Midterm Flashcards

1
Q

electrostatic

A

condensor

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2
Q

elctromagnetic

A

ribbon and dynamic

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3
Q

dynamic

A

coil

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4
Q

ribbon

A

thin corrugated metal

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5
Q

condenser

A

2 plates

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6
Q

which mic uses phantom power?

A

condenser

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7
Q

how much volts for phantom?

A

48

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8
Q

good rule #1

A

good musician

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9
Q

good rule #2

A

good instrument

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10
Q

good rule #3

A

good performance

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11
Q

good rule #4

A

good acoustics

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12
Q

good rule #5

A

good mic

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13
Q

good rule #6

A

good mic placement

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14
Q

wavelength formula

A

velocity/frequency

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15
Q

phase

A

how waveforms line up

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16
Q

phase shift

A

lag between the waveforms

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17
Q

matching phases

A

double

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18
Q

opposite phases

A

reduce

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19
Q

harmonic content

A

above the fundamental frequency

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20
Q

even order harmonics

A

overtones

21
Q

odd order harmonics

A

partials

22
Q

decibel

A

unit of measurement comparing 2 different intensities

23
Q

dB SPL

A

sound pressure waves

24
Q

dBv

A

voltage

25
Q

dBm

A

power

26
Q

Fletcher-Munson curve

A

the way we perceive hearing is not consistent - lower pitches are heard less, higher pitches are heard easier

27
Q

recording steps

A

Prep, recording, overdub, mixing, mastering, manufacturing, marketing/sales,

28
Q

what is the first phase of multitrack production?

A

recording

29
Q

professional studio

A

largest, like a business, most expensive

30
Q

project studio

A

found in houses, not as expensive, maybe not as acoustically treated, maybe not professional staff, etc.

31
Q

portable studio

A

grab and go! live, on location like MML

32
Q

DAW

A

digital audio workstation

33
Q

engineer

A

in control of the technical attributes

34
Q

artist

A

musician

35
Q

producer

A

handles creative direction of project, books musicians, schedules, budget, etc.

36
Q

master engineer

A

this engineer only masters

37
Q

studio manager

A

manages schedule, book studio, organizes studio

38
Q

iso booth

A

records loud or soft instruments

39
Q

tracking room

A

this is where the talent goes

40
Q

control room

A

where console hangs out

41
Q

machine room

A

loud equipment housed here

42
Q

inputs 1-2 in studio C

A

directly into Omni

43
Q

inputs 3-4 in studio C

A

Presonus, into Omni

44
Q

inputs 5-12 in studio C

A

Octopre

45
Q

what’s quieter? mic or line level signal?

A

mic

46
Q

secondary pre-amp

A

Digidesign 192

47
Q

input signal flow

A

source > gain staging > A/D conversion

48
Q

output signal flow

A

D/A conversion > monitoring > output device