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AAERT CDR Exam | Actual Questions With 100% Correct
Answers / Latest Update 2026/2027 | Graded A+
(Verified)
cardioid-correct-answer--pick up pattern
heart shaped (kardioeides)
-reaches out from diaphragm
-single voice in front
-super/ hyper more narrow areas of sensitivity
omnidirectional-correct-answer--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
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Dynamic Microphone-correct-answer--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-correct-answer--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-correct-answer--lay flat
-inch or two thick
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-lots of ambient noise & gets covered easily
Gooseneck Microphone-correct-answer--solid base & long flexible neck
w/ a narrow condenser that extends towards the speaker
-toggle on and off
XLR connectors-correct-answer--the most common microphone
connectors
-referred to as microphone cables
-male (3 pins) and female end(3 holes)
Digital Mixer-correct-answer--device that take a signal through a cable
to a computer
-referred to as audio interfaces
Mixer Input Types-correct-answer--DR interested in Microphone Input
AAERT CDR Exam | Actual Questions With 100% Correct
Answers / Latest Update 2026/2027 | Graded A+
(Verified)
cardioid-correct-answer--pick up pattern
heart shaped (kardioeides)
-reaches out from diaphragm
-single voice in front
-super/ hyper more narrow areas of sensitivity
omnidirectional-correct-answer--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
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Dynamic Microphone-correct-answer--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-correct-answer--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-correct-answer--lay flat
-inch or two thick
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-lots of ambient noise & gets covered easily
Gooseneck Microphone-correct-answer--solid base & long flexible neck
w/ a narrow condenser that extends towards the speaker
-toggle on and off
XLR connectors-correct-answer--the most common microphone
connectors
-referred to as microphone cables
-male (3 pins) and female end(3 holes)
Digital Mixer-correct-answer--device that take a signal through a cable
to a computer
-referred to as audio interfaces
Mixer Input Types-correct-answer--DR interested in Microphone Input
