressors are used one after the other for a more subtle compression characteristic
all controls are set to the same value
a copy of the signal is compressed & mixed with the uncompressed version
12
A noise gate...
removes bakground sound (like leakage) inbetween words & phrases
attenuates pitchy notes in a vocal track
removes bakground sound (like leakage) present at the same time as the main part
13
Loudness Maximzing is...
the practice of limitng transients to achieve higher average levels
the practice of pumping up the bass for a louder-sounding mix
the practice of boosting highs for a louder-sounding mix
14
The main function of Audio Repair software is...
to quantizes the timing of drums within a stereo mix
to auto-correct the pitch of vocals within a stereo mix
to fix common audio problems like background noise, leakage, & clipped audio
15
Delay times for Chorusing are typically...
over 50 milliseconds
between around 15-25 milliseconds
under 10 milliseconds
16
In mixing distortion is...
never useful and should always be avoided
only useful in heavy metal and nu-metal musical genres
sometimes useful as a warming effect in small amounts
17
Delay-based echo effects...
utilize delay times above 30-50 milliseconds
utilize delay times below 30-50 milliseconds
utilize delay times within the Haas Eeffect's Fusion Zone
18
Rt60 refes to...
the average cost of a digital reverb plug-in
the name of a famous delay unit
the initial delay time in a reverberant sound field (in milliseconds)
the length (decay time) of a reverb tail
19
A Convolution reverb creates reverberation...
by recording (sampling) the sound of a real room
by accumulating digital delays
placing a speaker & mics in a dedicated empty room
20
A FET compressor...
uses a special tube with variable bias
usually has a very slow, subtle response characteristic
usually has a fast, aggressive response characteristic
21
A parametric EQ's "Q" controls...
determine the range of boost & cut for each band
adjusts the bandwidth of each band
set the center frequency of each band
22
ADT stands for...
Artifical Double-Tracking
Audio Dynamic Threshold
Active Dynamic Tracking
23
True Peak metering...
estimates inter-sample peaks
shows the average signal level of a mix
isolates the loudest frequency in a mix
24
The goal of de-essing is to...
remove excessive sibilance in a vocal track
apply pitch-shifting to simplify melodies that are too busy
attenuate the level of background music when a voiceover comes along
25
DDL stands for...
Dynamic Digital Limiter
Drop-Down Limiter
Digital Delay Line
AudioPedia 108
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