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Sound Engineering Final Exam

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

The range of frequencies detectable by the human ear is:

a)

20 Hertz to 25,000 Hertz

b)

20 Hertz to 20,000 Hertz

c)

30 Hertz to 30 kHz

d)

None of the above

2.

What is the name if this type of microphone?

a)

Condenser mic

b)

Capacitor mic

c)

Dynamic Mic

d)

None of the above

3.

The voltage that is supplied either by a battery in the mic or by external is called:

a)

Phantom Power

b)

Battery Power

c)

Electricity Power

d)

None of the above

4.

The _______________________mic uses a special type of capacitor which has a permanent voltage built in during manufacture

a)

dynamic mic

b)

electret condenser

c)

capacitor mic

d)

none of the above

5.

What is the name of this polar pattern:

a)

Cardiod

b)

Omni

c)

Bi-direction

d)

None of the above

6.

What is the name of this polor pattern

a)

Omni-directional

b)

Cardioid

c)

Figure 8

d)

None of the above

7.

What is the name of this polar pattern:

a)

Cardiod

b)

Figure 8

c)

Hyper Cardioid

d)

None of the above

8.

What is the name of this polar pattern:

a)

Hyper Cardiod

b)

Figure 8

c)

Cardioid

d)

None of the above

9.

_____________________ refers to the way a microphone responds to different frequencies

a)

Frequency response

b)

Polar patterns

c)

Cardioid

d)

None of the above

10.

What is the name of this chart:

a)

Decibel count chart

b)

Frequency response chart

c)

All of the above

d)

None of the above

11.

Full range speakers are __________________ systems incorporating woofer and ________________ (and if used, __________________) drivers in single enclosure.

a)

High pass filter

b)

integrated, tweeter, midrange

c)

Low pass filter

d)

None of the above

12.

This describes the microphone's sensitivity to sound from various directions:

a)

Crossovers

b)

Microphones

c)

Directionality

d)

None of the above

13.

Frequency is measured in:

a)

White Noise

b)

Hertz

c)

Centimeters

d)

None of these

14.
What wave produces the highest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.
Wavelength is best described as __________
a)
the distance from one point on a wave to the same point on another wave
b)
the highest point of a wave
c)
the lowest point of a wave
d)
the total number of complete waves in a cycle
16.

Select Audio Effects from the list

a)

Delay

b)

MIDI Instrument

c)

Volume control

d)

Reverb

e)

EQ

17.

Why is mixing important?

a)

To enable you to produce balanced and consistent audio

b)

To enable you to finish a project

c)

To enable you to record MIDI instruments

d)

To enable you to make your audio files louder

18.

Why are active speakers generally heavier than passive speakers?

a)

They are of better Quality

b)

They're made out of heavier materials

c)

They have a amplifier built in to the speaker, adding more weight

d)

They cones of the speakers are lighter in a passive speaker

19.

________________________is a device which takes two or more audio signals, mixes them together and provides one or more output signals.

a)

Keyboard

b)

Direct Inject Box

c)

Mixer

d)

None of the above

20.

_______________________ channels are a way to send a "copy" of the channel signal somewhere else.

a)

auxiliary

b)

equalization

c)

mixers

d)

None of the above

21.

A group of knobs, buttons, and a fader used to control one item like a microphone is called a _______

a)

Monitor

b)

Channel

c)

Group

d)

Sub

22.

One end plugs into the mixing board. What does the other end plug into?

a)

Microphone

b)

Monitor

c)

XLR

d)

Sound board

23.

The circled part of the image is...

a)

The volume fader

b)

The level meter in DBFS

c)

The peak level showing the signal clipping

d)

The amount of panning applied to the sound

24.

What is best the definition of a microphone?

a)

A microphone is a device used to collect sound

b)

A microphone is a transducer that captures audio waves and converts them into an electrical signal

c)

A microphone is just a speaker working in reverse

d)

A microphone needs 240volts to be able to work and capture sound effectively

25.

Devices and software which allow the manipulation of the signal in various ways:

a)

Amplifiers

b)

Eq's

c)

Signal Processors

d)

None of the above