Microphone Techniques

Question 1

dynamic transducer

Answer 1

wire coil

Question 2

ribbon transducer

Answer 2

thin corrugated metal diaphragm

Question 3

condenser transducer

Answer 3

2 plates

Question 4

what requires phantom power?

Answer 4

condenser

Question 5

omni

Answer 5

all around

Question 6

cardioid

Answer 6

front and sides, not behind

Question 7

super cardioid

Answer 7

heart with tear drop

Question 8

hyper cardioid

Answer 8

heart with fat tear drop

Question 9

bi-directional

Answer 9

figure 8

Question 10

proximity effect

Answer 10

more low-end when you are closer

Question 11

mic with highest transient response

Answer 11

condenser

Question 12

why are XLR cables balanced?

Answer 12

3 pins: + - ground

Question 13

quarter inch balanced?

Answer 13

no if 1 ring, yes if 2 rings

Question 14

ground is also called

Answer 14

shield

Question 15

pre-amps do what?

Answer 15

boost signal

Question 16

frequency response

Answer 16

how well mics pick up various frequencies

Question 17

most common polar pattern

Answer 17

cardioid

Question 18

ribbons mics are mostly what polar pattern

Answer 18

bi-directional

Question 19

how do you counter proximity effect?

Answer 19

turn mic off access

Question 20

how do you mic pop?

Answer 20

close

Question 21

how do you mic an orchestra?

Answer 21

distance (get both room and source)

Question 22

ambient micing mics what?

Answer 22

just room, no direct source

Question 23

3:1 rule

Answer 23

for every 1 foot the mic is from the source, it must be 3 feet away from the next mic

Question 24

bleed

Answer 24

initial source + picking up unintended instruments

Question 25

adding multiple mics increases the risk for

Answer 25

phase shift

Question 26

DI

Answer 26

direct input

Question 27

why DI?

Answer 27

no leakage, line level source is balanced, change output level and eliminate electrical humming

Question 28

space pair

Answer 28

equidistant from source

Question 29

to get more mono with a space pair

Answer 29

put the mics close

Question 30

to get more stereo with a space pair

Answer 30

put the mics further back

Question 31

XY pair

Answer 31

cross-mic with cardioid

Question 32

blumlein

Answer 32

XY with bidirectional

Question 33

decca tree (type and placement)

Answer 33

cardioid middle, omni sides

Question 34

decca tree is for micing what?

Answer 34

recital

Question 35

fix phase problems in mix

Answer 35

copy side channel and invert phase