Mics
Cables
Insulation
Instruments
General
100
The microphone most commonly used in live singing.
What is a dynamic microphone?
100
The cable used to plug in headphones or cell phones.
What is an AUX (3.5mm) cable?
100
The ambient noise or echo in rooms that are not well-insulated.
What is reverb?
100
A panel of buttons that simulate percussion sounds.
What is a drum pad?
100
Waveform distortion that happens when an amp is overdriven, usually fixed by turning down the gain.
What is clipping?
200
This mic may be worn on the head or clipped to clothing for stage performances.
What is a lavalier microphone?
200
The cable used to connect synthesizers and keyboards to a computer.
What is a MIDI cable?
200
A portable device that can be placed behind the microphone to eliminate ambient noise during recording.
What is a reflection filter?
200
This instrument may be used for recording its own sounds, or programming synthesizer or MIDI sounds.
What is a keyboard/MIDI controller?
200
The device that connects instruments with the computer and often contains a preamp.
What is an audio interface?
300
This mic is usually used in vocal recording.
What is a condenser microphone?
300
The cable used to connect guitars to a recording device.
What is a quarter inch (1/4") cable?
300
An item used to reduce or eliminate popping sounds caused by fast-moving air on the microphone from plosives during recorded speech and singing.
What is a pop filter?
300
Typically a six-stringed instrument that can be either electric or acoustic.
What is a guitar?
300
A simple way to correct and clean up rhythm.
What is quantize?
400
This bidirectional mic is fragile but provides the most natural sound.
What is a ribbon microphone?
400
The cable that connects parts of a P.A. system.
What is a speaker cable?
400
Thicker foam placed in the corners of a recording space.
What is a bass trap?
400
This instrument has no buttons or strings, and is controlled solely with the mind.
What is a voice?
400
An automated tool used to correct pitch.
What is auto-tune?
500
Often credited to Alexander Graham Bell, the first microphone was created in 1876 by this inventor.
Who is Emile Berliner?
500
The cable used to connect a microphone.
What is an XLR cable?
500
Walls can be treated for sound insulation with fiberglass, sound diffuser, carpet, fabric, or this.
What is acoustic foam?
500
This no-contact instrument was most famously used in the Beach Boys song, "Good Vibrations."
What is a theramin?
500
Gain is the amount of amplification applied to the signal, portrayed in this unit of measurement.
What are decibels (dB)?