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Audio Engineering
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1. Unit of power
Gain
Capacitor
Watt
A/D
2. Needs external power (phantom power 48v) From mixer or mic pre - quality depends on the Voltage (48v or lower) - doesn't need as much SPL but is more fragile
Condenser Mic
White Noise
Amplifier
Audio Velocity
3. Picks up sound from front and a little from back of microphone
Supercardiod
Bidirectional
Noise Gate
Audio Envelope
4. Lowest frequency in a harmonic series
Dynamic Range
Impedance
Fundamental
Bandpass Filter
5. Are really rugged... Very sturdy -Takes a really high SPL level - Good: Takes a lot of pressure to make it move - Negative: Drums - Guitar amp - Live singing - inexpensive
Mic level
Dynamic Microphones
Bus
Gain
6. Measures the amount of amplitude applied to a signal
Gain
Bus
Compression
Fundamental
7. Analog to Digital
Omnidirectional mic
Compression
Ampere
A/D
8. Shape of sound: Attack - Decay - Sustain - Release (ADSR)
Dynamic Microphones
Hertz
Limiter
Audio Envelope
9. Measure of opposition to a sinusoidal alternating current
PAD
Impedance
Frequency (Hertz)
Ampere
10. Boosts or cuts frequencies around a specified frequency
Dynamic Range
A/D
Bandpass Filter
Click Track
11. The unit with which frequency is measured
Cardioid mic
Bidirectional
Amplifier
Hertz
12. Two conductive plates separated by an insulator. Capable of retaining an electrical charge
Preamp
Balanced Cable
Dynamic Range
Capacitor
13. Picks up sound from front and back of microphone but not the sides.
Click Track
Bidirectional
Hypercardiod
Voltage
14. The directional response of a mic refers to its sensitivity (output level) at various angles of incidence with respect to the front (on - axis) of the microphone
Impedance
Low Pass Filter
Bidirectional
Directional Response (microphone)
15. Loudness or hight of a sound wave - Increase signal level
Insert
Dynamic Microphones
Graphic EQ
Amplitude
16. Lets frequencies below a certain level
Low Pass Filter
Wave Phase
Compression
Hypercardiod
17. Device that mutes a signal when it falls bellow a certain level
Q
Dynamic Range
Noise Gate
Click Track
18. A metronomic click used during recording to keep musicians playing in time or audio engineers to set delay timings.
Capacitor
Click Track
Low Pass Filter
Audio Envelope
19. Any device used to increase signal level
Amplifier
Directional Response (microphone)
Audio Envelope
Watt
20. Speed of sound. 1130 ft/s
Balanced Cable
Dynamic Microphones
Audio Velocity
Watt
21. The relationship of two wave forms
Condenser Mic
Audio Frequency
Impedance
Wave Phase
22. Unit of electrical current
Bus
Audio Frequency
Ampere
Insert
23. When a processor like effects or compression is patched into a channel or group on a mixer/audio console - the processed signal supersedes and replaces the original.
Dynamic Microphones
Insert
Condenser Mic
Dynamic Range
24. Signal path in mixer - channels can be routed
Low Pass Filter
Bus
Limiter
Bidirectional
25. It is used to proportionately reduce the dynamics of a signal that rise above a user- definable level (known as the threshold) to a lesser volume range. (below 4:1)
Compression
Watt
Cardioid mic
Graphic EQ
26. A device that brings an electrical signal from microphone level to line level.
Omnidirectional mic
Dynamic Microphones
Preamp
Low Pass Filter
27. Controls level in pre amp
Audio Envelope
PAD
Q
A/D
28. Cycles sound wave makes in a second. 20 C = 20 Hz 20 -000 C = 20 -000 Hz (20-20 -000 average human ear can hear)
Gain
Audio Frequency
Insert
Q
29. Different in charge levels between 2 conductive elements
Voltage
Audio Frequency
Compression
Graphic EQ
30. Heart shaped: picks up sound from front of microphone only
Cardioid mic
Fundamental
Bandpass Filter
Gain
31. Rate of repetition of periodic motion
White Noise
Frequency (Hertz)
Impedance
Directional Response (microphone)
32. Describes bandwith
Impedance
Directional Response (microphone)
Q
Low Pass Filter
33. Level of signal generated before it is amplified by the pre amp to line level
Supercardiod
PAD
Mic level
Audio Envelope
34. If the compression ratio is made large enough - the compressor will actually become a limiter (above 4:1) - (electronics) an nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude
A/D
Capacitor
Ribbon Microphone
Limiter
35. Sounds amazing - ribbon is corrugated but the ribbon can break if too loud - auto- compress sounds (all sounds will even out) - output it low - Similar to dynamic mics - but use a thin metal ribbon instead of a moving coil.
Insert
Click Track
Wave Phase
Ribbon Microphone
36. Picks up sound from front and a little more from back
Audio Velocity
Frequency (Hertz)
A/D
Hypercardiod
37. A type of noise that is produced by combining sounds of all different frequencies together
Bandpass Filter
White Noise
Graphic EQ
Watt
38. Orb around the microphone can hear from any direction.
Watt
Wave Phase
A/D
Omnidirectional mic
39. Devices for cutting or boosting frequencies within a 3rd of an octave
Voltage
Bus
Wave Phase
Graphic EQ
40. A cable capable of eliminating unwanted noise and hum that might be introduced along its length by carrying two versions of the signal - one with its polarity inverted.
Fundamental
Low Pass Filter
Balanced Cable
PAD
41. Difference between loudest and quietest SPL
Limiter
Ampere
Bidirectional
Dynamic Range
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