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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Rick Kreifeldt
12/22/11 02:41 PM,
Go ahead and see how much you really know or don’t know about Compression. This mini-test gets progressively more difficult and is a good indicator of where you stand in this area of pro audio science. Rick Kreifeldt, Harman Professional SDIG Vice President, has graciously guest authored a dynamics processing inspired Twenty Questions. There is one correct answer for each question. Good luck! 1.) What does a Compression Ratio of 4:1 mean? A.) Once past the threshold, the input…
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Live Sound Staff
12/12/11 03:09 PM,
Working with in live sound isn’t easy by any measure, which is why it’s always wise to be testing your skills. Take a read and see how you stack up against our questions, and be sure to check out our other quizzes as well. As always, some of these questions may have more than one correct answer. 1. Accurate gain structure: A: Is the optimum adjustment an gain adjustments. B: Will maximize output levels. C: Will minimize noise.…
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Friday, November 18, 2011
Karl Winkler
11/18/11 07:17 PM,
Our friend Karl Winkler of Lectrosonics came up with these microphone inspired “Twenty Questions” quiz. (By the way, another PSW microphone quiz is located here.) Click on the box below each question for its respective answer. In addition, we’ve provided all answers at the end of the quiz. Good luck! 1.) Which has more overall rejection: cardioid or figure 8? A.) Cardioid. B.) Figure 8. C.) They’re about the same. D.) Omni has more rejection.…
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Friday, April 08, 2011
Dave Rat
04/08/11 01:52 PM,
As technology accelerates at a dizzying rate and increases in processing power are only rivaled by the size of knobs on “retro analog” gear, we find ourselves navigating between magical-designer patch cables and legitimate advances in audio. We know digital must always be “better” because CDs sound better than cassette tapes. Everything is processed, as often as possible, and just as the hot dog is the perfect meal of processed meat, sound will be perfect and consistent any day now,…
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Chris Huff
09/21/10 11:25 AM,
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This article is provided by Behind The Mixer. Here are twenty five simple yes/no questions you can use to score your last time behind the mixer. I could easily come up with another 75 but these cover the basics. A scorecard is a great way to establish a baseline for where you are and where you can improve. Are you up for the challenge? Simply add up which questions you answered “yes” to and see where you fall. Pre-Service…
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Friday, September 03, 2010
Karl Winkler
09/03/10 12:30 PM,
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Working with wireless systems can be tricky business. Take a read and see how you stack up against the questions, and be sure to check out our other quizzes as well. By the way, some of these questions may have more than one correct answer. 1. True or false: UHF has better audio performance than VHF. 2. True or false: there are more than five viable methods of diversity reception. 3. What are the advantages of…
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