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Take a 19 question quiz to test and certify your knowledge of the tutorial-video course
Cubase 7 103 - Engineers/Producers Toolbox .
Get a mark of 80% or higher to pass this quiz!
1
When setting proper input levels, you should always...
Make sure the gains are identical on every input.
Always see the clip light during loud volumes.
Turn the gain knobs to the 12:00 position.
Turn up the gain as loud as possible without clipping the input.
2
What is the main advantage of using scratch tracks?
They provide the engineer with relief from itching.
They keep Cubase from popping and clicking.
They allow the performer to know where they are in the song.
They make beats and hip-hop more interesting.
3
The three popular polar patterns mentioned in this tutorial are...
North Pole, South Pole, and May Pole.
Mono, Stereo, and Binaural.
Unidirectional, Bidirectional, and Spherical.
Omnidirectional, Cardioid, and Figure 8.
4
It takes a minimum of 5 microphones to properly record a guitar speaker cabinet.
False
True
5
Dynamic microphones require phantom power.
False
True
6
What inexpensive accessory should you put in front of a vocal microphone for recording?
A gefilte fish.
A handwritten list of positive affirmations.
A pop filter.
A coffee filter.
7
When recording keyboards, the volume control on the keyboard (or synth, sampler, or drum machine) should always be set...
85% of the way up.
Halfway up.
All the way up.
As low as possible.
8
When recording singers, rappers, and vocalists, it's a good idea to...
Have water and hot tea available.
Always record them in a tile bathroom.
Use a tube microphone because they always sound better.
Insult their vocal abilities, or lack thereof.
9
When miking a bass cabinet, it's a good idea to...
Mic the topmost speaker in the cabinet.
Place the microphone several inches away from the speaker.
Invert the phase of the microphone input.
Place the microphone off-axis at least 20 degrees.
10
Recording the MIDI output of the keyboard allows you to...
Quantize and transpose the track later.
Caputure the pure digital audio sound of the keyboard.
Make the stereo image wider.
Record the internal effects processors separately.
11
Folder tracks are helpful for...
Adding Markers to a Project.
Keeping your tracks and Project window organized.
Compulsory for drum tracks.
Making the tracks in the folder sound louder.
12
When using condenser microphones on drums (or other loud sources), it's always a good idea to...
Use a towel to apsorb the condensation.
Place the microphones under the drums.
Engage the Low Cut (High Pass Filter) switch.
Engage the Pad switch.
13
Backing up your work is...
Too expensive.
Imperative.
For sissies.
Not worth the few minutes or seconds it takes to do it.
14
Due to the fact that most singers will emote more during the recording, it's a good idea to set conservative input levels.
False
True
15
Every drummer will need to hear their drums in their headphones during recording.
True
False
16
The most popular method for recording electric guitars is...
Micing the guitar speaker cabinet.
Making sure to "dime" the amp prior to recording.
Putting the microphone in the back of the speaker cabinet.
Re-amping the direct guitar track.
17
The best recording microphone is...
The one you have.
A condenser microphone.
A tube microphone.
The prettiest one.
18
All condenser microphones are omnidirectional.
False
True
19
Double-tracking vocal tracks is a good way to...
Make the recording sound more intimate.
Thicken the sound of a singer's voice.
Add more reverb to a vocal recording.
Make the tracks sound more in tune.
Cubase 7 103
Engineers/Producers Toolbox
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