Surround Sound

1. The LFE Is defined as:

Low Fact Effect

Low Frequency Effect

Left Fader Equalizer

Lower Fader Equalizer

None of the above

2. What movie was the first theatrical surround sound release?

Sound of Music

Star Wars

Jaws

Fantasia

North by Northwest

3. What is Phantom Imaging?

Companding

Differences in signal arrival times between the 7 speakers

Fragile sonic cue balls

The illusion that a sound is localized between two or more source speakers

None of the Above

4. Signal routing choices are defined and edited in what Pro-Tools dialog section?

Session Set-up Dialog

Automation Configure Dialog

I/O Set-up Dialog

Strip Silence Dialog

5. DVD-V (video) can contain both an AC-3 and a DTS encoded surround mix

True

False

6. AC-3 coding is commonly refered to as:

SDDS

Pro Logic BJ

DTS AH

Dolby Digital

MP3

7. What is a bass management system

A 10.2 system which will filter out LF signals from the LFE to the BQE

A 7.1 system with two LFE channels

A crossover system that directs low frequency signals into the LFE

A LFE sysem which will not allow low frequencies get to the LFE

None of the above

8. Dialog tracks are almost always place in which channel(s)?

LsRs

LR

LFE

LCR

Center

9. The Surround Panning Grid only appears when...

Auto Write On Stop is used in connection with the I/O dialog

Summer Solstice

The Relative Write Mode is enabled

A Mono or Stereo channel is routed to a Surround Output Path

10. Dipole speakers...

Radiate sound in 1 direction out of phase.

Radiate sound in 2 directions out of phase.

Radiate sound in 2 directions in phase.

Are used exclusively in movie theaters.

11. LFE and sub are the same thing?

True

False

12. What is downmixing?

The process of summing multichannel mixes (5.1) into stereo

The process of summing stereo mixes into multichannel mixes (5.1)

The process of splitting multichannel mixes (5.1) into mono stems

The process of summing mono tracks into a multichannel mix (5.1)

13. What is Upmixing?

The process of printing a surround mix

The process of authoring a DVD

Creating a mono or stereo master from a Surround mix.

Creating a Surround mix from a mono or stereo master

None of the above

14. LCRS stands for:

Left, Center, Right, Sub

Left, Center, Right, System

Left, Center, Right, Surround

15. What is the goal of diffusion?

To minimize reverb time.

To create an even sound field throughout the room.

To create an enhanced low frequency reverb effect.

To increase the STC of a wall.

To eliminate low frequency STC's

16. DVDs are encoded with what audio sample rate?

44.1Khz

48Khz

192Khz

2.8224Mhz

None of the above

17. The Dolby Digital (AC-3) surround standard utilizes how many tracks?

2

8

7

4

6

18. In the Pro Tools Surround Panner, a Center percentage of 100% will feed how much signal to the Left and Right channel?

50%

100%

0%

200%

19. Divergence can be very simply described as...

A pan control for surround panning

A Width control for surround panning

A Width control for stereo panning

Avoiding the .1 channel

None of the above

20. A surround array refers to:

The size of the sweet spot

The addition of extra surround speakers to fill the back end of an acoustic space. (theater)

The soundspace encompassed by the 5 speakers

A mixing style for 5.1

None of the above

21. Lt/Rt stand for:

Left Total/Right Total

Left Track/Right Track

Left Trim/Right Trim

Left Turn/Right Turn

22. DVD-A is

Digital Video Disc - A

Digital Video Disc- Alternative

Digital Compact Video Standard

A MPEG standard for DVD

An audio standard for DVDs

23. Explain why the LFE channel is represented by .1

Because the LFE only plays low frequencies as appropriated via channel locks

It is borrowed from the web industry which first used an LFE and called it .1

Because 5.1 sounds cooler than 6

24. When calibrating a 5.1 speaker set up for video, the surrounds should be calibrated

3 dB up

6 dB up

To -15 dB

3 dB down

6 dB down

25. How does a Dipole speaker differ from a Direct Radiator speaker?

They are always smaller than Direct Radiator speakers.

Feeds the same signal in phase in two directions.

Feeds the same signal out of phase in one direction.

Feeds the same signal out of phase in two directions

There is no discernible difference.

26. Pro-Tools has defalt settings in the New Session Dialog that are:

Film (Pro-Tools Standard) L C R Ls Rs LFE

SMPTE/ ITU(Control 24 Monitoring) L R C LFE Ls Rs

DTS (Pro Control Monitoring) L R Ls Rs C LFE

All of the above

None of the above

27. Optical Tracks Are:

HRTFs

Sound Photographed on Film

Magnetically Recorded Sound on Film

ITDs

The law of the first wavefront

28. SACD uses what digital binary encoding method?

DSD

PCM

LPCM

WAV

AC-3

29. Where are the extra 2 speakers in a 7.1 surround setup placed?

On top of the meter bridge

Between the Ls and L speakers and the Rs and R speakers

Between the Ls and Cs speakers and the Rs and Cs speakers

Between the L and C speakers and the R and C speakers.

None of the Above

30. A 6.1 system utilizes how many surround speakers?

1

2

3

7

6

Surround Sound

1. The LFE Is defined as:

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. What movie was the first theatrical surround sound release?

3. What is Phantom Imaging?

4. Signal routing choices are defined and edited in what Pro-Tools dialog section?

5. DVD-V (video) can contain both an AC-3 and a DTS encoded surround mix

6. AC-3 coding is commonly refered to as:

7. What is a bass management system

8. Dialog tracks are almost always place in which channel(s)?

9. The Surround Panning Grid only appears when...

10. Dipole speakers...

11. LFE and sub are the same thing?

12. What is downmixing?

13. What is Upmixing?

14. LCRS stands for:

15. What is the goal of diffusion?

16. DVDs are encoded with what audio sample rate?

17. The Dolby Digital (AC-3) surround standard utilizes how many tracks?

18. In the Pro Tools Surround Panner, a Center percentage of 100% will feed how much signal to the Left and Right channel?

19. Divergence can be very simply described as...

20. A surround array refers to:

21. Lt/Rt stand for:

22. DVD-A is

23. Explain why the LFE channel is represented by .1

24. When calibrating a 5.1 speaker set up for video, the surrounds should be calibrated

25. How does a Dipole speaker differ from a Direct Radiator speaker?

26. Pro-Tools has defalt settings in the New Session Dialog that are:

27. Optical Tracks Are:

28. SACD uses what digital binary encoding method?

29. Where are the extra 2 speakers in a 7.1 surround setup placed?

30. A 6.1 system utilizes how many surround speakers?