microphones

Question 1

types of microphones:

Answer 1

dynamic, condenser, ribbon

Question 2

(dynamic) … (….)

Answer 2

durable (ENG)

Question 3

(dynamic) ENG: ….; involves a …, …, …, and …

Answer 3

electronic news gathering; tripod; camera; wire; microphone

Question 4

(dynamic) no … needed; normally …

Answer 4

power supply; inexpensive

Question 5

(dynamic) sound waves go to … which then causes …. impulses which results in …

Answer 5

diaphragm; electrical impulses; sound

Question 6

(condenser) good … to all …

Answer 6

sensitivity; frequencies

Question 7

(condenser) … required (… of …)

Answer 7

power supply; battery of phantom

Question 8

(condenser) not as … as … microphones

Answer 8

durable; dynamic

Question 9

(condenser) phantom power: board sends … through … to give microphone …

Answer 9

electricity cable; long-lasting power

Question 10

(condenser) windscreen: … won’t hit diaphragm of mic, … are …

Answer 10

air; plosives; diffused

Question 11

(condenser) plosives: …. for certain letters

Answer 11

rush of air

Question 12

(ribbon) … microphone (…)

Answer 12

studio; vocal

Question 13

(ribbon) very … and very …

Answer 13

fragile; expensive

Question 14

(ribbon) good at …; dangerous with …

Answer 14

high frequencies; phantom power

Question 15

pick-up (polar) pattern types:

Answer 15

omnidirectional, cardioid; bidirectional; hypercardioid; shotgun

Question 16

omnidirectional: pick up sound waves … from …, … sound

Answer 16

equally; all sides; ambient

Question 17

cardioid: …. pick-up pattern, meaning it’s main area of pickup is from the … it will pick up sound from the … but with less …, sounds from the … are …

Answer 17

undirectional; front; sides; sensitivity; rear; ignored

Question 18

cardioids are used for

Answer 18

interviews, concerts

Question 19

bidirectional: pick up sound wave … from … sides, … and … or … and …. the remaining sides are … used for things such as … on …

Answer 19

evenly; 2; left; right; front; rear; ignored; interviews; podcasts

Question 20

hypercardioid: … polar pattern. main pickup area is similar to the … pick up pattern, but the front pick up area is more … and there is a small …

Answer 20

multidirectional; cardioid; narrow; rear pick up

Question 21

hypercardioid is more …. than cardioid

Answer 21

directional

Question 22

shotgun: most … microphone polar pattern. very … with very little pick up on … and in …; used for …

Answer 22

directional; narrow front range; sides; rear; production