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59 Cards in this Set
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Dither
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Low Level Random Noise
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Noise Shaping
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Algorithm placed on dither
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Baxandall EQ
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Continually rises and never levels out
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Gerzon EQ
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Briefly dips before it rises
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Who invented the parametric EQ
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George Massenburg
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Reduction of a word length is called
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Truncation
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Dynamic Range
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The difference in the quietest and loudest point in the mix before distortion
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A type of filter that maintains linear accuracy
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FIR
Finite Impulse Response |
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A type of filter that produces linear phase shift
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IIR
Infinite Impulse Response |
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Frequency Range Known to cause muddy or box like sounds
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300hz-800hz
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Frequency Range known to cause harshness or irritation
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1kHz - 4 kHz
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What is the first rule of mixing
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Tracking
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A mix is a Series of
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Arrangements
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Two essential arrangement types
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Sparse
Dense |
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According to Redbook what digit is the real start of the track
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0
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According to Redbook playback begins at
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1
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The Standard for commercially released Cd's is
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Redbook
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Owning this establishes the right for any entity to distribute and license creative content
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Publishing rights
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A marker imbedded into the music portion of a Redbook CD
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PQ sub code index
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The first of two conversions when reducing audio files to Redbook standards
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Sample Rate
Then Bit Depth |
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The process in between tracking and mixing is called
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Editing
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The Target market for major record sales
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13-19
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The earliest example of this was the BEE Gee's and Saturday Night Fever
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Synergy
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Common Variations of a Digital Clock
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Jitter
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An instantaneous rise from average to peak volume
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Crest Factor
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A type of noise used for reference levels
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Pink Noise
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Bob Katz descrbes subtractive and additive EQ as
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Ying Yang
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Analog tape tends to increase your average level by how much compared to digital
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6db
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Bob Katz first principal in Mastereing
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Changing anything affects everything
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The speed and accuracy by which samples are played back
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Clocking
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Makes quiet sounds louder by accomplishing upwards compression
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Parallel Compression
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Inconsistencies with frequency response especially with high frequencies
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Ripple
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The useful portion of the frequency spectrum
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Pass Band
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A business structure that does not protect your personal assets
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Sole Proprietorship
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Comb Filtering
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Timing related frequency cancellation artifacts
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Lowest 6db of any word length
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LSB
Least Significant bit |
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How many discrete steps are there in 16 bit audio
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65,536
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How many discrete steps are there in 24 bit audio
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16,777,216
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What are three reasons for mastering?
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Preparing for the final Medium
2nd set of ears Everything Else |
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Four Primary Processors for Mixing
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EQ
Pan EFX Amplitude |
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Four Primary Processors for Mastering
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Filters
Multiband Compression EQ Limiting |
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if the CD player is between the 0 and the 1 index what will the counter read
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It will count backwards from negative to positive
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The Redbook standard for how many tracks on a CD
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99
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The most important factor in pre production on any project
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The Goal
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In mastering what is the only thing that should happen after the limiter
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Dither
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Three things necessary to start a business
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Fictitious name
Business License Bank Account |
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When making copies of a CD at the CD manufacturer this process utilizes a glass master
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Replication
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Of the two copy procedures which one is more reliable
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Replication
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How much dynamic range is on a VU meter
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23db
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What does dbfs stand for
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full scale
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What is the approximate dynamic range of analog tape?
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70-76 db
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Three things that can impact the outcome of a project
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Time
Budget Talent Personalities Equipment |
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you can serve a song by creating
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Dynamic Energy
Emotional Tone |
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How does a FIR equalizer maintain linear phase accuracy?
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Looks back on a specific number of samples in order to generate a response
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Subtractive equalization after limiting can cause clipping True or False
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True
because of Gerzon |
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What is the goal of the mix
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To serve the song
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What is the acronym for the code to identify the song downloaded by the consumer so the distributor artist and record label receive payment
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ISRC code
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What is the file type used to send the master disc image of the album to the manufacturer
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DDP
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Name 5 ways master or mix engineers can deliver files of an album
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Stems
Vocals Instrumental Up one Down Down Radio Version Surround Explicit |
