Making Sound

1. Sound moves through what medium?
   Sound move through gases, solids and liquids.  
2. Briefly describe how a microphone works, in particular what does it gather and what does it produce?A microphone consists of a small membrane and a mechanism that translates movements and translates it into electrical waves.
3. What unit is used to measure sample size?Sample size is measured by bits.
4. What unit is used to measure sampling rate?The unit measured in sampliong rates is Hertz (Hz).

5.  How does sound quality vary with sample size and sample rate?If you increase the sample size it's better. If you increase sample rate, it's better. The more the better.

6.   What is another name for sample size?
Another name for sample size is sample format.

7. From the above information which offers better quality sound, FM radio or AM radio?FM Radio.
8. Why not record all sound in extremely high sample sizes and sample rates?Because it's to large of a file.