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Music Tech Midterm

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Sound   show
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Music Technology   show
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Frequency   show
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show How far a wave is through its cycle before it repeats again(measured in degrees)  
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Amplitude   show
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show Quality given to a sound by its overtones  
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show Frequencies that vibrate above the fundamental frequency that do NOT include the fundamental frequency  
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Define the limits of the frequency range of human hearing   show
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Define the threshold of human hearing and pain   show
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show 4,000 Hz  
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Identify microphone types   show
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Condenser Characteristics   show
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Ribbon Characteristics   show
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show Very robust and sturdy, typically used for live performances  
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Identify microphone polar patterns   show
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Cardioid   show
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Omnidirectional   show
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Bidirectional   show
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show Unbalanced and balanced  
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Unbalanced cables   show
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show XLR, TRS (3 wires, hot, cold, and ground wires)  
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show Mic, line, speaker  
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show Small electrical signal when coming out of a microphone before the preamp  
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show The level of signal as it leaves a mixer  
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show Signal level of amplified signal by an active speaker or external amplifier  
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Difference between mono and stereo   show
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Identify basic elements of a mixer   show
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show Gain knob, boosts mic to line level  
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show Boosts or cuts different frequency bands in a channel's signal  
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Fader   show
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show Has a built-in amplifier and plugs into a wall outlet  
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Passive speakers   show
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show MP3, AAC, OGG, M4A - take up less space, easier to stream and distribute/Loss of quality  
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show WAV, AIFF - No quality loss, takes up more space  
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show Analog to Digital Converter/Digital to Analog Converter - both found in most computer sound cards and audio interfaces  
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Sample Rate   show
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Nyquist frequency   show
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Preferred sample rate   show
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show Refers to the number of different amplitudes that can be recorded. Higher the bit depth, higher the dynamic range., and further the signal from the noise floor. With digital audio, we want to use 24 bit, but consumer audio uses 16 bit  
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