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VCE VET MUSIC INDUSTRY: SOUND PRODUCTION

Aural and written examination

Friday 16 November 2018 Reading time: 9.00 am to 9.15 am (15 minutes) Writing time: 9.15 am to 10.45 am (1 hour 30 minutes)

QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK

Structure of bookSection Number of

questionsNumber of questions

to be answeredNumber of

marks

A 9 9 25B 13 13 75

Total 100

• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpenersandrulers.

• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orcorrectionfluid/tape.

• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.

Materials supplied• Questionandanswerbookof15pages• AnaudiocompactdisccontainingmusicalexcerptsforSectionAInstructions• Writeyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedaboveonthispage.• Youmaywriteatanytimeduringtherunningoftheaudiocompactdiscandafteritstops.• Answerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.• AllwrittenresponsesmustbeinEnglish.

Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.

© VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2018

SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2018

STUDENT NUMBER

Letter

2018VETMUSICINDUSTRYSPEXAM 2

SECTION A – continued

Question 1(5marks)Thefollowingthreemixexcerptsareintwoparts.Thefirstpartofeachexcerptistheoriginalmix.Thesecondpartofeachexcerptisavariationoftheoriginalmix.

a. WhichaspectofthemixhaschangedinthesecondpartofExcerpt1a? 1mark

b. WhichaspectofthemixhaschangedinthesecondpartofExcerpt1b? 1mark

c. AneffecthasbeenappliedtooneelementofthedrumkitinExcerpt1c.Thesameeffecthasbeenappliedinbothpartsoftheexcerpt.

i. Towhichelementofthedrumkithastheeffectbeenapplied? 1mark

ii. Namethetypeofeffectthathasbeenappliedintheexcerpt. 1mark

iii. Whichparameterhasbeenincreasedinthesecondpartoftheexcerpt? 1mark

Question 2 (2marks)Thefollowingdrumexcerptisintwoparts.Bothpartsarerecordingsofthesameperformancewithoutaddedeffectsorprocessing.

a. OutlinehowthesoundinthesecondpartofExcerpt2differsfromthefirstpart. 1mark

b. Howcanthedifferenceoutlinedinpart a.beachievedwithouteffectsorprocessing? 1mark

SECTION A

Instructions for Section ATheaudiocompactdiscplaysthroughoutSectionA.InQuestions 1–9,audioexcerptsareplayedtwice.Theannouncerexplainshowtheaudioexcerpt(s)foreachquestionwillbeplayed.Answerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.

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SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER

Question 3 (4marks)Thefollowingtomexcerptisofthewaveformsshowninthescreenshotbelow.Theexcerpthasbeenloopedfourtimes.

a. OnlytwotomscanbeheardinExcerpt3.

Usingthetracklabelsinthescreenshotabove,identifythetrackswherethetomscanbeheard. 1mark

b. Whatisthecommonnamefortheunwantedaudioheardfromtheothertracks? 1mark

c. State twosuitablewaystheunwantedaudionamedinpart b.couldbeeliminated. 2marks

Question 4 (2marks)ThefollowingexcerptofaPAsystemlapelmicrophonelinecheckcontainsanaudibleproblem.Themicrophoneandthemixingdeskarefunctioningnormally.

a. IdentifytheaudioprobleminExcerpt4. 1mark

b. Suggestasolutiontoresolvethisproblem. 1mark


SECTION A – continued

Question 5 (2marks)Thefollowingvocalexcerptisintwoparts.Onlythesecondparthasaneffectapplied.

a. NametheeffectthathasbeenappliedinthesecondpartofExcerpt5. 1mark

b. Namethespecificaspectofthesoundchangedbytheeffectgiveninpart a. 1mark

Question 6 (2marks)Thefollowingrapexcerptisintwoparts.Onlythesecondparthashadprocessingapplied.

a. NamethetypeofprocessingthathasbeenappliedinthesecondpartofExcerpt6. 1mark

b. Howhasthetypeofprocessingnamedinpart a.changedthesoundofthesecondpartof theexcerpt? 1mark

Question 7 (1mark)Thefollowingdistortedguitarexcerptisintwoparts.Onlythesecondparthashadprocessingapplied.

