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