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