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