General Recording Equipment

What does an audio interface do?

• Triggers MIDI notes

• Converts analogue audio to digital audio, and digital audio into analogue audio

• Converts analogue audio into MIDI, and MIDI into analogue audio

• Acoustic measurements

What are the best type of headphone for mixing audio?

• Headphones that have a built-in volume control

• Headphones that emphasise bass frequencies

• Headphones that emphasise treble frequencies

• Headphones that have a flat frequency response

What is an active loudspeaker?

• A loudspeaker that requires an external power amplifier

• A loudspeaker that converts your voice into audio

• A loudspeaker that has a built-in power amplifier

• A loudspeaker that converts analogue audio into MIDI

What is acoustic treatment?

• Using a DI box when recording

• Muting the guitar strings

• Putting a blanket in the bass drum on the drum kit

• Using absorbers and diffusers to control the reverberation in a studio room

Which of the following is not a type of microphone?

• Solenoid

• Dynamic

• Ribbon

• Condenser

What does a microphone do?

• Converts digital audio into analogue audio

• Converts analogue audio into digital audio

• Converts sound waves into electricity

• Converts sound waves into MIDI

What is a ported loudspeaker?

• A Bluetooth loudspeaker

• A loudspeaker with a hole in its cabinet

• A loudspeaker with inputs for audio and MIDI

• A loudspeaker that allows you to plug in a microphone

For what reason are open-back headphones not recommended for recording?

• Risk of electric shock

• They are too heavy

• Sound leakage from the headphone into the microphone

• They don't have a flat frequency response

Soundproofing and acoustic treatment are the same thing. True or false?

• True

• False

What is an XLR?

• A connector used on cables for computers

• A connector used on cables for guitars

• An audio plug-in

• A connector used on cables for microphones