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AudioPedia 101 - Sound Waves & Hearing.
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1
The perceptual quality associated with the physical property of Amplitude is...
pitch
loudness
time
timbre
2
In a waveform graph the vertical & horizontal axes represent...
timbre & amplitude
amplitude & time
amplitude & frequency
frequency & timbre
3
The perceptual quality associated with the physical property of Waveshape is...
timbre
loudness
pitch
time
4
The perceptual quality associated with the physical property of Frequency is...
pitch
timbre
time
loudness
5
A transient usually corresponds to...
the average level of a note
the peak level of a note
the pitch of a note
the overall length of a note
6
20 kHz is...
2 Hz
2 thousand Hertz
20 thousand Hertz
2 million Hertz
7
An acoustic sound wave consists of...
variations in voltage
variations in current
variations in air pressure
variation in watt
8
Headroom is...
the ceiling height inside an iso-booth
the difference between average & peak level
the difference between dBu and dbV
the space above your head
9
The (approximate) frequency limits of human hearing are...
0 Hz - 100 kHz
20 Hz - 20 kHz
10 Hz to 10 kHz
100 Hz - 10 kHz
10
A ringing in the ear caused by temporary or permanent hearing damage is...
tinnitus
the Megadeth syndrome
the doorbell syndrome
a bell curve
11
A transient is...
the initial impact at the beginning of a note
a short recording session
the decaying portion of a note
the tail of a long reverb
12
The so-called Threshold of Pain for human hearing is approximately...
100 dBspl
440 dBspl
180 dBspl
120 dBspl
13
The varying high & low pressure zones of a sound wave in the air are called...
tops & bottoms
pushes & pulls
compressions & rarefactions
14
A graph of equal-loudness contours for human hearing is called...
Frequency-Modulation graph
Freddy-Mercury graph
Fletcher-Munson graph
Frequency-Waveform graph
15
The three physical properties of sound are...
bass, mid and treble
amplitude, frequency, & waveshape
high, medium, & low pressure
loudness, pitch, & voltage
16
Unity Gain means...
both left & right speakers are at the same level
all tracks in a mix are at the same level
440 kHz
no change in amplitude between input & output
17
An analog sound wave is...
a wavetable
a stepped wave
a numerical sequence
a continuous wave
18
Clipping of an analog wave...
creates sub frequencies
is an inaudible change of the waveshape
creates distortion harmonics
shortens the notes in a musical phrase
19
The deciBel scale measures...
timbre
pitch
time
amplitude
20
dBspl and dBu measure (respectively)...
voltage & power
acoustic sound pressure & voltage
voltage & current
power & voltage
21
Multiple simultaneous sine wave frequencies in a vibrating object are...
harmonies & unisons
melodies and harmonies
harmonics & overtones
harmonies & octaves
AudioPedia 101
Sound Waves & Hearing
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