Encompass Several Theoretical Concepts Quiz

1. What does D.A.W stand for?

Desktop Audio Worktools

Digital Audio Workplace

Definately Audio Worthy

Digital Audio Workstation

2. Explain the function of EQ.

Tonal shaping tool

Make stuff sound good

Loudness tool

3. Why would you apply a "Crossfade" on an edit?

To make it sound louder

To create a smooth transition between sections

So you can hear the audio on a PC and a MAC

4.
Explain the function of Compression.

To clean sounds up in the mix

To control the dynamic range of an instrument

To correct the tuning of an instrument

5. When creating a Pro Tools session, it is important to select the appropriate Sample Rate and Bit Depth for correct playback.

True

False

6. Under which menu in Pro Tools would you find the "Import Audio" function?

Edit menu

File menu

Window menu

7. Pro Tools was designed by which company?

Emagic

Apple

Steinberg

Digidesign

8. Why would you use a Noise Gate on an instrument?

To create a smooth transition between phrases

To send a sound to the left speaker only

To let only a specific sound pass and stop the noise floor

9. Choose the correct sample rate and bit depth for a CD quality protools session.

16kHz 44.1bit

8kHz 22.5bit

16bit 44.1kHz

8bit 12kHz