Robs Final Quiz - M

The difference in the time of arrival between the two mics.

The difference in amplitude between the two mics.

Analog with DAW control.

No, you will lose the stereo image.

Three omnidirectional mics placed in an equilateral triangle, 5ft apart., Typically used in orchestral recordings and placed above the conductor.

No

No, they can be assigned to a new or pre-existing group.

Yes.

Fixed.

A frequency selectable compressor.

Reduces the number of breakpoints.

Dynamic changes that can be done manually (i.e. clip gain and fader automation).

Dynamic changes that modify the envelope of a sound and happen too fast to be done manually (i.e. compression, limiting, expanding).

It changes the rate of recovery.

If the peaks aren't taken down, file compression will oversample them and make them louder.

Make sure all the mics you're using are the same distance away from the cones.

It can bring up low level material in the mix without eliminating peaks.

Yes.

The measurement of magnetism, in nanowebers per meter (nWb/m).

The electrical energy coming in is converted to magnetic energy that is stored on the tape., When played back, this magnetic energy is converted back into electrical energy.

Tape is not linear, so bias is needed to flatten the frequency response. Bias is between 40 kHz and 150 kHz.

The fader is in touch mode, and all other automatable controls are in latch mode.

Anything with a variable control.

Changes overall volume of a track while maintaining the main volume automation.

FET

Opto

VCA

Disc Description Protocol.

Pre-Mastered CD. The disc that is used to make copies from.

The time of arrival between each ear, the amplitude of the sound, the frequency range, the amount of reverb, and the speed of panning.

Ossicles. Smallest bones in the body.

Temporary hearing loss/ringing after prolonged exposure to loud noise

Add more predelay.

The amount of sound that is panned to the centre coming out of the centre speaker. When at 0%, there is only phantom centre.

The amount of time it takes for the automated control to return to its original position once released.

The difference in arrival time of a sound between ears.

The difference in volume of a sound between ears.

The difference bewteen how much direct sound vs reflections you're hearing.

XY, ORTF, Blumlein, MS.

Dolby Stereo (LCRS).

A circuit that directs low frequencies from other speakers to the subwoofer.

128. 1-10 are beds, 11-128 are objects.

ADM BWF.

-18 LUFS.

No

The difference between peak level and average level.

-1 dBTP.

-23 LUFS.

-16 LUFS.

An algorithm for standardized loudness measurement. Acts like an electronic ear.

Lexicon 480L

A document that gives the start time, duration, and end time for each song on an album., Used for printing vinyl so the manufacturer knows how wide to cut the laquer.

Recording at the highest level before distortion.

Overbiasing gives you more top end. Underbiasing makes it darker.

Hitting the tape too hard will smear/remove the transient.

They recorded things with too much top end, because bringing top end down in the mix also brought down tape hiss.

An acoustic energy absorber designed to dampen low frequency energy and flatten the frequency response of a room.

To prevent phase cancellation.

The conversion of acoustic energy into thermal energy.

A type of acoustic treatment that uses cavities tuned to a certain frequency to pull that frequency out of a room.

A dense material like fibreglass is packed into a frame. There are small pockets of air inside the fibreglass that vibrate in response to soundwaves in the room.

Threshold = When the compressor starts working., Ratio = How much the signal gets turned down by., Attack time = How fast the signal gets turned down., Release time = How fast the signal comes back up., Makeup Gain = How much the compressed signal gets turned up by.