Quiz 1 Flashcards
There are two types of microphone whose operating principle falls into the category of “Dynamic”. Namely:
Moving Coil and Ribbon
For Half-Normalled pairs of patch points, without a plug inserted into either the top or bottom jacks, the signal will…
Flow from the top to the bottom, as if the jacks weren’t even there.
For channels in a state of Record Ready, Auto-Input automatically switches between monitoring playback and ______ depending on the transport function at any given time.
Input.
In a tracking session, the Aux/Cue sends are typically used for ______
Headphones
A system used to supply condenser microphones with power is known as ______ ______
Phantom power (+48V)
In the studio, when someone refers to a pad, they are likely referring to a ______ ______
Fixed attenuator
In terms of signal flow, does the monitor fader comes before the recorder?
No.
An Omni mic is designed to pick up sound from ______
All directions.
A Figure Eight mic is designed to pick up sound from ______
The front and back, while eliminating sounds from the sides.
A Cardioid mic is designed to pick up sound from ______
The front, while eliminating sounds from directly behind.
List the signal flow.
Microphone
(Mic Out)
(Channel IN)
Channel Input Trim
EQ
(Channel Insert Send)
(Channel Insert Return)
(Channel Output)
(HD I/O In)
(HD I/O Out)
(Monitor In)
Aux Sends
Monitor Fader
Mix Assignment Bus
Stereo Mix Bus
The two main microphone transducer types are:
Dynamic and Condenser
In Pro Tools, the area where Waveforms are edited and manipulated is called the ______
Edit window
In Pro Tools, the area where Faders and Pans are situated is called the ______
Mix window
A moving coil microphone falls into which category?
Dynamic
