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