cmat 234 

Review the following for the final exam. The test will have multiple choice, fill in the blanks and true/false type questions.

Sound and Hearing:  Sine wave, Cycle, Frequency; Amplitude; Pitch, Loudness; Timbre; Duration; Velocity; Sound envelope;  Direct, Early and Reverberant Sound; Range of audible frequency

Consoles/Monitoring:   Amplification; Routing; Mixing; Preamplifier; Patching; Potentiometer; VU Meter; S-to-N ratio;

Monitor; Audition and Cue Channel; Crossover networks; Farfield and Nearfield monitoring; Audio Tone-  source and

frequency; Types of inputs-- mic and line

Microphones:   Microphone types- Dynamic and Condenser; Characteristics; Impedance; Transducers; Dual Elements; Special Purpose; Pick upPatterns; Frequency response; Sensitivity; Miking Speech, Spaced, X/Y; M/S; Proximity effect

Digital Audio:    Sampling, Sample rates, Oversampling, Signal distribution, Hard Disk recording, Digital Audio Workstations; Binary process; digital editing

Applications of sound:  speech, sound effects, music; Functions of sound in relation to picture-- parallel, defining, counterpoint;  Diegetic/Non Diegetic sound; Contextual sounds; Narrative sounds; Functions of SFX

Miking for radio drama:  single and multi-mic technique; Drama structure and role of dramatic elements;  Radio ads and appeals;  Interviewing for radio

.