CMP Audio Recording and Editing 2

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of a pop filter when recording vocals?

Accepted Answer

To reduce plosive sounds caused by bursts of air

Answer

To boost high frequencies

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To add reverb to the signal

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To increase microphone sensitivity

Question 2

What does 'comping' mean in audio recording?

Accepted Answer

Selecting the best sections from multiple takes to create one ideal performance

Answer

Applying compression to a track

Answer

Adding a compander to the signal chain

Answer

Compensating for latency in a DAW

Question 3

Which microphone polar pattern captures sound equally from all directions?

Accepted Answer

Omnidirectional

Answer

Cardioid

Answer

Figure-8

Answer

Supercardioid

Question 4

In a DAW, what is the function of a 'crossfade' at an edit point?

Accepted Answer

To smoothly blend two adjacent audio regions and eliminate clicks

Answer

To fade the entire track to silence

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To transpose the pitch of the edit region

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To apply sidechain compression at the edit boundary

Question 5

What is 'gain staging' in a recording session?

Accepted Answer

Setting appropriate signal levels at each stage of the signal chain to optimize headroom and noise

Answer

Increasing plugin gain to maximum before mixdown

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Recording each instrument at a different stage of the session

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Applying multiple gain plugins in series

Question 6

When recording a drummer, which mic placement technique uses a single coincident pair above the kit to capture a natural stereo image?

Accepted Answer

XY coincident stereo

Answer

ORTF spacing

Answer

Binaural recording

Answer

Mid-Side (MS)

Question 7

What is the noise floor in an audio recording context?

Accepted Answer

The lowest level of background noise inherent in a recording system

Answer

The loudest signal a system can record before distortion

Answer

The frequency at which a microphone rolls off bass

Answer

The amount of latency added by a plugin