Final 231

Question 1

A higher bit rate gives us what

Answer 1

More Dynamic Range

Question 2

Hertz is what

Answer 2

cycles per second, deals with pitch

Question 3

What is dB

Answer 3

decibels; the ratio of a measured level against a reference level

Question 4

What is the purpose of trimming a signal

Answer 4

to bring it to a nominal level

Question 5

What is Nominal level

Answer 5

the point where electronics are working their best

Question 6

Which signal level does not require a shielded level

Answer 6

speaker

Question 7

How to check for phasing

Answer 7

pan the signal to mono

Question 8

What is our hearing range

Answer 8

20 Hz to 20 kHz

Question 9

What is a transducer

Answer 9

A device that transforms one form of energy into another corresponding form of energy

Question 10

Insert send and return jacks should be used to patch in a piece of outboard electronics when

Answer 10

when you do not want any of the original signal in your mix, only the altered new signal

Question 11

An auxiliary should be used to patch in a piece of outboard gear when

Answer 11

A and C
When you want both the original and the effected signal in your final mix, and you want the capability to have the original signal on one fader and the altered signal on another fader

Question 12

What mic needs a power supply

Answer 12

Condencer

Question 13

Which polar patter is best suited in studio for maximum isolation

Answer 13

a cardiod mic

Question 14

The solo button on a mixer is used for what

Answer 14

listening to a certain channel in the control room without affecting the main mix, not the studio monitors

Question 15

Diagram with cardiod pattern attenuating how much

Answer 15

17dB

Question 16

Diagram with omni mic attenuating how much

Answer 16

has no attenuation; 0dB

Question 17

Phase cancelation is most likely to occur when

Answer 17

two spaced mics are hearing a single source

Question 18

What is signal to noise ration

Answer 18

noise floor to nominal

Question 19

What is unity

Answer 19

where inputs and outputs are the same

Question 20

What is AESEBU

Answer 20

XLR connection that can transfer a stereo pair balanced signal

Question 21

What is proximity effect

Answer 21

extreme close mic’ing; it will boost the bass

Question 22

What mic has slots or ports on the side

Answer 22

cardioid mic

Question 23

Arrange signal in increasing voltage

Answer 23

Mic, Line, Speaker

Question 24

A large diaphragm condenser mic would be best suited for picking up sound from all directions in an ambient space

True or False

Answer 24

True

Question 25

How many channels in a MIDI port

Answer 25

16

Question 26

How many data bytes are in MIDI

Answer 26

128

Question 27

Dynamic range deals with

Answer 27

the range between the softest and loudest passages of an instrument on a recording

Question 28

What should we do to ensure the best possible experience as relates to accurate monitoring

Answer 28

A and B | place monitors in triangle and use pink noise generator to determine the frequencies

Question 29

When using a full back (Aux) to drive an effect, if you want the effect send to be controlled by the fader

Answer 29

``` use post fader #2 diagram ```

Question 30

When you notice the peak light illuminating on an input channel, how would you fix that

Answer 30

adjust the trim control for the input

Question 31

What is the order of tape heads on a tape machine

Answer 31

Erase, Record, Play

Question 32

An erase head does what

Answer 32

(written) | it randomizes the magnetic domains on the tape making it silent

Question 33

For what purpose would diagram 4 be used

Answer 33

the answer is Nothing

Question 34

When you increase the sample rate of a digital recording, what happens

Answer 34

it will increase the range of frequencies

Question 35

Choose the closest description of a direct box

Answer 35

takes mic or line level from an electronic instrument, balances it, and sends it directly to the board, eliminating the use of a mic

Question 36

Given a high pass filter, with a slop of 12dB per octave, if you engage that filter at 200 Hz at what frequency would the signal be 12dB less

Answer 36

100Hz

Question 37

The millions of magnetic oxide particles on tape that arrange themselves are called what

Answer 37

Domains