Week 1 & 2 Review Flashcards
____________________ microphones are similar to moving coil microphones in the way that they capture sound, by a metal moving in and out of a magnetic field.
Ribbon
In reference to signal flow, what path indicates before the signal is recorded?
Channel Path
Each time the frequency doubles, the pitch raises by what?
One Octave
The ______________________ is the “shape” of the sound or, more accurately, the shape of the vibration that produced the sound.
Waveform
Any frequencies that exist in addition to the fundamental pitch that’s being played are called:
Partials
What are these first 10 points in the signal flow chart?
1 Mic
2 Mic Lines
3 Channel Mic Input
4 Phantom Power
5 Pad
6 Preamp
7 Trim
8 Mic/Line Switch
9 Phase
10 Filter
True or False:
Dynamic microphones will always be more sensitive than condenser microphones.
False
True or False:
Condenser microphones produce an output voltage when sound waves hitting the diaphragm of the microphone push and pull the voice coil lead attached to the diaphragm, in and out of a magnetic field.
False
This is how quickly a sound levels off to a sustain level.
Decay
Which Ribbon microphones were the first unidirectional models?
RCA 77
A ___________________ is a device that converts one type of energy or physical attribute to another for various purposes, including measurement or information transfer.
Transducer
True or False:
Numerically higher frequencies produce higher pitches, while numerically lower frequencies produce lower pitches.
True
True or False:
Basic ribbon microphones detect sound in a bi-directional pattern because the ribbon is open to sound waves from both the front and the back.
True
Which microphone was the first switchable-pattern condenser?
Neumann U47
This refers to the time taken for a sound to build up to its full volume.
Attack
