Microphone Assessment- Audio Engineering

1. What are the three characteristics that we use to identify a microphone?

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2. What are the 3 types of microphones?

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3. In a microphone, what is the thin piece of metal that will vibrate in response to sound waves?

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4. Which type of microphone has a diaphragm that can move just like a loudspeaker?

• dynamic
• condender
• ribbon

5. Which type of microphone needs phantom power in order to function?

• dynamic
• condenser
• ribbon

6. What kind of microphone do we NEVER give phantom power to?

• dynamic
• condenser
• ribbon

7. What kind of energy does the transducer in a microphone convert?

• electric to digital
• acoustic to electric
• digital to electric
• electric to acoustic

8. Which of these describes a microphone's directionality?

• Frequency Response
• Polar Pattern
• Type
• Phantom Power

9. Identify the polar pattern

• Cardioid
• Omnidirectional
• Hypercardioid
• Figure-8
• Subcardioid

10. Identify the polar pattern

• Cardioid
• Omnidirectional
• Hypercardioid
• Figure-8
• Subcardioid