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Pro Tools Advanced 2 Final Exam Name: ___Mohit___________ Professor: Tobe Donohue 4.25.23 9:45AM 1. Dynamic mics tend to be _____. A. robust and durable B. relatively inexpensive C. insensitive to changes in humidity D. all of these answers 2. Why do dynamic mics tend to have a weak frequency response above 10kHz? A. the transducer is too light and responds too quickly to sound waves B. no mic can reproduce beyond 10kHz C. the transducer is heavy and can’t respond quickly enough to sound waves D. the microphone isn’t heavy enough 3. What are ribbon mics particularly noted for? A. modern sound B. good looks C. flat frequency response D. high output 4. What is the primary reason to use a condenser mic? A. outboard power supply B. excellent transient response C. humidity and temperature affect its performance D . all of these answers 5.An omnidirectional pickup pattern means: A. The microphone picks up sound in a single direction only. B. The microphone picks up sound in a figure of eight pattern. C. The microphone picks up sound equally from all directions. D. The microphone picks up sound a heart-shaped pattern. 6. A cardioid pickup pattern means: A. The microphone picks up sound in a figure of eight pattern. B. The microphone picks up sound in a single direction only. C. The microphone picks up sound in a heart-shaped pattern. D. The microphone picks up sound equally from all directions. 7. Why is an attenuation pad frequently added to a condenser mic? A. the mic output can be so hot that that it might overload the microphone preamp B. the mic has a very quiet output level C. a condenser mic doesn’t have a high-pass filter

D. to attenuate everything over 1200Hz 8. What's the primary reason for using a pop filter? A. to eliminate any rumbles from traffic outside B. to boost the low frequency response of the mic C. to eliminate any breath blasts when the vocalist sings a P or B D. to eliminate any breath blast when the vocalist sings an S sound 9. What is direct injection? A. when the microphone bypasses the mic preamp B. bypassing the mic by plugging directly into a console or computer interface C. a high gain microphone cable D. a boost in level in the signal 10. If there are multiple preamps in the studio, which one should you try first? A. the preamp that is built into the console B. the most expensive preamp C. the preamp with the cleanest sound D. the least expensive preamp 11.What is the ideal signal level on the meter during recording? A. between -6 and -10dB B. -20dB C. -50dB D. as hot as you can get it without overloading 12. When placing the performer in the room, what’s usually the best place? A. where the ceiling is the highest B.in a corner C. next to a rear wall D. in front of the control room window 13. To find the optimum mic position, you must _____. A. place it where you can see it while recording B. place it at the spot where the instrument sounds the best C. place it where it will pick up the least leakage D. place your bets and hope 14. What is phase cancellation? A. when the bass player uses an amp that’s too big B. when multiple mics are mixed together C. when the kick drum mic is placed inside the drum D. when certain frequencies from different mics cancel one another 15. The 3 to 1 principle states that _____. A. adding three times less EQ increases the gain by two times

B. a second mic should never be within three times the distance that the first mic is from its source C. a second mic should never be within two times the distance that the second mic is from its source D. a third mic should never be within two times the distance that the second mic is from its source 16. To check the phase by listening, what should you do? A. Switch the polarity of each channel and choose the position with the most bass. B. Insert the high-pass filter into the drum channels. C. Switch the polarity of each channel and choose the position with the least bass D. Use the 3 to 1 rule for mic placement. 17. What the best sounding place in the room for the drums? A. where the cymbals are the loudest and cleanest B. where the drums produce the most low end C. where the drums sound live without any boings or room cancellations D. close to any corner of the room 18. What's the best strategy for taking the ring out of a snare drum? A. You can’t take the ring out of a drum once it starts; you'll need to replace the drum. B. Add a precise hole using a soldering iron. C. Add additional dents in the head by tapping it repeatedly with a ball-peen hammer. D. Use a piece of tape, a muffling ring, or Moongel. 19. Why would an audio engineer point the snare mic pointed at the side of the shell? A. it provides a good balance between the ring of the shell and the snare strainers B. it avoids microphone overload distortion C. it picks up the bass drum level more effectively D. it produces a very good sound for jazz 20. When doing a mic check, this is the best way to hear exactly what the drum sounds like. A. Have the drummer hit each drum about once per second. B. Have the drummer play as fast as he can. C. Have the drummer play his daily practice routine. D. Have the drummer play as loudly as he can. 2a. An amplifier placed too close to the wall will cause this to happen. A. over eating B. hyper compression C. under compression D. bass loading 23. When miking a guitar amplifier or cabinet, how can you capture the brightest tones? A. aim the mic at the cabinet joints

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B. use a DI C. aim the mic at the center of the speaker D. aim the mic at the edge of the speaker 24. On an acoustic guitar, what is the LEAST desirable place to aim the mic? A. neck B. body C. sound hole D. bridge 25. This rule of thumb will help you decide where to place the horns in the room. A. Always place horns close to the control room. B. Always place horns in the corner of the room. C. Find the deadest spot in the room. D. Watch where the horns warm up. 26. Miking a flute or saxophone too closely can produce this recording result. A. an overall balanced sound B. high frequencies above human hearing range C. harmonic distortion D. picking up the keys clicking 27. Why should you place the mic slightly above a brass instrument instead of in front? A. so you record more of the overall room sound B. so the pickup pattern is aimed at the player’s eyes C. so the pickup pattern is aimed at the player’s lips D. so you don’t record spit and air noises from the instrument 28. What is the I/O menu in Pro Tools? Why is customization so useful ? This menu lets you see the configuration of input and output devices and recognize connected devices. Customization is useful as the system automatically detects the input and output devices connected to the computer and uses them in the session, so that Pro Tools does not try to use devices that are not currently connected to the computer. 29. When using XLN Trigger Drum replacement, what does the “fingerprint” functional allow us to do?

30. When editing drum performances, what is the difference between Elastic Audio and Beat Detective? Elastic audio allows you to manipulate or warp the timing of a drum track to make timing/pitch corrections, while beat detective extracts the timing and transient information of the song to match groove. 31. What is Machine Control? How does it relate to synchronization? This allows you to fast forward, rewind, jog, and control media playback directly from Pro Tools. 32. What does “Import Session Data” command in Pro Tools allow? Import all the data from a session into a new session, including tracks and plugins. 33. What is the “Workspace Browser” and how does it differ from Import Audio command? Workspace browser allows the computer to search for connected drives to help find a file, and import audio allows you to import and audio file from a known location. It also allows you to search by criteria and audition looped files at session tempo when in playback mode. 34. What is “Timeline follows insertion playback”? This allows playback to begin from the selected area, and then if it is stopped, playback can continue where it stopped.