Sound Design

What type of microphone is this?

• lapel

• floor

• handheld

• face

A face mic is...

• unidirectional

• omnidirectional

• tridirectional

• confusing

What does sound NOT do in a play?

• Motivate action onstage

• Create a mood

• Amplify sound

• Look cool.

Sound designers are in charge of designing...

• prelude music

• sound effects

• ambient music

• all of them

What type of microphone is this?

• lapel mic

• face mic

• handheld mic

• floor mic

Don't worry about copywrite laws. We're just a High School.

• True

• False

What is feedback?

• devices that convert electrical

      energy into sound waves that

      can be heard by humans.

• a small box that contains a

      transmitter and battery pack

      for a wireless microphone   

      system.

•  a sound loop that causes an ear

      piercing sound.

•  controlling the volume and

      tone of sound to achieve the

      desired effect for recording.

Who designs the sound for a theatre show?

• A sound operator

• A lighting designer

• A sound designer

• None of these

First step to putting a mic on an actor: mic tape should go on a cleaned face

• True

• False

If I am told to "eat the mic", that is because the mic is...

• hungry

• unidirectional

• broken

• omnidirectional