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Recording & Music Production

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the correct definition of reverb?

a)

An echo sound

b)

The sound of numerous acoustic reflections

c)

A delay effect

d)

Reversing a sound

2.

Tick the ways in which a room affects a recording:

a)

Reverb

b)

Resonant frequencies

c)

Noise

d)

Quality of Pre-amps

3.

What is room resonance?

a)

The inaudible frequencies in a room

b)

Frequencies that 'boom' or are louder than others in a room due to its specific acoustics

c)

When musicians work well together

d)

When a room is good for using as a music studio

4.

What is the hearing range of humans?

a)

20Hz to 200Hz

b)

200Hz to 20,000Hz

c)

20Hz to 20,000Hz

d)

2Hz to 400Hz

5.

Approximately what frequency is the lowest note on a bass guitar in normal tuning?

a)

200Hz

b)

70Hz

c)

40Hz

d)

700Hz

6.

Which of these are ways to improve a music studio's acoustics?

a)

Lots of soft absorbent materials

b)

Lots of irregular shapes in the room

c)

Large hard surfaces

d)

Lots of black paint

7.

Approximately, what is the highest frequency playable on a normally tuned violin?

a)

1200Hz

b)

10,000Hz

c)

2500Hz

d)

50,000Hz

8.

How long would you expect a reverb to last in a large empty cathedral?

a)

10 seconds

b)

2 seconds

c)

4 seconds

d)

20 seconds

9.

What does EQ stand for?

a)

Equality

b)

Extra Questions

c)

Equalizer

d)

Equanimity

10.

What is the live room?

a)

Where you control the recording

b)

Where the musicians play in order to be recorded

c)

A space where you rehearse

d)

Any room where live music can be played

11.

Sound can travel through a vacuum?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The main two types of microphones are:

a)

Powered and unpowered mics

b)

Live and studio mics

c)

Dynamic and Condenser mics

d)

Dynamo and Condensation mics

13.

Condenser mics needs a special kind of power. This is called:

a)

Ghost power

b)

Zombie Power

c)

Phantom Power

d)

Gremlin Power

14.

What is the main cable used for mics called?

a)

XLT

b)

BLT

c)

XLF

d)

XLR

15.

How fast does sound travel through air?

a)

300 miles per hour

b)

330 meters per second

c)

The speed of light

d)

Sound does travel through air

16.

What frequency is middle C on the piano?

a)

562 Hz

b)

262 Hz

c)

1235Hz

d)

98Hz