DMP EQ Quiz

What is a FREQUENCY?

• Volume of the sound

• Pitch of the sound

• Number of soundwave vibrations per secon

• Panning of the sound

Frequency is measured in...

• dB

• Hz

• kg

• m

What is the human hearing frequency range?

• 10 Hz - 30 kHz

• 60 Hz - 25 kHz

• 100 Hz - 100 kHz

• 20 Hz - 20 kHz

Frequency determines the pitch of the sound. The lower it is, the higher is the sound.

• True

• False

The higher the frequency of the sound the faster the vibrations occur.

• True

• False

What is EQ commonly used for?

• For correction of recorded instrument.

• To add more depth to instruments in the mix.

• To control dynamics

• Separation of instruments in the mix.

Match the following controls that can be found on EQ to the appropriate definition.

• Q control

• Gain

• Boosts / Cuts the frequency that has been selected.

• Removes low frequencies

• HPF

• Increases / decreases the range of frequencies adjusted

• LPF

• Removes high frequencies

When applying EQ is it generally better to cut or boost frequencies first?

• Cut

• Boost

To find the part of instrument that needs to be EQ'd one method to do this is to complete a ​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• frequency
• sweep
• search
• pitch
• cut
• range
• bandwidth
• search
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As well as seperation in the mix and for correction EQ can also be used as an?