Deck 6: Sound

Question 1

Our aural senses are triggered by

A) smell.
B) light waves.
C) vibrations of air.
D) none of the above.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Sound and light share some similarities. For example, both

A) are perceived when they cause tiny bones in our head to vibrate.
B) travel at the speed of light.
C) generate heat.
D) travel in waves.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The frequency of a sound wave is related to the

A) crest height.
B) wavetime.
C) wavelength.
D) none of the above.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The frequency of a wave determines its

A) amplitude.
B) height.
C) pitch.
D) none of the above.

Question 5

The transducer in most microphones will either be

A) dynamic or condenser.
B) conductive or transductive.
C) analog or digital.
D) none of the above.

Question 6

The pick-up pattern of a mike refers to

A) the area around the mike in which sound will be clearly reproduced.
B) the amount of background noise that will be picked up by the mike.
C) the shape of the sound waves each mike will best reproduce.
D) none of the above.

Question 7

Unidirectional mikes are used to

A) pick up in two opposite directions.
B) record equally all the sounds of nature.
C) record sound that emphasizes a particular source.
D) all of the above.

Question 8

A mike that can be used at a distance from the primary sound source would be

A) a handheld.
B) a lav.
C) a shotgun mike.
D) personal mikes.

Question 9

Analog may pick up a richness of sound that digital recording lacks because of

A) it records a continuous wave.
B) analog microphones are more receptive to sound.
C) nothing; digital and analog record the same way.
D) none of the above.

Question 10

The shape of a sound wave is called

A) the sound envelope.
B) the pattern.
C) ambiance.
D) none of the above.

Question 11

We have binaural hearing, which means

A) we can focus two sounds at a time.
B) we have two ears.
C) we can determine the gender of a speaker with reasonable accuracy.
D) we should listen twice as much as we speak.

Question 12

Sound perspective can be obtained by

A) matching sound presence to shot size.
B) keeping the volume really high.
C) recording with analog equipment.
D) none of the above.

Question 13

The tape in an analog recorder will pass through three heads:

A) an erase head, a record head, and a playback head.
B) a bass head, a treble head, and the mid-range head.
C) the left mike head, the right mike head, and the omnidirectional mike head.
D) none of the above.

Question 14

At the same temperature and altitude, the speed of sound is constant.

Question 15

One cycle of a wave is called the wavetime.

Question 16

The outer ear ends at the ear canal.

Question 17

Ribbon mikes are sometimes classified as dynamic mikes.

Question 18

Capacitor mikes is another term for condenser mikes.

Question 19

Lavalieres are handheld mikes used for recording background noise.

Question 20

Dubbing an analog recording may introduce generational loss.

Question 21

With digital recording, the sound is measured and converted into mathematical units.

Question 22

A volume unit (VU) meter measures amplitude.

Question 23

An LED meter measures ambient noise.

Question 24

DVDs are sometimes used in audio production since they can hold a lot more data than a CD.

Question 25

The Golden Age of radio broadcasting began in the 1920s, but had played out by World War II.