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AAERT CDR EXAM 2026 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS.
Cardioid - ANSWER-Pick up pattern = heart-shaped
Omnidirectional - ANSWER-All directions
Dynamic Microphone - ANSWER-Moving coil
Condenser Microphone - ANSWER-Front plate (diaphragm),
backplate and 48 v. power source
Low Profile Boundary Mic - ANSWER-Lay flat, 1-2 inches thick
Lavalier - ANSWER-Extremely small condenser mic, attaches
directly to speaker
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Gooseneck - ANSWER-Solid base with long, flexible neck and
narrow condenser mic that extends to speaker
XLR Connectors - ANSWER-Most common mic connectors,
referred to as mic cables
Digital Mixer - ANSWER-Device that takes signal through cable
to computer, referred to as audio interfaces
Court Proceedings - ANSWER-Assigned a docket #
Motion to Compel - ANSWER-A request by one party to court
for an order requiring other side to comply with a discovery
request
Civil vs. Criminal Trials - ANSWER-Presumption of innocence
only applies to criminal trials
AAERT CDR EXAM 2026 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS.
Cardioid - ANSWER-Pick up pattern = heart-shaped
Omnidirectional - ANSWER-All directions
Dynamic Microphone - ANSWER-Moving coil
Condenser Microphone - ANSWER-Front plate (diaphragm),
backplate and 48 v. power source
Low Profile Boundary Mic - ANSWER-Lay flat, 1-2 inches thick
Lavalier - ANSWER-Extremely small condenser mic, attaches
directly to speaker
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Gooseneck - ANSWER-Solid base with long, flexible neck and
narrow condenser mic that extends to speaker
XLR Connectors - ANSWER-Most common mic connectors,
referred to as mic cables
Digital Mixer - ANSWER-Device that takes signal through cable
to computer, referred to as audio interfaces
Court Proceedings - ANSWER-Assigned a docket #
Motion to Compel - ANSWER-A request by one party to court
for an order requiring other side to comply with a discovery
request
Civil vs. Criminal Trials - ANSWER-Presumption of innocence
only applies to criminal trials
