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