AAERT Certification Exam Script A+
Omnidirectional Questions and Answers
Verified Solutions Latest Update 2026/2027
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
●● Dynamic Microphone
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
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
,Answer:
-lay flat
-inch or two thick
-lots of ambient noise & gets covered easily
●● Lavalier
Answer:
-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
Answer:
-solid base & long flexible neck w/ a narrow condenser that extends towards the speaker
-toggle on and off
●● XLR connectors
Answer:
-the most common microphone connectors
-referred to as microphone cables
-male (3 pins) and female end(3 holes)
●● Digital Mixer
Answer:
-device that take a signal through a cable to a computer
-referred to as audio interfaces
●● Mixer Input Types
Answer:
-DR interested in Microphone Input
-Usually XLR Connection but can also be a TSR input
●● Mixer Output Types
Answer:
, -use either USB or FIREWIRE (IEEE 1394)
●● endo-
Answer:
root word meaning WITHIN/INSIDE
●● Epi-
Answer:
root word meaning
ON/ABOVE
●● Erythro-
Answer:
root word meaning RED
●● Estro-
Answer:
root word meaning FEMALE
●● Exo-
Answer:
Root word meaning OUTSIDE
●● Gen-
Answer:
Root word meaning PRODUCE
●● Gram-
Answer:
Root word meaning WRITTEN
●● Raph-
Answer:
Omnidirectional Questions and Answers
Verified Solutions Latest Update 2026/2027
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
●● Dynamic Microphone
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
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
,Answer:
-lay flat
-inch or two thick
-lots of ambient noise & gets covered easily
●● Lavalier
Answer:
-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
Answer:
-solid base & long flexible neck w/ a narrow condenser that extends towards the speaker
-toggle on and off
●● XLR connectors
Answer:
-the most common microphone connectors
-referred to as microphone cables
-male (3 pins) and female end(3 holes)
●● Digital Mixer
Answer:
-device that take a signal through a cable to a computer
-referred to as audio interfaces
●● Mixer Input Types
Answer:
-DR interested in Microphone Input
-Usually XLR Connection but can also be a TSR input
●● Mixer Output Types
Answer:
, -use either USB or FIREWIRE (IEEE 1394)
●● endo-
Answer:
root word meaning WITHIN/INSIDE
●● Epi-
Answer:
root word meaning
ON/ABOVE
●● Erythro-
Answer:
root word meaning RED
●● Estro-
Answer:
root word meaning FEMALE
●● Exo-
Answer:
Root word meaning OUTSIDE
●● Gen-
Answer:
Root word meaning PRODUCE
●● Gram-
Answer:
Root word meaning WRITTEN
●● Raph-
Answer:
