Music & Audio Advice Microphone Types and Techniques 4

Question 1

What does a pop filter primarily reduce when recording vocals?

Accepted Answer

Plosive bursts from 'p' and 'b' sounds

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Sibilance from 's' sounds

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Room reverb

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Electrical hum

Question 2

A shock mount is used to isolate a microphone from what?

Accepted Answer

Mechanical vibrations and handling noise

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Wind noise outdoors

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High-frequency hiss

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Phantom power surges

Question 3

What accessory is best for reducing wind noise during outdoor recording?

Accepted Answer

Windscreen or 'dead cat' foam/fur cover

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Pop filter

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Shock mount

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DI box

Question 4

Engaging a microphone's pad (attenuation) switch does what?

Accepted Answer

Reduces input sensitivity to handle loud sources

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Boosts the signal level

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Adds low-frequency boost

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Enables phantom power

Question 5

A low-cut (high-pass) filter on a mic is useful for what?

Accepted Answer

Removing rumble and low-frequency noise

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Adding brightness to vocals

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Increasing the bass

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Eliminating sibilance

Question 6

When micing a loud guitar amp cabinet, a common starting position is to place the mic where?

Accepted Answer

Close to the grille, near the speaker cone's edge or center

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Far across the room only

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Behind the amp

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On the floor pointing up

Question 7

What is the '3-to-1 rule' in microphone placement?

Accepted Answer

Space mics at least three times the source-to-mic distance apart

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Use three mics for every one source

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Set gain three times higher than normal

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Record three takes for one source