Sound Recording for Video Production

Which of the following are types of microphone

• Compressor

• Condenser

• Dynamo

• Dynamic

Sound level is measured in

• Bites

• Hertz

• Watts

• Decibels

Decibel (dB) is named after who?

(a)  

Answer explanation

Alexander Graham Bell, the man credited for inventing the telephone.

Name four manufacturers of broadcast quality microphones

(a)  

Answer explanation

Sennheiser, Sony, Beyerdynamic, Audio Technica, Shure, Neumann

An omnidirectional microphone will receive sound signals from

• one direction

• all directions

Unidirectional or cardioid microphones are designed to receive a sound signal from a specific area

• false

• true

A cardioid is named as such because its polar patter resembles a

• car

• beachball

• fan

• heart

Answer explanation

Definition of cardioid

: a heart-shaped curve that is traced by a point on the circumference of a circle rolling completely around an equal fixed circle and has an equation in one of the forms ρ = a(1 ± cos θ) or ρ = a(1 ± sin θ) in polar coordinates

Which shotgun microphone is considered the industry workhorse for professional film/tv/documentary sound recording?

(a)  

When recording sound on exterior locations what should you consider?

• Wind

• Adverse weather

• Ambient noise

• Using a wind shield

A sound recordist would use a

• Beat Box

• Broom Stick

• Boomerang

• Boom Pole