Audio 2 Quiz 1-results

When tracking, what patch points provide input to the large faders?

MONITOR INPUTS

Explain how to create a reverb heard in both the control room mix and cue mix during a tracking session. How should you patch and route the AMS RMX16 Digital Reverb using Aux 1 and SSL Stereo Return 1 during tracking? The reverb should be heard in both the control room mix and the Foldback A cue mix.

Which path should be sent to the reverb? Which fader is associated with that path?

Monitor, Large Fader

In the communications section, _____________ A and/or B blend control room talkback into the selected source. Stereo Cue A or B is typically chosen as the source during tracking.

FOLDBACK

During tracking on the SSL, should the input of each channel path typically be set to mic or line?

mic

In order to use an outboard compressor on the Bass DI so that the signal monitored is the compressed signal but the recorded Bass DI signal to the DAW is not compressed, the ______ "INS In" button must be engaged and the compressor must be patched from_____ Insert Send, to ______and from _______ to _________ Insert Return.

LF

Large Fader

Aux Equipment Input
Aux Equipment Output

Large Fader

When tracking, the ______ fader is fed from the DAW Output via the line level monitor input and is used for summing recorded signal to the mix bus for control room monitoring.  

large

Cue sends must be ____ fader but ____ DAW so that musicians can hear playback in their headphones but the cue mix is independent of the control room monitor mix

pre

post

The __________ provides tie line access between studios/rooms/booths in the same facility.

central patch bay

Which of the following best describes the patching used to record a stereo mix from the SSL console into Pro Tools.

MIX O/P L-R > DAW IN (last inputs on converter)

Output patch points from the aux master section are labeled __________ on the patch bay.

Aux Bus OP

What inputs are used to patch your mix from an external signal processor (dynamic or eq) pre-fader into the SSL Origin Mix Bus?

M RTN

In order to use the onboard equalizer on the Kick Drum channel so that the signal recorded to DAW from the console is the equalized signal, the ___ button must be engaged in the EQ section of the channel strip and EQ must be assigned to the ___ with the Path Flip button.

IN

SF

The EQ on the SSL origin channel strip occurs ____ the insert, but the order of these can be changed by pressing the _______ button of the associated path.

before

INS PRE

To record a stereo mix from a console into Pro Tools, patch the output of the ___________ into a sequential pair of _________.

MIX BUS

Daw Inputs

To create a mix at the end of a tracking session in REM Studio A or Oceanway Studio B, the engineer will use the faders associated with the:

individual monitor inputs.

The inputs to the DAW are labeled ______ and are normalled from the _______patch points.

DAW INPUTS

DIRECT OUT

The insert sends on each channel strip are only active if the INS IN button is pressed.

False

Explain how to create a reverb heard in both the control room mix and cue mix during a tracking session. How should you patch and route the AMS RMX16 Digital Reverb using Aux 1 and SSL Stereo Return 1 during tracking? The reverb should be heard in both the control room mix and the Foldback A cue mix.

Should the Aux 1 Send be sent pre-fader or post-fader?

Post

During tracking on the SSL, the ______

path feeds the small fader, and the

_______ path feeds the large fader. This can be swapped by pressing the ______ button at the top of the module.

channel

monitor

path flip

The route switch on an SSL channel strip sends the channel signal to the selected _____

, which can be accessed at the ______

patch points.

bus

bus out

The outputs of the multi-track recorder (ProTools or other attached machine) are labeled 

DAW Outputs

During tracking, if you want console EQ to be only heard in the monitor mix but not recorded as part of the multitrack signal, the EQ should be in the _____ fader path

large

On the SSL channel strip, aux sends are _____ fader and sourced from the _____path by default.

post

LF

On each channel strip/module, the ________ path has switchable mic/line input, but the _________ path is always a line level input.

channel

monitor

The patch points connected to wall-mounted female XLR’s found on the studio microphone panels are labeled

MICROPHONE LINES

Even though the filter on each channel strip is located ______ the EQ, it occurs ______ the EQ in signal flow

above

after

How many mono Aux Bus outputs are on the SSL Origin console? 

4

Which of the following is a correct patch to send a console stereo mix to an attached DAW?

MIX O/P L-R > DAW IN 23-24

The SSL Origin has ___ dedicated stereo cue sends and _____ mono aux sends.

