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Music Tech Senior Exam Review 2006 Name_________________
For the following multiple choice questions, please fill in the most appropriate answer. Note that the choices are labeled 1, 2, 3, 4. 1 = A, 2 = B, 3 = C, 4 = D on the answer sheet. In the event that you find a mistake on the exam, inform the teacher, and we all fill in E for the correct answer. Please read each question very carefully. 1. On a mixer, the individual inputs are referred 1. potential to as __________. 2. potentate 1. Canals 3. potentiator 2. Fjords 4. potentiometer 3. Channels 4. Outputs 8. A lo-cut (hi-pass) switch _______ 1. cuts off high frequencies 2. Another name for Gain is ________. 2. cuts off low frequencies 1. Volume 3. passes through high frequencies 2. Input 4. all of the above 3. Buss 4. Trim 9. Auxiliary Outputs are used to run ______ 1. Monitors 3. The Hi knob on a channel______ 2. Effects 1. decreases the lower frequencies 3. extra signal sends (like video) 2. makes the volume louder 4. All of the above 3. cuts or boosts upper frequencies 10. If an aux send works before the fader, it is 4. makes the notes played higher _______ 1. post-fader 4. The Mid knob on a channel __________ 2. pre-fader 1. cuts or boosts midrange frequencies 3. automated 2. changes the midrange frequencies 4. soloed played 3. puts all of the notes in the middle 11. Stage monitors for musicians are typically 4. all of the above run _______ 1. post-fader 5. The MidFreq knob _________ 2. pre-fader 1. changes the midrange frequencies 3. automated played 4. soloed 2. moves the notes in the middle 12. Effects Sends are typically run ________ 3. designates the frequency adjusted by 1. post-fader the Mid knob 2. pre-fader 4. none of the above 3. automated 4. soloed 6. The Low knob_____ 1. makes everything lower 13. The volume adjusters (linear taper 2. cuts or boosts the low frequencies potentiometers) at the bottom of the channels 3. takes away the high notes are _____. 4. compresses low frequencies 1. sliders 2. pan pots 7. Another name for knob is ______ 3. faders pg. 1
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2. makes the soloed channel the only one audible in the speakers. 3. makes the soloed channel the loudest 4. mutes everything else
14. Pan Pots change ______ 1. Volume 2. Stereo image 3. Monitor levels 4. FX sends
20. Which of the following is NOT true of subgroups? 1. They are selected by switches on channels 2. They are affected by the pan position on channels 3. They control the Auxiliary Masters 4. They can be used to submix to speakers or to a multi-track recorder
15. Everything is plugged in, the channel fader is up, and the gain is set, why is there no sound? 1. Channel is not assigned to an output 2. Mute switch is on 3. Output volume is not up 4. All of the above
21. Where are the Main outputs NOT usually sent? 1. Main PA Speakers 2. 2-Track Recorder 3. Studio Monitors 4. Stage Monitors
16. The assignment switch pressed says L/R and the pan pot is turned Right. Where does the sound come out? 1. Control Monitors 2. Aux 1 3. Right Speaker 4. Left Speaker
22. Where is the proper place to plug a 1/4” cable input on a channel? 1. Insert 2. Direct Out 3. Aux In 4. Line In
17. A channel has the 3/4 switch pressed and is panned left . Where does the signal go? 1. Left out 2. Right out 3. Bus (subgroup) 3 4. Bus (subgroup) 4 18. A channel has the 1/2 switch pressed and the pan to the right. Where does the signal go? 1. Aux 1 2. Aux 2 3. Bus (subgroup) 1 4. Bus (subgroup) 2 19. What does pressing the solo button on a mixer do? 1. lets you hear the channel in the headphones, puts the soloed channel on the meter pg. 2
23. What is the input to use for a microphone? 1. RCA 2. XLR 3. VCA 4. TRS 24. What is used to put an effect on a single channel only? 1. Direct Out 2. Insert 3. Auxiliary out 4. TS 25. Which cable has sound signals traveling through it in two directions at once? 1. XLR
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26. Which of the following will NOT make feedback worse? 1. Standing farther away from a mic 2. Turning up the gain on a mic 3. putting the mic in front of speakers 4. putting mics behind speakers Name the connectors shown.
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1/4” TS 1/4” TRS Male XLR Female XLR
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1/4” TS 1/4” TRS Male XLR Female XLR
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RCA 1/4” TRS Stereo mini-plug XLR
Identify the microphone type (polar pattern). The patter is represented with circles around the microphone.
