AAERT CDR Exam Questions and Answers

AAERT CDR Exam Questions and Answers cardioid -pick up pattern heart shaped (kardioeides) -reaches out from diaphragm -single voice in front -super/ hyper more narrow areas of sensitivity omnidirectional -all directions -equal from all directions -Multiple voices , one microphone -more speakers than available recording channels -switches allow for pu pattern change condenser -capsules can also be changed to switch Pu pattern Dynamic Microphone -moving coil -diaphragm, coil, magnet- -diaphragm = flat plate @ The front of The Microphone -Bulky -energy- diaphragm - coil moves back & forth over magnet- electrical signal travels through wires w/ in mic - digital mixer Condenser Microphone -front Plate(diaphragm) , back plate & 48 v Power Source -front & back plate = capacitor -Assisted by electrical source -wider assortment of shapes & sizes - gooseneck Mic -Low-profile boundary mic -Lavalier Mic -energy hits the front plate of the capacitor- distance between plates changes - gap is electronically charged by phantom power Low-profile boundary microphone -lay flat -inch or two thick -lots of ambient noise & gets covered easily Lavalier -extremely small condenser mic &attaches directly to speaker - no opp to place Mic in front of Speaker - wired & wireless Away have spare batteries Gooseneck Microphone -solid base & long flexible neck w/ a narrow condenser that extends towards the speaker -toggle on and off XLR connectors -the most common microphone connectors -referred to as microphone cables -male (3 pins) and female end(3 holes) Digital Mixer -device that take a signal through a cable to a computer -referred to as audio interfaces Mixer Input Types -DR interested in Microphone Input -Usually XLR Connection but can also be a TSR input Mixer Output Types -use either USB or FIREWIRE (IEEE 1394) endo- root word meaning WITHIN/INSIDE Epi- root word meaning ON/ABOVE Erythro- root word meaning RED Estro- root word meaning FEMALE Exo- Root word meaning OUTSIDE Gen- Root word meaning PRODUCE Gram- Root word meaning WRITTEN Raph- Root word meaning WRITTING Hydro Root word meaning WATER Hyper- Root word meaning ABOVE Hypo- Root word meaning BELOW Intra- Root word meaning WITHIN/INSIDE Leuko- Root word meaning WHITE -logy Root word meaning STUDY OF -Lysis Root word meaning LOOSENING/CUTTING Melano- Root word meaning DARK/BLACK Meso- Root word meaning MIDDLE Meta- Root word meaning CHANGING Micro- Root word meaning SMALL Mono- Root word meaning ONE Morph- Root word meaning SHAPE Neuro- Root word meaning Nerve Nucleo- Root word meaning CENTER