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Radio Production Technical

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1. What is Expansion?
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Below 20Hz

2. What is a Tweeter?
Middle frequency sound speaker
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)
High frequency sound speaker
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3. When a two speakers are housed in the same box - what is the arrangement?
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Federal Communications Commission
Business

4. How does a Condenser Mic work?
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
Decibels (dB).
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough

5. What is a Shock Mount for?
Decibels (dB).
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Middle frequency sound speaker

6. What is Amplitude?
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
From the peak to the trough
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air

7. What is Nondestructive Recording?
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Muting sounds above peak
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
From the peak to the trough

8. What are the Three Basic Functions of a Console?
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling

9. A radio station is first and foremost a ________
Business
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy

10. What is ultrasonic?
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Above 20kHz
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Below 20Hz

11. What are the Three Basic Functions of a Console?
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)
Recording that overwrites the previous recording

12. What is Compression?
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)

13. What is Amplitude?
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
High frequency sound speaker
From the peak to the trough

14. What is Sonic Panorama?
High frequency sound speaker
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Business
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo

15. What are the four processes involved in digital recording?
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Federal Communications Commission

16. What are the four processes involved in digital recording?
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Federal Communications Commission
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations

17. What is Mixing?
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)

18. What is SPL
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Business
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word

19. When a two speakers are housed in the same box - what is the arrangement?
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up

20. What is our hearing range?
Above 20kHz
Above 20kHz
Below 20Hz
Between 20Hz and 20kHz

21. How does a Dynamic Mic work?
S sounds - sounds that hiss
Cycles per second
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques

22. What is Hertz (Hz)?
Business
Cycles per second
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.

23. What are Plosives?
High frequency sound speaker
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Cycles per second

24. What is Sibilance?
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
S sounds - sounds that hiss
Low frequency sound speaker
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling

25. What does a Sound Wave look like?
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Low frequency sound speaker
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26. What is Editing?
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy
Low frequency sound speaker

27. What is Recording?
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Cycles per second

28. How does a Condenser Mic work?
High frequency sound speaker
Muting sounds above peak
Middle frequency sound speaker
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.

29. What is a Cycle
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Cycles per second
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up

30. What are the levels of tones
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave

31. What is Mixing?
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.

32. What is a Woofer?
Below 20Hz
Low frequency sound speaker
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)

33. What is a Tweeter?
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
High frequency sound speaker
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble

34. What is Recording?
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Low frequency sound speaker
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.

35. What is Infrasonic?
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Below 20Hz
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave

36. What is the FCC and what does it do for radio stations.
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Low frequency sound speaker
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired

37. What is Routing?
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Sending the sound where you want it to go

38. What is the Midrange?
Middle frequency sound speaker
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)

39. What is our hearing range?
Muting sounds above peak
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
Between 20Hz and 20kHz

40. What is Amplification?
Making the sounds more usable.
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)

41. What is Destructive Recording?
From the peak to the trough
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
Low frequency sound speaker
Recording that overwrites the previous recording

42. Why should you not listen to anything for a while between editing sessions?
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact

43. What is Sibilance?
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
S sounds - sounds that hiss
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy

44. What is frequency?
Below 20Hz
Making the sounds more usable.
Below 20Hz
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume

45. What is frequency?
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume

46. What are the levels of tones
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Business

47. Why should you not listen to anything for a while between editing sessions?
Cycles per second
Federal Communications Commission
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
In order to get a new perspective on the project

48. What is Mixing?
Cycles per second
Sending the sound where you want it to go
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling

49. What is Limiting?
Muting sounds above peak
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy

50. What is Mixing?
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Decibels (dB).
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.