Audio Questions

1. What range of frequencies are detectable to the human ear?
20Hz to 20kHz

2. Define Audio
Audio means of sound or reproduction of sound.

3. Audio production involves what four elements of audio?
production, recording, manipulation, and reproduction

4. List 10 careers in audio and list a local company for six of the career fields
Studio Sound Engineer, Live Sound Engineer, Musician, Music Producer, DJ Radio Technician, Film/Television Sound Recordist, Field Sound Engineer, Audio Editor, Post-Production Audio Creator

5. List three careers that need to have an understanding of audio production concepts
Musician, Sound Engineer, Music Producer
7. What is a waveform
The resulting curve or form of a wave

8. Is sound two dimensional or three dimensional?
Three dimensional

9. How do variations in sound pressure correlate to a waveform diagram?
It works fairly well when thinking about how sound travels from one place to another

12. Define transducer
A device which converts energy from one form to another

13. Define amplifier
A device which takes a signal and increases its power

14. Define signal processor
Devices and software which allow the manipulation of the signal in various ways