Audio production midterm
Common computer audio recording formats include all of the following except:
Generally humans can hear frequencies as high as:
20,000 Hz
According to your book, a commercial audio CD can hold approximately _______ minutes of music
75
Software that provides recording and mixing capabilities can turn a computer into:
A digital audio workstation
All sound is a combination of various waves. The most basic of combined waves is called:
A fundamental wave
A graphic representation of the rarefactions and compression of a pure tone sound is called:
A sine wave
A representation of a waveform displayed on a computer monitor would be called:
A sound envelope
According to your book, digital consoles have an advantage over analog consoles because:
All of the above
Super Audio CD and Audio DVD differ from standard CDs in that they:
All of the above
Which is one of the duties of the on-air producer talked about in your book?
All of the above
Which of the following contribute to the station's "sound" or identity?
All of the above
Which of the following is an advantage of using a computer to schedule and maintain programming logs listed in your book?
All of the above
Which of the following is considered to be the most basic way(s) a radio producer manipulates sound?
All of the above
With regard to how microphones respond different to sound frequencies the aspects of frequency response that a producer would evaluate would be:
All of the above
While many computers can 'burn' both CD-R and CD-RW disks but generally only ______ disks are playable on standard compact disk players
CD-R
Which is not one of the advantages of digital technology for broadcasting purposes:
Compact disks do not scratch easily
_______ is the transferring of sound from source to source electronically without cutting or pasting
Dubbing
The process of rearranging, correcting, and assembling a finished audio project from one or more original sources is called:
Editing
A multitimbral synthesizer can only play one "voice" or instrument at a time
False
According to your book, MiniDiscs are easier and more flexible than digital workstations or computers using DAW software
False
According to your book, an XLR connector is a filter used to reduce unwanted high frequencies in hand-held microphones
False
According to your book, the terms 'pitch' and 'frequency' essentially mean the same thing and may be used interchangably
False
Compact disks produce cleaner sound signals initially but over time they exhibit noise after constant playing
False
Generally software is considered to be computer peripherals and hardware is considered to be the programs themselves
False
Minidisk recorders do not permit electronic editing, but they do allow the user to butt together adjacent soundfiles
False
Radio Data System encoders cannot be used to display song titles and artist information
False
Modern digital audio software allows users to create 'regions' that can be played over and over to extend the time of the segment. This process is called:
Looping
Which of the following statements about the MiniDisc is false?
MiniDiscs received wide consumer acceptance
MIDI stands for:
Musical instrument digital interface
DAT machines use a method of recording called:
Pulse Code Modulation
Computers store and retrieve current information from programs stored in:
RAM (random access memory)
Microphones change sound into electrical energy in different ways. The mic that responds to the difference in the pressure of the sound is called a ______ microphone.
Ribbon
A slang term commonly used for extracting a sound file from one sound medium onto a computer is:
Ripping
______ is the process of converting analog audio signals into numerical representations
Sampling
A device which can control the notes that a synthesizer plays as well as the "voice" qualities of the synthesizer via the MIDI connection is called a:
Sequencer
This mic picks up sounds only from the front of the microphone than the sides and the back. It has a(n) ___________ pick-up pattern.
Super-cardioid
A computer "scratch track" is a temporary file on a hard drive used by digital audio workstation software
True
A playlist is used by digital audio workstations to create regions of a soundfile that can be played sequentially
True
According to your book, computer hard drives have essentially eliminated the need for tape as a medium for storing audio information
True
According to your book, when dealing with editing the spoken word, even small differences in the recorded voice level or vocal presence can have an effect on the final product
True
Broadcast stations became part of the larger Integrated Public Alert and Warning Systems (IPAWS) in 2012
True
CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD-R technology uses a laser to heat up or burn the light sensitive layer into a series of reflective and non-reflective areas
True
Computer disk drive recording occurs when the head's magnetic flux leaves a magnetic imprint on the disk
True
Digital recording means using samples of sound to produce a recording that is stored in computer language
True
Directionality in microphones is usually attained as a result of sound wave cancellation
True
Each radio station must successfully log and receive three EAS alerts per month
True
Even though the Emergency Broadcast System linked radio stations for federal emergencies, the new EAS system allows local officials to determine to use the system for weather and other local emergencies
True
Generally satellite services will provide local affiliates with exact times allocated for local access using a hot-clock to show where local programming and commercials can be dropped in the format
True
In order to reproduce accurate sound, the sampling of audio must include both frequency and amplitude
True
In radio today, speech closely resembles conversational speech. Announcers are expected to convey the impression of one-to-one communication with the audience
True
In the playback process, the user can access information stored on a hard disk as the disk's heads retrieve appropriate data and send the data to the computer's random access memory
True
Nondestructive editing software usually allows you to re-edit and redo edits over and over again without harming the original soundfile.
