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Quick questions on The signal chain and gain staging: from mic to DAW - Edexcel A-Level Music Technology
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What is the stages of the chain?Show answer
Understanding the chain lets you find and fix problems: a quiet, noisy track points to low preamp gain; harsh distortion points to clipping somewhere in the chain; hum points to an unbalanced or faulty connection.
What is q1?Show answer
What does a microphone preamplifier do? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
State one consequence of setting the input gain too low. [1 mark]
What is q3?Show answer
Why can balanced cables run long distances without picking up hum? [2 marks]
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