Year 11 – Unit 09 Microphone Techniques in Music Production

Name __________________________ Class ______

1. What type of microphone is this? __________________

a) In which environment would this microphone be more

commonly used? E.g. live events/studio

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b) Give reasons why this mic is more suited to that

environment:
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c) What instrument(s)/voice(s) would this type of microphone be used for?

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2. What type of microphone is this? __________________

a) In which environment would this microphone be

more commonly used? E.g. live events/studio

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b) Give reasons why this mic is more suited to that

environment:
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c) This type of microphone does not work like the other type. What does this mic
need in order to turn on? _____________________
 Year 11 – Unit 09 Microphone Techniques in Music Production
Name __________________________ Class ______
3. Identify the following types of polar patterns:

a) ___________________ b)____________________ c)_________________

d) __________________

4. Which type of mic would you use for one male studio vocalist? _________________

5. What polar pattern(s) would work best for two studio vocalists? ________________

6. Which polar pattern would pick up the most background noise? _________________

7. Can you describe what Phantom Power is?

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