REVERBERATION & IMPULSE REVERB


(click on the capital letter for your answer)

1. Reverberation adds volume to a sound because it results in the following addition to the sound.

A. loudness B. duration C. spectral colouration D. all of the above

2. Reverberaton time is the time required for the sound energy to fall to ________ its original strength after its cessation.

A. one-half B. one-tenth C. -30 dB below D. - 60 dB below

3. Excessive reverberation can mask speech and reduce clarity in a musical ensembleT or F

4. Convolving a sound with a(n) __________ results in the sound appearing to be located in that space.

A.  reverberant field
B.  impulse response
C.  slap echo D.  FFT

5. Pre-delay refers to a(n) ___________ before the reverberation begins.

A.  echo
B.  early reflection
C.  delay time D.  gate

6. When a sound is convolved with an IR, it appears at  ________ distance from the microphone as the original sound source used in the recording, whereas convolving it twice with an IR makes it appear at ________ distance.

First blank
A. the same  B. one-half the C. double the D. a much greater
Second blank
A. the same  B. one-half the C. double the D. a much greater

7. A single ______ circuit allows several signals to be sent to the same processor in varying amounts.

A. auxiliary
B. series
C. parallel D. feedback

8. In order for a sound to appear to recede, it must be sent to a reverberator independently of the original signal level in this mode.

A. series
B. pre-fader
C. post-fader
D. feedback

9. The ratio of direct to indirect sound in an enclosed space falls off with increasing distance from the source, with a greater percentage of the sound energy being reflected sound. T or F

10. The ratio between the direct and reverberated signal is controlled in a(n) __________.

A. compressor
B. series circuit
C. feedback circuit
D. dry/wet mix


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