Audio Prod Ch. 2

Front 1

Signal path/audio chain

Back 1

Path of a particular signal from a piece of equipment through a console &/or signal processing devices to a monitor or transmitter.

Front 2

Sound signal vs. Audio signal

Back 2

When sound is naturally produced (Ex. Talent speaking into a mic) we think of that sound (their voice) as a sound signal. When that sound signal is manipulated electronically its an audio signal.

Front 3

Direct vs. indirect/reflected sound

Back 3

Direct sound is the main sound you hear when a sound's produced (goes straight from the sound source to the mic) while indirect sound reaches the mic a little after direct sound.

Front 4

Echo

Back 4

Indirect sound has been bounced off or been reflected from 1 surface before reaching the mic.

Discreet repitition of sound unlike reverb, the reflections are distinct and separate. Can be created as a combo of delay and reverb or DSP.

Front 5

Reverb

Back 5

Indirect sound has bounced off or been reflected from 2 or more surfaces before reaching the mic.

Allows a sound recorded in a dead environment to sound as if it were recorded in a large room.

Front 6

Absorption

Back 6

Sound is absorbed W/I or transmitted through the material of a surface. Creates a dead studio (Sound dies quickly). Soaks up sound & shortens reverb time to prevent excessive reflection.

Front 7

Diffusion

Back 7

When sound hits an irregular surface & the sounds waves break up & disperse the reflections.

Front 8

Amplitude

Back 8

Sound waves strength or intensity; we hear it as volume or loudness.

Front 9

Decibels

Back 9

Measures the intensity of sound

Front 10

Frequency

Back 10

# of times per sec that a sound (which we hear as pitch) cycles. Measures by hertz. The faster something vibrates the higher the pitch.

Front 11

Timbre/Tone

Back 11

Relates to the waveform of the sound; characteristic that distinguishes 1 voice from another even if they're saying the same thing at the same volume & pitch.