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Crash Course: Production Suite in a Weekend Practice Test 20

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Q1Domain Verified
In a typical digital audio workstation (DAW) signal flow, where should a compressor plugin be inserted to effectively control the dynamic range of a vocal recording before further processing?
On a dedicated Auxiliary Send/Return channel
On the individual Audio Track's insert, pre-fader
On the individual Audio Track's insert, post-fader
On the Master Fader channel
Q2Domain Verified
When setting levels for a recording to avoid clipping in a 24-bit session, what is the most practical and effective approach for capturing a clean signal?
Setting the gain so the average level is at -12 dBFS, allowing for ample headroom
Aiming for peaks as close to 0 dBFS as possible without exceeding it
Using a hard limiter on the input to prevent any signal from reaching 0 dBFS
Recording at a very low level (around -30 dBFS) and normalizing the audio afterward
Q3Domain Verified
You are mixing a song and find that the lead vocal and a rhythm guitar part are competing for the same sonic space, making the mix sound cluttered. Which of the following techniques would be the most effective FIRST step to address this?
Applying a high-pass filter to the guitar to remove low-end rumble
Boosting the high frequencies on both the vocal and guitar tracks
Panning the guitar hard left and the vocal hard right
Using subtractive EQ to carve out a narrow frequency range from the guitar where the vocal's presence is most critical

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