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6. DI stands for...

  • Direct Input.
  • Direct Insert.
  • Digital Interface

7. You have recorded a bass line. The recording is very loud in the chorus but very quiet in the verse as the different sections require different playing techniques. To make the track the same volume throughout you use...

  • the master fader.
  • compression.
  • EQ.

8. Your drums are really loud in your mix and you can't hear the rhythm guitar, you should...

  • make the drums quieter to allow the guitar to come through.
  • make the guitar louder so you can hear it.
  • re-record the guitar, setting the level really high so that the signal clips as this would ensure it is loud.

9. What microphone is typically used to record a snare drum?

  • SM57 (dynamic)
  • SE 2200 (condenser)
  • Audix D6 (dynamic)

10. Multi-track recording is...

  • recording many instruments at once using lots of different microphones.
  • recording instruments individually and putting the tracks together to make a song.
  • recording one instrument and copying it onto many tracks and adding a different effect to each.