Possible Questions Flashcards
1
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What does chorus-vibrato mean?
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2
Q
What does Filter do on a distortion pedal?
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3
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What is a Wah-Wah pedal?
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4
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What does Volume do on a distortion pedal?
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5
Q
List two ways in which electrical hum could be avoided (2)
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- Shorter cable
- Balanced cable
- Turn off the lights
- DI box
6
Q
On a noise gate describe how threshold affects the signal (2)
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The higher the threshold, the more noise/sound will be cut
7
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Explain the challenges of using a gate to remove unwanted hum
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8
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State how adding distortion changes the dynamic range (1)
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It reduces the dynamic range. (because it cuts off the top of the wave, so there is less of it)
9
Q
There is some headphone spill on the vocal recording. State two ways in which you would have reduced headphone spill whilst recording. (2)
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- Turn down the volume in your headphones whilst recording.
- Get closed back microphones.
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