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