Shared Flashcard Set

Details

AUDIO MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
FINAL EXAM only POST MIDTERM Study Cards
23
Engineering
Undergraduate 4
07/29/2013

Additional Engineering Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
WHAT IS REVERBERATION?
Definition
It is the sound that lingers in a room after the signal is turned off
Term
WHAT IS THE ITG?
Definition
Initial Time Gap
Term
WHO WAS WALLACE C. SABINE?
Definition
Founder of the Science of Architectural acoustics and developed the RT60 formula.
Term
WHAT IS RT60?
Definition
The amount of time it takes for sound to decay 60dB
Term
WHAT IS SABINE’S CLASSIC EQUATION FOR RT60?
Definition

Term
WHAT IS THE FORMULA TO CALCULATE THE VOLUME OF A ROOM?
Definition
Volume = length x width x height
Term
HOW DO YOU CALCULATE FOR S (TOTAL SURFACE AREA)?
Definition
Multiply each surface by its 2 dimensions then sum them all together.
Term
WHAT IS THE FORMULA TO CALCULATE THE AVERAGE ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT OF A ROOM?
Definition
ā = s1a1 + s2a2 + ….. + snan
S
Term
WHAT CHANGES ARE MADE TO THE CLASSIC SABINE EQUATION, WHEN CALCULATING FOR THE ABSORPTION OF AIR?
Definition
Add +4mV to the denominator of the sabine equation.
Term
V
Definition
Volume
Term
S
Definition
Total Surface Area
Term
ā
Definition
Average Absorption Coefficient
Term
Sn
Definition
Surface area of one side
Term
An
Definition
Absorption coefficient of that side
Term
WHO DEVELOPED THE THEORY OF TIME DELAY SPECTROMETRY?
Definition
Richard Heyser
Term
WHAT DIMENSIONS ARE IN AN ETC CURVE?
Definition
Amplitude vs. Time
Term
THE TEF SYSTEM GATHERS IT’S DATA IN WHICH DOMAIN?
Definition
Frequency
Term
IT TAKES __________ TO MEASURE TIME AND IT TAKES ________ TO MEASURE FREQUENCY.
Definition
IT TAKES _frequency_ TO MEASURE TIME AND IT TAKES _time_ TO MEASURE FREQUENCY.
Term
WHAT IS THE FORMULA TO CALCULATE THE TIME WINDOW?
Definition

Bandwidth

Sweep Rate

Term
IT MAY BE MUCH MORE CONVENIENT TO SET A __________ AND __________ AND LET THE COMPUTER SET THE SWEEP RATE AND BANDWIDTH FOR US.
Definition
IT MAY BE MUCH MORE CONVENIENT TO SET A _resolution_ AND _sweep time_ AND LET THE COMPUTER SET THE SWEEP RATE AND BANDWIDTH FOR US.
Term
HOW DO YOU CALCULATE THE TOTAL DISTANCE OF A REFLECTION FROM A SPEAKER TO FLOOR TO MICROPHONE?
Definition

a2 + b2 = c2

Then C + C

Term
WHY DOES TEF USE 20μPASCALS FOR CALIBRATING THE UNIT?
Definition
It is the threshold of hearing
Term
HOW DOES THE SCHROEDER REVERSE INTEGRATION CURVE CALCULATE ITS DATA?
Definition
From the right side of the screen back to the direct signal.
Supporting users have an ad free experience!