Sound Test

Front 1

a signal voltage range over 4 db.

Back 1

line level

Front 2

a unit for expressing the intensity of sound; the smallest change in loudness that the human ear can detect

Back 2

decibel

Front 3

Unit for expressing frequency

Back 3

hertz

Front 4

three categories of sound in a theatrical application

Back 4

music, effects, and reinforcement

Front 5

three times during a production that music is generally used for

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preshow, intermission, and postshow

Front 6

this particular category of sound is often the most difficult job for the sound designer

Back 6

effects

Front 7

this element of sound is used to enhance the loudness of the actors voices when the acoustics of an auditorium are poor.

Back 7

reinforcement

Front 8

reinforcement is generally accomplished through the use of what?

Back 8

microphones

Front 9

What must a sound designer achieve when reinforcing?

Back 9

A balance between the room’s natural sound and the enhanced sound

Front 10

how many times the tympanic membrane hits our ear in hertz in a certain given time.

Back 10

frequency

Front 11

a minimum amount a human ear can hear is _____ vibrations per second hertz

Back 11

20

Front 12

the characteristic tone produced by a vibrating body

Back 12

pitch

Front 13

the higher number of vibrations per second (frequency), the _______ the pitch.

Back 13

higher

Front 14

a low pitch = _____

Back 14

20 hz

Front 15

a high pitch = ______

Back 15

17,000 hz

Front 16

The loudness of a frequency measured in decibles

Back 16

intensity

Front 17

the distinctive quality of a sound that distinguishes one voice, musical instrument, or sound from another of the same pitch and intensity; harmonics

Back 17

timbre

Front 18

List the basic accoustic properties:

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absorption, reflection, and reverberation

Front 19

changes sound waves into something electronic

Back 19

transducer

Front 20

a low frequency speaker with a frequency range of 20Hz to approximately 150-250 Hz

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Woofers

Front 21

__________ are enclosed in their own cabinet complete with ports and baffles to provide the lowest frequencies possible

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Subwoofers

Front 22

A speaker designed to reproduce the middle range of audio frequencies roughly between 200-1000 Hz

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Mid-Range Speakers

Front 23

High frequency speakers designed to reproduce frequencies 1000 to 20,000 Hz

Back 23

Tweeters

Front 24

A unit housing a large magnet that vibrates a very thin metallic diaphragm; creates mid and high frequency sounds

Back 24

Pressure Driver

Front 25

A dispersion device attached to a high pressure driver that directs the sound created by the driver into a specific pattern

Back 25

Horn

Front 26

a very sensitive microphone used in recording studios; a tiny ribbon connected to an electromagnet--when sound waves hit the ribbon, it vibrates the magnet that sends the signal.

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Ribbon Microphone

Front 27

This microphone has a membrane connected to a coil that is wrapped around an electromagnet

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Dynamic microphone

Front 28

This microphone is the best of both worlds (dynamic and ribbon) that has electricity running through the electromagnet

Back 28

Condenser microphone

Front 29

This microphone picks up sound everywhere

Back 29

Omnidirectional

Front 30

The microphone picks up sound from one side

Back 30

Cardioid

Front 31

a device used to boost the electrical signal received from a transducer to a level that will drive a loudspeaker

Back 31

Amplifier

Front 32

electronic device used to mix the output signal of a variety of sources (i.e. microphone, tape deck, CD player, instruments etc.)

Back 32

Mixer

Front 33

With this device, signals can be altered, enhanced and blended together and then sent on to other equipment, such as equalizers and amplifiers

Back 33

Mixer

Front 34

A ______ can be used for both recording and playback

Back 34

Mixer

Front 35

Name the three parts of the mixer board.

Back 35

Input, effects, and Output

Front 36

two parts of the input level:

Back 36

line and mic

Front 37

a voltage range of 4 db and under.

Back 37

mic level

Front 38

this device allows the design to alter groups of frequencies based on the low, mid-low, mid-high, and high frequencies

Back 38

parametric equalizer

Front 39

this will send a signal wherever you tell it to go (speaker SR, speaker BOH, etc.)

Back 39

auxiliary send

Front 40

Can send or split the signal from right, left, or both speakers

Back 40

Pan

Front 41

If the _____ is on then all the buttons are bypassed, the only thing that works is the signal going through

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prefade

Front 42

Adjusts the level of the sound coming in and going out

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Fader

Front 43

Boosts an individual signal temporarily

Back 43

solo

Front 44

sends signal to main outputs (left, right, middle, etc.)

Back 44

mix

Front 45

Keeps you on track for the signal reaching its max or not

Back 45

Bar-Graph Metere

Front 46

controls the master volume of the auxiliary or fx

Back 46

Auxiliary and FX Output Masters

Front 47

Effects processor

Back 47

Lexicon Adjustments

Front 48

List the 5 parts of the console controls

Back 48

phantom power, instrument input, line input, mic input, and direct output

Front 49

all the frequencies the human ear can hear all at once

Back 49

white noise

Front 50

certain frequencies are let through

Back 50

pink noise

Front 51

an equalizer with individual slide controls affecting specific segments of the sound spectrum

Back 51

graphic equalizer

Front 52

when vibrations are absorbed

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absorption

Front 53

when vibrations bounce back (sent back)

Back 53

reflection

Front 54

when vibrations bounce back and against each other, creating an echo effects

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reverberation