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Microphones Theory
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1. Cable wrapping method that reduces interference and makes it easier to unravel the cable.
Pressure Capsules
Nuvistor Tube
Over/Under
Types of Field Recording
2. Solid state version of the U67.
Neumann U87
Subcardioid (Electrical Polar Pattern)
Trombone Mic Placement
Faulkner
3. When miking an amp placing it near the center of this will make it sound brighter; Miking near the outer edge of this will make it sound darker and more mellow in tone.
Casing
A-Weighting
Cone
Mid/Side
4. Configured to simulate the spacing and directivity of human hearing; Box shape with two 'ears' on each side.
Trombone Mic Placement
C-Weighting
Coincident Pair
SASS-P
5. Used for stereo miking to ensure correct balance and imaging.
FFT Analyzer
Matched Pairs
Coverage Angle
Spherical Mic
6. Radio Frequency Interference
RFI
C-Weighting
Magnetic Microphone
Trombone Mic Placement
7. The arm of the mic stand; Includes the angle adjust & telescopic adjust.
LRFB
Subkick
Boom
Angle of Max Rejection
8. Condenser; Cardioid; End Address; 48V Required; Manufactured by AudioTechnica; Switchable 80 Hz Hi-Pass Filter; Ideal for professional recording and critical applications in broadcast.
AudioTechnica AT2020
Damping
AudioTechnica AT4051
Crystal and Ceramic Mic Use
9. Phenomenon causing carbon microphones to lose sensitivity as granules become packed together over extended use; To remedy problem mic is gently rapped on hard surface.
Neumann U47
Microphone Storage
Stereo
Packing
10. Keep in proper case; Never disassemble shockmounts
Phase Ports
Microphone Storage
Trombone Mic Placement
Clutch
11. Condenser; Cardioid; Side Address; 48V Required; Large Diaphragm; Manufactured by Rode; Widely recognised as the world's quietest studio microphone; Ideal for vocals - voiceover - and acoustic instruments.
Omnidirectional
Percussion Mic Placement
Rode NT1A
Doubling Ribbon Length
12. Solid State and Tube.
Capacitor
Types of Pre-Amps for Condenser Mics
Coincident Pair
Angle of Max Rejection
13. Divisions on the fingerboard which represent the position of a specific note or tone.
Neumann U87
Piezoelectric Effect
AKG C414
Frets
14. Dynamic; Cardioid; End Address; Manufactured by Shure; Popular musicians' choice due to its sturdy construction and ability to work well with instruments that produce high sound pressure levels.
Casing
Counterbalance
Shure SM57
Neumann U47
15. Condenser; Cardioid; End Address; Manufactured by Shure; Small condenser design that is great for instrument recording.
C-Weighting
Shure SM81
3:1 Rule
Nuvistor Tube
16. Sensitive in a narrower pattern in the front than a cardioid and has a prominent/pronounced lobe at rear; Rejects most signals from 110
Tuning Keys
3 Voltages for Phantom Power
Hypercardioid
Sensitivity
17. The first microphone sold by Shure; Military awarded Shure a contract to build microphones in WWII.
Subkick
Faulkner
Diaphragm
Model 3B Carbon Microphone
18. Small Diaphragm Electret condensers; Extremely flat frequency response; Omnidirectional pattern.
Piezoelectric Effect
Decca Tree
Measurement Mics
Phase Ports
19. Small microphone attached to the bridge of a string bass or to an acoustic guitar to amplify its sound.
Pressure Capsules
Hypercardioid
Proximity Effect
Pickup
20. Used to make sure you have accurate angles & capsule spacing when miking in stereo.
Backplate
Theatrophone
Protractor & Ruler
A-Weighting
21. Device used to calibrate sound pressure measurement devices; Emits a single 1 kHz frequency over a sustained period of time.
AudioTechnica AT2020
Pressure Capsules
Pistonphone
Model 3B Carbon Microphone
22. E = Blv - e - Electromotive Force (in volts) - B - is the magnetic field strength - l - is the length of the conductor - v - is the velocity of the conductor moving through the magnetic field
Magnetic Induction Formula
Counterbalance
Microphone (Word Etymology)
Tube Condenser Microphone
23. The head or top of the guitar where the tuning pegs are located.
Spaced Pairs
Dynamic Range
Headstock
Piezoelectric Effect
24. Mic in which the diaphragm moves in response to sound waves and an attached pin/rod moves; Coil attached to pin/rod moves alone with the diaphragm.
Microphone Care...
