Digital Audio
Psychoacoustics
Sound pt 2
Wildcard
Critical Listening
200

An audio interface converts what to what?

What is analog to digital, or digital to analog?
200

That different frequencies are perceived as louder or quieter at different amplitudes is known as this.

What is Fletcher-Munson or equal loudness contours?

200

This is the maximum displacement of a sound wave from its equilibrium position, determining the loudness of the sound.

What is amplitude?

200

This is the first type of artificial reverb used in studios.

What is an echo chamber or chamber?

200

This German group was a pioneer of early electronic music.

Who is Kraftwerk?

400

Name a common plug-in type used by most DAWs (except Pro Tools).

What is VST or VST3?


400

This indicates the difference in arrival time of a sound from left to right ear.

What is interaural time difference?

400

The unique quality or "color" of a sound that differentiates it from others, even if they have the same pitch and loudness.

What is timbre?

400

In "I Love RocknRoll" Joan Jett asks us to put what, where

What is "another dime in the jukebox" baby.

400

We listened to this 90s punk band to compare audio fidelity between two different albums.

Who is Bikini Kill?

600

This number has the greatest effect on latency

What is buffer size?

600

This refers to the difference in amplitude between your two ears when perceiving a sound.

What is Interaural Level Difference or Interaural Intensity Difference?

600

This unit of measurement represents the number of wave cycles per second.

What is Hertz?

600

This describes a sound's amplitude over time.

What is an envelope?

600

The recording of this song was actually a demo that was pirated by a radio station.

What is "Crimson and Clover"?

800

This is Pro Tools native plug-in type

What is .aax?

800

When a sound is played in a stereo system at equal amplitude in each channel, this occurs.

What is "Phantom Center"?

800

This measurement occurs on a logarithmic scale.

What are decibels?

800

Lasting hearing damage is also known as this.

What is permanent threshold shift?

800

This artist is most well known for the Disintegration Loops.

Who is William Basinski?

1000

This audio issue can be caused by using too low of a sample rate.

What is aliasing?

1000

This is an audio illusion in which a tone seems to never stop rising.

What is a Shepard's tone?

1000

Pure sine waves are the only type of waves that don't have these.

What are harmonics?

1000

The "FET" in FET compressor stands for this.

What is Field Effect Transistor?

1000

This sound artist recorded with a trio in a cistern.

Who is Pauline Oliveros?