M1S2 Flashcards
Refers to the connection, usually via common guitar-type 1/4 cable , from the output of an electronic instrument to the line input of your mixing console.
Direct line Input
This is the common method for inputting signals from keyboards, drum machine, sound modules and guitar or bass amp.
Direct line input
Remember:
Different microphone sound different, and how they are combined, along with how they placed, what angle they are placed, are all important factors, so it is helpful to understand some basic differences between microphones.
Also known as “moving coil” the most common type of microphone.
Dynamic Microphone
Use a coil wrapped around a magnet, which vibrates when sounds hits the thin diagram attached to it.
Dynamic Microphone
Are generally very sturdy, relatively inexpensive, and can handle high levels of sounds.
Dynamic Microphone
microphone:
The often do not have the frequency response needed for some critical applications, such as lead vocals, cymbals or overhead.
Dynamic Microphones
Simply uses two plates, one of which vibrates according to sound hitting it, with a magnetic field between them.
Condenser microphone
They typically have a very wide frequency response along with a very realistic, transparent sound.
Requires separate power supply and are often many times more expensive.
Condenser Microphone
Most small studio will buy one or two if these and only use then for critical applications, such as lead vocals, room mics, cymbals or acoustic instrument.
Condenser Microphoen
Polar Patterns
- Vocal, Instruments
- Multi-person podcast, conference calls
- podcast, streaming, voiceovers, instruments
- Face-face interview
- Sterio
- Omnidirectional
- Cardioid
- Bidirectional
Means that the microphone is placed very close to the sound source, usually about 1-24inches away.
Close Mic’ing
Allows the sound source to be recorded relatively free from outside noises (leakages), such as other instrument in the studio.
Close Mic’ing
Similarly to distant mic’ing expect that its main function is to restore the natural reverberation and room sound of a particular recording environment.
Ambient mic’ing
Usually the near-field speakers are your most consistent and important reference point for what your recordings sound likes.
Monitoring
Have been the principal means of limiting the effects of rooms acoustics on listening. They also provide a better reference to the real world of consumer speakers, which will be what is used by most it those who listen in to your recordings.
Near-Field Monitors
Power amp is built right into the speakers. The motivation for this is simple: power speaker ensures that the amplification for the speaker is properly matched to the speaker design and Capabilities.
Powered-Studio Monitoring
Studio monitoring vs Consumer monitoring.
Studio monitoring seeks balanced sound, whereas consumer speakers often enhances frequency ranges, effectively “hyping” the sound for listeners.
May be used for referencing low frequencies that may not be sufficiently reproduced in the near-field monitor, though subwoofers have become a common alternative for doing this.
Large Monitoring
Headphones (6)
- Closed back headphones
- Open back headphones
- On-Ear headphones
- Over the ear headphones
- In-Ear headphones
- Earbuds
Headphones:
This arrangement allows the sound output to be channeled exclusively to that point they can reach the ear with ease. (Not very natural sounds)
Closed-ear headphones
Headphones:
They are less bulky and easy to handle at the same time. Their sound quality is rather poor though. This is because the real world sound is mixed with the audio output
Open-back headphones
Headphones:
Also called supra-aural, these are special headphones which are designed to cover the entire ear. They are as such much larger than the standard earbuds. When on worn on ears, they completely immerse you in the sound output and minimize leaks.
On-ear headphones
Headphones:
Are called circus aural. This is to mean they cover around your ear thus enclosing then tightly. With this in mind, they do have some great bass responses. (For music)
Over-ear headphones
Headphones:
They channel sounds directly into the eardrums and are as such pretty effective. These kind of earphones ate compact in size and are hence suited for use in the go
In-ear headphones
Headphones:
They are often wireless in nature and are used for non-invasive listening of the sound and audio output. Generally speaking, they are smaller and hence takes up less space. For this reason they are suitable for on-the-go applications and circumstances of use.
Earbuds
Describe a system where all the audio signal are mixed together and routed through a single audio channel. Has multiple loud speakers and even multiple widely separated.
Mono
Have two independent audio signal channels, and the signals that are reproduced have a specific level and phase relationship.
Stereo
Mono vs Stereo
Mono has one channel while stereo has many (typically two)
