Unit 4- Assignment 4.1 1. If a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound? Explain your answer.

Yes, it does make a sound; it makes a boom because as the tree falls it keeps gaining speed so it will make a sound, something like a boom. Depending on where it falls it may make a different sound. . !ound is essentially "ust #i$rations. %hese are known as &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&. These are known as sound waves. '. (ow )an sound $e )ompared to dropping a pe$$le in a pool of water? ound can be compared to dropping a pebble in a pool of water because when you drop a pebble into a pool of water it makes ripples in the water which is like sound because the ripples represent vibrations. 4. *hat happens to a sound wa#e o#er time? ! sound wave over time, which also means over distance, reveals a pattern of the sound and shows how it decreases in intensity as it travels. +. ,o sounds produ)e ni)e smooth wa#es? Explain. The ma"ority of sounds don#t produce smooth sound waves because $for e%ample& in microphone, which is analog devices, the analog sound energy causes a corresponding mechanical vibration in the microphone diaphragm. This causes the sound wave to make a better sound by being unsmooth. -. *hat is the differen)e $etween A.A/01 AU,I0 and ,I1I%A/ AU,I0? The difference between analog audio and digital audio is' !nalog audio records real sound waves but Digital audio is recorded and played through binary code, then the code duplicates a sound wave. 2. %o )apture ,I1I%A/ AU,I0, *hat hardware do you need? (aking digital audio, re)uires an analog signal and the use of an !D* device. ! ound card for a computer is the easiest to use, using a microphone.

3. *hat is the differen)e $etween editing ,I1I%A/ and A.A/01 audio? *hi)h is easier? +diting audio file, for purposes of this lesson, consists of cutting, editing, and pasting sound clips, and applying audio filters and effects to the sound. +diting of analog audio on magnetic audio tape re)uires physical cuts to the tape, and a rearrangement of the segments.

Digital audio is encoded as a stream of ,#s and -#s. +diting software presents the information onscreen in a human.friendly format. The software, in effect, acts as a D!* and draws the audio picture as a waveform. This is the shape of the sound as an analog signal. /t is this shape that, when amplified, drives speakers an enables us to hear the audio.
4. 5ro#ide + pie)es of software 6programs7 that )an $e used to )apture and edit ,I1I%A/ AU,I0.