True
One trend in the radio industry is to design radio consoles that can be networked together to share input and output resources
True
Radio stations frequently produce commercials in a production studio and then transfer files to digital cart machines using a file transfer program for on-air playback
True
Running a tight board means that there is hardly any space between the various sound sources used during an on-air performance
True
Smaller netbooks and tablet computers often use flash memory which functions both as RAM and storage together
True
The specific location on the magnetic tape where audio data is recorded and played back is called a track
True
Today's computer systems can automatically insert Emergency Alert System alerts into the playlist
True
In both analog and digital tape recording, the magnetic field produced by a tape head is called:
a flux field
Compact disks utilize which of the following technologies to collect information for playback?
a laser beam to read information encoded on disk
Professional mics most susceptible to plosive sounds such as 'B' and 'P' sounds would probably be:
a ribbon mic
The smallest sound level change a human ear can hear is:
about 2 dB
Air pressure compression is formed when:
air molecules are pushed together
The purpose of a telephone hybrid is to:
allow talk show hosts to talk with callers on the air without feedback
The _________ of a sine wave indicates the volume of the sound
amplitude
The time it takes for a wave to make one complete cycle or a 360-degree rotation is called:
an interval
Your book talks about various advantages that computer technology has brought to radio. These advantages include all of the following except:
automatically updating commercial copy for clients
The process of adding effects to audio sound files has ______ ______ with the advent of digital audio workstations and more complex software
become easier
A string of digital words is called a:
byte
Generally sounds with __________ are easier to spot on a computer monitor because they are displayed with specific peaks
consonants
According to your authors, radio personalities should:
convey the impression of one-to-one conversation
The digital process starts with converting sound into:
data
The ______ in a computer operating system becomes a map of where the data for all files are stored
directory
HD radio ____ allow broadcasters to program several different formats on their channel simultaneously
does
A MiniDisc recorder __________ record data in sequential order
does not
Technically speaking, sound is not stored on magnetic audio tape. Sound energy is:
first transduced into electrical energy and then those pulses are transduced into magnetic energy
Satellites which transmit radio programs are located over the equator in a(n) _____________ orbit
geostationary
A device called a _______ in a hard disk is an electromagnet that converts electrical energy into magnetic energy and vice versa
head
Your authors suggest that one way to avoid talking over a song with a false ending is to:
label sound files to cue announcers about false endings
Which of the following was not suggested by the authors for live, on-air production?
listening to the program output instead of the air monitor
The MP3 recording system stores ____ audio material on a CD-R disk than the standard compact disc (CD) audio system
more
The standard commercial compact disk (CD-DA) format is:
one that can playback but cannot be edited
The MP3 format files compresses a music soundfile using a mathematical modeling system known as:
perceptual noise shaping
As the samples of the audio's signal's waveform are taken they are converted into binary numbers in a process called:
quantization
The term 'loop' refers to:
repeating a sound file segment in order to extend its timing
An example of a "make-good" would be:
rescheduling a commercial that did not run correctly when it was scheduled in the log
R-DAT machines use ____ heads to imprint magnetic pulses on audio tape.
rotating
Generally, when an announcer runs the audio board instead of using an engineer to operate the equipment, we call that operation:
running combo
A _____ ____ is a portion of audio that has been edited from a larger audio soundfile. It is frequently used within a news story.
sound bite
Microphones that exhibit a "proximity effect" will tend to:
tend to boost the bass (lower) frequencies
In referring to the 'range' of a microphone, usually the producer is referring to
the microphone's frequency range
In broadcasting, the term tape 'generation(s)' refers to:
the number of times this copy has been dubbed from the original
The purpose of data error correction in the recording process is:
to minimize the potential for problems that can arise while computers store or retrieve audio data
The microphone is a __________ that changes the motion of acoustical energy into electrical energy
transducer
According to your book, almost any computer can be programmed to function as a 'digital cart' machine
true
According to your book, the sampling frequency for quality digital recording is approximately ___________ than the highest frequencies humans can hear
two times higher
A(n) _______ is used to transmit a signal to a satellite while the ___________ is used to receive the signal from a satellite
uplink/downlink
ESPN Radio or other network music services are generally distributed to radio stations
via satellites
The visual representation of the soundfile on a computer screen is called a:
waveform
Which of the following is not typical of satellite programming that can be used by radio stations to augment local programming?
weather and boating forecasts
