13 Answers to Review Questions. “Digital Media Primer” Yue-Ling Wong
Chapter 5
When applicable, please choose all correct answers.
1. True/False: The optimal meter level for recording is going past the red area of the meter.
2. Which type of microphone is most sensitive to sound coming from the front?
3. If you do not know the directional property of a microphone, as a general rule, where do you place the
sound source relative to the microphone?
4. Why is it important to monitor the input level meter during recording?
5. The x -axis of the waveform view represents the ______.
6. The y -axis of the waveform view represents the ______.
A. amplitude value
B. frequency
C. time
7. The x -axis of the spectral view represents the ______.
A. amplitude value
B. frequency
C. time
8. The y -axis of the spectral view represents the ______.
A. amplitude value
B. frequency
C. time
9. The color of the spectral view represents the ______.
10. Which view allows you to inspect the audio frequency distribution over time?
A. Waveform
B. Spectral
C. Multitrack
11. True/False: Application of special effects, such as reverb, to a noisy audio should be done before the
noise reduction.
12. The fade-in and fade-out effects can be created by applying the ______ effect.
A. amplify
B. envelope
C. noise reduction
D. normalize
E. reverb
13. The ______ effect(s) is/are for changing the audio amplitude.
A. amplify
14. The ______ effect changes the audio amplitude such that the highest is the amplitude you specify.
A. amplify
B. envelope
C. noise reduction
D. normalize
E. reverb
15. The ______ effect can create a feeling of being in a big auditorium.
A. amplify
B. envelope
C. noise reduction
D. normalize
E. reverb
16. The order of performing noise reduction is: ______, ______, ______, ______.
A. Select the segment of the audio you want to apply noise reduction to.
17. ______ deals with musical notations, staff, and musical instrument assignments.
A. MIDI
B. Loop music
18. What is the disadvantage of MIDI compared to composing music with loop music?
20. In which of the following uses of audio is a smaller file size generally a more crucial consideration?
A. video
B. multimedia authoring
C. playback on the Web
D. music CD
E. podcast
21. In which of the following uses of audio is the audio quality generally a more crucial consideration?
A. video
B. multimedia authoring
C. playback on the Web
D. music CD
E. podcast