Basic Audio Engineering - Chapter #13 - Posted on 2017-10-14 by Darrel Domanico

1. A resistor  
   Your Answer: works to hinder the flow of electricity.
2. An EQ is usually a combination of filter circuits.  
   Your Answer: True
3. Who is George Massenburg, and what is he best known for?  
   Your Answer: All of the above.
4. After more than 100 years of study the discharge of a ___________ was found to be oscillatory.  
   Your Answer: Capacitor
5. What was the name of the Physicist who solved early cable issues in long distance transmissions?  
   Your Answer: William Thompson
6. A low pass filter:  
   Your Answer: Allows frequencies below a user defined center frequency to pass unaffected.
7. The three main parameters for a parametric EQ are:  
   Your Answer: Bandwidth, frequency, amplitude
8. What major American industry was instrumental in the development of equalization technology?  
   Your Answer: Telegraph/Telephone
9. A Parametric EQ gives the user:  
   Your Answer: All three parameters of EQ, bandwidth, frequency, and amplitude.
10. A(n) _________ stores energy in an electromagnetic field.  
    Your Answer: Inductor
11. What was the forerunner to the modern graphic EQ?  
    Your Answer: Langevin EQ-215A
12. A notch filter is basically a peaking filter with a very narrow bandwidth.  
    Your Answer: True
13. Early equalization was developed to assist in:  
    Your Answer: long distance voltage transmission.
14. A ____________ ___________ EQ allows the user to select from a group of predefined center frequencies and adjust amplitude levels according to a predefined bandwidth amount.  
    Your Answer: Selectable Frequency
15. A _________ ___________ EQ has predefined center frequencies and a predetermined bandwidth amount. All the user has control over is the amount of boost and cut.  
    Your Answer: Graphic EQ (Fixed Frequency)