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Pro Tools 503 - Studio Series - Recording Drums.
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1
Cutting around __________ helps remove ring, ‘boxy' and ‘woody' tones.
50 Hz
2000 Hz
100 Hz
500 Hz
2
Bus Processing allows you to process a group of instruments being summed to an Aux Track. True or false?
True
False
3
Snare bottom mics pick up mostly high end, because they are very close to the snare wires. True or false?
False
True
4
Which mics give the drum kit a sense of depth and 3D space?
Room Mics
Snare Side and Kick Out
Overheads
Close Mics
5
Peak drum levels should typically be set around:
-30 to -50 dBFS
-3 to -9 dBFS
-20 to -30 dBFS
0 to -3 dBFS
6
Angling both overheads equidistant at the center of the snare:
Increases phase issues, but centers the snare
Reduces phase issues, but makes the snare off-center
Reduces phase issues, and centers the snare
7
How should condensers be aimed for bongos and congas?
At the rim, 8-12 inches away
At the center of the drum, 6 inches away
At the center of the drum, 12 inches away
8
Which type of filter is helpful for reducing pedal noise on the hi-hat?
Bandpass
Notch
Low Pass
High Pass
9
A _____ attack time can cause the front end attack of a drum to be compressed, resulting in a loss of punch.
Shorter
Longer
10
What is the shortcut to open the Strip Silence dialog in Pro Tools?
Shift U
U
Option U
Command U
11
Which of the following overhead techniques has the widest stereo image?
ORTF
Glyn Johns Variant
Spaced Pair
XY
12
What is the shortcut to move a select up to the main playlist in Pro Tools?
Shift Option Up
Shift U
Command U
Up
13
When recording live drums, it's common to blend close mics with distant mics. True or false?
False
True
14
Always angle tom mics to avoid over resonating the microphone. True or false?
True
False
15
Where is most of the hi-hat heard in most drum mixes?
The room mics
The hi-hat mic
The overhead mics
The snare mic
16
Using Tab to Transient and Keyboard Focus Mode, you can use which keys to tab left and right.
L and ‘
L and R
Z and C
W and R
17
Snare side mics are typically:
Small Diaphragm Condensers
Ribbon Mics
Large Diaphragm Condensers
Dynamic Mics
18
Which type of miking limits the pickup range of the mic on drums?
Close, on-axis
Distant
Off-axis
19
The ‘mic the floor' position places a ____________ close to the floor, angled up at the resonant kick head.
Large Diaphragm Condenser
Large Diaphragm Dynamic
Ribbon
Small Diaphragm Condenser
20
Low level signals will be affected the same a high level signals running through a compressor. True or false?
True
False
21
Kick In mics are almost always a __________ mic.
Electret
Large Diaphragm Dynamic
Ribbon
Large Diaphragm Condenser
22
Blending the Wet and Dry signal in a compressor applies:
FET compression
Parallel compression
Opto compression
Multiband compression
23
Which of the following is a common kick mic known for its punch and body?
Audix D6
Shure SM57
Sennheiser e906
Shure SM7B
24
The classic Glyn Johns technique uses:
12 microphones
1 overhead and 1 side mic
2 overheads
1 overhead, 1 side, 1 kick, 1 snare mic
25
The Sennheiser e604 is helpful as a tom mic when cymbals or other hardware prevents a full size mic from being used, because the e604:
Has a high pass switch
Has a high pick up range
Clips on the rim of the drum
Requires phantom power
Pro Tools 503
Studio Series - Recording Drums
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