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What does it mean for a signal to be "normaled" on a patchbay? - correct answers The signal is flowing from the top patch point to the bottom patch point without having to run a patch cable; a connection is being made internally. True or False: The first 16 XLR connectors on the wall panel in the live room (Room 215F) are normaled to the first 16 mic preamps on the API. - correct answers True True or False: When the red arrow on the patchbay's normaling configuration is pointing to N, the connection is normaled. - correct answers False What is the main function of the preamp on the API? - correct answers To bring the mic level signal up to line level True or False: When the button on the preamp labeled "MIC" is not engaged, the mic signal flows to the preamp and gain can be applied. - correct answers False What must you do for the signal to flow through the circuitry of the EQ? - correct answers Engage the "IN" button on the EQ The insert switch allows the engineer to insert ___. - correct answers An external processor (outboard gear) True or False: If you want to use the insert function of the board, you must patch out of the insert send into the piece of gear you want, and out of the gear into the insert return, and engage the insert button. - correct answers True True or False: The Fader Input shares the same patch point as the Insert Send. - correct answers False After the signal flows DIRECT OUT of the console, the next place it flows is: - correct answers The Interface What is the brand of the interfaces we use in the studio? - correct answers Focusrite Put the signal chain of the channel path in the correct order, assuming you've already plugged a microphone into the wall panel in the Live Room: - correct answers Preamp EQ Insert Fader/Mute Interface Mac Pro True or False: Signal flows to the preamp before it flows to the fader; however, the engineer should set the fader to unity before applying gain on the preamp. - correct answers True True or False: Generally, the engineer should configure the settings needed on the master section of the console (monitor selection, control room source, Program Bus volume, etc.) before setting the parameters on the channel path side. - correct answers True True or False: Engage phantom power (48v) on each channel that will need it, THEN patch any mic signals from the iso-booth to the channels you want to route them to. - correct answers False True or False: Set the preamp gain while your sound source (musician) is not playing. - correct answers False Each Focusrite Rednet A16R interface has __ inputs and outputs. - correct answers 16 The console + expansion in our control room has ___ channels each on the left side and right side. - correct answers 16 Monitoring starts at Channel 17 on the API console, which corresponds to: - correct answers Interface B, Output #1 True or False: The Input Monitor button (green "I" button) allows the signal to flow through the track in Pro Tools, without necessarily record-arming it. - correct answers True The signals on the monitoring side of the board are brought into each channel's ___ selection. - correct answers Line The signals coming out of Pro Tools are __ level. - correct answers Line After setting the output of your track to B1 in Pro Tools, assuming everything is correct prior in the signal chain, what TWO steps will you need to take in order to hear your signal on Channel 17 of the board? - correct answers Raise the Fader on Channel 17 Assign Channel 17 to the Program Bus True or False: You do not need to raise the fader on the monitoring side to Unity (0) and instead can raise it to any desired listening level. - correct answers True Our console is used in a ____ configuration. - correct answers Split What does it mean to use a console in a "split" configuration? - correct answers One section of the board is used for input signals; the other section is used for playback/monitoring. The ___ path is before Pro Tools in the overall signal flow. The ___ path is after Pro Tools in the signal flow. - correct answers Channel, Monitor The ___ path prioritizes optimal signal-to-noise ratio; the ___ path prioritizes desired volume for playback. - correct answers Channel, Monitor True or False: Any changes made to any channels on the monitor path will be recorded in Pro Tools. - correct answers False The first ___ inputs on the wall panel are hardwired to directly connect to the first ___ channels of the console. - correct answers 16, 16 The microphone connections made at the wall panel in the live room lead to a row on a patchbay in the studio -- what is that row on the patchbay labeled? - correct answers 215F Microphones What is the volume knob for the control room speakers labeled? - correct answers Control Room Match the monitors in the control room to the monitor selector they are hooked up to. - correct answers Large Genelec 1234's - Small 1 Smaller Left & Right Genelec 8350's - Main What is the difference between the monitor selector and the control room source selector? - correct answers The monitor selector selects which set of monitors to use and the control room source selector selects what will be sent to the monitors. What is the Program Bus? - correct answers The main summing bus, or mix bus, where individual channels on the monitoring path are assigned to. The button you must engage on each channel to assign it to the program bus is labeled ____. - correct answers PGM What is the model of the API console? - correct answers 1608 How many channels are available on the console in Studio API? - correct answers 32