MI 3130 Summer 2001

MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Part 3 of 3 Parts

ESSAY QUESTION and EXTRA CREDIT QUESTION

Due date: In-class, Wednesday, July 11, 2001

AUDIO ZEN What do you call someone who reads manuals from cover to cover ?

Note: comprehensive and synthetic answers are expected for this question. Responses must be typed and are expected to be of reasonable detail and accuracy. If secondary sources are used as references, be certain to cite them clearly in your work. This response is worth a maximum of 50 points. It should be no shorter than 700 words and may include graphics, scans, diagrams and so on. In fact, such supplemental materials are welcomed and will increase the overall score in most cases. Good luck!

1. Answer this question. In doing so, explain in detail what you personally are doing to become more like the correct answer for the question. Now that you have completed one full year of audio technology experiences, describe where you have come from, what you have learned and how this process of discovery and skill development has helped you to further develop your professional goals. Finally, list three "manuals" (or other texts, such as books) that you have read during the past two semesters which have nothing to do with course-related technologies. How have these readings enhanced your educational experience.

EXTRA CREDIT (50 points)

2. Give the complete and correct name for this thing. What does it do? How does it work? What kinds of engineers (or recording artists) has it had a hand in developing? Who makes it? Where can I get one? (careful here, could be a "trick" question!) Finally, what recording industry technical journal recently featured this on the cover?

The End!