Music Production Intro Quiz

Which of these are dynamic microphones? ( Two Answers )

• SM57

• SM58

• NT1

• NT5

Which of these are condenser microphones? ( Two answers )

• NT5

• Aston Spirit

• SM57

• C430

What cable do we use to connect a microphone to equipment?

• TRS

• TR

• XLR

• FET

Which of these are types of pre amps? ( Two Answers )

• Echo cambered

• Valve

• Transistor

• Compressor

What is 48v (phantom power) used for?

• Gives amps a little kick in volume

• Makes sure no one touches the microphone

• Provides power to condenser microphones

• Provides power to dynamic microphones

What is a patch bay for?

• Just makes things pretty confusing

• Used to connect equipment together

• Used to connect different pre amps together

• Used to make it look like you know what your doing

When recording how do you control the volume of the signal going in to logic without changing the signal to noise ratio?

• On the pre amp

• With the gain control on the desk

• With pan

• Using the fader

What is sample rate?

• The rate at which the audio is entering the soundcard

• The quality of the audio being recording

• The amount of samples that fit in to the project

• The amount of time it takes for the samples to reach the sound card

What is the 'gain' stage of a project

• Its when you arrange your tracks

• It's how loud you make the track before mixing

• It's making sure that all the tracks are constant with the intended dynamics

• Making all the tracks are below -30dB

What is EQ?

• EQ lets you boost everything

• EQ is used to remove / add desired frequency bands

• Used to remove dynamics from a track

• Used to change the panning