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