Sound and Equalization Quiz

What is frequency response?

• The volume level of a sound

• The distortion level in a recording

• The speed at which sound waves travel

• A measure of how faithfully a recording device reproduces sound waves

What is considered an ideal frequency response in a recording device?

• A low response

• A distorted response

• A flat response

• A high response

What is EQ short for?

• Equator

• Equation

• Equilibrium

• Equalization

What does EQ allow you to adjust?

• The frequency of sound

• The speed of sound

• The direction of sound

• The volume of sound

What is the range of human hearing in hertz?

• 200 to 15,000 hertz

• 20 to 16,000 hertz

• 50 to 20,000 hertz

• 100 to 10,000 hertz

What happens to the ability to hear high frequencies as you age?

• It becomes more sensitive

• It drops off dramatically

• It remains the same

• It improves

What is a high-pass filter used for?

• To boost low frequencies

• To cut out high frequencies

• To cut out low frequencies

• To boost high frequencies

What is a low-pass filter used for?

• To boost high frequencies

• To boost low frequencies

• To cut out low frequencies

• To cut out high frequencies

What is a bell curve in EQ?

• A curve that does not affect any frequencies

• A curve that boosts or cuts specific frequencies

• A curve that cuts all frequencies equally

• A curve that boosts all frequencies equally

What is a shelf curve in EQ?

• A curve that only cuts frequencies

• A curve that affects all frequencies equally

• A curve that only boosts frequencies

• A curve that boosts or attenuates frequencies above or below a certain point