AAERT CDR Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
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
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, -inch or two thick
-lots of ambient noise & gets covered easily
Lavalier - Correct 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 - 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
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Answers
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
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, -inch or two thick
-lots of ambient noise & gets covered easily
Lavalier - Correct 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 - 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
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