Audio Production Final

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multitrack

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recording environment where overdubs are often used to build up a song over time.

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live vs. multitrack, what is live recording?

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is created on the spot in real time, often during a single in-studio or on-stage performance with little or no post production other than mixing.

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recording spaces

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acoustic room, recording environment, control room; mixing environment, project studios and protable studios

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steps in the recording process

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1. pre production- getting everything together
2. recording (basic tracks)
3. Overdubbing (adding recordings to existing recordings)
4. Mixdown (levels, spatial placement,EQ, Dynamics, Effects)
5. Mastering- Final edited mixdown (relative levels, dynamics, EQ, Overall levels.)

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what does a transducer do?

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it converts 1 form of energy into another

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what are some examples of a transducer?

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Ear, Speaker, Microphone, Guitar, Record Head

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What is amplitude?

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The greater distance - or +. the maximum negative or maximum positive is the peak.

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Frequency

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Meatusre the number of cycles in 1 second.

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What is RMS?

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it is the meaningful average of output

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What is phase?

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It is the difference in timing.

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Harmonic Content

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Fundamental overtone

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Harmonic overtone

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octave whole # multilpe of the fundamental.

example; Concert A=440Hz
Up an octave equals 880Hz

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Timbre

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The voice- THe harmonics and the relative intensity levels that make the "voice".

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The Funadmental Frequency

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Pitch being played

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What are the envelope Characteristics?

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Attack-
Sustain
Decay
Release

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Attack

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Time it takes for initial build of a sound.

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Sustain-

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increases or decreases volume after time.

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Decay

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begins to fade or reduction once note has stopped playing.

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Release

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digital- final release time.

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Decibels

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measures loudness

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Gain

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Amplitude of signal.

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threshhold of pain

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pain in a listener 140 dB or 200Hz-10kHz.

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range of human hearing

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20-20kHz

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sampling rate

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number of measurements taken of an analog signal taken in 1 second.

standard is 44.1 kHz Rate

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Bit Rate

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Deals with freq and amplitude. the hight the bit rate- the better the quality is.

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Nyquist Theorem

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Sampling rate needs to be atleast twice the highest frequency

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Dither and what does it do?

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Small amount of random noice add through the a/d path.

reduces harmonic distortion
helps improve resolution

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What does DSP stand for?
and what does it do?

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Digital Signal Processing. processing a signal into a digital domain in real time or non real time

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Non real time DSP is?

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rewriting the file, apply the effect, can't undo

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real time DSP is?

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using as an insert, file has been rewritten

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edit window

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shows, i/o, comments, sends, size, tracks, colors, track order

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mix windo shows

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tools:handtool, waveform editor, scrub tool(edit with hearing), trimmer, zoom

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modes of protools

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grid mode
slip mode

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Midi

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Musicial Instrument Digital Interface.

doesnt cary audio/only data.
on/off notes
program change (voice)
ch. assignment (1-16)
velocity (volume)
controllers (pitch bend, keyboards, drum contorllers, pads/triggers)

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numbering system of MIDI

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0-127...128 Values.

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what is SMF?

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standard midi file, able to read files and play them back

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general midi?

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deals with voices or program changes.

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Mixing;
Tall:
Depth:
Wide:

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Tall: Frequency
Depth: Ambience, reverbs, delays
Wide: Soundscape, every element can be heard quickly, panning and placement within the stereo.

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6 elements of a great mix

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1. balance- level of relationships, are the tracks balanced? Are they blended well together/
2. Frequency Range, having frequencies properly represented. not dominating with bass.
3. Panorama- placement/soundfield. placing something. panning left or right. masking.
4. Dimension- adding the ambience often done with reverbs, delays, mic. or the placement of the room itself.
5. Dynamics- volume envelopes, levels
6. Interests- making it special.