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CEA Certified Audio Engineer VIP Practice Exam
CEA — The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) Certified Audio Engineer (CEA) is a professional credential validating broadcast audio competency across signal flow, acoustics, digital audio, signal processing, and studio operations; the SBE administers this computer-based exam with approximately 100 questions at a 70% passing threshold.
54
Questions
120m
Time Limit
70.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 54👑 VIP
A broadcast audio engineer is troubleshooting a console input channel. The signal is present at the microphone preamp output but absent at the channel fader. The channel insert is patched but the insert return is unconnected. Which of the following best explains the missing signal?
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