Sound 2 Flashcards
Why Do We Have Platform Monitors?
The purpose of the monitor system: to route signals from vocals and instruments back to the platform so that ministry can hear everything they need to hear in order to function effectively.
What is feedback?
As sound enters a microphone, it is sent through the sound system, amplified, and sent out of the monitors. The sound from the monitors enters the microphone, is sent through the sound system, amplified, and sent out of the monitors. The sound from the monitors enters the microphone, is sent through the sound system, amplified, and sent out of the monitors. The sound from the monitors…you get the point; the system has become a giant loop, known as a “feedback loop.”
4 types of monitors?
floor wedges, in-ear, hotspots, Side Fills
issues of floor monitors?
Feedback & platform volume, overpowering the house.
How to prevent feedback
Microphone position and microphone selection
What’s the reason it sounds boomy in the congregation?
the amount of direct sound vs reflect sound
What is the purpose of the drum cage vs shield?
- A complete enclosure lowers the volume of the sound of the drums
- A sheild= protects the singers standing in front of the drums
What are the factors to consider when purchasing a drum cage?
You need to think about microphones, cabling, microphone stands, do you have enough channels on your mixer?
Define what it sounds like when someone holds the mic around the Capsule. “the wrapper affect”
Like Boomy. Not clear
Discuss as many advantages to in-ear monitors as you can
- protect your hearing
- allows use of talk back mic and tracks
- Musicians hear themselves
- Creates a tighter sounding band
talk about EQ, what each contorl does?
shelving, high pass filter:cut frequently below, low pass: Cuts everything above, bell EQ, EQ boast and cut: you cut to make something sound better and you boost to make thinsg sound different
Direct Boxes when using passive vs active
“passive base guitar use an active box, Active base guitar use a passive box”
Do you want to design towards the future not where you are today (True or False)
True
What is the human hearing range?
20 Hz to 20 kHz
EQ fill in the blank
Can you piece things together like a puzzle with EQ on each instrument
