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Ground (and/or Screen, Shield). Also distributes phantom power. |
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The Return or COLD signal |
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The _____ of a cable prevents interference from getting through the cable |
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This mic is an orginal design from a long ass time ago, and no one uses it anymore except for FX or whatever |
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Carbon. Sound pressure is pushed through carbon ganules in the casing. |
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When the diaphragm in this micophone moves in response to sound, the attached coil moves in the magnetic field and generates a very small current in the wire of the coil. |
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The md421 is a very popular ____ mic |
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If the result of using an md421 is "tinny" or flat, you probably have the mic set to _____ instead of _____ |
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The most popular snare mic. Cheap, durable and incredibly directional. |
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A dynamic mic can tolerate _____ sound pressure levels, while the _____ frequency response is compromised. |
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In a Ribbon microphone, what is used as the Diaphragm |
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The light weight of the ribbon in Ribbon mic compromises the ______ frequency response |
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Don't use a Ribbon mic on Percussion because |
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of the transient- it will pull the ribbon and snap it back enough to break it. (high transients can be captured through a speaker cabinet by tilting the mic) |
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Ribbon Microphones are what polar pattern? |
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You can use phantom power on a Ribbon mic: T or F |
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Condensor microphones need Phantom Power: T or F |
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In a condensor mic, the 48V __ current is sent along the balanced mic cable to the mic at the same time as the __ audio signal |
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A Capacitor mic is the same as a _____ mic |
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Very sensitive, better high & low frequency response, less noise |
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Usually expensive, may produce (if cheap) a cold sound |
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Why are elecrets different from condensors? |
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They do not require phantom power. The circuitry requires some power, however, usually from a battery in the handle. |
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What is considered the most versatile condensor mic? |
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Name the different polar patterns |
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Omnidirectional, uni-directional OR cardiod, hyper-cardiod, figure of eight or bi-directional |
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An instrument that is recorded frequently with a ribbon mic |
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PAD is a ___ dB reductions |
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a PAD reduces the ____ signal of the mic |
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A _________ switch attenuates frequency below a specified point, usually around 75 hz |
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Low-cut filters on mics are used to eliminate |
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room rumble, a/c noise, structural vibrations. Use them on sources that don't have low frequency. |
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Mics most commonly used for low-end frequencies |
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(Shure) B52, (Senn) E602, (AKG) D112. The sure has a boost around 2k so it has that "snap", the senn has mostly lows, and the AKG is a mix of both. |
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Another name for a Dynamic Mic |
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_______ mics are usually used in Live situations because of the toleration of High SPL |
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When the rear rejection ports are closed off on a mic |
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To record an acoustic guitar & to capture as much room sound as possible |
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What can you do with a dual diaphragm condensor? |
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A way to capture vocals without a microphone |
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headphones (speaker), left side only |
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Most rejection on a bi-directional mic happens where? |
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on the sides, (90/270 degrees) |
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pressure zone microphone. Not affected by placement. |
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Where is the high frequency coming out from the cone of an amp? |
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If the mic is not considered tube, it is |
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Examples of Tube mics (from the list) |
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convert high-Z to low-Z (impedance) (high-Z is Unbalanced TS, comes out through a balanced XLR as low-Z). Also could offer ground lift, fliter, pad, 180 flip. Anytime you don't want to use an amp and want to connect straight to pre-amp. |
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Phase Reveral switch flips which pins? |
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the increase in bass response when a sound source is closer to the mic- omni mics are not affected by this |
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every time the distance between a mic and a source is doubled, the SPL drops by 6 dB |
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