WorksheetsNCFE CA5 - Recording
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 21mins
What is the name of a recording which is the template that other recordings are built on top of? (this is usually the first thing an artist puts down when making a track)
Bed Track
Overdubs
Stereo field
Mono
What is the name for a recording which is added on top of an existing track?
Bed track
XLR
Overdub
Mono
If you are recording a track with just one microphone it is a ________ recording
Mono
Stereo
Multitrack
Bed track
If you are recording a track with two microphones it is a ________ recording
Mono
Stereo
Multitrack
Bed track
What kind of cable usually connects a microphone to an interface?
USB
Jack
Kettle lead
XLR
What is the important rule when connecting a mic clip to a stand?
Spin the clip not the stand
Spin the stand not the clip
there are no rules
Which one of these is not an important rule when setting up a microphone?
Never turn the volume fader up too high
Always spin the stand not the mic clip
Place the microphone stand close to a wall
Always make sure cables are not trip hazards
What polar pattern is this?
Cardioid
Shotgun
Supercardioid
Figure 8
Name the polar pattern
Cardioid
Super-Cardioid
Omindirectional
Lobar (shotgun)
What polar pattern is this?
Cardioid
Super Cardioid
Omnidirectional
Lobar (shotgun)
Name the polar pattern
Cardioid
Figure 8
Shotgun
Omnidirectional
Which microphone type uses a moving coil to generate small electric voltage?
(a)
When recording closer to a microphone with a cardioid pattern, the sensitivity to low frequencies increases. This is an example of:
Rolling off
Proximity effect
Distortion
Nyquist's theorem
Which microphone type uses 2 small magnetic plates to create voltage?
(a)
A method that sends voltage through the microphone cables to power them
Direct Input
Phantom power
False power
Adaptive limiting
What does DI stand for?
(a) (b)
What type of microphone recording is this?
XY
mid side stereo
spaced pair
shotgun
What type of microphone pattern is this?
supercardiod
left/right
XY
crossed microphones
Being able to hear the backing track when recording and being able to talk back is possible because of...
(a)
Adjusting the gain controls to ensure correct volume in a recording
(a)
‘P’ and ‘B’ sounds that push air into the microphone, causing distortion.
(a)
'S’ sounds that push air into the microphone, causing distortion.
(a)
When background/recording sounds are captured in a vocal microphone
Distortion
Hiss
Bleed
Plosive
Using audio editing to cut up small sections of a recording and move them in time with the metronome.
Slip editing
Multitrack recording
Quantizing
Overdubbing
When recording two microphones opposite from eachother, the waveforms will be in opposite directions. This is called:
(a)
sending multiple tracks to one track
Training
Bussing
Coaching
Cycling
The level (dB) at which a compressor or noise gate will start to turn down the input signal is called
Limit
Ceiling
Control
Threshold
MIDI stands for
Music Is Definitely Interesting
Musical Instrument Digital Interface.
Musical Instrument Digital Intelligence
Musical Intelligence Digital Interface.
Which of these statements best describes what EQ is?
A function to boost bass.
A function to reduce background noise.
A function to boost or reduce certain frequencies.
A function to add echo.
Which of these terms means 'distributing sound in to either the left, right or centre speaker'?
Looping
Panning
Reverb
Echo
What is this?
A high pass filter
A mid pass filter
A low pass filter
A sine wave
Electronic device that generates waveforms.
Oscillator
Sampler
Synthesiser
Interface
Label the x axis
(a)