NamethetypeofprocessingappliedinExcerpt7.

Question 8 (4marks)Thefollowingexcerptcontainsa1kHzreferencetonefollowedbyasequenceofthreetones.

a. Identify,inorder,thefrequencyofeachtonebeingplayedafterthereferencetone.Selectfromthislist:125Hz,250Hz,500Hz,1kHz,2kHz,4kHz,8kHz. 3marks

1.

2.

3.

b. HowcouldidentifyingfrequencieshelpanaudioengineerwhentuningaPAsystem? 1mark


END OF SECTION ATURN OVER

Question 9 (3marks)Thefollowingexcerptisintwoparts.Bothpartsconsistoftypesofnoisecommonlyusedinliveaudioproduction.

a. NamethetypesofnoiseineachpartofExcerpt9. 2marks

Firstpart

Secondpart

b. Provideanexampleofwhenoneofthetypesofnoisenamedinpart a.maybeusedduringaproductionset-up. 1mark


SECTION B – continued

Question 1 (2marks)Theimagebelowshowsapieceofequipmentholdingamicrophone.

Source:NadiiaNasaduik/Shutterstock.com

Namethepieceofequipmentholdingthemicrophoneandoutlineitsfunction.

SECTION B

Instructions for Section BAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.


SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER

Question 2 (6marks)Theimagebelowshowssymbolslabelledonamulti-pattern,largediaphragmcondensermicrophone.

80O

–5

Source:JRPStudio/Shutterstock.com

Namethefunctionofeachlabelledsymbolandoutlineanapplicationforeach.

O

80

–5

Question 3 (4marks)Describetwoadvantagesofusingabalancedcableratherthananunbalancedcable.

1.

2.



Question 4 (4marks)Theimagesbelowshowtwotypesoftweeters:asoftdometweeterandahorntweeter.

Sources:oTTo-supertramp/Shutterstock.com(left);arogant/Shutterstock.com(right)

a. Withreferencetohigh-frequencydispersion,describethedifferencebetweenasoftdometweeterandahorntweeter. 2marks

b. Whichtypeoftweeterismorelikelytobeusedinanear-fieldmonitorinastudiocontrolroom?Justifyyourresponse. 2marks



Question 5 (6marks)a. Explainthedifferencebetweenaudiocompressionanddatacompression.Inyourresponse,

refertotheaudibleeffectsofeachtypeofcompression. 4marks

b. Thescreenshotbelowshowstwosetsofstereowaveforms.Onesetistheoriginalandtheothersethasbeenprocessed.

Set 1

Set 2

Identifywhichstereowaveformislikelytohavebeennormalisedandoutlinetheaudiblecharacteristicsofnormalisation. 2marks

Question 6 (3marks)Describewhattheproximityeffectisandhowitchangesthefrequencyresponseofaspecificinputdevice.Includethenameofthespecificinputdeviceinyourresponse.

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Question 7 (4 marks)The images below show four types of audio effects processors.

EL8-X

DN370

H910

PCM91

Sources (from top): Empirical Labs, <www.empiricallabs.com>; MUSIC Group, <www.musictri.be>; Eventide, <www.eventideaudio.com>; HARMAN, <https://lexiconpro.com/en>

a. Name the processor shown above that changes the perceived depth of, or space around, a sound. 1 mark

b. Name the processor shown above that changes dynamics when mixing live and describe a vocal issue this processor could correct. 2 marks

c. Name the processor shown above that cuts or boosts frequency bands. 1 mark



Question 8 (4marks)a. Identifytwousesofagraphicequaliserwhilemixingaliveperformance. 2marks

b. Duringalivemusicperformance,theaudioengineerhearsabuzzingsoundcomingthroughthechannelofaninstrumentwhiletheinstrumentisnotbeingplayed.

