Whats that Sound?
Fast Facts
Pro Tools 101
Pop Culture
Hot Seat Challenge
100
Sound Waves travel at this many feet per second

1130 ft/s

100

This South American landmark is known as "The lost city of the Incas"

Machu Picchu

100

Located on a Channel Strip this function is used to move sounds left and right.

Pan

100

The superhero known as the "Dark Knight"

Batman

100

To connect a microphone to a mixing console this cable is used.

External Line Return or XLR

200

This human body part is defined as a Transducer.

The Ear Drum
200

This person was awarded the 2024 Colorado Theatre Arts Guild Henry Award for Outstanding Costume Design. 

Rebecca Evans 

200

This function allows you to choose the input and output sources in a DAW

Playback Engine

200

This movie was recently awarded the Academy Award for Best Sound.

Dune: Part Two

200

To mic a loud brass instrument you would use what rugged and reliable microphone. 

Shure SM58

300

This networking platform uses ethernet to connect digital audio devices. 

DANTE

300

The United States Institute of Technical Theatre will be held in this city in two years. 

Baltimore, Maryland

300

This term describes when an a recordings levels are too high and distort the sound. 

Clipping

300

This song was the first ever music video featured on the popular musical television channel MTV.

Video Killed The Radio Star by The Buggles

300

To capture a tap dancer you would use what type of microphone (Polar Pattern + Type of Mic).

Shotgun Condenser Microphone

400

When two exact waveforms play at two different times the waveforms are _________.

Out of Phase

400

The Double Rail Restrainer Conveyor for Livestock Handling is a cattle holding system designed by this CSU faculty member. 

Temple Grandin

400

When bouncing a stereo mix this function results in a single stereo file. 

Interleaved

400

825 complaints were sent in to the Brit Awards after the performance and appearance of these two musical artists. 

Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX

400
To connect a speaker in the catwalk to a mixer and microphone on stage you would use this piece of technology in the Thrust Theater.

Patchbay

500

This term tells you the number of audio snapshots captured per second in a recording environment. 

Sample Rate

500

This common symbol is known as an Octothorpe.

Hashtag

500

These are the four types of sound effects.

Hard SFX, Background SFX, Electronic SFX, and Sound Design SFX

500

This person has the most followers of any person on Instagram.

Cristiano Ronaldo

500

Mixing a musical involves using this type of console programming.

Digital Control Attenuation or DCA's

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