Sound Design

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What is amplification?
The process of increasing the reach of sound.
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What three things are usually used for amplification?
Microphones, Amplifiers and Speakers
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How can sound travel in many directions?
By positioning speakers in different parts of the auditorium.
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How can you create a surround sound?
By changing the position of the speakers.
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What is it called when a sound designer uses sound or music as the audience enter the auditorium?
Pre-set
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Why may a sound designer use sound or music as the audience enter the auditorium?
To help establish mood or the setting of the piece.
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A sound designer may use sound or music to help with the (blank) from one scene to another
Transition
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What can transitions help with?
Speed up or slow down the pace of the play and establish the setting
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What is volume?
How loud or quiet sound is within the production.
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What is underscoring?
The use of music underneath dialogue to help create an atmosphere or to convey a theme.
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What is mixing?
The process of layering 1 sound with another.
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How can mixing be done?
Live or pre-recorded
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What are the deciding factors of using live or pre-recorded sound?
The style of the show and the budget
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What is sourcing?
The process of locating or producing an effect or a piece of music.
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What are sound effects?
The artificial reproduction of sounds that help create realism on stage.
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What is diegetic sound?
Sound that a character can hear within the world of the play.
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What is non diegetic sound?
Sound that the audience can hear but the characters cannot.
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How will a fast piece piece of music with a pulsing drum and bass rhythm influence a scene?
It will energize a scene.
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What two ways can you use to represent a character on stage?
A musical theme or sound effect.
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If a scene features the sound of birdsong what time of day is it set?
Early morning
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If a scene features the sound of crickets chirping what time of day is it?
Night time
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What two ideas can sound communicate?
Thematic and symbolic
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If in a play strong and dramatic classical music with a heavy bass is used what might the central theme be?
Power
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If sound design includes wind and rain sound effects what impression does it give?
A cold and harsh climate
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If a play is set in the 1940's what style of music may be be used?
Swing
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Why may a sound designer include a style of music popular in that period?
To help transport the audience to that era.
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What three things are usually used for amplification?

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Microphones, Amplifiers and Speakers

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How can sound travel in many directions?

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How can you create a surround sound?

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What is it called when a sound designer uses sound or music as the audience enter the auditorium?

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