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