Final

Question 1

What are the 2 kinds of console layouts or styles?

Answer 1

Split monitor and Inline monitor

Question 2

Name the 3 inputs that most consoles offer you

Answer 2

Mic input, Line input, Monitor input

Question 3

To get a section from the channel fader (as a source fader) to the multi-track recorder you can…

Answer 3

D.O.P or MTB/G

Question 4

The monitor section is used as a temporary tape return area. Which multi-track step does not usually use the monitor section for tape return?

Answer 4

Mixdown

Question 5

What is the name of the button on the API that makes the channel fader or the monitor fader go to the stereo buss?

Answer 5

PGM

Question 6

Our definition of a buss is a…

Answer 6

Common Signal Line

Question 7

The input and outputs of everything in the control room can be found in the…

Answer 7

Patch Bay

Question 8

TRUE or FALSE? The outputs of our Radar MTR are normaled to both monitor inputs and the line inputs of the console?

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Name 2 terms for headphone mixes

Answer 9

Cue and Foldback

Question 10

Name 2 different kinds of meters

Answer 10

ppm meter and VU meter

Question 11

“Normaling” is a condition that takes place in the…

Answer 11

Patch Bay

Question 12

TRUE or FALSE? No matter whether you are dealing with a half normal or a full normal, it will always break the normal when you patch into the input?

Answer 12

True

Question 13

A group fader is a fader that receives it’s respective numbered…

Answer 13

MTB (multi-track buss)

Question 14

With most consoles, to accommodate the record mode the MTR’s outputs will return to the console’s…

Answer 14

Monitor inputs

Question 15

Functions of faders

Answer 15

Source fader, taper return fader, group fader, and effects return fader

Question 16

What is studio lingo for making a comparison, most often used to compare changes in the mix?

Answer 16

A-B ing

Question 17

What inputs does this console offer me? memorize question

Answer 17

(Memorize for fill in the blank)

What inputs does this console offer me?

Question 18

How do I make any of the console inputs go into any of the faders? memorize question

Answer 18

(Memorize)

How do I make any of the console inputs go into any of the faders?

Question 19

The MTR’s outputs are normalled to which console inputs? memorize question

Answer 19

(Memorize)

The MTR’s outputs are normalled to which console inputs?

Question 20

What is the Recording Console Philosophy

Answer 20

To accommodate record mode, the MTR outputs return to the recording console’s monitor inputs so that the source fader’s have a choice between mic input and line input

Question 21

There are 2 things that aux sends are primarily used for…

Answer 21

Headphone mixes and Time Based Processor Sends

Question 22

When multi-tracking and using an in-line monitor console, there are 2 things that you must address when using an aux send…

Answer 22

Choose the correct fader path to get your aux split from (PDS)
Choose Pre fader or post fader

Question 23

When choosing the correct fader path to get your aux split from, you will always choose the path that represents the tape return. Why?

Answer 23

So that the headphones and time based processor continue to operate upon playback because the tape return path is always active

Question 24

When using an aux send to go to the headphone mixes you would usually…

Answer 24

Send to pre fader so the headphone mixes are independent of the tape return faders control room

Question 25

When using an aux send to go to a time based processor you would usually send to post fader. Why?

Answer 25

So the aux send will follow the action of the tape return fader. Maintaining the wet to dry ratio for a dependent condition

Question 26

On the API console do you have to press the "INS" button for dynamic insertion?

Answer 26

Yes

Question 27

When interfacing dynamic devices into the console you would usually _____ the dynamic device into the I/O module

Answer 27

Insert (Rows C & D)

Question 28

Before individual Aux Sends on each I/O module leave the console, they first go through their respective ____

Answer 28

Aux Master

Question 29

True or False? The outputs of our MTR in ST28 are normaled to both the monitor inputs for record mode and the channel line inputs for mixdown mode

Answer 29

True

Question 30

What is a device that changes one form of energy to another corresponding form of energy?

Answer 30

A Transducer

Question 31

What is the threshold of pain?

Answer 31

140 dB spl

Question 32

What are the 3 stages of multi-track recording?

Answer 32

Tracking, Mixdown, Overdubbing

Question 33

What is the distance above or below the centerline of a waveform represent?

Answer 33

The amplitude level of that signal

Question 34

What is the proximity effect?

Answer 34

An increase in bass or low frequency response when a sound source is close to a directional or cardioid microphone.

Question 35

What polar pattern does a Uni-directional mic have?

Answer 35

Cardiod

Question 36

What polar pattern does a Bi-directional mic have?

Answer 36

Figure 8

Question 37

What kind of polar pattern does a Omni-directional mic have?

Answer 37

Non-directional

Question 38

What is a XY stereo mic technique?

Answer 38

Diaphragm 90 degrees without touching (cardiod patterns)

Question 39

What is a Blumlein stereo mic technique?

Answer 39

Like XY but with bi-directional patterns

Question 40

What is a ORTF stereo mic technique?

Answer 40

Diaphragms 17 cm apart and 110 degree angle

Question 41

How many volts is phantom power?

Answer 41

48 volts

Question 42

What are the 2 types of mics used in studio recording?

Answer 42

Dynamic and Condenser

Question 43

What are the 2 types of dynamic mics?

Answer 43

Moving coil dynamic and Ribbon dynamic

Question 44

What are the 2 types of condenser mics?

Answer 44

Transistor and Tube

Question 45

What is a compression and rarefaction?

Answer 45

Compression is an area more than normal atmospheric pressure and Rarefaction is less than.

Question 46

What is the range of human hearing?

Answer 46

20 Hz to 20 kHZ

Question 47

What is the best dB spl to mix at?

Answer 47

85 dB

Question 48

What are the 3 conditions for 2 simple waves to completely cancel out?

Answer 48

Same frequency, same amplitude, and same opposite polarity

Question 49

How many polar patterns does the AKG 414 mic have?

Answer 49

4 or 5

Question 50

What 2 switches are on the backside of the AKG 414 mic?

Answer 50

A pad and a roll off filter

Question 51

What are 2 other terms for a roll off filter?

Answer 51

Low cut filter or a high pass filter

Question 52

What is a polar pattern?

Answer 52

It's a graph of a mic sensitivity around it

Question 53

What do phantom power mics do?

Answer 53

It charges plates and power amplifier in a mic with opposite polarity

Question 54

What are the 2 plates of a capacitor?

Answer 54

Diaphragm and plates

Question 55

What mic has the best transient response?

Answer 55

Condenser mic

Question 56

What are the 2 types of amplifiers?

Answer 56

Tubes and transistor

Question 57

What directional are low frequency?

Answer 57

omni-directional

Question 58

What directional are high frequency?

Answer 58

bi-directional

Question 59

Do condenser mics include a built in pre-amp?

Answer 59

Yes

Question 60

What electrical level goes into a direct box (di) and what level goes out?

Answer 60

Instrument line level goes in, Mic level goes out