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AW Quiz 2
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Accounting
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11/10/2008

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Term
digital audio: discrete _______ of air pressure
Definition
measurements
Term
analog audio: smooth, continuous variation in _______
Definition
air pressure
Term
_________: number of amplitude "snapshots" ___________
Definition
sample rate; per second
Term
___________ is measured at each sample point
Definition
amplitude
Term
___________: the measurement of amplitude
Definition
quantization
Term
___________: distortion cause by _________ an amplitude measurement up or down to the nearest ___________
Definition
quantization error; rounding; quantization interval
Term
true or false: quantization is less significant at low amplitudes
Definition
false, it is very important when it is at low amplitude
Term
true or false: quantization is less significant at higher amplitude
Definition
true
Term
bit depth determines ________
Definition
maximum dynamic range
Term
each bit = _________
Definition
6dB of dynamic range
Term
16 bit audio has a theoretical dynamic range of _____
Definition
96dB (16x6)
Term
low level noise added to signal to counteract quantization error
Definition
dither
Term
___________: the sample rate must be at least _______ the highest frequency to be reproduced
Definition
nyquist theorem; twice
Term
sample rate _______ = nyquist theorem
Definition
divided by 2
Term
_________: frequecies not present in the original waveform
Definition
aliasing
Term
removes all frequencies above the nyquist frequency
Definition
anti-aliasing filter
Term
____________________ = bits per second
Definition
sample rate x bit depth
Term

voice - an __________

- playing audio

- recording audio

Definition
audio event
Term
_________ - a pathway to or from storage
Definition
voice
Term
each channel of an active audio track requires _______
Definition
one voice
Term
Pro Tools LE supports up to __ voices
Definition

32 active mono tracks

or

16 active stereo tracks

or

combo of both

Term

________ monitoring

- track -> _______ monitoring

- monitors source output on record-enable tracks

Definition
input only; input only
Term

_________ monitoring

- monitors playback of record-enabled track until you are recording

Definition
auto input
Term
_____________: the delay between an input and the output through which it's monitored
Definition
monitoring latency
Term

__________ monitoring

-002/003 only: minimizes monitoring latency

-use when hardware buffer can't be set low enough

Definition
low latency
Term

_________ monitoring

-Mbox only: loops input signal directly back to output

-Analog input only!!

Definition
zero latency
Term

________: enables multiple punches in a single pass

 

up to _____ running punches

Definition
quick punch; 200
Term
DAE stands for ________
Definition
Digidesign Audio Engine
Term
digidesign's real time "operating system" that provides the core functionality required by PT and othe digidesign products
Definition
DAE (Digidesign Audio Engine)
Term
TDM stands for ________
Definition
Time Division Multiplexing
Term
a technology that employs a networked bus of DSP chips that supply the processing power for PT ___ systems
Definition
TDM (Time Division Multiplexing)
Term

________: redirects signal to a plug-in or I/O

-______ are pre-fader

Definition
Insert; inserts
Term

 ______: routes a copy of signal to output or bus

Definition
Send
Term
________ - a copy of the audio is sent before being affected by the track fader or pan
Definition
pre-fader
Term
_______ - a copy of the audio is sent after passing through the track fader
Definition
post-fader
Term
_________ - copies signal directly to physical output (interface)
Definition
hardware send
Term

 ______: an internal audio pathway

-can have multiple sources

-destination can be Track Input

Definition
Bus
Term
Pro Tools LE supports ___ internal buses
Definition
32
Term

-an application within an application

-extends capabilties of host

-created on insert

Definition
plug-in
Term

3 tracks that handle audio:

_____ track

_____ input

_____ fader

Definition

audio track

aux input

master fader

Term
___________: is placed directly on the track's insert and affects 100% of the track's signal
Definition
dynamics processor
Term
a copy of the signal is sent to an aux input with the _________ on the aux's input's insert
Definition
time-based processor
Term
_______: a copy of the original is sent to an output
Definition
cue mix
Term
another word for playlist is ______
Definition
graphic views
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