Frequency & Sound
EQ
Volume Management
Microphones
Music Technology
100

This term describes how high or low a sound is.

What is Pitch?

100
Abbreviated EQ

What is Equalization?

100

The difference between loud and soft sounds is called this.

What are Dynamics?

100

This type of mic typically requires phantom power.

What is condenser?

100

This DAW is the primary software used in SOTA music tech classes.

What is Logic Pro?

200

Which frequency has the highest pitch: 100 Hz, 1,000 Hz, or 10 kHz?

What is 10 kHz?

200

This EQ filter removes frequencies below the set point.

What is a high pass filter?

200

This effect helps even out volume differences.

What is Compression?

200

This microphone polar pattern indicates sound will be picked up from all directions.

What is omnidirectional?

200

Spacebar does this in Logic Pro.

What is play/pause

300

Frequency is measured in this unit.

What is Hertz?
300

This EQ parameter controls the volume of the filter.

What is gain?

300

This compression parameter sets when compression begins.

What is Threshold?

300

The polar pattern best for isolating sound coming from a single direction.

What is Cardioid?

300

This communication protocol is used when recording a software instrument in logic with a digital keyboard.

What is MIDI?

400

Humans hear approximately between this frequency range.

What is 20 - 20000 Hz

400

This EQ filter boosts or cuts everything to the left of the set point.

What is a Low shelf?

400

When talking about an "envelope" ASDR stands for this.

What is Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release?

400

This is the most durable type of mic, often used for live performance.

What is Dynamic?

400

When recording, this helps you stay in tempo and on beat.

What is the metronome? (or click track)

500

Changing this eq parameter effects the range of frequency covered.

What is bandwidth?

500

This tool is used to remove unwanted frequencies and shape tone.

What is EQ?

500

This tool can be used to make a quiet part of a vocal track louder and the loud part quieter.

What is compression?

500

Microphones with this polar pattern have no proximity effect.

What is Omnidirectional?

500

When you shift notes of a midi track up or down, potentially resulting in a key change.

What is transposing?

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