2

4

On the SSL channel strip, only the _____ input has a polarity switch and +48v.

channel

AMS RMX

Mono Input/Stereo Output

Lexicon PCM 42

Mono Input/Mono Output

Plate Reverb

Mono Input/Stereo Output

Lexicon 480L

Stereo Input/Stereo Output

AMS DMX

Stereo Input/Stereo Output

During tracking, processing on the monitor path will be committed as part of the recorded signal

False

SF and LF _______ are always active while SF and LF _____ are activated only when the "INS In" button is engaged.

insert sends

insert returns

What are mults?

They are passive splitters or distribution points that allow a single audio signal to be routed to multiple destinations simultaneously.

Explain how to create a reverb heard in both the control room mix and cue mix during a tracking session. How should you patch and route the AMS RMX16 Digital Reverb using Aux 1 and SSL Stereo Return 1 during tracking? The reverb should be heard in both the control room mix and the Foldback A cue mix.

What settings on Stereo Return 1 need to be used to hear the reverb return in the cue mix?

TO F/BACK A knob up

Input of the channel path on the SSL can be changed locally (on each channel) by pressing the ____ button near the Gain.

Line

Explain how to create a reverb heard in both the control room mix and cue mix during a tracking session. How should you patch and route the AMS RMX16 Digital Reverb using Aux 1 and SSL Stereo Return 1 during tracking? The reverb should be heard in both the control room mix and the Foldback A cue mix.

What are the patches to and from the reverb using Aux 1 and Stereo Return 1?

Aux Buss OP 1 > Aux Equipment In > Aux Equipment Outs (both) > Stereo Return 1 L/R

What patch points are used to insert an external signal processor (dynamic or eq) across the mix bus (pre-fader)?

M SND L-R > AUX EQUIPMENT IN > AUX EQUIPMENT OUT > M RET L-R

On the SSL channel strip, Cue A and B sends are

____ fader by default.

pre

Explain how to create a reverb heard in both the control room mix and cue mix during a tracking session. How should you patch and route the AMS RMX16 Digital Reverb using Aux 1 and SSL Stereo Return 1 during tracking? The reverb should be heard in both the control room mix and the Foldback A cue mix.

What settings on Stereo Return 1 need to be used to hear the reverb return in the control room mix?

MIX button engaged, LEVEL knob up

On the SSL channel strip, aux sends are ____ fader by default

post

After the amplifier on the console channel strip, what is the next available output patch point that does not require a fader or a routing matrix selection?

INSERT SEND

On the SSL patch bay, ______ outputs are normalled to the DAW inputs but _____ outputs are not normalled to the DAW and must be patched.

direct

bus

During tracking, the ______ path is used for recording to the DAW while the ______ path is used for summing from the DAW.

channel

monitor

The outputs of the multi-track recorder are normalled to which patch points? There is more than one correct answer.

Monitor Inserts

Channel Line Inputs

What outputs are used to patch your mix to an external signal processor (dynamic or eq) pre-fader from the SSL Origin Mix Bus?

M SND

On the SSL channel strip, Cue A and B sends are _____ fader and sourced from the ____ path by default.

pre

LF

By default, both small and large fader inserts occur ______ the onboard EQ. Pressing the _______ button in the associated path moves the insert to ______ the onboard EQ.

after

INS Pre

before

The SSL microphone preamps are accessed by the patch points labeled ____________________.

CHANNEL MIC INPUTS

During tracking, processing on the channel path will be committed as part of the recorded signal

True

The default post-fader output of a microphone signal, pre-DAW, on the SSL is found on which patch point?

Direct Out

The insert sends on each channel strip always occur after the _______ but before the ______

input stage

fader

When tracking, how do you individually increase or decrease the signal level return from the multi-track recorder on a channel strip? 

Adjust the Trim knob in the input section.

If you choose to use an outboard mic preamp instead of the mic preamp on the console, what are 2 ways you could return that signal to a console channel strip so that on board EQ and console routing to the DAW can also be used?

Insert Return

Channel Line Input

Explain how to create a reverb heard in both the control room mix and cue mix during a tracking session. How should you patch and route the AMS RMX16 Digital Reverb using Aux 1 and SSL Stereo Return 1 during tracking? The reverb should be heard in both the control room mix and the Foldback A cue mix.

Which knob in the master section is used to send the signal from Aux 1 to the reverb and where should it be set?

AUX 1 knob in the CUES AND AUX MASTERS section should be set to unity.

Which outputs on the patch bay are used to send the blended stereo cue mix and control room talkback into 2 channels of the Cue mixer?

FB A L-R