a vibrational disturbance that involves mechanical motion of molecules transmitting energy from one place to another.
What is a sound wave?
100
What VU meter stands for.
What is volume unit?
100
What ENG stands for.
What is Electronic News Gathering?
100
The three main types of microphones are dynamic (or moving coil), condensor (or capacitor) and _____________________?
What is ribbon mic?
100
If a vibration completes 10,000 cycles per second, its frequency is ___________ hertz.
What is 10,000?
200
The magnitude of a sound wave or electric signal, measured in decibels.
What is amplitude?
200
Name two types of spectrum signal processors.
What is equalizers, filters
200
What EFP stands for.
What is electronic field production?
200
This component of the audio console or mixing board provides voltage to capacitor (condensor) microphones, what is it called?
What is phantom power?
200
On a mixer, the control that shifts the proportion of sound from left to right between two outputs is called _____________________?
What is pan?
300
The number of times per second that a sound source vibrates, expressed in Hertz.
What is Frequency?
300
An electronic device that alters a signal’s frequency response by boosting or attenuating the level of selected portions of the audio spectrum.
What is an equalizer?
300
What codec is short for.
What is compressor/decompressor (or compression/decompression)?
300
Most professional mics and mic cables use a three pin plug that terminates the two conductors and the shield of a balanced line. This connector is called an ____________.
What is XLR?
300
Distance a sound travels to complete one cycle of compression and rarefaction.
What is wavelength?
400
A dimensionless unit used to compare the ratio of two quantities usually in relation to acoustic energy, such as sound pressure and electric energy, such as power and voltage.
What is decibel?
400
Name two types of time processors.
What is reverb, delay
400
The spreading of sound waves as they pass around an object.
What is diffract?
400
A microphones frequency _______________ is the range of frequencies that it reproduces at an equal level?
What is response?
400
Name for the property of a circuit, or an element, that restricts the flow of current, and is measured in ohms.
What is impedance?
500
The range between the quietest and the loudest sounds that a sound source can produce without distortion.
What is dynamic range?
500
The four types of signal processors are spectrum, time, noise and _________________.
What is amplitude?
500
The three phases of a sound's acoustic life cycle include direct sound, early reflections, and _________________.
What is reverberant sound?
500
When miking speech, if the subject is too close to the microphone, the bass level increases. This is called the _______________ effect.
What is proximity?
500
A part of the sound envelope, where the sound's relative dynamics are maintained after the initial decay.