Producers & Composers Mixing and Mastering

Question 1

What does EQ stand for in audio production?

Accepted Answer

Equalization

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Equal Quantization

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Extended Quality

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Energy Quotient

Question 2

Which type of compression parameter controls how quickly the compressor reacts to a signal exceeding the threshold?

Accepted Answer

Attack

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Ratio

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Release

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Knee

Question 3

In mastering, what is the primary purpose of a limiter?

Accepted Answer

Prevent the signal from exceeding 0 dBFS

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Add harmonic distortion

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Increase dynamic range

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Remove low-frequency rumble

Question 4

What is 'panning' in the context of audio mixing?

Accepted Answer

Positioning audio in the stereo field

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Adjusting tempo of a track

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Adding reverb to a signal

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Boosting low frequencies

Question 5

Which of the following best describes a 'send' or 'aux send' in a mixing context?

Accepted Answer

A signal routed to an effects bus while the original remains on its channel

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A direct output to a speaker

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A MIDI signal sent to a synthesizer

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A type of equalizer curve

Question 6

What does LUFS stand for in audio loudness measurement?

Accepted Answer

Loudness Units Full Scale

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Low Utility Frequency Spectrum

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Linear Unified Frequency Scale

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Loudness Unified Filter System

Question 7

In mixing, what is 'headroom'?

Accepted Answer

The difference between the average signal level and the maximum level before clipping

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The physical space above a microphone

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The amount of reverb applied to vocals

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The frequency range above 10kHz