AAERT CERTIFICATION EVALUATION SCRIPT Questions with
Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: omnidirectional
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
Question 2: 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
Question 3: 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
Question 4: Low-profile boundary microphone
Answer:
1. lay flat
2. inch or two thick
3. lots of ambient noise & gets covered easily
Question 5: 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
Question 6: Gooseneck Microphone
Answer: -solid base & long flexible neck w/ a narrow condenser that extends towards the speaker -toggle on
and off
Question 7: XLR connectors
Answer:
1. the most common microphone connectors
2. referred to as microphone cables
3. male (3 pins) and female end(3 holes)
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, Question 8: Digital Mixer
Answer:
1. device that take a signal through a cable to a computer
2. referred to as audio interfaces
Question 9: Mixer Input Types
Answer:
1. DR interested in Microphone Input
2. Usually XLR Connection but can also be a TSR input
Question 10: Mixer Output Types
Answer: -use either USB or FIREWIRE (IEEE 1394)
Question 11: endo-
Answer: root word meaning WITHIN/INSIDE
Question 12: Epi-
Answer: root word meaning ON/ABOVE
Question 13: Erythro-
Answer: root word meaning RED
Question 14: Estro-
Answer: root word meaning FEMALE
Question 15: Exo-
Answer: Root word meaning OUTSIDE
Question 16: Gen-
Answer: Root word meaning PRODUCE
Question 17: Gram-
Answer: Root word meaning WRITTEN
Question 18: Raph-
Answer: Root word meaning WRITTING
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Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: omnidirectional
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
Question 2: 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
Question 3: 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
Question 4: Low-profile boundary microphone
Answer:
1. lay flat
2. inch or two thick
3. lots of ambient noise & gets covered easily
Question 5: 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
Question 6: Gooseneck Microphone
Answer: -solid base & long flexible neck w/ a narrow condenser that extends towards the speaker -toggle on
and off
Question 7: XLR connectors
Answer:
1. the most common microphone connectors
2. referred to as microphone cables
3. male (3 pins) and female end(3 holes)
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, Question 8: Digital Mixer
Answer:
1. device that take a signal through a cable to a computer
2. referred to as audio interfaces
Question 9: Mixer Input Types
Answer:
1. DR interested in Microphone Input
2. Usually XLR Connection but can also be a TSR input
Question 10: Mixer Output Types
Answer: -use either USB or FIREWIRE (IEEE 1394)
Question 11: endo-
Answer: root word meaning WITHIN/INSIDE
Question 12: Epi-
Answer: root word meaning ON/ABOVE
Question 13: Erythro-
Answer: root word meaning RED
Question 14: Estro-
Answer: root word meaning FEMALE
Question 15: Exo-
Answer: Root word meaning OUTSIDE
Question 16: Gen-
Answer: Root word meaning PRODUCE
Question 17: Gram-
Answer: Root word meaning WRITTEN
Question 18: Raph-
Answer: Root word meaning WRITTING
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