Microphone Test
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This is revision of microphones
- 1.A microphone is an example of a device that converts pressure changes into electrical signals. This means a microphone is a....
- A.
Transponder
- B.
Transformer
- C.
Inductor
- D.
Transducer
- E.
Transfixer
- 2.Which of the following is not a microphone type?
- A.
Dynamic moving coil
- B.
Dynamic ribbon
- C.
True condensor
- D.
Electret
- E.
Static coil
- 3.This microphone has a copper wire winding attached to a diaphragm. Movement of the winding over a fixed magnet induces an electrical signal. This refers to which type of mic?
- A.
Dynamic moving coil
- B.
Condensor
- C.
Electret
- D.
Dynamic ribbon
- E.
PZM
- 4.Powered by 48 volts, this mic produces an electrical signal as the distance between the vibrating diaphragm and fixed back plate vary... This describes what type of mic?
- A.
Dynamic 'contact mic'
- B.
Carbon granule mic
- C.
Dynamic moving coil
- D.
Ribbon
- E.
Condensor
- 5.This term describes the directionality of a microphone...
- A.
Equivalent input noise
- B.
Frequency response
- C.
Polar pick up pattern
- D.
Sensitivity
- 6.Which of the following is not an example of a polar pick up pattern?
- A.
Cardiod
- B.
Hyper-cardiod
- C.
Figure of 8
- D.
Omni
- E.
Tri-directional
- 7.A cardiod pattern is the combination of which two other polar pick up patterns?
- A.
Omni and figure of 8
- B.
Omni and hyper-cardiod
- C.
Super-cardiod and figure of 8
- D.
Two figure of 8 patterns
- E.
Two omni directional
- 8.Any microphone which has a figure of 8 polar pick up pattern or figure of 8 in combination with omni (cardiod) may exhibit an unnatural increase in bass response if placed close to the sound source. This is know as...
- A.
Proximity effect
- B.
Nexus effect
- C.
The relativity effect
- D.
Proximal effect
- 9.This polar pick up pattern is virtually immune from wind blast and is favoured for interviews for is wide coverage...
- A.
Omni diectional
- B.
Cardiod
- C.
Figure of 8
- D.
Super-cardiod
- E.
Shot gun
- 10.This polar pick up pattern is favoured in a live situation due to its rejection of sound from the back of the microphone capsule...
- A.
Cardiod
- B.
Omni
- C.
Figure of 8
- 11.'True condensor' mics differ from 'Electret' mics in that...
- A.
Their diaphragm requires no external power
- B.
Their diaphragm is heavier than Electrets'
- C.
Their diaphragm is polarised, or charged by Phantom Power
- D.
They have a coil of wire attached to the diaphragm
- 12.An Electret condensor has a charged material attached to the diaphragm during assembly. This affects what aspect of the frequency response?
- A.
Mid range response
- B.
High frequency response
- C.
Low frequency response
- 13.Every microphone has a frequency response graph. A mic that faithfully reproduces sound has what kind of response?
- A.
A flat frequency response
- B.
A presence peak
- C.
Bass roll off
- D.
A high frequency lift
- 14.Shure SM57, SM58, AKG D112 and Sennheiser MD421 are examples of....
- A.
Condensor mic
- B.
Ribbon mic
- C.
Moving coil dynamic
- D.
Carbon granule mic
- 15.Studio Electronics SE1A, Rode NT3 and AKG Perception 170 are examples of...
- A.
Electret condensor mics
- B.
Back electret condensor mics
- C.
True condensor mics
- D.
Dynamic moving coil
- 16.Which type of condensor mic tends to be favoured for instrument recording due to its flatter frequency response?
- A.
Large diaphragm (Like the Rode NT2)
- B.
Small diaphragm (Like the SE1A)
- 17.What type of condensor tends to be favoured for vocal recording due to the diaphragm's hyping of rich bass tones?
- A.
Large diaphragm (Like the Neumann U87i)
- B.
Small diaphragm (like the AKG C451)
- 18.Drum overhead mic positioning is designed to capture what?
- A.
Only the snare
- B.
Only the kick drum
- C.
Only the tom-toms
- D.
Only the Hi-hat
- E.
The entire sound of the drum kit
- 19.A Decca Tree microphone arrangement was originally designed to capture...
- A.
Sound effects
- B.
Crowd noise
- C.
Electric guitar amplifiers
- D.
An ensemble like an orchestra or choir
- E.
Solo vocals
- 20.Record producer Andy Johns created a mic positioning technique with two mics pointed at a guitar amplifier, one mic straight on and a second at a 45 degree angle. Which mic model did he specify?
- A.
Shure SM57
- B.
Neumann U67
- C.
AKG D112
- D.
Telefunken ELA M251
- 21.This device is used to minmise plosives or the sound of spoken 'P's...
- A.
Wind shield
- B.
Noise gate
- C.
Pop shield
- D.
Acoustic screen
- 22.This device minimises rubble being transmitted up the microphone stand, into the microphone..
- A.
Shock mount
- B.
Pop shield
- 23.A microphone cable is usually a...
- A.
Jack lead
- B.
XLR lead
- C.
Phono lead
- D.
MIDI lead
- 24.Binaural recording is often also known as...
- A.
Soundfield recording
- B.
Dolly head recording
- C.
Dummy head recording
- D.
XY recording
- 25.XY and Blumlein are examples of what stereo mic technique?
- A.
Coincident pair microphone positioning
- B.
Near coincident
- 26.Mid-and-side coincident stereo mic technique uses two microphones. What are the polar pick up patterns for each mic?
- A.
Cardiod selected on one and figure of 8 on the other
- B.
Both mics are omni directional
- 27.A microphone you are using has a HPF switch set at 50Hz. What does this do?
- A.
Emphasizes all frequencies below 50Hz
- B.
Cuts all frequencies below 50Hz
- C.
Reduces the output at all frequencies
- 28.True condensor mics have very light diaphragms. This translates to...
- A.
Poor sensitivity to sound
- B.
Poor high frequency response
- C.
Good sensitivity to sound and excellent high frequency response
- 29.The Rode NT2 large diaphragm condensor mic has a Pad switch. What does this do?
- A.
Reduces the output signal level
- B.
Increases the output signal level
- C.
Cuts low frequnency
- 30.Alan Parsons is a big fan of a bright snare drum sound when recording. What mic type does he employ to record the snare?
- A.
Small diaphragm condensor
- B.
Large diaphragm condensor
- C.
Moving coil dynamic
- D.
Ribbon mic
- 31.Which egg shaped AKG microphone is specifically designed to capture the low frequency nuance of instruments like kick drum and amplified bass guitar?
- A.
SM 58
- B.
SM 57
- C.
D112
- D.
MD 421
- 32.The bright sizzle of a high-hat would lend itself to which kind of mic?
- A.
Moving coil dynamic
- B.
Electret condenser
- C.
True condensor
- 33.The mV/Pa scale shows what aspect of a microphone?
- A.
Total harmonic distortion
- B.
Equivalent input noise
- C.
Its sensitivity to sound
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