Audio Quiz 12/5

What is Comping tracks

takes different parts from different recordings and edits them to become one take

How to consolidate audio

option shift 3

Finding the tempo of the song

tap the letter T to the tempo of the audio on the QWERTY keyboard with the conductor off, then turn it on and adjust the tempo to that tempo

What is beat detective

able to quantize live drums

How to do Grouping tracks

command G

What is grouping tracks

allows you to move faders together and mute or solo them at once

Subgroups are

ways to send a group of tracks to one place to be mixed, one fader controls the group of tracks

Optimal speaker placement?

the equilateral triangles, aimed at your ears

What is mixing

the relative level, spatial positioning, equalization, dynamic processing, effects processing

Signal flow

is the path that audio makes from its source to its output

I/O indicates...

where the source is coming form

EQ's different frequency bands

highpass, lowpass, band pass, shelving, notch, peaking or bell

Lowpass filter

allows low frequencies to pass through, cuts the high ones

Highpass filter

allows high filters to pass, cuts the lower ones.

The cutoff frequency is how many dbs?

3dbs freq cut

Q is defined as

the center frequency divided by the bandwidth of the filter

The bandwidth is defined as

the width of the cut

Notch filter

when the bandwidth gets super narrow, like a point

Peaking filter has more of a

bell curve than a point

Semi parametric is...

EQ with fixed bandwidth but lets you adjust frequency boosting and cutting, nothing else

Parametric EQ can

sweep frequencies, boost or cut, adjust the bandwidth

Graphic EQ

multiple frequencies SET on sliders, band pass or reject filters

RTA is

a real time analyzer EQ, visual tool to monitor frequency

Different frequency ranges

Lows, Lo mids, mids, Hi-mids, Highs

Dynamic Range

the loudness level difference between the quietest part and loudest part of a signal

What is a compressor used for

a compressor is used to proportionately level and reduce the dynamics of audio, "squashing it", so that the rang of volume is less

different parts of compressor

threshold, attack, release, ratio, knee

possible uses for compression include

minimize volumes of tracks for overall mix
smooth out momentary changes in mic distance
equalizing and balancing volume changes on instruments

Sidechain compression is

a compressor triggered by something else, like a kick drum, that compresses the track in order to allow something else to stand out

Limiters are

compressors with a very quick attack and release, ratio higher than 10:1

What is parallel compression

taking a track, putting a compressor on it, and then ending it through a sub group(aux send)

What are gates

they remove sound at points, threshold is set to open when it gets louder than the set amount, range is how much it closes

All time based effects should be set up on what type of track

a aux send, not on the actual audio track you want to put it on

What is delay

replays samples of RAM from an audio, in milliseconds.
Feedback is the amount of faded delays (how much it repeats)
Modulation changes the speed, making it wonky
Mix should be 100 percent, wet

Reverb is

the audio signal travelling back to the listening, early reflection's and reverberation, getting that natural room acoustics

Types of reverbs

hall, plate, chamber, spring, room,

Parameters of reverbs

decay is the time it takes to die off
early refection- setting the distance of the walls in room
pre-delay- how much delay before the reverb comes in
damping and diffusion control how the reverb builds in density

What are audio stems

stereo files sub mixed from individual recordings, grouped as things like drums, guitars, lead vox, background vox, keys, etc

Audio stems are used for

mixing, sending tracks to an artist to add a part, remixing, rebalancing, mastering

What is automation

the ability to control faders based on volume, panning, mutes, send volume, send pan, plugin parameters

automation, off

the automation is turned off

automation, read

read back any automation that was written

Automation, touch

as soon as you go and touch whatever it is you are changing, it will go into write mode, letting go makes it go into read mode

Automation, latch

goes into write as soon as I click it, but stays in it even when letting go

Automation, write

writes any automation you make until playback is stopped