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BBA Final Exam Review Flashcards

1
Q

Tube Condenser

A

No Phantom Power, power supply box

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2
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FET Condenser

A

Needs Phantom Power (+48V)

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3
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Active Ribbon

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Needs Phantom Power (+48V)

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4
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Passive Ribbon

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No Phantom Power

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5
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Moving Coil Dynamic

A

No Phantom Power

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6
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How to Set Up Parallel Compression Routing Through the Console

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  • Patch a Compressor to an available aux on the board, then send the tracks to the aux bus and return the signal to another channel on the console to hear the parallel compression
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7
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Patchbay Concepts

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  • Outputs over inputs
  • Normaling - automatic routing to a desired location (usually from the board to ProTools or vice versa)
  • Naming
  • Multitape/Multitrack -> ProTools
  • Tape Send/Return –> Protools Input/Output
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8
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Full Normaling

A

Rear panel connections are linked but are broken when a front panel connection is made

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9
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Half-Normal

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the rear panel connections are linked, a connection made to the top row of the front panel does not break the link, but sends a copy to the front patched destination

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10
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Non-Normal

A

nothing is automatically patched

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11
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DI Boxes

A

converts an instrument’s unbalanced, high-impedance signal into a balanced, low-impedance signal that can be connected to a microphone input
- used for keyboard synths and AGT/EGT (more live)

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12
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What are Aux Sends used for?

A

Parallel Processing, Cue Sends

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13
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What are inserts used for?

A

Serial Processing - directly onto the signal path, can be taken out with the insert button on the console

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14
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Parallel Processing

A

Processing that occurs on a second path in tandem with the recorded/monitor path

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14
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In-Line Processing

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Processing that occurs within the record or monitor path

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14
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Mic Level

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Microphones and DI are mic level
they need a pre-amp to bump it up to line level

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15
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Line Level

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The level higher than mic level that the DAW can process properly

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15
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In Line Console

A

Record path and monitor path are on the same channel on the console

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15
Q

How do you commonly patch a reverb?

A

Aux Send

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16
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What does FET stand for?

A

Field Effect Transistor

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16
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Split Console

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Record Path is on a different channel of the console than the monitor path

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17
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What is an EQ

A

a piece of gear/processor that allows you to adjust the tonality of the sound by boosting and cutting frequency ranges

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18
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Parametric EQ

A

gain, freq, and Q selections

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19
Q

Semi-Parametric

A

missing one of the 3 controls on a parametric (gain, freq, Q)

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20
Q

Graphic EQ

A

sliders with set frequencies

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21
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What do compressors do

A

adjust and control the dynamic range of a sound

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22
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Controls on a compressor

A

ratio, attack, release, input, output, threshold

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23
Q

New Session

A

CMD + N

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24
Q

New Tracks

A

CMD + Shift + N

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25
Q

Change Track Numbers

A

Up/Down arrows or type in number

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26
Q

Change Track Format

A

CMD + L/R Arrows

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27
Q

Change Track Type

A

CMD + Up/Down

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28
Q

Rename Track

A

Tab to it (in new track window)
DBL click on nameplate in Mix/Edit Window

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29
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Add a New Track Entry

A

CMD +/- or CMD + Shift + N

30
Q

Change Track Height on Selected Tracks

A

Control + Option + Shift + Up/Down

31
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Change Track Height on All Tracks

A

Control + Option + Up/Down

32
Q

Select More than One Track

A

Shift = Select a range
Option = deselect a range
CMD = select non-sequential

33
Q

Record Arm a Selected Track

A

Shift + R

34
Q

Solo a Selected Track

A

Shift + S

35
Q

Mute selected track

A

Shift + M

36
Q

Input Monitoring Selected Track

A

Shift + I

37
Q

Enable Punch Mode

A

6 on Numeric Keypad

38
Q

Create a Click Track

A

Go to the Track Menu and click on the create click track option

39
Q

Enable Metronome

A

7 on Numeric Keypad

40
Q

Record

A

3 on numeric keypad
F12 (with the mac shortcut enabled)
Cmd + spacebar

41
Q

Smart Tool

A

CMD + 7

42
Q

Trim Beginning of the Clip to Cursor

A

A

43
Q

Trim End of Clip to Cursor

A

S

44
Q

Fade In to Cursor

A

D

45
Q

Fade Out to Cursor

A

G

46
Q

Fade Over Selection

A

F

47
Q

Crossfade with SmartTool

A

Cursor over clip breaks and click and drag up

48
Q

Consolidate Tracks

A

Shift + Option + 3

49
Q

Extend Selection to the Beginning of the Track

A

Shift + Return

50
Q

Extend Selection to the End of the Track

A

Option+ Shift + Return

51
Q

Lock Shuffle Mode

A

CMD + Click on Shuffle button

52
Q

Tab to Transient

A

On = goes to the starting point of the next transient in the track when TAB is pressed

Off = goes to the starting point of the next clip when TAB is pressed

53
Q

Insertion Follows Playback

A

N

  • on = continues playback/record point from stopped spot
  • off = goes to the last timeline selection point
54
Q

Spot Mode

A

Use grabber tool to move to another location via timestamp

  • return to original timestamp
55
Q

Export Clip as Audio File

A

CMD + K

56
Q

Bounce Mix

A

CMD + Option + B

57
Q

Split Clip

A

B

58
Q

Zoom In/Out Horizontally

A

In - R
Out - T

59
Q

New Playlist

A

For selected tracks - Shift + Option + Control + \

Duplicate all tracks - Control + Command + Option + \

Duplicate all selected - Control + Command + Option + Shift + \

60
Q

Drop a Marker

A

Enter on numeric keypad

61
Q

Navigate Between Markers

A

.#.

62
Q

Save

A

CMD + S

63
Q

Save As

A

CMD + Control + S

64
Q

Cycle Through Track Views

A

Control + Command + Arrow L and R

65
Q

Close a Session Without Closing ProTools

A

CMD + Shift + W

66
Q

Open a Session

A

CMD + O

67
Q

Mix/Edit Windows

A

Cmd + =

68
Q

Play/Stop

A

Spacebar

69
Q

Import Audio

A

CMD + Shift + I

70
Q

Import Session Data

A

Option + Shift + I

71
Q

Solo Safe

A

Cmd + Click on Solo button

72
Q

Record Safe

A

CMD + click on record button

73
Q

Delay Time Calculation

A

1/4 Note delay time in miliseconds = 60,000/BPM

74
Q

What does DAW stand for

A

Digital Audio Workstation

75
Q

Phase

A

out of phase means that waveform arrival times are out of time with each other
- causes signal boosts and cancellations

76
Q

Polarity

A

waveforms are opposite/flipped from eachother

77
Q

DSP v Native Plug-Ins

A

DSP uses external processing power

Native uses internal processing power

78
Q

What does SMPTE mean?

A

Society of Motion Picture Television Engineers

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