Audio Output Quality

A lower sample rate is beneficial over a high sample rate because the digital file will closely resemble the original audio file.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The sampling rate defines the number of samples per second taken from a continuous signal to make a discrete or digital signal. The higher the sample rate, the more closely the final digital file will resemble the original.

What is Sound Sampling?

• The process of gathering samples from an audio file.

• The process of recording audio files.

• The process of converting a musical source into a digital file.

• None of the above

Sample rates are usually measured per second, using ___.

A higher audio bit depth indicates a more detailed sound recording.

• True

• False

If the bit depth is too low,

• quiet sounds are lost.

• the recording is not accurate.

• some information of the original audio signal will be lost.

• All of the above.

Audio compression helps to regulate volume and maintain a level of consistency.

• True

• False

Two methods of audio compression are lossless and _____.

Lossless audio compression means that

• all of the original audio information is preserved.

• the resultant file is identical to the original file.

• no data is lost during the compression process.

• All of the above

Lossy audio compression means that

• some of the audio information is removed to reduce the file size.

• no data is lost and the resultant file is identical to the original file.

• the file size of the compressed file is larger in comarison to the original file size.

• All of the above

In the music industry, profession audio producers use _____ audio compression in order to preserve the original audio information and allow for a higher-quality end product.

• Lossless

• Lossy