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AAERT CDR EXAM 2025| BRAND NEW ACTUAL
EXAM WITH 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
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Cardioid - correct answer - -pick up pattern
Heart shaped (kardioeides)
-reaches out from diaphragm
-single voice in front
-super/ hyper more narrow areas of sensitivity
Omnidirectional - correct answer - -all directions
-equal from all directions
-multiple voices , one microphone
-more speakers than available recording channels
-switches allow for pu pattern change
Condenser
-capsules can also be changed to switch pu pattern
Dynamic microphone - correct answer - -moving coil
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-diaphragm, coil, magnet-
-diaphragm = flat plate @ the front of the microphone
-bulky
-energy-> diaphragm - > coil moves back & forth over magnet- electrical
signal travels through wires w/ in mic - > digital mixer
Condenser microphone - correct answer - -front plate(diaphragm) , back
plate & 48 v power source
-front & back plate = capacitor
-assisted by electrical source
-wider assortment of shapes & sizes
- gooseneck mic
-low-profile boundary mic
-lavalier mic
-energy hits the front plate of the capacitor- > distance between plates
changes - > gap is electronically charged by phantom power
Low-profile boundary microphone - correct answer - -lay flat
-inch or two thick
-lots of ambient noise & gets covered easily
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Lavalier - correct answer - -extremely small condenser mic &attaches
directly to speaker
- no opp to place mic in front of speaker
- wired & wireless
Away have spare batteries
Gooseneck microphone - correct answer - -solid base & long flexible neck
w/ a narrow condenser that extends towards the speaker
-toggle on and off
Xlr connectors - correct answer - -the most common microphone
connectors
-referred to as microphone cables
-male (3 pins) and female end(3 holes)
Digital mixer - correct answer - -device that take a signal through a cable to
a computer
-referred to as audio interfaces
Mixer input types - correct answer - -dr interested in microphone input
-usually xlr connection but can also be a tsr input
AAERT CDR EXAM 2025| BRAND NEW ACTUAL
EXAM WITH 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT SOLUTIONS| GUARANTEED VALUE
PACK| ACE YOUR GRADES.
Cardioid - correct answer - -pick up pattern
Heart shaped (kardioeides)
-reaches out from diaphragm
-single voice in front
-super/ hyper more narrow areas of sensitivity
Omnidirectional - correct answer - -all directions
-equal from all directions
-multiple voices , one microphone
-more speakers than available recording channels
-switches allow for pu pattern change
Condenser
-capsules can also be changed to switch pu pattern
Dynamic microphone - correct answer - -moving coil
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-diaphragm, coil, magnet-
-diaphragm = flat plate @ the front of the microphone
-bulky
-energy-> diaphragm - > coil moves back & forth over magnet- electrical
signal travels through wires w/ in mic - > digital mixer
Condenser microphone - correct answer - -front plate(diaphragm) , back
plate & 48 v power source
-front & back plate = capacitor
-assisted by electrical source
-wider assortment of shapes & sizes
- gooseneck mic
-low-profile boundary mic
-lavalier mic
-energy hits the front plate of the capacitor- > distance between plates
changes - > gap is electronically charged by phantom power
Low-profile boundary microphone - correct answer - -lay flat
-inch or two thick
-lots of ambient noise & gets covered easily
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Lavalier - correct answer - -extremely small condenser mic &attaches
directly to speaker
- no opp to place mic in front of speaker
- wired & wireless
Away have spare batteries
Gooseneck microphone - correct answer - -solid base & long flexible neck
w/ a narrow condenser that extends towards the speaker
-toggle on and off
Xlr connectors - correct answer - -the most common microphone
connectors
-referred to as microphone cables
-male (3 pins) and female end(3 holes)
Digital mixer - correct answer - -device that take a signal through a cable to
a computer
-referred to as audio interfaces
Mixer input types - correct answer - -dr interested in microphone input
-usually xlr connection but can also be a tsr input