Describehowalivesoundsignalprocessorcouldbeusedtoresolvethisproblem.Includethenameofthespecificprocessorinyourresponse. 2marks

Question 9 (4marks)Anaudioengineerhasbeenaskedtorecordandmixmaterialforabandtheyareunfamiliarwith.Theengineermustcompleteamulti-trackstudiorecordingwithinaneight-hoursession.

Givetwoexamplesofinformationtheaudioengineerwouldneedinordertodevelopa pre-productionrecordingplan.Justifyeachexample.

1.

2.



Question 10 (8marks)Anaudioengineerhasbeenaskedtorecordandmixanacousticactthatistoperformliveinasmallstudiowithallmusiciansinthesameroomatthesametime.Themusiciansare:• aleadvocalist• achoir• anacousticguitaristwithpick-up• adoublebassplayerwithnopick-up.

Completethetablebelowbyallocatingamicrophoneordirectinput(DI)boxtoeachmusicianandbyjustifyingyourallocation.

Microphone/DI box Musician(s) Justification

stereopairofcardioidsmalldiaphragmcondensers

largediaphragmcardioiddynamic

handheldcardioiddynamic

DIbox



Question 11 (4marks)Describethestepsinvolvedinminimisingfeedbackfrequencieswhen‘ringingout’a front-of-housePAsystem.

Step1

Step2

Step3

Step4

Question 12 (2marks)a. Whichcomponentofathree-wayPAspeakercouldbedamagedbyanextremelyloud8kHz

signal? 1mark

b. Whatistherecommendedsafesoundpressurelevel(SPL)foreighthoursofexposure? 1mark


SECTION B – Question 13 –continued

Question 13 (24marks)Anaudioengineerhasbeenemployedbyamusicfestivalorganisertomixfouractsthatareplayingonanoutdoorstageonawindyday.Eachactisscheduledtoperformfor45minutesandthereisa15-minutebreakbetweenactsforchangeoverandlinecheck.Twohourshavebeenallocatedforstageset-upandsoundcheckbeforetheeventopenstothepublic.Theactscomprisea:• solovocalistusinganacousticguitarwithpick-up• five-piecebandwithvocalist,electricguitar,electricbass,electrickeyboardanddrumkit• DJusingastereolaptop,whodoesnotspeak/sing• three-piecebandwithelectricguitar,electricbassandvocalistusingadrumkit.

Thefive-piecebandhasagreedtolenditsbackline,whichincludesaguitaramp,bassampanddrumkit,totheotheracts.Thekeyboardistdoesnotrequiretheirownamp.Themusicfestivalorganiserhasprovidedthefollowingequipment:• PAsystemwithmixingdesk,threefoldbackmonitorsandallrelatedcablesandpower• twovocalmicrophones,fourinstrumentmicrophones,twomonoDIboxesandsixmicrophone

stands

a. Whichmixingdeskfunctioncouldtheaudioengineerusetoreducewindnoiseinthevocalmicrophones? 1mark

b. Inthecontextofthisscenario,whatisthedifferenceinfunctionbetweenthelinecheckandthesoundcheck? 2marks


c. Fillinalltheblankboxestocompletetheinputpatchlistbelow.Insertthenameofeachinstrumentoradash(–)ifnoinstrumentisrequired. 10marks

Mixer channel

label

Input type Acts

Solo vocalist Five-piece band

DJ Three-piece band

kick inst.mic – drums(kick)

– drums(kick)

snare inst.mic – drums(snare)

– drums(snare)

drumsOH inst.mic – drums(wholekit)

– drums(wholekit)

guitar inst.mic electricguitar

–

DI1 DI – –

DI2 DI

VOX1 vocalmic singer singer

VOX2 vocalmic – – – singer

d. Drawastageplanthatcanbeusedbyalloftheactswithminimalchangesbetweenbreaks. Yourstageplanmustclearlyshowthelocationofthe:• foldbackmonitors• instrumentmicrophones/DIs• vocalmicrophones. 11marks

PAspeaker

R

PAspeaker

L

stage front

END OF QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK