Quiz: Propagation
Question 1
Sounds movement through a medium is called:
Your Answer
Propagation
Score
1.00
Spectrum
Frequency
Amplitude
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 2
The speed of sound refers to:
Your Answer
Score
1.00
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 3
The speed of sound can be impacted by (check all that apply):
Your Answer
Scor
0.33
Temperature
0.33
Elevation
0.33
Total
1.00
Question 4
A good way to remember the speed of sound is (check all that apply):
Your Answer
Score
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 5
The exact timing of sound has a direct impact on:
Your Answer
Score
1.00
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 6
Which category of effects is related to sound propagation?
Your Answer
Delay effects
Score
1.00
Distortion effects
Dynamic effects
Filter effects
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Quiz: Amplitude
Question 1
Sound in air is what kind of wave?
Your Answer
Score
Transverse
Longitudinal
Total
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Question 2
Sound traveling through a guitar string is what type of wave?
Your Answer
Score
Longitudinal
Transverse
Total
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Question 3
The degree of compression and rarefaction of air is called:
Your Answer
Amplitude
Frequency
Propagation
Score
1.00
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 4
Sound pressure is measured in:
Your Answer
Decibels
Score
1.00
Hertz
Frequency
Amplitude
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 5
The threshold of hearing is:
Your Answer
Score
1.00
0 dB Full Scale
1.00 / 1.00
Your Answer
Score
0 dB Full Scale
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Question 7
The human perception of amplitude is:
Your Answer
Loudness
Score
1.00
Frequency
Level
Pitch
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 8
Lowering amplitude is know as:
Your Answer
Amplification
Score
Attenuation
Total
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Question 9
Dynamic range in a piece of musical equipment is:
Your Answer
The amplitude range in decibels between the noise floor and distortion
Score
1.00
Delays
Filters
Total
1.00 /
Quiz: Frequency
Question 1
Frequency is:
Your Answer
The amplitude range in decibels between the noise floor and distortion
Total
Question 2
Hertz is:
Your Answer
A measurement of frequency
Score
1.00
A measurement of propagation
A measurement of amplitude
Total
Question 3
1 Hertz is:
1.00 / 1.00
Your Answer
Score
1.00
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 4
The range of human frequency perception is roughly
Your Answer
Score
1.00
-120 dB FS to 0 dB FS
Total
Question 5
Timbre is:
Your Answer
1.00 / 1.00
Total
Question 6
Which effect category manipulates timbre and spectrum?
Your Answer
Filter effects
Score
1.00
Dynamic effects
Delay effects
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 1
The oscilloscope display shows:
Your Answer
X-Amplitude Y-Time
Score
X-Time Y-Amplitude
1.00
X-Frequency Y-Amplitude
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 2
When air is less dense than atmospheric pressure due to sound traveling through it, the
air is:
Your Answer
Score
Compressed
Rarefied
Total
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Question 3
Though sound in air is a _____ wave, an oscilloscope diagrams it as a ____ wave:
Your Answer
Score
Transverse, Longitudinal
Longitudinal, Transverse
Voltage, Sound
1.00
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 4
The spectrum analyzer shows:
Your Answer
Score
X-time Y-Amplitude
X-Frequency Y-Amplitude
1.00
X-Amplitude Y-Time
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 5
The Spectrogram/Sonogram shows:
Your Answer
Score
1.00
Total
Question 6
1.00 / 1.00
Your Answer
Score
Spectrum analyzer
Oscilloscope
1.00
Spectrogram/Sonogram
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 7
Which display shows how timbre evolves over time?
Your Answer
Score
Oscilloscope
Spectrogram/Sonogram
1.00
Spectrum Analyzer
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 8
Vowel sounds are primarily variations of:
Your Answer
Score
Amplitude
Spectrum
1.00
Frequency
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Quiz: Microphones
Question 1
The movement of sonic information through a music studio is:
Your Answer
Score
Amplitude
Binary
Input transducer
Signal flow
Total
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Question 2
A microphone is:
Your Answer
Score
An output transducer
An input transducer
1.00
A pickup
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 3
A microphone:
Your Answer
Total
Question 4
An audio signal is:
Your Answer
Binary information
Score
Voltage variations
1.00
A microphone's input
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 5
A microphone preamp:
Your Answer
Total
Question 6
An Analog to Digital Converter:
Your Answer
Total
Question 7
Once an audio signal has passed through an Analog to Digital converter:
Your Answer
Score
It is pressure variations
Total
1.00
1.00 /
Question 8
Binary means:
Your Answer
Score
Continuous
1.00
Infinitely variable
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 9
Speakers are:
Your Answer
Output transducers
Score
1.00
Input transducers
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 10
A transducer:
Your Answer
Sc
1.
Total
1.
Question 11
A microphone converts:
Your Answer
Score
1.00
Total
1.00 /
Question 12
An audio signal is:
Your Answer
Score
Alternating current
1.00
Total
1.00 / 1.
Question 13
The two most popular microphone types are:
Your Answer
Score
1.00
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 14
To function, a condensor microphone requires:
Your Answer
Score
Binary information
Phantom power
1.00
Alternating current
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 15
Why are dynamic microphones often used on stage in live settings? Check all that apply.
Your Answer
Sc
0.
0.
0.
Total
1.
Question 16
A good all-around studio microphone is:
Your Answer
Score
Handheld dynamic
1.00
PZM
Total
Question 17
The frequency response of a microphone:
Your Answer
Total
Question 18
1.00 / 1.00
Your Answer
Total
Question 19
The polar pattern of a microphone:
Your Answer
Is a diagram that shows how the microphone responds across the human frequency range
Total
Question 20
A directional microphone:
Your Answer
Total
Question 21
An omnidirectional microphone is good for:
Your Answer
Scor
1.00
Total
1.00
Question 22
Which is a directional polar pattern? Check all that apply.
Your Answer
Super-cardioid
Score
0.25
Unidirectional
0.25
Hyper-cardioid
0.25
Cardioid
0.25
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 23
What is the most important skill when placing a microphone?
Your Answer
Score
Signal Flow
Editing
Mixing
Listening
1.00
Gain staging
Total
Quiz: Cables
Question 1
Line level is:
1.00 / 1.00
Your Answer
Total
Question 2
The two line level standards are:
Your Answer
Score
1.00
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 3
Which line level should you use when possible?
Your Answer
Score
+4
1.00
-10
0dB FS
-60dB FS
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 4
The +4/-10 button next to some line inputs is a:
Your Answer
Gain stage
Score
1.00
Microphone preamp
Transformer
D/A converter
Total
Question 5
A gain stage is:
Your Answer
1.00 / 1.00
A point in the signal flow where the signal can be boosted or attenuated
An input transducer
An output transducer
A point in the signal flow where the energy is converted from one format to another
Total
Question 6
Unity is:
Your Answer
A point in the signal flow where the energy is converted from one format to another
A point in the signal flow where the signal can be boosted or attenuated
An input transducer
Total
Question 7
An improperly set gain stage can cause:
Your Answer
Score
1.00
Unity
A balanced signal
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 8
When possible:
Your Answer
Total
Question 9
A 1/4 inch TS cable is also known as:
Your Answer
An instrument cable
An XLR cable
A MIDI cable
Score
1.00
An RCA cable
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 10
A 1/4 inch TS cable is:
Your Answer
Unbalanced
Score
1.00
Balanced
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 11
A balanced cable requires:
Your Answer
Score
1.00
A locking connector
Total
Question 12
1.00 / 1.00
A balanced cable:
Your Answer
Rejects noise
Score
1.00
Is susceptible to noise
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 13
When possible use:
Your Answer
Total
Question 14
What is commonly used to convert from unbalanced to balanced?
Your Answer
Score
Direct box
1.00
A balanced cable
A D/A converter
An A/D converter
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 15
A 1/4 inch TRS cable can be used in what two ways:
Your Answer
Score
1.00
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 16
An XLR cable is:
Your Answer
Balanced
Score
1.00
Unbalanced
Susceptible to noise
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 17
A microphone typically connects via what type of cable?
Your Answer
XLR
Score
1.00
1/4 inch TS
RCA
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 18
To reduce electrical noise:
Your Answer
Score
1.00
Total
1.00 / 1
Question 19
An electric guitar typically connects via what type of cable?
Your Answer
1/4 inch TS
Score
1.00
XLR
RCA
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Quiz: Signals
Question 1
The most important thing when setting levels is (check all that apply):
Your Answer
Score
Play quietly
0.33
0.33
0.33
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 2
When setting levels you should (Choose all that apply):
Your Answer
Total
Question 3
A computer can understand what type of information?
Your Answer
Score
Voltage
Analog
Binary
Audio
1.00
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 4
Analog to digital conversion is also known as:
Your Answer
Score
Impedance
Transduction
Sampling
1.00
Gain
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 5
In a typical home studio, where is the A to D converter located?
Your Answer
Score
1.00
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 6
An electric guitar pickup is:
Your Answer
Score
An input transducer
1.00
Balanced
A microphone
An output transducer
Line Level
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 7
Is a guitar pickup output a line level signal?
Your Answer
Score
Yes
No
Total
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Question 8
What type of input is necessary when connecting a pickup (Choose all that apply)?
Your Answer
Score
Hi impedance
0.25
HiZ
0.25
Instrument
0.25
DI
0.25
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 9
Connecting an electric guitar directly into an audio interface is called:
Your Answer
Score
Transducer recording
Indirect recording
Direct recording
1.00
Digital recording
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 10
Monitoring, when recording, means:
Your Answer
Total
Question 11
It is best to monitor:
Your Answer
Score
Total
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Question 12
Sound running through the computer will always be:
Your Answer
Score
Noisy
Distorted
Delayed
1.00
Analog
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 13
What are two ways to record direct while monitoring through an amp?
Your Answer
Connect the guitar to a direct box, use the XLR out to go to the computer, and use the parallel 1/4 out
the amplifier
Connect the guitar to the amp and use the amps line out to send signal to the computer
Connect the guitar to the interface and listen to the DAW output
Total
Question 14
An electric guitar with a pickup uses what type of cable?
Your Answer
Score
XLR
1/4 inch TS
RCA
Total
Question 15
An electric guitar pickup:
Your Answer
Is an output transducer
Total
0.00 / 1.00
Question 1
What does DAW stand for?
Your Answer
Total
Question 2
What activities are performed during the pre-production stage? Check all that apply.
Your Answer
Score
Mixing
0.17
Mastering
0.17
Editing
0.17
Tracking
0.17
Rehearsal
0.17
Songwriting
0.17
Total
1.00 /
Question 3
What is done during the production stage?
Your Answer
Mixing
Mastering
Total
Question 4
Tracking is another term for:
Your Answer
Score
Editing
Recording
Mixing
Songwriting
1.00
Total
1.00 /
Question 5
What is done during the post-production stage? Check all that apply.
Your Answer
Score
Tracking
0.17
Songwriting
0.17
Recording
0.17
Mastering
0.17
Mixing
0.17
Editing
0.17
Total
1.00 /
Question 6
What is the only type of information the computer can process?
Your Answer
Score
Decimal
Binary
1.00
Analog
Buffer
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 7
The conversion from Analog to Digital is known as:
Your Answer
Sco
Gain Staging
Sampling
1.00
Tracking
Trimming
Total
Question 8
What are the two main parameters of digital audio? Check all that apply.
Your Answer
Polar pattern
Frequency response
1.00
Trim
Gain
Sample rate
Total
Question 9
A 4-bit word can represent how many values?
Your Answer
Score
32
16
1.00
64
128
Total
Question 10
What is the CD-standard word length?
1.00 / 1.00
Your Answer
Score
10 bit
16 bit
1.00
24 bit
32 bit
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 11
What is the CD standard sampling rate?
Your Answer
Score
16 bit
44,100 Hz
1.00
48,000 Hz
192,000 Hz
Total
Question 12
The choice of sampling rate has an impact on what properties of sound?
1.00 / 1
Your Answer
Scor
Bit depth
Frequency
1.00
Amplitude
Word length
Total
1.00
Question 13
The choice of word length has an impact on what properties of sound?
Your Answer
Sc
Frequency
Amplitude
1.
Sampling rate
Total
Question 14
An audio buffer:
Your Answer
1.
Total
Question 15
The buffer size is:
Your Answer
A number of seconds
A number of milliseconds
Total
Question 16
Raising buffer size:
Your Answer
Increases latency
Total
Question 17
What type of audio file should be used when recording in a DAW?
Your Answer
mp3
Uncompressed
Compressed
mp4
Total
Question 18
Which of the following are uncompressed audio file types? Check all that apply.
Your Answer
mp3
Score
0.25
Aiff
0.25
Wav
0.25
AAC
0.25
Total
Question 19
MP3 is:
Your Answer
Total
Question 20
Zip is:
Your Answer
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 21
An interleaved file:
Your Answer
Has two separate files, one for left and another for right
Is a 24-bit recording
Total
Question 22
A project file contains:
Your Answer
song information, an edit list that references external audio files, and MIDI data
Total
Question 23
Your Answer
Total
Question 24
Saving only the project file is preferable when:
Your Answer
Backing up a project
Total
Question 1
These tracks contain song specific information like Markers and Tempo:
Your Answer
Score
Audio tracks
Global tracks
1.00
Aux tracks
MIDI tracks
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 2
These tracks are used primarily for routing audio within a DAW:
Your Answer
Score
Global tracks
MIDI tracks
Aux tracks
Total
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Question 3
An Audio track stores:
Your Answer
MIDI data
Score
1.00
Song information
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 4
This track type holds a kind of real time score:
Your Answer
Score
Global track
MIDI track
1.00
Audio track
Aux track
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 5
What is the only type of track that inputs one type of data but outputs another?
Your Answer
Global track
Audio track
Aux track
Total
Question 6
When recording with a single microphone, what type of track would you record into?
Your Answer
Score
1.00
MIDI track
Global track
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 7
This type of track would be used to send data to an external synthesizer:
Your Answer
Aux track
Score
MIDI track
1.00
Global track
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 8
A new audio file is created:
Your Answer
Total
Question 9
Recorded audio files are named:
Your Answer
Score
Total
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Quiz: Editing
Question 1
Non-destructive editing means:
Your Answer
The clip or region is changed but the referenced audio file is unchanged
The clip or region is unchanged but the referenced audio file is changed
Total
Question 2
Trimming:
Your Answer
Duplicates a region
Total
Question 3
This is used to avoid pops and clicks at the beginning or end of a region:
Your Answer
Score
Trim
Fade
1.00
Normalize
Comping
Cut
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 4
When you want to move a region by a small amount but it is moving by large
amounts what must you do?
Your Answer
Score
1.00
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 5
Creating a perfect performance from a series of imperfect takes is called:
Your Answer
Score
Fading
Comping
1.00
Normalizing
Trimming
Total
Quiz: MIDI
Question 1
1.00 / 1.00
Your Answer
0-127
Score
1.00
0-63
0-511
1-64
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 2
Knobs on MIDI controllers mostly send what type of data?
Your Answer
Control Change
Score
1.00
Sysex
Note
Pressure
Total
Question 3
1.00 / 1.00
Your Answer
16
Score
1.00
12
24
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 4
Velocity is:
Your Answer
Scor
1.00
Total
Question 5
The two data words of a note-on message indicate:
1.00
Your Answer
Total
Question 6
The range of velocity in the MIDI spec is:
Your Answer
0-127
Score
1.00
0-63
0-511
1-64
Total
Question 7
A 7-bit word can represent how many values?
1.00 / 1.00
Your Answer
128
Score
1.00
256
64
512
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 8
Modulation is which Control Change?
Your Answer
Score
74
11
10
Total
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Question 9
A MIDI note in a DAW consists of how many MIDI messages?
Your Answer
1, Note on
Total
Question 10
A sampler:
Your Answer
Total
Question 1
The Trim knob:
Your Answer
Controls the amount of signal in the right and left channel of the tracks input
Total
Question 2
On a mixing board, the signal flows:
Your Answer
Total
Question 3
A Pan knob:
Your Answer
Controls the amount of signal in the right and left channel of the tracks output
Controls the amount of signal in the right and left channel of the tracks input
Total
Question 4
An insert:
Your Answer
Controls the amount of signal in the right and left channel of the tracks input
Allows external devices (or plugins) to be introduced into the signal flow
Total
Question 5
A send:
Your Answer
Controls the amount of signal in the right and left channel of the tracks input
Allows external devices (or plugins) to be introduced into the signal flow
Total
Question 6
Mute:
Your Answer
Silences a track
Sco
1.0
Total
1.0
Question 7
Solo:
Your Answer
Sco
1.0
Total
1.0
Question Explanation
Solo:
Question 8
A Bus:
Your Answer
Total
Question 9
Do all DAWs require the user to manually configure busses?
Your Answer
Yes
Score
No
Total
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Quiz: Effects
Question 1
EQ belongs to which category?
Your Answer
Score
Delay
Dynamic
Filter
Total
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Question 2
Compressor belongs to which category?
Your Answer
Score
Delay
Filter
Dynamic
1.00
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 3
Reverb belongs to which category?
Your Answer
Score
Filter
Dynamic
Delay
1.00
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 4
Dynamic effects are related to which property of sound?
Your Answer
Score
Propagation
Timbre
Amplitude
Total
Question 5
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Your Answer
Score
Propagation
Amplitude
Timbre
Total
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Question 6
Delay effects are related to which property of sound?
Your Answer
Score
Amplitude
Frequency
Propagation
Total
Question 7
Which is a correct order for the signal flow in a mixing board:
Your Answer
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Input trim > Track Fader > Pre Fader Sends > Inserts > Post Fader sends
Input trim > Inserts > Pre Fader Sends > Track Fader > Post Fader sends
Input trim > Pre Fader Sends > Inserts > Track Fader > Post Fader sends
Input trim > Inserts > Post Fader Sends > Track Fader > Pre Fader sends
Total
Question 8
Inserts are processed in what order:
Your Answer
Sco
Total
1.00
Quiz: Sends
Question 1
When configuring a Monitor mix, use:
Your Answer
1.00
Score
1.00
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 2
When configuring parallel effects, such as reverb, we commonly use:
Your Answer
Score
1.00
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 3
The default location for a send in a DAW is:
Your Answer
Post fader
Score
1.00
Pre fader
Total
Question 4
With Pre fader sends:
1.00 / 1.00
Your Answer
Total
Question 5
A reverb used in a send and return configuration:
Your Answer
Total
Question 6
What are the benefits of using a reverb in a send return configuration? Check all that
apply.
Your Answer
A single room sound can be applied to the entire mix (in varying amounts per track)
The room sound for the entire mix can be changed easily, in a single location
Total
Question 1
Dynamic Range can mean many things, in a piece of gear it means:
Your Answer
The frequency range from lowest to highest that can be accurately represented
Total
Question 2
What unit of measure is used for amplitude in the air?
Your Answer
Score
dBSPL
1.00
dBFS
Phons
Sons
Hertz
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 3
The dBSPL reference point is what?
Your Answer
Sco
1.00
Total
Question 4
What are the two main types of noise that we try to avoid while recording?
1.00
Your Answer
Score
Acoustical
0.20
Electrical
0.20
Instrument
0.20
Microphone
0.20
Musical
0.20
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 5
What is the first step in reducing acoustic noise?
Your Answer
Listen carefully
Total
Question 6
What is self noise?
Your Answer
Total
Question 7
How do you reduce electrical noise? Choose all that apply.
Your Answer
Total
Question 8
Drive is:
Your Answer
Sco
Total
Question 9
Distortion (choose all that apply):
Your Answer
1.0
1.0
Total
Question 10
Clipping in a DAW (choose all that apply):
Your Answer
Total
Question 11
A transient is (choose all that apply):
Your Answer
Total
Question 1
Compression:
Your Answer
Score
1.00
Total
1.00 / 1.
Question 2
Expansion:
Your Answer
Score
1.00
Total
1.00 / 1.
Question 3
What are the two ways to decrease the dynamic range?
Your Answer
Total
Question 4
What are the two ways to increase the dynamic range?
Your Answer
Total
Question 5
What is the downward compressor rule?
Your Answer
Total
Question 6
What are the two main sections of dynamic processors?