Magnetic Microphone
Pierre Curie
Microphone (Word Etymology)
25. Measurement similar to how our hearing works in frequency response charts.
Harvey Fletcher
Microphone (Definition)
A-Weighting
Damping
26. Sounds that may be broadcast over the radio or internet.
Mono
Sennheiser e604
Capacitor Microphone
Matched Pairs
27. Magnetic field opposite to that which presently exists; Do this on the bottom mic when miking a snare with two mics.
Reverse Polarity
Bidirectional (Electrical Polar Pattern)
Microphone (Definition)
Legs
28. Stereo coincident pairing where the middle mic (usually a cardiod) is facing source and a bidirectional side mic is placed at 90
Voice Coil
Pierre Curie
Mid/Side
Soundfield
29. First microphone invented by Georg Neumann
Reisz Marble Mic
Guitar Amp Mic Placement
Neumann U87
Faulkner
30. Another name for condenser microphone.
Capacitor Microphone
Soundfield
Diaphragm
AKG C12
31. The lowest - and usually most intense - frequency of a complex sound; Most often perceived as the sound's basic pitch.
Fundamental Frequency
Legs
Neumann U67
Side Address
32. Part of a mic stand that the mic stands on.
Crystal and Ceramic Mic Use
Legs
Pop Filter
Crystal & Ceramic Microphones
33. Big + & + (More front with less positive rear)
Subcardioid (Electrical Polar Pattern)
Bandpass
Neumann CMV3
Boom
34. 4 to 6 ft. from the player; Mic should be placed below the line of sight of the bell - rotated at about 40 degrees off- axis - and tilted upward.
Trumpet Mic Placement
Highpass Filter
Boom
Fundamental Frequency
35. Small coil of wire wrapped around the plastic or aluminum diaphragm of a dynamic microphone.
Voice Coil
Distance Factor
Shure Unidyne Series
Distance Factor (DSF)
36. Condenser; Cardioid/Hypercardioid; End Address; 48V Required; Manufactured by AKG; Can be powered by internal 9 V battery for field recording; Improves clarity of speech with the PB 1000 Presence Boost Adapter.
Stereo Bar
Off-Axis
AKG C1000S
Shure KSM-353
37. Condenser; Cardioid; Side Address; 48V Required; Manufactured by AudioTechnica; Ideal for project/home- studio applications; Low price; Remains the low cost performance standard in side- address condenser mics.
AB Stereo
Shure SM81
Noise
AudioTechnica AT2020
38. Modern drummer who has created a large kit and innovated several ways of capturing the sound from his massive kit.
E.C. Wente
Fundamental Frequency
Carbon Microphone
Terry Bozzio
39. Use coincident or near coincident pairings; Too many microphones will cause phasing issues.
Percussion Mic Placement
Shure KSM-353
Mid/Side
Phasing
40. Used to filter heating current in certain mics; Invented by Georg Neumann.
Microphone (Definition)
Sealed Ni-Cad Battery
Harvey Fletcher
Reisz Marble Mic
41. The first AKG dynamic microphone.
AKG DYN60
Max SPL
Trumpet Mic Placement
Ribbon Microphone Sensitivity
42. One of the world's greatest condenser microphones prized for the CK12 capsule.
Crystal & Ceramic Microphones
AKG C12
Mono
On -Axis
43. Consumers can listen to live broadcasts over telephone lines; Individual one- way experience that required a subscription service to listen to performances.
Theatrophone
Crystal & Ceramic Microphones
Distance Factor
Carbon Microphone Uses
44. Occupying the same space and time.
DIN
Shure SM58
ORTF
Coincident (Definition)
45. This is what is measured to produce an electrical signal in condenser mics; This changes as sound waves strike the diaphragm causing the distance to the back plate to change.
Capacitance
5 Common Microphone Transducers
Shure SM57
Mid/Side
46. Most sensitive to sounds arriving from the front while rejecting sounds from rear; Shaped like a heart; Rejects most signals from 180
Magnetic Induction Formula
Cardioid
Motor
Neumann U87
47. The part of the guitar you turn to tune the strings in order to get the right sound out of the guitar when one plays.
Spaced Pairs
Bass Amp Mic Placement
SASS-P
Tuning Keys
48. Microphone with 4 large diaphragm condenser capsules; 3 bidirectional and 1 omni; Can be combined to make any polar pattern.
Soundfield
Diaphragm
RFI
Backplate
49. Delicate and require extreme care; NO PHANTOM POWER; Becoming more popular than ever because of highly efficient magnets - lower manufacturing costs - and great fidelity.
Blumlein Pairing
Microphone Storage
Ribbon Mic Characteristics
Bidirectional (Electrical Polar Pattern)
50. Allows all high frequencies to pass; Blocks the lower frequencies from being processed.
3:1 Rule
Capacitor
Highpass Filter
Goals of Sound Effects