Chapter 4 (Broadcast Equipment)

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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
What is another name for the dynamic microphone?
Respuesta
  • condenser
  • pressure
  • capacitor
  • PZM

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
The dynamic microphone's sound-generating element is constructed of a diaphragm, a permanent magnet, and a voice coil. Into which of these is a small electrical current induced during use?
Respuesta
  • diaphragm
  • magnet
  • coil
  • none of the above

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
In what way does a condenser microphone differ from the dynamic microphone?
Respuesta
  • The condenser microphone needs a power supply, and the dynamic microphone doesn't.
  • The dynamic microphone has a diaphragm, and the condenser microphone doesn't.
  • The dynamic microphone has better sound quality than the condenser microphone.
  • The condenser microphone is bidirectional, and the dynamic microphone is omnidirectional.

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
True 5.1 surround sound is accomplished by adding what to the basic stereo setup of left and right front channels?
Respuesta
  • a single rear or surround channel
  • both left and right rear or surround channels
  • both left and right rear or surround channels plus a center front channel
  • both left and right rear or surround channels plus a center front channel plus a bass channel

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
Which microphone pickup pattern picks up sound on all sides?
Respuesta
  • hyper-cardioid
  • cardioid
  • omnidirectional
  • bidirectional

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
Which microphone would probably be most appropriate for conducting an interview in the sidelines at a football game?
Respuesta
  • unidirectional
  • omnidirectional
  • bidirectional
  • parabolic

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
Which microphone would probably be most appropriate for picking up a sportscaster announcing at a baseball game?
Respuesta
  • cardoid
  • nondirectional
  • bidirectonal
  • omnidirectional

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
Which of the following is most likely to exaggerate the bass sounds of a person's voice?
Respuesta
  • feedback
  • proximity effect
  • multiple-microphone interference
  • bass roll-off

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
What is the purpose of a shock mount?
Respuesta
  • to reduce plosive sounds
  • to keep the announcer's head at least 12 inches away from the microphone
  • the isolate the microphone from the mechanical vibrations
  • to prevent static electricity discharges

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
Which type of microphone stand can be farthest away from a person and still allow the person to be close to the microphone?
Respuesta
  • boom stand
  • floor stand
  • desk stand
  • shock mount

Pregunta 11

Pregunta
Which stereo miking technique uses two microphones crosses (like swords) at a 90-degree angle to each other
Respuesta
  • split-pair miking
  • mid-side miking
  • M-S miking
  • X-Y miking

Pregunta 12

Pregunta
A microphone is a transducer, which means it can pick up sound equally well in all directions.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 13

Pregunta
Which type of microphone uses small, multiple sound-generating elements within a single microphone housing?
Respuesta
  • ribbon mic
  • wireless mic
  • stereo mic
  • boundary mic

Pregunta 14

Pregunta
A microphone's pickup pattern is exactly the same thing as a microphone's polar response
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 15

Pregunta
A pop filter attaches directly to the head of the microphone
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 16

Pregunta
Which microphone would be best at picking up sound when the sound source is a considerable distance from the microphone?
Respuesta
  • lavaliere microphone
  • PMZ
  • RF microphone
  • parabolic microphone

Pregunta 17

Pregunta
Sound picked up from the rear of a microphone is 90 degrees off-axis
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 18

Pregunta
When testing a microphone's level, what should you do?
Respuesta
  • Say the word "testing" over and over again
  • Read the first several lines of your copy
  • Count from 1 to 50
  • Blow into the microphone as hard as you can

Pregunta 19

Pregunta
Microphone impedance refers to a microphone's ability to create an output signal.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 20

Pregunta
Which term describes a "screech" that occurs when sound is picked up by a microphone, amplified, fed back through a speaker, and picked up again, over and over?
Respuesta
  • proximity effect
  • multiple-microphone interference
  • feedback
  • bass roll-off

Pregunta 21

Pregunta
Which of the following is not a way that microphones are commonly classified?
Respuesta
  • their sound-generating element
  • their size
  • their pickup pattern
  • their impedience

Pregunta 22

Pregunta
Which stereo miking technique splits a pair of omnidirectional or cardioid microphones to the left and right of center about 3 to 10 feet apart?
Respuesta
  • Left/Right miking
  • M-S miking
  • X-Y miking
  • A-B miking

Pregunta 23

Pregunta
Which microphone has a wire spiral embedded in a circular diaphragm as part of its sound-generating element?
Respuesta
  • dynamic microphone
  • ribbon microphone
  • moving coil microphone
  • regulated phase microphone

Pregunta 24

Pregunta
Multiple-microphone interference can be avoided if the microphones employed are at least three times as far from each other as they are from the sound source.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 25

Pregunta
Which of the following is not another term for a wireless microphone?
Respuesta
  • FM microphone
  • RF microphone
  • radio microphone
  • PZM

Pregunta 26

Pregunta
The purpose of the microphone is to change [blank_start]sound[blank_end] energy into [blank_start]electrical[blank_end] energy.
Respuesta
  • sound
  • electrical
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