Your Answer
Sco
1.00
Total
Question 7
1.00
Threshold is:
Your Answer
Total
Question 8
Ratio is expressed as:
Your Answer
Input : Output
Score
1.00
Output : Input
# of dB
Total
Question 9
A compressor with a very high ratio is also known as a:
1.00 / 1.00
Your Answer
Limiter
Score
1.00
Gate
Expander
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 10
Attack and release control:
Your Answer
Total
Question 11
On dynamic effects the lower attack and release are:
Your Answer
Total
Question 12
The traditional usage for a gate is:
Your Answer
Total
Question 13
When configuring a gate on a guitar recording set the threshold:
Your Answer
Below the noise level but above the playing guitar level
Total
Question 14
If attack is set too high on a gate:
Your Answer
Total
Question 15
Usually a gate attack is set:
Your Answer
Total
Question 16
On a gate, release is usually set:
Your Answer
Total
Question 1
When talking about delays, wet means:
Your Answer
Total
Question 2
When the dry/wet balance is set to 0% on a simple delay unit:
Your Answer
Total
Question 3
In a delay, feedback means:
Your Answer
The output of the delay unit is routed to the input of the delay unit
The proportion of processed and unprocessed signal at the output of the delay unit
The input of the delay unit is routed to the output of the delay unit
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Question 4
With high feedback:
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Question 5
Comb filtering is:
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A complex filter with a series of evenly spaced notches across the frequency spectrum
A gentle boost of the bottom end used to add weight or thump to a track
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Question 6
Comb filtering happens:
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Question 7
A 2 millisecond delay sounds like:
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Flamming
A held pitch
Comb filtering
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Echo
Reverb
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Question 8
A short delay with very high feedback sounds like:
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Comb filtering
A held pitch
Echo
1.00
Reverb
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Question 9
When a short delay with very high feedback produces a tone, increasing the delay
time:
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Quiz: Filters
Question 1
Why would you disable a band in an EQ?
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Question 2
A Low Pass filter:
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Question 3
A High Pass filter:
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Question 4
A High Pass filter is best for:
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Question 5
In a pass filter the cutoff frequency:
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Question 6
The steepness of a pass filter is measured in:
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Sons
Hertz
dB
dB per octave
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Phons
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Question 7
Q on a bell filter controls:
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Question 8
2k Hertz is:
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200 Hertz
2000 Hertz
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20 Hertz
20000 Hertz
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Question 1
A Flanger is:
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Question 2
A Phaser is:
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Question 3
A Chorus is:
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Question 4
These settings on a simple delay plugin would create a slapback sound:
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Question 5
A slapback delay is useful for:
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Question 6
This type of reverb is created by sampling a real space:
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Plate
Spring
Convolution
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Algorithmic
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Question 7
The early reflections portion of an algorithmic reverb:
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Lesson 6: Synthesis
Quiz: Oscillators and Filters
Question 1
Which waveform(s) consists of energy at a single frequency? Choose all that apply.
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Square
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Saw
0.20
Sine
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Triangle
0.20
Noise
0.20
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Question 2
Which waveform(s) consists of a fundamental plus odd harmonics (no even
harmonics)?
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Sine
0.20
Triangle
0.20
Square
0.20
Noise
0.20
Saw
0.20
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Question 3
A Band Stop filter might be called:
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Notch
Score
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Bandpass
Low Pass
High Pass
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Question 4
The standard Synth filter is:
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Low Pass
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1.00
High Pass
Notch
Band Stop
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Question 5
The most commonly modulated parameter on a synth filter is:
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Cutoff Frequency
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Gain
Resonance
Type
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Question 6
On a synth VCF stands for:
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Sc
1.0
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1.0
Question 7
Lowering the cutoff frequency on a low pass filter results in:
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A duller sound
Score
1.00
A brighter sound
A louder sound
A wider sound
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Question 8
Sweeping a filter refers to changing (modulating) what synth parameter?
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Score
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Amplitude
Oscillator frequency
Filter resonance
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Question 9
High resonance: (Choose all that apply)
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Will emphasize individual partials (if any are present) as the filter moves
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Quiz: Modulation
Question 1
On an amplitude envelope these settings would create a switch envelope:
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Attack time 100%, Decay time 20%, Sustain 100%, Release 100%
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Attack time 50%, Decay time N/A, Sustain 100%, Release 50%
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Question 2
If you get a click at the beginning and end of your synth notes, what is one possible
solution?
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Question 3
If you would like a sound to swell in slowly what would you do?
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Question 4
If you would like a sound to stop quickly when a note is released what would you do?
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Question 5
Which of these sounds would be classified as a sustaining sound when thinking of
the amplitude envelope?
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A piano note
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Question 6
When emulating a percussive sound:
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Question 7
When does the release phase start?
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Question 8
Which parameter of a standard synth envelope is a level, not an amount of time?
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Score
1.00
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Question 9
A cyclic variation in pitch is called:
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Tremolo
Score
LFO
Vibrato
1.00
Envelope
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Question 10
Are LFOs directly heard?
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No, their impact on another parameter in the synth causes the audible result
Yes, the vibrations of the LFO are played directly through our speakers
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Question 11
Modulation always includes (Choose all that apply):
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Modulation Source
Modulation Destination
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