Audio Fundamentals: Waves and Harmonics
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What happens when a loud bus passes by and you're trying to listen to shop music?

  • The shop music masks the bus sound
  • You can't hear the bus or the shop music clearly
  • The bus music masks the shop music (correct)
  • The sound of the bus complements the shop music

Why might a vocal loop sound dull or less present when played with a percussion loop?

  • The percussion loop is playing at a lower volume
  • The percussion loop is occupying the same frequency range as the vocal (correct)
  • The vocal loop is not tuned to the correct frequency
  • The percussion loop is causing dissonance with the vocal

What is the primary purpose of EQ in mixing?

  • To adjust the tone ranges of each individual track (correct)
  • To adjust the overall volume of each track
  • To make all tracks sound similar
  • To create dissonance in the mix

What is the frequency range typically used in club sound systems?

<p>49-55Hz (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of frequencies that fit into each other by whole integers?

<p>Harmony (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of a sine wave?

<p>It is a pure wave with no harmonics (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the frequency range that club systems are optimized for?

<p>48-55Hz (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the frequency components of a complex waveform?

<p>Partials (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the phenomenon where two signals with similar frequency ranges sound simultaneously, causing one to dominate and mask the other?

<p>Frequency masking (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary factor that determines the timbre of a sound?

<p>The combination of amplitude, phase, balance, and ADSR relationships (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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