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Questions and Answers List

level questions: Level 1

Question	Answer
Repeating, Decaying echo	Delay
Creates a copy, or several copies of a signal	Chorus
Closely spaced sound reflections	Reverb
The amount of time between the sound and the reverb	Pre- Delay
Space between the levels and the peaks	Headroom
how loud the signal has to be before compression is applied	Threshold
Difference between the quietest and loudest volume of the recording	Dynamic Range
Amplifies the level (dB)	Make up gain
allows higher frequencies to pass through the filter	High pass filter
Attenuates frequency - specific noise like hum by writing a "notch" out of the frequency	Notch Filter
Eq that allows you to simultaneously boost and cut	Pultec EQ
snapshot of the sound wave	Bit word
Repeating sound caused by reflection of the sound waves on a surface	Echo
How much compression is applied	Ratio
A delay introduced into an audio signal measured in degrees delayed	Phase Shift
A device that produces artificial reverberation by sending vibrations across a metal plate via a transducer similar to a speaker driver	Plate Verb
scattering of sound waves	Diffusion
The audible frequency range in which humans can hear. 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz	Frequency Spectrum
refers to the gradual introduction of compression of the signal once the sound level crosses the threshold	Soft Knee
the point where the sound begins and increases in volume to its peak	Attack Time
A type of compressor that sharply reduces the gain of the signal when the audio level reaches a certain threshold	Limiter
A device, circuit or plug-in that allows a narrow band of frequencies to pass through the circuit, rejecting or attenuating frequencies that are either higher or lower than the specified range.	Bandpass Filter
An equalizer in which all parameters of equalization can be adjusted to any amount, including the center frequency, the amount of boost or cut, and the bandwidth.	Parametric EQ
The scenario in which there is no increase or decrease in signal strength at the output of an amplifier or device compared to the signal strength at the input (typically described as 0 dB)	Unity Gain
the number of times per second that samples are taken	Sample Rate
drop down menu that allows you to switch between takes and subtracks	Playlists