Basics of Digital Audio 1. Sounds are _______________ in _______________ around us. 2. We perceive Sounds as ? 3.

What is the difference between a single pressure wave and a periodic wave? 4. A waveform is the ? 5. Each object vibrates __________; the waveform of the vibration gives the sound its_______________ ____________? 6. Frequency can be simplified in terminology as __________________? 7. We measure frequency in ________________________________________________________? 8. The range of human hearing is between ? 9. 15,000 Hz is also written as __________ kHz? 10. As the frequency of vibration increases, the pitch of the ________________ and

sound goes ________? 11. To raise a pitch one octave, You would have to

________________ the frequency? 12. Amplitude describes ________________ that is measure in

___________________. 13. To double the loudness (or the perceived doubling of

loudness) you would have to increase the amplitude by ___________________dB from the original loudness?

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__________________ is the process of taking discrete readings

of a signal at various moments in time. 15. The ________________ ___________ is the frequency with

which these digital snapshots are collected. 16. 17. What is the Nyquist Theorem? The dynamic range of speech and music is generally

considered to be ? 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. Quantization is? What is the standard sampling rate on an audio CD. PCM stands for ? What are the common types of PCM files? What are the pros and cons to using MP3s Between AES/EBU and S/PDIF which should you choose?