audio terms
Recording Process
People
audio terms 2
crazy stuff
100
This is where the sound comes from on your stereo system
What is a speaker
100
The place where the recording process takes place.
What is an studio
100
He is your teacher at EACC trying to keep you focused on Learning audio production.
Who is Mr. Overmyer
100
nobody can hear but you, when you are wearing these.
What is a headset?
100
Miley Cyruss was seen doing inappropriate dancing with this person at the VMAs.
Who is Robin Thicke?
200
To increase in level.
What is gain?
200
This should be done before the artist and production team steps into the studio
What is preparation?
200
the strength of recording process starts and ends with this person
Who is the arstist?
200
A device which increases signal level.
What is an amplifier?
200
He is set to be the performer for this year's Super Bowl halftime gig. His hit single was "Just the way you are".
Who is Bruno Mars?
300
A sealed or closed box speaker enclosure.
What is Acoustic suspension
300
One or more sound sources are picked up by microphones or recorded directly to one or more isolated tracks.
What is recording?
300
Helps the artist and record company create the best possible final product.
What is the producer?
300
To reduce in level.
What is attenuate?
300
This hip hop group, is known mostly for its 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight," which was the first hip hop single to become a Top 40 hit.
What is The Sugarhill Gang?
400
A unit of measurement denoting frequency
What are Hertz
400
Tracks need to be quantized before overdubbing
What is editing?
400
This person ensures that the equipment in the studio is maintained in top condition and regularly aligned and repaired.
What is a Maintenance Engineer?
400
Additional instruments or vocal parts can be added by simultaneously recording new doubled or augmented instruments or vocals on available tracks.
What is Overdubbing?
400
Electronic set of filters used to boost or attenuate certain frequencies.
What is an equalizer?
500
A surface used to mount a loudspeaker.
What is a baffle
500
In this stage fine-timing adjustments are made to the overall recording.
What is Mastering?
500
interpreter in a technical artistic field. Must be able to express the artist’s music and the producer’s concepts and intent through the medium of recording technology.
What is an Audio Engineer?
500
(Hz) represents one cycle per second, 20Hz represents 20 cycles per second and so on.
What are frequencies?
500
This person tweaks levels, equalization, and dynamics so as to present the final recording.
What is a Mastering Engineer?
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