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True or False: The optimal meter level for recording is going past the red area of the meter. |
False |
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Which type of microphone is most sensitive to sound coming from the front? |
Undirectional |
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If you do not know the directional property of a microphone, as general rule, where do you place the sound source relative to the microphone? |
In front of it |
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Why is it important to monitor the input level meter during recording? |
If the level is too high, the sound will be clipped or distorted. If it is too low, then the sound will be too soft. |
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The x-axis of the waveform view represents the ________. |
Time |
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The y-axis of the waveform view represents the ________. |
Amplitude Value |
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The x-axis of the spectral view represents the ______. |
Time |
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The y-axis of the spectral view represents the ________. |
Frequency
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The color of the spectral view represents the ________. |
Amplitude Value |
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Which view allows you to inspect the audio frequency distribution over time? |
Spectral |
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True or False: Application of special effects, such as reverb, to a noisy audio should be done before the noise reduction. |
False |
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The fade-in and fade-out effects can be created by applying the ______ effect. |
Envelope |
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The ______ effects are for changing the audio amplitude. |
Amplify, Envelope, Normalize |
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The ______ effect can create a feeling of being in a big auditorium. |
Reverb |
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The order of performing noise reduction is: |
1) Select a segment that contains pure noise 2) Have the program perform a statistical analysis of the noise to generate a profile. 3) Select the segment of the audio you want to apply noise reduction to 4) Have the program reduce the noise of the selected segment based on the noise profile |
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_____ deals with the musical notations, staff, and musical instrument assignments. |
MIDI |
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What is the disadvantage of MIDI compared to composing music with loop music? |
How the music will sounds depends on the sound car on the audience's computer. In addition, MIDI music creation require music composition skills. |
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Name several uses of digital audio. |
Music, in video, multimedia presentations, computer games |
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In which uses of audio is a smaller file size generally a more crucial consideration? |
Playback on the web, podcasts |
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In what use of audio is the audio quality generally a more crucial consideration? |
Music |
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What is the advantage of using a streaming format or progressive download for audio playback on the web? |
The whole file doesn't have to be downloaded before starting to play. The audio starts playing once there has been enough audio data downloaded. |
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What are the general steps for recording on a digital audio program? |
1) Start a new file 2) Specify settings (sampling rate, bit depth, # of channels) 3) Rehearse audio 4) Adjust sound input level 5) Hit record button, and stop button with wanting to stop
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How does a podcast work? |
Whenever a new episode is available, it will automatically download to the subscribers computer or device. The software program that periodically checks and downloads the new item is called an aggregator. (iTunes) |
