AY Honor Audio Technician Answer Key

Audio Technician

Skill Level

2

Year

2024

Version

22.05.2025

Approval authority

North American Division

1

Define the following terms:

1a

Loudspeaker

1b

Audio mixer

1c

Amplifier

1d

Microphone

1e

Impedance

1f

Gain

1g

Audio feedback

1h

Frequency response

1i

Equalizer

1j

Balanced input/output

1k

Unbalanced input/output

1l

Monaural

1m

Stereo

1n

Cardioid

1o

Hyper-cardioid

1p

Unidirectional

1q

Sound check

1r

Phantom power

1s

Decibel

2

Describe and give the primary uses of four different types of microphones.

3

Describe why the placement of microphones is important:

3a

Relative to the people speaking/singing

3b

Relative to the loudspeakers

4

Select an audio system that you will learn on and demonstrate the skills described in the next section of this honor. This audio system can be your local church/school sound system, a sound system used by your local conference for Pathfinder events or a system that the instructor has. It should consist of, at minimum: several microphones, a mixer, an amplifier, an auxiliary audio source and loudspeakers.

4a

Be able to properly set up this sound system, keeping in mind the principles of microphone placement and running a sound check.

4b

Be able to properly take down this sound system.

4c

Draw a block diagram of how the sound system elements are connected to each other, showing the signal paths.

5

Discuss and demonstrate the following core audio mixing techniques on this system:

5a

Volume

5b

Panning (if you have a system that supports stereo)

5c

Equalization

5d

Dynamics

6

Describe and demonstrate how to deal with the following situations on this system:

6a

Audio feedback

6b

A dead line or mic

6c

A mixer that has been played with by a non-audio technician

7

Demonstrate your proficiency by running a sound system on at least four different occasions for a worship service or other event.

8

Interview a person who serves as an audio technician. Discuss the following questions:

a. How did they get started in this field?

b. How do they see this work as a ministry?

c. What do they enjoy about what they do? What do they not enjoy about what they do?

d. What are the aspects of the work they find challenging?

e. What do they do to keep up with the technology in the field?

9

Read Romans 10:17 and discuss with your group how they might relate to the function of the audio technician.

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