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WorksheetsMicrophones, polar patterns and frequency response.
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is The Stereo Field?
A multi coloured musical timeline
A measurement of music
The range of audible sound
The space we use to mix in
What are the two types of Hi Hat recording techniques?
Many Microphone & Multitrack
Drummer Perspective & Audience perspective
Hard panning and Stereo Spread
Front and Back Micing
What is the audible range of human hearing?
20 Hz to 20,000 Hz
20,000 Hz to 2,000,000 Hz
2 Hz to 200 Hz
This stuff hurts my head... The answer is sausage!
Which of these microphones is best on Recorded Vocals?
Dynamic
Condenser
Ribbon
All of the above, it depends on situation
Which of these microphones is best on LIVE vocals
Dynamic - Cardioid
Dynamic - Omni Directional
Condenser - Cardioid
Condenser - Onmi Directional
What Microphone is this?
SM58
SM7
SM57
SM88
What is connected to the underside of the Diaphragm on a microphone?
A magnet that transfers sound into electrical pulses
Cables that convert the sound into electrical pulses
A coil of wire that vibrates when the diaphragm moves
Nothing, it vibrates freely converting sound into electric pulses
What microphone from the following list would you use to mic up a guitar cab in a LIVE recording session
AKG condenser 414 - Omni setting
SM7 dynamic - Cardioid
SM57 dynamic - Cardioid
SM58 dynamic - Cardioid
Which of the following (multiple answers required 3) are condenser mics used for
Studio recording
Live performances
Overheads in a studio recording
Vocals
What does a condenser microphone need that others do not?
Extra cables and a power amp
A power source 48v phantom power
A special stand
Extra room around them to perform correctly
Which of the following is NOT true of a dynamic microphone?
They are good at most recording jobs
They are often found in studios as well as in live situations
They are sensitive and pick up very quiet sounds
They are sturdy and well built
What might you use a Bi-Directional or Figure 8 Polar Pattern for? (multiple answers 3 required)
Live drums
Recording acoustic and Vocal
Recording two vocals at the same time
A recording where you might want sound rejection from the sides
What Polar Pattern is this?
Omni
Cardioid
Hyper Cardioid
Bi Directional
Where would you look to decide what microphone to use on a Piano?
Websites and forums
The manufacturers frequency response chart
The Polar Pattern information
The microphone itself
In the stereo spectrum where would you place The Kick Drum?
split left and right
Slightly to the left
Right down the center
Slightly to the right
In the stereo spectrum where would you place (pan) two guitarists in the same band?
One in the center and one to the left
One hard left and one hard right
Both down the centre
In a concrete room at the bottom of the garden so you cant hear their incessant twiddling!
