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Question 1

Decca tree

Answer 1

A Decca Tree setup uses three omnidirectional microphones arranged in a “T” pattern outlining a triangle, often equilateral; the center microphone is mixed with the two spaced microphones to fill the “hole in the middle” in their imaging; it points the sound source.

Question 2

Live room patch bay

Answer 2

Non normalled

Question 3

How many channels can u send to an aes protocol

Answer 3

2 channels. The cables look like XLR cables but have more ohms. AES is more suitable for longer cable runs than coaxial connections so recording studios use them

Question 4

Common use for non normalled patch bays

Answer 4

External processors like compressors

Question 5

DAC converter

Answer 5

take digital samples that make up a stored recording and turn it back into a nice continuous analog signal. To do that, it needs to translate the bits of data from digital files into an analog electrical signal at thousands of set times per second, otherwise known as samples.

Question 6

Cross talk

Answer 6

signal bleeding or leaking from one channel to another. Mixers, tape recorders, and many other pieces of gear are all susceptible to this problem.

Question 7

Diffusers

Answer 7

Sound diffusers scatter sound waves and prevent acoustical issues like echo and reverberation.