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