Deck 11: Mixers

Question 1

A mixer can control __________________.

A) tone quality and leakage
B) panning and hum prevention
C) background noise and sound absorption
D) balance and recording level

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The difference between a mixer and a control surface is ____________.

A) a mixer affects signals; a control surface affects on-screen controls.
B) a mixer balances tracks; a control surface balances signals.
C) a mixer is hardware; a control surface is software.
D) a mixer uses MIDI; a control surface does not.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A 16x4x2 mixer has these characteristics: ___________________.

A) 16 mic inputs, 4 line inputs and 2 instrument inputs.
B) 16 inputs, 4 groups and 2 output channels.
C) 16 outputs, 4 channels and 2 inputs.
D) 16 aux sends, 4 inputs and 2 outputs.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A mixing console is not as complicated as it looks because _________________.

A) most of the controls are seldom used.
B) you can bypass most of the controls.
C) it's a straight-line signal path.
D) all the input modules have the same functions.

Question 5

A pan pot adjusts the _____________ of each channel's instrument.

A) height
B) stereo position
C) size
D) focus

Question 6

An aux send is used for __________________.

A) effects send level.
B) control of a compressor.
C) an aux return.
D) multiple signals at once.

Question 7

The master fader's setting affects:

A) noise and distortion.
B) fade outs.
C) listening level if monitor level is untouched.
D) multiple signals at once.
E) all of the above.

Question 8

To achieve the best compromise between noise and distortion, faders should be set ______________.

A) Up full.
B) near the bottom if the signal is clipping.
C) to -3 dB but no higher.
D) near design center.

Question 9

A monitor mix is controlled by _________________.

A) aux knobs or faders.
B) monitor switches.
C) speaker volume controls.
D) pan pots or aux returns.

Question 10

If clipping occurs in an input channel, how can you stop it?

A) Turn down the distortion control.
B) Turn down the fader.
C) Turn down the gain.
D) Turn down the clip control.

Question 11

One function of an insert jack is _________________.

A) muting a channel.
B) sending a signal to a multitrack recorder.
C) increasing the volume of a signal.
D) preventing distortion.

Question 12

Compared to an insert jack, a direct out jack _____________.

A) is for recording electric instruments.
B) has constant level.
C) is better for recording.
D) does not break the signal path.
E) all of the above.

Question 13

An assign switch _____________.

A) designates the location of the signal in the signal path.
B) assigns track outputs to console inputs.
C) sends each input signal to the desired channel.
D) assigns signals to input channels.

Question 14

Meters measure _________________.

A) the voltage of various signals.
B) the distortion level of the console.
C) the noise level of the console.
D) the amount of EQ applied.

Question 15

The SOLO button is used to ________________.

A) highlight a guitar solo.
B) partly turn down all instruments except the one being soloed.
C) create a mono mix from a stereo mix.
D) hear one track or instrument by itself.

Question 16

The MUTE button is used to __________________.

A) soften the monitor speakers.
B) fade out the end of a song.
C) erase parts of tracks that you don't want to hear.
D) silence one channel's signal.

Question 17

A software mixer ________________.

A) mixes the sounds from various types of software.
B) provides a "mix tape" or "mix CD".
C) must be controlled with a mouse.
D) is a simulated mixer you see on a computer screen.

Question 18

A digital mixer ______________________.

A) works only with digital signals.
B) works with analog or digital signals.
C) is a type of computer software.
D) distorts if you feed it an analog signal.

Question 19

To prevent latency when recording a soft synth, ________________.

A) enable the "latency cancel" feature in your DAW.
B) monitor the click track.
C) set the latency or buffer setting as low as possible without getting drop-outs.
D) insert a delay in the synth track equal to the latency.

Question 20

If you are recording to multitrack from the mixer's insert jacks, how do you set up a monitor mix?

A) With the bus faders.
B) With the faders and EQ knobs.
C) With the aux sends.
D) With the pan pots.

Question 21

When you are overdubbing, the monitor mix should include ________________.

A) only the instrument or vocal being recorded.
B) the effects applied to the recorded tracks.
C) only a mix of recorded tracks.
D) a mix of recorded tracks and the instrument or vocal being recorded.