WorksheetsSignal Flow
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is signal flow?
a combination of inserts and sends.
The path an audio signal takes from the input to the output in an audio console.
a sum of multiple audio tracks
the path an audio signal travels through the air.
A line signal is +50db higher than a mic signal.
True
False
What is a bus?
the path an audio signal takes on a circuit board.
something that controls the master fader of a console.
a mixdown of several audio channels.
a form of transportation on 4 wheels and is yellow.
What does PFL stand for?
Pre-Fader Listen
Prestige Football League
Proxy Fair Learning
Pro Fader Listening
The _______________________ switch/button will silence (or turn off) an audio signal on a channel.
Mute
Pan
Gain
none of the above.
Any signal flow chain starts at the _______________________.
sound frequency.
sound source.
sound bite.
none of the above.
What does AFL stand for?
American Football League
After Footage Loops
Anti-Final Luck
After-Fader Listen
Understanding the nature of how a signal moves through hardware and
processing chains during the recording process is very important.
True
False
An A/D converter does what?
converts a digital signal to analog signal
converts an .acc file into a .doc file.
converts an analog signal to a digital signal
none of the above
A D/A converter does what?
converts an analog audio signal to a digital signal.
converts a .docx file type into an analog file type.
converts a digital audio signal into an analog signal.
all of the above
If a patch bay is normalled, the inputs and outputs are automatically linked.
This mean if you patch into the output the connection DOES NOT break.
True
False
If a patch bay is half-normalled, you are given the ability to patch into the
output without breaking the links between the jacks.
True
False
What is unity gain (0)?
when the output level is lower than the input level
when the output level is greater than the input level
when the output level is equal to the input level.
none of the above
What is a DAW?
a dynamic audio workstation for syncing multiple audio files.
computer software for recording, editing, and producing audio files. (Digital Audio Workstation)
computer software for recording, editing, and producing video files.
all of the above.
What is a mixing desk/console/board?
an electronic device for combining, routing, and changing the volume level, frequencies, and or dynamics of many different audio signals.
an electronic device for combining multiple video files for post production.
an electronic device used to analyze and recreate the waveform of an audio signal.
all of the above.
