pro tools

Question 1

what is the speed of sound

Answer 1

140 meters per second

Question 2

what is the range of human hearing

Answer 2

20 to 20k

Question 3

whats a scratch vocal

Answer 3

1st recording of vocals, used as reference for timing

Question 4

whats a machine room for

Answer 4

keeps noise away from recording room

Question 5

how much louder is the noise if you increase noise by 10 dcbs

Answer 5

5 dcbs, (it always cuts by 1/2)

Question 6

what is a partition, flat, or gobo

Answer 6

a flat piece of canvas/foam used to cut down noise

Question 7

advantage of balanced line and cable

Answer 7

has length of 200 ft

Question 8

phantom power supply

Answer 8

48 volts of power, condenser mics

Question 9

transducers for mics

Answer 9

dynamic and condenser

Question 10

mics used to record guitar amps, and the placement

Answer 10

57 & 58, right in front of amp

Question 11

mic for cymbals

Answer 11

small diaphragm condenser mic

Question 12

mic for snare, and placement

Answer 12

57, right across head of snare

Question 13

of heads on an analog tape recorder, names

Answer 13

2, play & record

Question 14

CD sample rate and bit depth

Answer 14

sample rate= 44.1 KHZ

bit depth= 16 bit

Question 15

highest frequency on 96 KHZ sample rate

Answer 15

48 KHZ

Question 16

what is the producers job?

Answer 16

record/mic music, help check in on artist night before session and make sure they’ll be at their top performance

Question 17

3 stages of recording

Answer 17

recording, mixing, mastering

Question 18

What does equilizer do

Answer 18

EQ adjusts the balance of a vocal or instrument track to make it sound just right

Question 19

3 controls of parametic equilizer

Answer 19

Q, frequency, gain

Question 20

TRS

Answer 20

tip, ring, sleeve

Question 21

compressor

Answer 21

levels out dynamics

Question 22

when 2 audios 180 degrees out of phase are mixed, what happens

Answer 22

the noise is canceled out

Question 23

5 functions of mixer

Answer 23

mute, solo, gain, continuate, EQ

Question 24

what is condenser 58 used for

Answer 24

kick drum

Question 25

headroom

Answer 25

nice frequencies gives audio a 3 dimensional feel

Question 26

pop filter

Answer 26

stops p’s and s’s sounds

Question 27

how much decibals per bit

Answer 27

6

Question 28

direct box, what is it compatible with

Answer 28

convert unbalance high-impedance signal, to balanced low signal, for recording systems

Question 29

3 types of mics

Answer 29

condenser, ribbon, dynamic

Question 30

reverb/ambient

Answer 30

farther away, echo