CMP Mixing, Mastering and Sound Design 2

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of mid-side (M/S) processing in mastering?

Accepted Answer

To independently process the center and sides of a stereo image

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To increase overall loudness

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To remove DC offset from a signal

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To add harmonic saturation

Question 2

Which parameter on a compressor determines how quickly the gain reduction stops after the signal falls below the threshold?

Accepted Answer

Release

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Attack

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Ratio

Answer

Knee

Question 3

In sound design, what does 'FM synthesis' stand for?

Accepted Answer

Frequency Modulation

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Full-spectrum Modulation

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Filter Modulation

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Formant Mapping

Question 4

What is 'parallel compression' also commonly known as in mixing?

Accepted Answer

New York compression

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Series compression

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London compression

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Upward compression

Question 5

What does the term 'LUFS' measure in audio mastering?

Accepted Answer

Loudness Units relative to Full Scale

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Low-frequency Unified Filter Setting

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Loudness Units for Streaming

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Linear Unified Frequency Spectrum

Question 6

In a mix, what is a 'send' (or auxiliary send) used for?

Accepted Answer

To send a copy of a track's signal to an effects bus or return channel

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To route a track signal directly to the master bus

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To send MIDI data to a synthesizer

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To export a track to an external device

Question 7

Which type of EQ curve boosts or cuts a specific frequency while leaving surrounding frequencies unaffected with a very narrow bandwidth?

Accepted Answer

Bell (peaking) EQ with high Q

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Low-shelf filter

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High-pass filter

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Notch (band-reject) filter