Recording Techniques Quiz

The following are the advantages of digital audio recording except for:

• More can be accomplished in less time and with less equipment.

• Many copies of the original recording can be made without loss in sound quality.

• Equipment is less costly, especially given the technology’s processing power.

• Accurate representation of sound.

Analog information in an electrical form can be converted into a digital electrical form using a device known as an __________.

• analog-to-digital (A/D) convertor

• acoustic-to-digital (A/D) convertor

• digital-to-analog (D/A) convertor

• digital-to-acoustic (D/A) convertor

The rate at which the fixed intervals sample the original signal each second is called the ____________.

• audio bit-depth

• quantization

• sampling frequency

• A/D converter

Audio recorded 44.1 kHz (kilohertz), 16-bit stereo is considered as a ______ quality 

• CD
• MP3
• player
• DVD

.MP3 & .AAC are the type of audio format for a _______ audio file.

• uncompressed

• lossy

• lossless

• lost

The circuit that boosts the extremely tiny output voltage from the microphone up to a level (called line level) is known as _________.

• Lo-Cut Filter

• Microphone Pre-amplifier

• Compressor

• Equalizer

The attached image is an example of a _______.

• Pre-amp

• Compressor

• Equalizer

• Channel Strip

________ is usually a switch that attenuates the signal from the microphone from 10 to 20 dB (it’s different for every mic pre) to keep the circuitry from overloading.

• Input Pad

• Gain

• Phase Switch

• Hi-Pass Filter

Why can’t you just plug your guitar or keyboard directly into the mic preamp without the direct box?

• Because it will affect the A/D conversion of the signal.

• Because it might cause audio distortion and clipping.

• Because it might cause an impedance mismatch.

• Because it might cause noise from the cables.

Name the equipment in the yellow box.

• Pre-Amp

• Compressor

• Limiter

• D.I. Box