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Greenberg Notes 4 (AT2)
Audio Tech 2
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Music
Undergraduate 1
05/11/2012

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Term
What is distortion?
Definition
The appearance of something added to the reproduced signal that wasn't in the original.
Term
What is overload distortion?
Definition

Clipping.

When a signal or DBSPL is too much for an audio device to handle.

Term
What is harmonic distortion?
Definition
The distortion of a timbre's upper harmonics but not its fundamental.
Term
What is soft clipping?
Definition
A digital algorithm that emulates analog clipping, it rounds off the squares of clipping.
Term
What is the only outboard gear in Studio B that has soft clipping?
Definition
The TC Finalizer.
Term
Explain THD.
Definition
Total Harmonic Distortion. How much an amp or speaker will distort a sound as it's turned up louder (the measurement of audio quality).

The lower the number, the less distortion.
Term
Describe what a crossover does.
Definition
It divides the sound frequency spectrum into regions, it's what tells the highs to go to the tweeter and lows to go to the woofer.
Term
What is crossover distortion.
Definition
Distortion at the crossover frequency.
Term
Passive crossover takes a(n) amplified/unamplified signal.

Active crossover takes a(n) amplified/unamplified signal.
Definition
Passive crossover takes a powered signal.

Active crossover takes an unamplified signal.
Term
Describe an active speaker.
Definition
Plugs into a wall, has amp inside, takes in an unpowered XLR or 1/4" TRS.
Term
Describe a passive speaker.
Definition
Needs an external amp, takes in powered signal, has a passive crossover.
Term
Describe a bi-amped speaker.
Definition
Has an active crossover (unamplified signals) and has two amps in it, boosting highs and lows separately.
Term
What kind of compressor does a radio station use?
Definition
A tri-band compressor.

Mix a song for the radio’s bass soft so the radio’s compressor makes the bass louder.
Term
What is aysterisus (or something)?
Definition
The delay from a magnet pushing another.
Term
What is in interpolation.
Definition
A guesstimate.
Term
What is non-linearity?
Definition
Input ≠ Output
Term
Describe what a ratio on a compressor means for 2:1.
Definition
For every one decibel that passes the threshold, the signal is reduced by two dB.
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