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Prod/Eng Midterm
APP1 Producing/Engineering Midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a resonator? | Equipment that is used to enhance or add resonance to a sound or signal. Resonance enhances certain harmonics in a sound and the prolongation of certain frequencies. Examples of resonators include: - reverb - echo - delay |
| What's an echo? | A single repetition of a sound used to create a sense of distance or add interest to a sound. |
| What are the two primary acoustic considerations of building a studio? | TRANSMISSION ACOUSTICS: isolating the rooms from each other/the outside world ACOUSTIC TREATMENT: considering the acoustics within the room itself. This can be manipulated by having no parallel surfaces, considering reflective vs. absorptive materials. |
| What is the Haas effect? | If two sounds at equal volume arrive at your ears, we tend to ignore the later sound. |
| What is RT 60? | The amount of time, measured in seconds, that it takes for a sound to die down to half volume. |
| What is pitch? What's it measured in? | Frequency, measured in vibrations per second - hertz (Hz) |
| Describe far-field monitors and their purpose. | Large monitors & mounted in the walls of the control room |
| What are standing waves? | A combination of two waves moving in opposite directions, each having the same amplitude and frequency. This results in their energies either adding together or cancelling out. |
| What is diffusion? | When a sound hits an irregular surface, it's reflected back in multiple directions. This can reduce clarity & definition of individual sounds. |
| What is absorption? | When a sound hits a porous or soft surface, it is absorbed which reduces the overall level of sound, echo, and reverberation. |
| What is reverb used for? | It is often used to simulate the natural reverberation that occurs in a physical space. |
| What is the Fletcher Munson effect? | In comparison to a freq in the middle range at the same decibel level, the lower frequencies sound quieter & the higher frequencies sound louder |
| What is amplitude? What's it measured in? | Loudness, measured in decibels (dB) |
| Describe near-field monitors and their purpose. | Smaller monitors, mounted closer to the engineer's head to combat a badly designed control room. This ensures most sound you head isn't distorted by the room (Haas effect) |
| What is the human range in decibels? | 0 - 130 dB |
| What is the threshold of pain in decibels? | 130 dB |
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