Editing
How Sound Works
Microphones
Mixing
Misc
100

This type of editing allows you to move things around and revert back to older versions.

Non-Linear Editing

100

Frequency is the number of cycles a vibration completes in _____________second(s)

1 Second

100

This is the most popular microphone for voice.

Shure SM-58

100

This is the first place on a mixing board where we adjust how much sound comes into the board.

Trim or Gain

100

The earliest recordings were recorded on and played back on?

Tin foil and then wax cylinders. 

200

This type of transition brings sound up from nothing or down to nothing.

Fade In/Out

200

Humans can hear frequency ranges between _____ and ______.

20 Hertz and 20,000 Hertz

200

Dynamic microphones are also known as

Moving Coil

200

This is what VU stands for on a mixing board

Volume Units

200

This person invented the Phonograph.

Thomas Edison

300

This transition blends two sources

Cross-Dissolve

300

When frequencies are played at the same loudness level, but are perceived at the different levels.

Equal loudness Principle

300

Condenser microphones are also known as ______.

Capacitor

300

This section of the audio board allows you to send channels to various places like stage monitors.

Aux Sends

300

If editing for long periods of time, you can lose a sense of tempo, inflection, tonality

Listening Fatigue

400

This is a visual representation of the audio signal

Waveform

400

This is the difference between Acoustics and Psychoacoustics.

Acoustics is how sound acts in a room, and Psychoacoustics is the way we perceive that sound.

400

This is the most common type of cable used for microphones.

XLR

400

These are two things you will find on the output section of the mixing board

Master Out, VU Meter, Headphones, Sub-Group Out, Control Room, Monitor, etc.

400

This is when some sounds hide other sounds when played at the same time.

Masking

500

The keyboard shortcut in Protools for making an edit

B or Command-E

500

The sound envelope includes these 4 stages.

Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release

500

When two microphones are close together we might experience a problem with this.

Out of Phase

500

What are the cables generally used for "line in" and "mic in".

XLR - Mic In

1/4" - Line In


500

These are transducers that convert electrical energy into acoustic energy.

Speakers

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