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AudioPedia 104 - Recording Media, DAW and Computer.
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DAW stands for
Digital Analog Workstation
Dockable Audio Workstation
Dynamic Audio Workstation
Digital Audio Workstation
2
The RAM requirement for a modern DAW is
128 KB & up
approximately 8 MegaBytes & up
approximately 8 GigaBytes & up
approximately 8 TeraBytes & up
3
A RAID Array consists of
malware that infects computers used for DAW systems
multiple hard drives linked for speed or backup
multiple computers linked for speed or backup
a string of RAM buffers that optimize audio data transfer
4
USB stands for
Ultimate Serial Bus
Universal Stereo Bus
Unbalanced Serial Bus
Universal Serial Bus
5
The professional stereo digital audio transmission standard is
AES/EBU
AAC/ALAC
Lightpipe
MIDI
6
Word Clock connections carry
digital audio processing for mixing applications
audio data
a master clock signal for digital audio streams
session timing in hours/minutes/seconds/frames
7
The recommended minimum spec for a hard drive for a DAW is
3.1416 RPM
3600 rpm
72,000 rpm
7200 rpm
8
A mirror-image backup is
a backup consisting only of files with multiple versions
a backup of your most important files
an audiofile processed to play backwards
an exact duplicate of the entire content of a hard drive
9
In a computer-based DAW, a RAM buffer
prevents digital overloads during audio recording
passes audio data to/from the hard disk
prevents analog overloads during audio recording
retains its contents even when the computer is turned off
10
A computer's CPU is
the computer's primary long-term storage device
the main processor-the "brain" of the computer
a device that allows multiple peripherals to connect through a single USB port
the computer's built-in RAM storage
11
Flash drives
are good for storage & transfer but not recommended for audio streaming
are faster than regular hard drives and preferred for audio recording
are larger than regular hard drives and preferred for audio storage
are too expensive
12
Analog tape records audio signals via
brickwall limiting
electromagnetic induction
a digital process
electrical capacitance
13
The main function of an audio interface is
to allow MIDI devices to communicate with each other
analog effects processing
digital audio storage
A-to-D & D-to-A conversion
14
The two versions of FireWire used for audio devices are
FireWire X & FireWire Y
FireWire 1.1 & FireWire 2.0
FireWire A & FireWire B
FireWire 400 & FireWire 800
15
An SSD is
a multitap delay for audio processing
a supersonic digital timing signal
a solid-state (RAM-based) hard drive
solid-state driver
16
The Thunderbolt 2 standard has speeds of
20 Gigabits/second
100 Gigabits/second
50 Gigabits/second
200 Gigabits/second
17
In a DAW, Latency is
the length of time a user should wait before upgrading to a new OS
a lag (delay) in monitored audio from RAM buffering
non existent
an effect used for creating doubling effects
AudioPedia 104
Recording Media, DAW and Computer
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