Final

Question 1

Amplitude

Answer 1

How tall a sound wave is, determines the volume of the sound

Question 2

Wavelength

Answer 2

From one point in the first sound wave to the same point on the next sound wave - determines the POWER of the sound

Question 3

Frequency

Answer 3

How close together the waves are - determines the pitch of the sound

Question 4

Volume

Answer 4

The perception of loudness from the intensity of the sound wave

Question 5

Power

Answer 5

The rate at which sound energy is emitted, reflected, transmitted or received, per unit time.

Question 6

Condenser microphone

Answer 6

2 metallic plates (diaphragm and back plate) that have charge between them in the form of a battery or phantom power - the distance between the two plates changes with sound waves, creating a charge that travels down the mic and into the cable

Question 7

Dynamic microphone

Answer 7

Diaphragm attached to coil wire wrapped around an electromagnet - creates a charge that moves down the mic into the cable.

Question 8

XLR cable

Answer 8

Mic cable, Balanced, male and female end

Question 9

1/4” TS

Answer 9

Tip, sleeve. Long prong on each end with 1 black line

Unbalanced

Question 10

1/4” TRS

Answer 10

Tip, ring, sleeve
Long prong on each end with 2 black lines
Balanced

Question 11

Speak on cable

Answer 11

Two black ends with a blue ring around them - twist and lock into speakers or monitors

Question 12

Stereo 1/8th inch

Answer 12

Red and yellow (or white) two headed end, and 1/8th inch jack on the other

Question 13

MIDI cable

Answer 13

5 prongs in a happy face shape. Male and female end. Used for midi board

Question 14

Cardioid polar pattern

Answer 14

Heart shaped pick up pattern - most sound picked up at the front

Question 15

Omni directional

Answer 15

Picks up sound equally well 360 degrees around the mic

Question 16

Figure 8 pick up

Answer 16

Picks up sound best at the front and back of mic

Question 17

Wireless mic system

Answer 17

Sound converted to radio signal, broadcast by transmitter over radio frequency. Receiver turns signal into audio/digital signal to go into the mixer.

Question 18

Gain

Answer 18

Input level from the pre-amps into the mixer

Question 19

Noise gate

Answer 19

An effect that used a gate that opens and closes. When the level of a signal falls below the threshold, the gate closes and no sound signal is allowed through

Question 20

EQ

Answer 20

Boosting or reducing the levels of different frequencies and shaping the content in a signal - boosting or cutting.

Question 21

Aux send

Answer 21

An electronic signal-routing output used on multichannel sound mixing consoles - allows effects to be added to an audio source or channel within the mixing console

Question 22

Pan

Answer 22

Reduces or reverses the stereo width of a stereo signal between the left and right channels

Question 23

Channel fader

Answer 23

Fader on the mixer that controls the level of that channel in the overall mix

Question 24

Main output

Answer 24

Fader that controls house speakers

Question 25

Monitor output

Answer 25

Fader that controls the monitor levels

Question 26

Amplifier

Answer 26

Used to power a speaker or monitor

Question 27

Pre-amp

Answer 27

A device used to boost the level of signal from mic level to line level, sometimes colouring, EQing, or cleaning up the signal at the same time

Question 28

Tube amp/pre-amp

Answer 28

Boosts the signal level by sending it through a series of transistors

Question 29

Solid state amp/pre-amp

Answer 29

Boosts the signal level by sending it through a series of transistors.

Question 30

Hybrid pre

Answer 30

Used solid state circuitry for the input, and vacuum tube to drive the output

Question 31

IEM Systems

Answer 31

"In ear monitor" | A device that fits inside the ear that gives a performer their monitor mix

Question 32

Send

Answer 32

An outboard processor to which typically processes only part of a signal

Question 33

Insert

Answer 33

Processes the whole signal

Question 34

Compressor

Answer 34

Maintains consistent levels across a whole song by attenuating the largest signals, and sometimes boosting the lowest signals

Question 35

Threshold

Answer 35

The level that the signal has to reach before the compressor starts working

Question 36

Ratio

Answer 36

The amount the signal will be compressed. | Input level:output level

Question 37

Attack

Answer 37

How quickly the compressor starts working after the threshold is passed

Question 38

Short throw projector

Answer 38

A projector that can be placed within close proximity to a screen while still maintaining a large clear image

Question 39

Long throw projector

Answer 39

A projector that needs to be placed a certain distance from the screen in order to project a clear image that is large enough.

Question 40

VGA

Answer 40

16-pin, most common computer projector connection

Question 41

HDMI

Answer 41

Hi-def projector computer connection b

Question 42

Delay

Answer 42

An effect that records incoming sound, and plays it back as a fading echo

Question 43

Reverb

Answer 43

An effect used to recreate the natural reverberations of sound that occur in a given space

Question 44

Multi-effect processor

Answer 44

Processes sound in many different ways

Question 45

Sub-grouping | I'm

Answer 45

The process of assigning more than one channel to a group so that you can apply effects or change the level of more than one channel at once

Question 46

What is a line check

Answer 46

The process of ensuring all sound sources from the stage are sending a signal to the sound board

Question 47

What are the typical problems that arise while doing a line check?

Answer 47

Bad cables, bad connections, incorrect signal routing,

Question 48

3 steps to problem solve a line check

Answer 48

1. Check the obvious 2. Trace the signal 3. Swap equipment

Question 49

Gain control/ trim control

Answer 49

The volume control for each channel on a mixing console

Question 50

Trimming

Answer 50

Changing the level of a signal up or down

Question 51

3 phases of mixing

Answer 51

1. Create a general mix 2. Develop a distinct mix 3. Evaluate mix consistency