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| A variable resistor that controls the flow of electricity between minimum and maximum (It’s not boosting volume, it’s allowing more energy that’s already there). |
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| What is a virtual console? |
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| Looks like a mixing console but on a screen. |
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| 48 Volt is used to power which kind of microphone? |
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| Condenser/capacitor microphones. |
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| Holds energy, stores electrical charge. |
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| What are the Three System? |
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| Input System, Output System, and Monitor System. |
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| What is the Input System/Pre Amp? |
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| Signal goes into console (signal level adjuster). |
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| How many millivolts equal one volt? |
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| 1000 millivolts equal 1 volt. |
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| A rock that has a magnetic field. |
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| What are the two types of input? |
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Mic - Weak signal. Pre Amp amplifies mic signal.
Line - Already amplified signal. |
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| Anything that you can change, e.g. panoramic potentiometer, fader, etc. |
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| Name mic, line, and speaker from lowest to highest. |
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| Mic (Low), Line (Mid), Speaker (High). |
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What is impedance?
What is it measured in? |
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| Resistance on an electrical circuit (ohms Ω). Hi Z, Low Z. |
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| What does phase reverse do? |
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| Phase reverse reverses the phase to avoid beats or canceling two sound wanes out. |
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| 8k-10k Ω → DI Box → ___ Ω? |
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| 8k-10k Ω → DI Box → 600 Ω? |
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| Cuts level by __ (10, 12 dBs), allowing one to turn the gain up (only when when peaking at the gain’s lowest level). |
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Explain Bass Rolloff/Hi Pass Filter.
Explain Low Pass filter.
Explain Band Pass Filter. |
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Base Rolloff/Hi Pass Filter - Frequencies below cutoff are cutoff (Highs-Pass-Filter, at 40Hz, 60Hz, 80Hz).
Low Pass Filter - Frequencies above cutoff and cutoff (Lows-Pass-Filter, 2kHz).
Band Pass Filter - Has high cutoff and low cutoff (telephone effect).
Filters only cut. |
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| Explain the Output System. |
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| Signal combiner and transporter. |
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| Panoramic Potentiometer, it controls flow of electricity between L&R buss outputs. |
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| Explain the Monitor System. |
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| Controls speaker & headphone output independently of the Output System. |
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| Explain objective and subjective. |
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Objective is factual.
Subjective is opinionated. |
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| What is temporary threshold shift in acoustics and psychoacoustics. |
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Acoustics - Muscles clamping down on the hammer, anvil, and stirrup to stop it from vibrating.
Psychoacoustics - Cotton in one's ears. |
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| Volume range; signal level between minimum and maximum. |
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| The power of an audio signal is measured in ______? |
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| The power of an auto signal is measured in DBM/DBU. |
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| What is proximity effect? |
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| When a cardioid patterned microphone is too close it a sound source, the bass frequencies overpower mid & hi frequencies. |
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| Explain the difference between a balanced and unbalanced line. |
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A balanced line carries audio signal with three wires, hot, cold and ground.
An unbalanced line carries an audio signal with two wires, hot and cold (+ -). |
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