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RCA 1/4” TRS Stereo mini-plug XLR
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1/4” TS 1/4” TRS Stereo mini-plug RCA
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is an example of a _______ mic pick-up pattern. 1. Omnidirectional 2. Cardiod 3. Figure Eight (bi-directional) 4. HyperCardiod
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is an example of a _______ mic pickup pattern. 1. Omnidirectional 2. Cardiod 3. Figure Eight (bi-directional) 4. Cardiometer
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1/4” TS 1/4” TRS Stereo mini-plug RCA pg. 3
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is an example of a _______ mic pick-up pattern. 1. Omnidirectional 2. Cardiod 3. Figure Eight (bi-directional) 4. HyperCardiod
36. Which mic uses only mechanical acoustical energy to change sound into signal? 1. condenser 2. dynamic 3. cardiod 4. omni 37. Which mic uses power and a charged capacitor in addition to mechanical acoustical energy to change sound into signal? 1. condenser 2. dynamic 3. cardiod 4. omni
41. Robert Moog is most famous for making what instrument? 1. electric bass 2. electric guitars 3. synthesizers 4. electric cello with no strings Identify the following items from GarageBand.
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38. Which mic requires phantom power? 1. condenser 2. dynamic 3. cardiod 4. omni
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39. LesPaul invented which of the following? 1. electric guitar 2. multi-track recording 3. all of the above 4. none of the above
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MIDI Sequence Audio Region MIDI Event List Volume Edit
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MIDI Sequence Audio Region Timeline Volume Edit
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Pan control Rewind Fast Forward Return to Zero (RTZ)
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Pan control Rewind Fast Forward Return to Zero (RTZ)
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40. Lev Termen (Theremin) did not invent which of the following? 1. theremin 2. espionage microphones (“bug”) 3. synthesizers 4. electric cello with no strings pg. 4
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3. mixer 4. toaster _________________________________ _ What is the key command for connecting to the server?
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Pan control Rewind Record Return to Zero (RTZ)
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MIDI Sequence Audio Region Timeline Volume Edit
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Pan control Rewind Record Play
53. Which is the standard format for music CDs? (Circle all that apply) 1. mp3 2. wav 3. aiff 4. aac
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54. What is the standard sampling rate for music CDs? 1. 16.1 kHz 2. 44.1 kHz 3. 88.2 kHz 4. 192 kHz
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55. What is the standard bit resolution for music CDs? 1. 8 bit 2. 16 bit 3. 32 bit 4. 64 bit
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Pan control Rewind Record Play
56. What is the standard audio channel formatting for music CDs? 1. Mono 2. Split Mono 3. Stereo 4. Stereo Interleaved 57. How many bytes in a Megabyte(Mb)? 1. 10 2. 100 3. 1000 4. 10,000
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Return to Zero (RTZ) Rewind Record Pan control Where is the song
position at this moment? 1. Beat 34.2 2. Measure 6, beat 4 3. Measure 6, beat 3 4. Measure 7, beat 1
58. How many Mb in a Gigabyte (Gb)? 1. 10 2. 100 3. 1000 4. 1,000,000 59. Which method of file transfer is the fastest? 1. USB 1.1
52. What’s another name for sound console? 1. burner 2. blender pg. 5
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2. USB 2.0 3. Ethernet 10/100 4. Firewire 60. What does RAM stand for? 1. RadioActive Material 2. Rapid Adjustable Module 3. Random Access Memory 4. Redundant Architecture Module 61. Which is RAM used for? (Circle all that apply) 1. temporary storage 2. making the computer faster 3. permanent storage 4. backing up the computer 62. How many Gb in a Terabyte (Tb)? 1. 10 2. 100 3. 1000 4. 1,000,000 63. What is a Hard Drive (HDD) used for? 1. temporary storage 2. making the computer faster 3. permanent storage 4. backing up the computer 64. Which has the least storage capacity? 1. Floppy Disks 2. CD 3. DVD 4. iPod (40G) 65. __________________________________ In a ProTools project file where is the audio kept? 66. __________________________________ In a ProTools (or other recording software) project, on which drive should you save
your projects? 67. ___________________________________ What is the procedure called for mixing down all of the audio to a CD (or other) format? 68. __________________________________ What is the key command for changing between Edit and Mix wndows in ProTools? 69. _______________________________________ _______ What does OS stand for? 70. ___________________________ is the most common OS Platform used in the world. 71. ___________________________ is the more common OS Platform used in music, film, and graphics industries. 72. _____ Draw the USB symbol. 73. _____ Draw the Firewire symbol. 74. _____ Draw the Ethernet symbol. 75. _____ Draw the Audio Input symbol. 76. _____ Draw the Audio Output symbol. 77. ____________ What kind of computer does Mr. Gilliam prefer to use?
Essay: (10 Points) What are you planning on doing next year with the knowledge gained this year in this class. What is the most important thing you learned in this class? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ pg. 6
