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A measure of the amount of energy generated or dissipated per unit of time, measured in watts
✔Correct Answer-power
A result of 0dB means there is _____ _______ in signal strength ✔Correct Answer-no change
Our ears perceive an _______ change in power as a ______ change in loudness ✔Correct Answer-
exponential, linear
The ____ _____ is the noise inherent in the operation of an audio system when no signal is present
✔Correct Answer-noise floor
The decibel ✔Correct Answer-all of the above, find answers
_____ ______ ______ is a percentage of the output signal made up of all distortion products
✔Correct Answer-total harmonic distortion
Clipping occurs when the _____ of the input signal is too great for the device to handle ✔Correct
Answer-amplitude
The _____ ___ ____ _____ is the measured difference in dB between the noise floor and the
system's standard operating level ✔Correct Answer-signal-to-noise ratio
The ____ ____ ____/_____ __ ______ is the point at which input signal overwhelms the audio
system and becomes distorted ✔Correct Answer-maximum output level/point of distortion
The _____ _____ ___ states that the intensity or sound-pressure level of a sound drops by 6dB every
time the distance from the source is doubled ✔Correct Answer-inverse square law
______ _____ is the measure of a device's ability to reproduce an input signal accurately across the
frequency spectrum ✔Correct Answer-frequency response
Meters that display the peak of a digital signal with the top of the meter representing all available
digital value are known as ✔Correct Answer-something, not peak program meters
____ ____ is the range of levels that an audio system can handle effectively, the limits of which are
defined by the noise floor and the point of distortion ✔Correct Answer-dynamic range
Meters designated to display an approximate average level of signal that corresponds to the
response of the human ear are known as ✔Correct Answer-VU meters
The goal of gain staging is to maximize the _____ __ ____ _____ at each stage, so as to transmit the
audio signal at optimum levels and ensures the best audio fidelity ✔Correct Answer-signal-to-
noise ratio
The ____ ____ ____ is the optimum average level recommended for the signal to pass cleanly
through the system ✔Correct Answer-standard operating level