RecTech Spr08 Midterm Review

[Chris Cavera]

The midterm exam for recording class will be over the basics of:

compression/limiting
expander/gate
EQ

Here are links to "effects explained" articles at Harmony-Central. Remember, it's not enough to know how these things work, they will require diligent practice.

www.harmony-central.com/Effects/Articles/Compression/
www.harmony-central.com/Effects/Articles/Expansion/
www.harmony-central.com/Effects/Articles/Equalization/

The midterm will be March 10th.

-C

[Chris Cavera]

Time to review for the final exam. The stuff that was on the midterm will also appear on the final:

compression/limiting
expander/gate
EQ

In addition to the above topics, you'll need to know about:

Mic Characteristics: Polar Patterns, Frequency Response, Transient Response, Condenser vs. Dynamic.

www.shurenotes.com/issue1/mics.html
www.hometracked.com/2007/08/02/transient-reponse-and-microphone-selection/

There may or may not be a short hands-on quiz that covers some of the focus keys:



You'll need to know how to do the different fades, zoom toggle, cut, copy, paste, undo for sure. Maybe more!