1. To get tight drum sounds, which piece of equipment would you use?

Noise gate.
De-esser.
Harmonizer.
Expander.

2. How far away from the head of the bass drum should the microphone be positioned?

3 inches.
6 inches.
9 to 12 inches
24 inches.

3. Which mic would you never use on a loud snare drum?

Dynamic mic.
Ribbon mic.
Condenser mic.
Contact mic.

4. How many tracks would you use if you wished to combine six toms and record them in a stereo image?

1 track.
4 tracks.
2 tracks.
6 tracks.

5. At which level should cymbals be recorded?

–3 to –5VU
–7 to –10VU
–10 to –15VU
0VU

6. How far apart should the drum overhead mics be positioned?

At least two feet.
About 20 feet.
About 15 feet.
At least three to four feet.

7. If a mic with a cardioid pattern is used close to the snare drum, which of the following would occur?

Phase cancellation.
Microphone damage.
The proximity effect.
Feedback.

8. If two pieces of equipment are connected to different AC outlets, a ground loop may be set up. This results in:

Feedback.
Phase cancellation.
A 60Hz hum.
A power surge.

9. Which plugs are used for mic cables in a recording studio?

Phono plugs.
Jack plugs.
Cannon or XLR plugs.
Speaker plugs.

10. From the engineer's seat, the monitor speakers should be positioned at which horizontal angle?

90°
45°
30°
60°

11. A good amplifier should deliver a flat response:

Over the whole frequency range.
In the low frequencies.
In the high frequencies.
In the mid frequencies.

12. What do you put between musicians to stop sound leakage?

A drum riser.
Equipment cases.
Music stands.
Gobos or baffles.

13. Which of these operating controls would you NOT find on a noise gate?

Attack.
Hold.
Modulation.
Decay.

14. Which reverberation device is largest in physical size?

Acoustic chamber.
Spring reverb.
Digital reverb.
Plate reverb.

15. Which reverb device allows the most sound control?

Acoustic chamber.
Digital reverb.
Spring reverb.
Plate reverb.

A dry signal.
A hot signal.
A wet signal.
A cold signal.

17. When is it wisest to add reverb to a signal?

During the mix.
As the signal is first recorded.
After the mix.
In the mastering room.

18. What is the term used to describe the concentration of pulses in a reverberant sound?

Modulation.
Sampling.
Diffusion.
Pre-delay.

19. What is the smallest delay a human ear can detect?

1 millisecond.
10 ms.
50 ms.
100 ms.

20. Which compression ratio reduces the dynamic range more?

10:1 ratio.
20:1 ratio.
2:1 ratio.
5:1 ratio.

21. Which delay time is used to get a doubling effect?

1 to 5 milliseconds.
75 to 100 ms.
100 to 200 ms.
20 to 30 ms.

22. Which effects unit generates musically related harmonics that are related to the sound of the input signal?

Limiter.
De-esser.
Noise gate.
Aural exciter.

23. Which unit achieves the opposite effect of a compressor?

Limiter.
Parametric equalizer.
Graphic equalizer.
Expander.

24. Which frequencies are attenuated by a low pass filter?

The low frequencies.
The midrange frequencies.
All frequencies.
The high frequencies.

25. Which equalizer would you use to pinpoint a very thin frequency band?

Notch filter.
Parametric.
Graphic.
Bandpass filter.

26. Which graphic equalizer gives the most flexibility?

Half octave.
One third octave.
One octave
Two octave.

27. Which control on a compressor increases the amount of compression?

Attack.
Release.
Output.
Ratio.

28. If a high-pass filter were combined with a low-pass filter, you would get:

A bandpass filter.
Peaking curve.
An echo. 
A hum.

29. If you were to write and record music for movies and television, what type of recording medium would be best?

A compact stereo recorder.
A digital audio workstation.
A four-track cassette deck.
An full-track analog tape-recorder.

30. How often should a professional studio turn off its equipment?

At least twice every day.
Almost never.
Every two or three hours.
As often as possible.

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