BSR Midterm Exam Questions with Verified
Correct Answers
who is considered the father of multi-tracking?
les paul
true or false? by the early 1980s, most major studios had converted to an all-digital
format setting the stage for nonlinear recording programs such as Pro Tools
True
true or false? the electrical era (aka magnetic era), lasted from 1980 to 2015
false
true or false? emile berliner invented the gramophone, which is a rotating flat disc
made with shellac. his name is still honored with "The Grammy" Award
true
______, invented the phonograph to record telegraph messages. A rotating cylinder
covered with paraffin paper (paper coated in hard wax). he realized it could record
voice via morning-glory horn
thomas edison
true or false? the acoustic/mechanical age lasted from 1857 to 1925
true
________, consists of a base, usually, a form of PVC onto which a magnetic slurry of
oxidized metal
tape
, in 1976 the company sound stream was credited with releasing the first DAW
true
Sound Tools was released in __________, and was the world's first tapeless recording
studio
1989
In 1995, the company __________, further develops Les Paul's idea and produced the
Sel-Sync recorder system
Ampex
When a vibrating object moves inward, it pulls the molecules farther apart and thins
them thereby producing a _________, also known as ___________.
trough, rarefaction
_____________, are measured by their periodic CPS(Cycles Per Second).
SPL's
The number of cycles a vibration completes in one second is expressed as
its____________________.
frequency
True or fasle? The range of human hearing spans 20 to 20,000 Hz.
True
Sound that reaches the listener first, before it interacts with any other surface is known
as___________________.
direct sound
Correct Answers
who is considered the father of multi-tracking?
les paul
true or false? by the early 1980s, most major studios had converted to an all-digital
format setting the stage for nonlinear recording programs such as Pro Tools
True
true or false? the electrical era (aka magnetic era), lasted from 1980 to 2015
false
true or false? emile berliner invented the gramophone, which is a rotating flat disc
made with shellac. his name is still honored with "The Grammy" Award
true
______, invented the phonograph to record telegraph messages. A rotating cylinder
covered with paraffin paper (paper coated in hard wax). he realized it could record
voice via morning-glory horn
thomas edison
true or false? the acoustic/mechanical age lasted from 1857 to 1925
true
________, consists of a base, usually, a form of PVC onto which a magnetic slurry of
oxidized metal
tape
, in 1976 the company sound stream was credited with releasing the first DAW
true
Sound Tools was released in __________, and was the world's first tapeless recording
studio
1989
In 1995, the company __________, further develops Les Paul's idea and produced the
Sel-Sync recorder system
Ampex
When a vibrating object moves inward, it pulls the molecules farther apart and thins
them thereby producing a _________, also known as ___________.
trough, rarefaction
_____________, are measured by their periodic CPS(Cycles Per Second).
SPL's
The number of cycles a vibration completes in one second is expressed as
its____________________.
frequency
True or fasle? The range of human hearing spans 20 to 20,000 Hz.
True
Sound that reaches the listener first, before it interacts with any other surface is known
as___________________.
direct sound
