ADC Exam 2 Questions and Answers
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Better quality microphones do not have any off-axis coloration: - ✔✔false
Mics that can be placed on walls and floors - ✔✔boundary mics
The holes in the sides of a directional microphone are a critical part of it's design: -
✔✔true
Shotgun mics sound better than cardioids indoors: - ✔✔false
How much electronic noise the preamp contributes to a directional mic: - ✔✔reach
all microphones are wide angle: - ✔✔true
at normal operating distances, you need to worry about the proximity effect when using
directional mics: - ✔✔false
a hard windscreen - ✔✔zeppelin
dialog for film is often recorded with stereo mics: - ✔✔false
dynamic mics are not as sensitive as condenser mics, particularly at high frequencies -
✔✔true
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, 48 volts of power supplied over the audio cable - ✔✔phantom power
If you don't have sound dampening material, you can stack hard objects to deflect the
sound away: - ✔✔true
A wired connection will always sound better than a wireless one for the same
microphone: - ✔✔true
unless the _____ can reach out and touch the mic comfortably, it's too far away. -
✔✔talent
If you don't know how the show will be edited and can't confirm instructions with a
postproduction supervisor, the best strategy is to supply how many tracks? - ✔✔one
Multitrack recorders are now common on professional productions, keeping a separate
track for each microphone, usually called isos for __________ mic. - ✔✔isolated
Sound mixer who aren't too busy worrying about multiple mics may be able to double
on boom. - ✔✔true
the point of operating and moving the boom is having the mic in position________ the
actor begins a line. - ✔✔before
Holding the boom and booming from underneath the talent provides the most natural
sound for dramatic dialog because you don't get the reverb off the floor. - ✔✔false
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Better quality microphones do not have any off-axis coloration: - ✔✔false
Mics that can be placed on walls and floors - ✔✔boundary mics
The holes in the sides of a directional microphone are a critical part of it's design: -
✔✔true
Shotgun mics sound better than cardioids indoors: - ✔✔false
How much electronic noise the preamp contributes to a directional mic: - ✔✔reach
all microphones are wide angle: - ✔✔true
at normal operating distances, you need to worry about the proximity effect when using
directional mics: - ✔✔false
a hard windscreen - ✔✔zeppelin
dialog for film is often recorded with stereo mics: - ✔✔false
dynamic mics are not as sensitive as condenser mics, particularly at high frequencies -
✔✔true
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, 48 volts of power supplied over the audio cable - ✔✔phantom power
If you don't have sound dampening material, you can stack hard objects to deflect the
sound away: - ✔✔true
A wired connection will always sound better than a wireless one for the same
microphone: - ✔✔true
unless the _____ can reach out and touch the mic comfortably, it's too far away. -
✔✔talent
If you don't know how the show will be edited and can't confirm instructions with a
postproduction supervisor, the best strategy is to supply how many tracks? - ✔✔one
Multitrack recorders are now common on professional productions, keeping a separate
track for each microphone, usually called isos for __________ mic. - ✔✔isolated
Sound mixer who aren't too busy worrying about multiple mics may be able to double
on boom. - ✔✔true
the point of operating and moving the boom is having the mic in position________ the
actor begins a line. - ✔✔before
Holding the boom and booming from underneath the talent provides the most natural
sound for dramatic dialog because you don't get the reverb off the floor. - ✔✔false
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