AAERT CDR Exam Study Guide Graded A 2024

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