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WorksheetsVocal Production - Recording techniques
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which is not a technical reason have the vocal mic upside down?
To allow heat to dissipate through the base not the capsule
Avoid direct breath plosives
Space to emote and place charts
It looks cooler
Understanding proximity effect allows us to
Avoid clipping
Balance the low end of a directional mic based on distance
Know when to engage the pad
Keep mics in phase
What is the recommended distance for pop filter?
1mm
1 Inch
1 foot
1 meter
If you had no pop filter what would be a functional temporary alternative
A sock on the mic
Pull a beanie over you face
Use a pencil to break the air flow
Turn the mic 180 degrees.
How was the human voice described
Inherently flat
Naturally Dynamic
Drastically loud
Overly Bassy
Who is not suggested as an ideal person to set the general starting gain for the vocal mic
You
An assistant engineer
The singer
True of false - you should record the warm up take.
True
False
Which is not a potential issue if you ride the input gain during a performance?
Clipping
Changed room tone
Loss of phantom power
Change in noise floor
True or false - you should ensure the singer doesn't change the distance between them and the mic as much as possible
True
False
What is the singer's name?
(a)
What is the basic job of a compressor?
Reduce Dynamic Range
Reduce Noise
Reduce Frequency Response
Reduce Plosives
For subtle input compressor on vocals to tape suggested settings were:
High Ratio, Hard Knee
Soft Knee, Low Ratio
Fast Attack, Slow Release
Minimum input gain, maximum output gain
How much gain reduction would be ideal for subtle input compression?
less than 4dB
4-6dB
0dB
10dB
How did the engineer safeguard against over compression?
Recording two inputs, one compressed on uncompressed
Only using limiters
Using a 8:1 ratio
Use of output/makeup gain
A talkback mic
Allows two way communication between the studio and control room
Should always be on
Should be panned hard left in the headphones
Allows one way communication between the studio and control room
A quick way to ruin your relationship with the singer is to
Set the starting gain before they arrive
Leave the talkback on when talking behind their back
Using delay on headphone mixes
Using Compression on practice takes
Tick all the correct options that describe the types of singers in terms of how they like to approach takes
Those who want to sing complete takes
Those who will only sing 1 take
Those who want to work backwards through the arrangement
Those who want to do one phrase at a time
What pro tools feature is ideal for managing multiple takes?
Clip gain
Playlists
Count off
Pre roll
What logic feature is similar to pro tools playlists?
Flexitime
Beat Detective
Es-22
Take folders
