Quiz 5

Question 1

Dry/Wet

Answer 1

A sound devoid of reverberation or signal processing.

A sound with reverberation or signal processing.

Question 2

Equalizer

Answer 2

A signal-processing device that can boost, attenuate, or shelve frequencies in a sound source or sound system.

Question 3

Filter

Answer 3

A device that removes unwanted frequencies or noise from a signal.

Question 4

High Pass Filter / Lo Cut Filter

Answer 4

A filter that attenuates frequencies below a selected frequency and allows those above that point to pass.

Question 5

Time Compress/ Expand

Answer 5

Shortening the time (length) of
material without changing its pitch.
Increasing the time (length) of material without changing its pitch.

Question 6

Pitch Shift

Answer 6

A signal processor that varies the pitch of a signal. The basic parameter for pitch shifting is transposition.

Question 7

Flanging

Answer 7

Combining a direct signal and the same sig- nal slightly delayed and continuously varying their time relationships, using a time delay.

Question 8

Chorus

Answer 8

Recirculating the doubling effect to make one sound source sound like several. See also doubling.

Question 9

Delay

Answer 9

The time interval between a sound or signal and each of its repeats.

Question 10

Echo

Answer 10

Sound reflections delayed by 35 ms or more that are perceived as discrete repetitions of the direct sound.

Question 11

Compression

Answer 11

(1) Reducing a signal’s output level in relation to its input level to reduce dynamic range. (2) The drawing together of vibrating mol- ecules, producing a high-pressure area. See also rarefaction.

Question 12

Limiter

Answer 12

A compressor with an output level that does not exceed a preset ceiling regardless of the input level.

Question 13

De-esser

Answer 13

A compressor that reduces sibilance.