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1Transistor: can be used for [blank_start]amplification[blank_end], and [blank_start]switching[blank_end]. Basis of logic circuits
- Aamplification
- Bswitching
2Integrated Circuit (IC): many [blank_start]transistors[blank_end] in a single package.
- Atransistors
3[blank_start]Processing[blank_end]: operations performed on data.
- AProcessing
4[blank_start]Program[blank_end]: code that instructs a computer how to perform tasks.
- AProgram
5Examples of Audio Processing?
- AEQ
- BReverb
- CCompressing
- DAnything on our inserts bar
- ESine Waves
6[blank_start]Algorithms[blank_end]: Formula in a program that determines how things are accomplished
- AAlgorithms
7Native Processing: Uses the computer’s [blank_start]CPU[blank_end] for audio
- ACPU
8[blank_start]DSP[blank_end] processing: uses separate detached processors for audio
- ADSP
9[blank_start]Central[blank_end] [blank_start]Processing[blank_end] [blank_start]Unit[blank_end] aka CPU: General purpose processing, performs most operations in computer. IE: OS, Internet, Audio, Bitcoin Mining
- ACentral
- BProcessing
- CUnit
10A [blank_start]Clock[blank_end] determines roughly the speed the CPU operates at - Typically GHz or MHz
- AClock
11the [blank_start]Chip[blank_end]: think of it as the factory
- AChip
12a [blank_start]Core[blank_end]: is where the work gets done.
- ACore
13[blank_start]Multi[blank_end] [blank_start]Processor[blank_end]: 2+ CPU’s on one Motherboard
- AProcessor
- BMulti
14Moore’s law: The # of [blank_start]transistors[blank_end] (computing power) doubles every 18-24 months
- Atransistors
15[blank_start]Motherboard[blank_end] / Logic Board: a circuit board that connects all different computer components whether they be Onboard, Internally or Externally connected. Connections made via many different buses.
- AMotherboard
16PCIe: a [blank_start]standard[blank_end] that defines - a serial bus
- Expansion Slots
- Expansion Cards- Astandard
17[blank_start]PCIe[blank_end] comes in a number of bandwidth and revisions. More lanes = greater bandwidth. Lanes range from 1x to 16x. Thunderbolt is based on PCIe
is generally the highest bandwidth method to hook something to a computer.- APCIe
18DSP: Digital Signal Processor
- specialized for working with ‘signals’ - imaging, audio, etc…
- uses separate dedicated processors for audio.
some pro's are:- Adedicated performance
- BDesigned for DSP
- CNot as widely developed
- DBetter Latency (delay)
19DSP: Digital Signal Processor
- specialized for working with ‘signals’ - imaging, audio, etc…
- uses separate dedicated processors for audio.
some con's are:- ANot as powerful as CPU
- BRequires dedicated hardware
- CDesigned for DSP
- DNot as widely developed
20Latency:
[blank_start]Delay[blank_end] (in ms) as audio passes from input to output in a system
Some causes: Coverters, Processing, Audio Buffers (API)- ADelay
21[blank_start]Ethernet[blank_end]: Most common networking cable. Uses UTP (unshielded twisted pair) Cable & Differential signal to reduce Crosstalk. RJ45 Connectors are attached by Crimping.
- AEthernet
22if DAW and interface are made by 2 different companies, then how do they communicate?
- [blank_start]Drivers[blank_end]: Allow your hardware device to communicate to your software & vice versa. Stored on HDD and loaded into System Memory when required- ADrivers
23Audio [blank_start]API[blank_end] - provides communication between drivers and applications
- AAPI
24[blank_start]Latency[blank_end]: Delay (in ms) as audio passes from input to output in a system
- ALatency
25Digital [blank_start]Clipping[blank_end] Distortion: when input voltage exceeds the highest available quantization level and records continuous 1’s
- AClipping
26[blank_start]Dither[blank_end]: low level noise added to signal in order to raise the value of the lowest bits
- ADither
27What happens to the relative value of the LSB when we drop in the number of bits we’re using? it gets [blank_start]larger[blank_end].
- Alarger
28The more the relative value of the LSB increases, what gets larger? the [blank_start]quantization[blank_end] [blank_start]error[blank_end]
- Aquantization
- Berror
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- Comp Quiz on Computers Quiz, created by Abraham Perrotta on 25/11/2017.
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