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