Audio Production Vocabulary Quiz

import

• Exporting audio files

• Recording new audio

• Uploading or bringing audio files into a project

• Mixing audio tracks

fade in

• To gradually decrease the volume at the end of a track

• To gradually increase the volume at the beginning of a track

• To make the audio louder

• To make the audio softer

mix down

• to separate several tracks of audio into individual files when doing multi-track recording

• to combine several tracks of audio into a single file when doing multi-track recording

• The process of mixing a multi-track recording to create a greater number of tracks

• mixing the tracks in your project together until they sound good

master track

• To create loops

• To mix down all the audio tracks in to 1 track

• To record vocals

• To add reverb effects

overdub

• Splitting audio tracks

• Exporting tracks to another software

• Mixing multiple tracks together

• Recording additional tracks over an existing recording

What is the purpose of 'simplified monitoring' in audio production?

• To make it easier to hear the audio being recorded or mixed

• To track vocals

• To add reverb effects

• To reduce feedback

What is the #1 rule of recording?

• Check the battery life on your computer.

• Never wear headphones

• Record in a soundproof room

• Always wear headphones

Spill

• Excessive volume in a recording

• Unwanted sound leakage between microphones

• A type of audio effect

• A term for adjusting pitch in post-production

feedback

• Positive response from listeners

• Unintended high-pitched sound loop

• The process of adjusting volume levels

• A type of microphone

distortion

• Clear and undistorted sound

• Unintended change in sound quality

• The process of adding reverb

• A type of audio file format