Details Title: Advanced Workstations Description: Quiz 2 - 5, 6, 7 Total Flash Cards: 40 Created: 10/15/2008 17:49:36		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Engineering Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term What is the definition of "Envelopment"? Definition Sound from all around, No definable point source, sense of space, "immersive" Term What is the defintion of "Localization"? Definition Sounds are distinguishable Sense of position Term What are the specs for SMPTE/ITU speaker placement? Definition L/R = 30degress Ls/Rs = 110degrees Term What are the P&E Wing Speaker Placement specs? Definition L/R= 30degrees Ls/Rs= 110-150degrees     Term In a home theater system, where does Bass Management take place? Definition In the reciever Term The Sub is the LFE. True or false? Definition False.   LFE is a production channel. Term What is "down-mixing"?   Definition Reducing surround to stereo.   L/R = -6dB C = -9dB Ls/Rs = -6dB LFE = OFF Term What are the channel assignments for film? SMPTE/ITU? DTS? Definition Film = L C R Ls Rs LFE   SMPTE/ITU = L R C LFE Ls Rs   DTS = L R Ls Rs C LFE Term What is Divergence? Definition Amount of "bleed" into neighboring channels   110: no bleed 0: widest spread Term What is the difference between "Discrete Center" and "Phantom Center"? Definition Center % = 100 (Discrete Center) Ceneter % = 0 (Phantom Center) Term When metering in Pro Tool, a red light means you are clipping. True or false? Definition False.   TDM clip indicator lights ar one full-scale sample, which is not necessarily clipping. Term What does CODEC stand for? Definition enCODE/DEcode   a technique used for data reduction Term There are two types of CODECS. What are they? What do they do? Definition Lossy and Lossless   Both reduce file size Term What is "Entropy Coding"? Definition Takes advantage of the periodic nature of waveforms by encoding redundant data into smaller words. Term What are the Lossless Codecs? Definition Apple Lossless Windows Media Lossless Monkey's Audio FLAC Term What is the percentage of reduction on a lossy codec? Definition 90% reduction Term DTS and ADPCM use what type of codec? What does it do? Definition Predictive Analysis/Differential Coding   Algorithm preducts next sample by analyzing previous behavior If the predictive algorithm is good, errors are small and audio quality is preserved Term What is perceptual coding? Definition Tries of "fool" your ear based on laws of psychoacoustics Term What are the Perceptual Lossy Codecs? Definition MP3 AAC/MP4 Windows Media Audio RealAudio OGG Vorbis Term What are the predictive lossy codecs? Definition ADPCM APT-X Term What is Constant Bit Rate Encoding? Definition Keeps same speed/bandwidth and doesn't change when audio gets more complex. Better for streaming than downloading. Term What is Variable Bit Rate Encoding? Definition Defintes Quality, Not Bandwidth Better for Downloading than streaming Term What would a single-sided/single layer DVD be called? Definition DVD 5 Term What would a single-sided/dual layer DVD be called? Definition DVD 9 Term What would a double-sided, single layer DVD be called? Definition DVD 10 Term What would a double sided, mixed layer be called? Definition DVD 14 Term What would a double-sided, dual layer DVD be called? Definition DVD 18 Term How many streams of audio does a soundtrack have? Definition 8 Term What are the required formats for DVD Video? Definition PCM Dolby Digital Term What are the optional formats for DVD video audio? Definition DTS MPEG SDDS Term Of the Blu-Ray Codecs, which are lossy? Definition Dolby Dolby Digital Plus DTS Term Of the Blu-Ray codecs, are lossless? Definition Dolby/True HD DTS-HD Term What is Command Focus? Definition Single-Key QWERTY key shortcuts Term What does Command Focus do in the regions list? Definition Locate and Select regions Term What does commands focus do in the groups list? Definition Enable/Disable Groups Group ID Term What are the two other grabber tools? Definition Object Grabber Separation Grabber Term What is a sync point? Definition Position within a region used for alignment Term What are the four ways to free voices?   Definition Mute Free Assigned Voices Turn Voice Off No Output or Send Make track inactive Term What is the Universe Window? Definition Shows all media trakcs Term Are Aux/Master tracks shown in the universe window? Definition No