Quiz 5

Question 1

transducer

Answer 1

which is a device that converts energy from one form into another

Question 2

Microphones are usually classified by two key characteristics

Answer 2

the way in which they convert sound into electrical current, and their pickup pattern

Question 3

The dynamic microphone

Answer 3

one way in which sound is converted into electricity

Question 4

frequency response

Answer 4

the accurate reproduction of both high and low frequencies

Question 5

The main disadvantage of the dynamic microphone is that

Answer 5

it has difficulty reproducing certain vocal characteristics

Question 6

condenser microphone

Answer 6

The other way a microphone changes sound into electricity is to use an electronic component for transduction

Question 7

phantom power

Answer 7

small internal power supplies

Question 8

pickup pattern.

Answer 8

direction in which they are most sensitive to sound

Question 9

on-axis.

Answer 9

Sound picked up at the front of the microphone, or at 0 degrees, is said to be

Question 10

off-axis

Answer 10

Sound picked up from the microphone’s side is 90 degrees

Question 11

omnidirectional microphone

Answer 11

picks up sound in all directions and commonly used outside the studio when the ambience of the location needs to be picked up along with a person’s voice

Question 12

cardioid microphone

Answer 12

picks up sound mainly from one direction – the front of the microphone

Question 13

unidirectional microphones or cardioid

Answer 13

They continue to offer great rejection of sound from the sides, but each microphone also picks up a narrower scope of on-axis sound.

Question 14

bidirectional microphone

Answer 14

which picks up sound from the front and rear of the microphone

Question 15

out of phase

Answer 15

when two or more microphones receiving the same sound signal are fed into the same mixer, the combined signal becomes electronically

Question 16

X-Y miking

Answer 16

the placement of two cardioid microphones, facing left and right like crossed swords, forming an X- and Y-axis

Question 17

mid-side miking

Answer 17

microphones arranged in an upside-down “T” pattern

Question 18

A microphone capsule at one end of a tube (or barrel) is “aimed” like a gun toward the sound source

Answer 18

A parabolic microphone is a type of microphone that is used primarily for field and sports productions. A parabolic microphone employs either a wireless or wired cardioid or omnidirectional microphone, which can either be permanently attached or switched

Question 19

windscreens

Answer 19

prevent popping, but they also help keep dust out of the internal elements of the microphone and can provide some cushioning if the microphone is accidentally dropped

Question 20

pop filter

Answer 20

is attached to the microphone stand and positioned in front of the microphone, rather than placed on the microphone itself

Question 21

A-B miking

Answer 21

which splits a pair of omnidirectional or cardioid microphones to the left and right of center about 3 to 10 feet apart