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AudioPedia 101 - Sound Waves & Hearing.
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1
The varying high & low pressure zones of a sound wave in the air are called...
tops & bottoms
pushes & pulls
compressions & rarefactions
2
dBspl and dBu measure (respectively)...
voltage & power
voltage & current
power & voltage
acoustic sound pressure & voltage
3
The so-called Threshold of Pain for human hearing is approximately...
100 dBspl
120 dBspl
180 dBspl
440 dBspl
4
In a waveform graph the vertical & horizontal axes represent...
timbre & amplitude
amplitude & frequency
frequency & timbre
amplitude & time
5
A graph of equal-loudness contours for human hearing is called...
Freddy-Mercury graph
Fletcher-Munson graph
Frequency-Modulation graph
Frequency-Waveform graph
6
Multiple simultaneous sine wave frequencies in a vibrating object are...
harmonics & overtones
harmonies & unisons
melodies and harmonies
harmonies & octaves
7
The perceptual quality associated with the physical property of Frequency is...
timbre
pitch
loudness
time
8
Clipping of an analog wave...
creates distortion harmonics
is an inaudible change of the waveshape
shortens the notes in a musical phrase
creates sub frequencies
9
Headroom is...
the difference between average & peak level
the space above your head
the difference between dBu and dbV
the ceiling height inside an iso-booth
10
The deciBel scale measures...
timbre
time
amplitude
pitch
11
An analog sound wave is...
a numerical sequence
a wavetable
a continuous wave
a stepped wave
12
The (approximate) frequency limits of human hearing are...
10 Hz to 10 kHz
100 Hz - 10 kHz
20 Hz - 20 kHz
0 Hz - 100 kHz
13
The three physical properties of sound are...
loudness, pitch, & voltage
high, medium, & low pressure
bass, mid and treble
amplitude, frequency, & waveshape
14
A transient usually corresponds to...
the average level of a note
the overall length of a note
the pitch of a note
the peak level of a note
15
The perceptual quality associated with the physical property of Amplitude is...
loudness
pitch
timbre
time
16
A ringing in the ear caused by temporary or permanent hearing damage is...
tinnitus
the doorbell syndrome
a bell curve
the Megadeth syndrome
17
Unity Gain means...
both left & right speakers are at the same level
no change in amplitude between input & output
all tracks in a mix are at the same level
440 kHz
18
An acoustic sound wave consists of...
variation in watt
variations in current
variations in voltage
variations in air pressure
19
A transient is...
the decaying portion of a note
the initial impact at the beginning of a note
a short recording session
the tail of a long reverb
20
20 kHz is...
2 thousand Hertz
2 Hz
20 thousand Hertz
2 million Hertz
21
The perceptual quality associated with the physical property of Waveshape is...
timbre
loudness
time
pitch
AudioPedia 101
Sound Waves & Hearing
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