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Sound Theory
Production Process
Mic Design
Mic Specifications
Recording Concepts
100
This is the term for the positive portion of a sound wave.
What is Crest or Compression?
100
This is the 1st step of the Record Production process.
What is Preparation or Pre-Production?
100
This is the term for a device that converts one form of energy to another corresponding energy.
What is transducer?
100
This microphone specification indicates the self noise level of a microphone.
What is Equivalent Noise Rating?
100
This analog metering format monitors average signal levels.
What is VU?
200
This is the physical distance in air from the beginning of one wave cycle to the beginning of the next cycle.
What is Wavelength?
200
This is the process in which additional recordings are added to a song after the basic tracks are complete, often 1 instrument at a time.
What is Overdubbing or Overdubs?
200
This microphone design uses a thin corrugated aluminum strip as a diaphragm placed in a magnetic field.
What is Ribbon?
200
This mic specification indicates the level of electrical signal that will be produced in the presence of a standard acoustic stimulus.
What is Sensitivity Rating?
200
This is the range of amplitudes between the noise floor of an audio system and the onset of clipping.
What is Dynamic Range?
300
This is the part of ADSR envelope that describes how quickly a sound drops to the sustain level after the initial peak.
What is Decay?
300
This step in the Production process includes fader rides, writing automation, additional signal processing, panning/stereo imaging, balancing.
What is Mixdown or Mixing?
300
This microphone design is more suitable to live sound reinforcement applications.
What is Moving Coil?
300
This mic specification is the measure of how rapidly a mic's diaphragm reacts to a sound wave that hits it.
What is Transient Response?
300
This term describes the audio signal range above the nominal maximum signal level to the onset of clipping.
What is Headroom?
400
This is the decibel level for the Threshold of Feeling.
What is 118?
400
Which Production step includes song sequence editing? DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
What is Mastering?
400
This microphone design typically requires phantom power.
What is condenser?
400
This is the term for mic specification that describes a microphone's SPL handling.
What is Overload Characteristic?
400
This is the recommended peak level when recording to hard disk.
What is -12 dBFS?
500
This level in dB is considered a "Just Noticeable Difference".
What is 1?
500
This is the 6th step in the Production process.
What is Manufacturing?
500
This is the term for a boost in the low frequency pickup of a directional mic in which the closer the sound source, the more bass response.
What is Proximity Effect?
500
This microphone specification pertains to the physical position of sounds the microphone picks up in front, back, or surrounding areas.
What is Directional Response or Polar Response?
500
This is the International Studio reference level for 0VU?
What is +4 dBu?