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Take a 18 question quiz to test and certify your knowledge of the tutorial-video course
SongCraft 101 - Producing Lauren Balthrop .
Get a mark of 80% or higher to pass this quiz!
1
What is a good starting point when positioning a microphone to record an acoustic guitar?
Place the mic over the neck of the guitar
Place the mic where the neck meets the body of the guitar
Place the mic just over the sound hole
Place the mic over the bridge of the guitar
2
A low frequency artifact in an audio recording is often called...
distortion
low pass
resonance
rumble
3
Editing in a DAW is ______ process.
painful
an additive
a subtractive
mysterious
4
What's important when using two microphones to capture one instrument?
Place the microphones very close to the source
Use omnidirectional microphones
Look out for phase cancellation
Use paired microphones whenever possible
5
To ensure a good mix, it really helps if you _______________.
primarily use visual feedback
listen to the master output at a high volume level
listen to the master output at a low volume level
invest in the most expensive equipment you can afford
6
The process of moving notes to correct the imperfection in the timing of a performance is called...
quantizing
pitch shifting
time stretching
sequencing
7
What kind of click was used when recording the song?
A Metronome
A Superior Drummer loop
A GarageBand loop
The click track in Pro Ts
8
Why is it important to get the tempo of a song at the start?
With today's time stretching technology, it is not that important anymore
To make the artist feel comfortable
To create the drum pattern
Because once you start tracking real instruments, changing the tempo will be a problem
9
A pad is a preset attenuation device that will drop the input by a fixed amount, usually -10 or -20 dB. True or false?
False
True
10
Mic level is a much ______ level than line level in voltage.
lower
higher
11
It is best to bounce the 24-bit pre-master as loud as possible without clipping. True or false?
False
True
12
What was the roll-off set frequency on the microphone when recording the acoustic guitar?
160 Hz
80 Hz
20 Hz
40 Hz
13
A low frequency roll-off is the same thing as a high-pass filter. True or false?
False
True
14
What should you do if an element works well on its own but not in the context of the song?
Throw it away
Use compression
Use creative processing to make it fit better
Use EQ
15
In the tutorial, how did they find the tempo of the song?
Using an iPhone app
With a metronome
With a drum machine
Using Logic's tap tempo feature
16
An Aux Send that is _____ will send a copy of your signal to the Aux output at the level determined by the Aux Send itself.
pre-fader
post-fader
17
According to Ben Arthur, what works best for getting a great mix?
Listen to the mix very loud
Use the best monitors you can afford
Use the best audio interface you can afford
Listen to the mix at the lowest possible level
18
The proximity effect affects only directional microphone. True or false?
False
True
SongCraft 101
Producing Lauren Balthrop
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