Compression game quiz / test...

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Interesting

I missed 4 and got a 71%.

Not a great score, but for my level of expertise I'm not too unhappy with it. I mean, if I got all 14 I wouldn't need to hang out here so much, now would I?! :D
 
Cool post!

Hey!

I got 93% (just missed question 1 -- but it really is a question whether a max. of 10 in gain reduction for vocals should not be considered 'normal' instead of 'heavy'... Well perhaps they considered an average reduction of 10 dB...)

Anyway - if I know everything then why do my mixes sound like shit??? :D :D :D

aXel
 
That was fun!

Console Competency Quiz

Congratulations! You've passed the quiz with a score of 79%.

You missed the following questions: 1, 11, 14
79%

Bastards!

oh well, im glad I dont know everything, who would want to answer all the damn questions anyway....
 
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I missed the one about attack time. I think it was a trick question though...instruments have different attack times. I guess a kick or guitar mute would be about 4 ms.
13 out of 14 ain't horrible.
 
my score

7, 10 were wrong and i got 86% ...........i don't remember what those questions were ........ i don't really understand the point of the quiz.............when i compress i just go by ear......i don't pay much attention to what or how much i'm adjusting, as long as it sounds good.
 
Hi, my name is Herwig and I have no compression knowledge (57%) ... :D


Herwig
 
Console Competency Quiz

Congratulations! You've passed the quiz with a score of 71%.

You missed the following questions: 2, 3, 6, 12
71%

andrew.
 
Shailat, Ed, Bruce, anyone... let me see your balls... :D
 
Bump... :D

Cum on guys... here's the good game till Dec 10. :)
 
i got a 100% no bullsh!t..
i had to think on 2 or 3 of the questions.. but i got them all right

Congratulations! You've passed the quiz with a score of 100%.

100%
 
The login worked for me.

I got a 93% and missed question 3.

Brandon
 
Who wrote that quiz? Half of the questions were pretty subjective, "What is a good ratio for vocals" :confused: That depends on the vocals.

6 and 7 are flat out wrong.

Usually if a compressor is breathing you lengthen the release time. If you want to enhance an instrument's attack you decrease the compressor attack time but that depends on how much make up gain you are using.
 
Got 100%. But a couple of questions was a guess...
 
James Argo said:
Shailat, Ed, Bruce, anyone... let me see your balls... :D
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:) I will take the quiz but how do you know I'm telling the truth on my results....?
 
You...? Hehehe.. that would be another quiz to test... How do we know these compressor gurus telling the truth...

Aaah cum on, we knew your knowledge so well, it's just a game, at least, they made this a game... interesting than frecell...
:D :D :D
 
OK I sort of did it. Sort of becuase...to many questions are ambiguous and so I didnt reply to those to check at least the others (which were very simple and clear).

I'm not being a party pooper becuase these quizs are fun but.....
here are some examples of the problem in such a quiz

For example A good compression ratio setting needed for vocal compression is:
5:1
10:1

Now how can that be answered ?! with out hearing the vocals or knowing the style ?!?!Or your objective ?!
Some times I'll use 7:1 which is a in between setting so.... whats the correct answer? Some singers need only slight limiting using a 10:1 but the THRESHOLD !! will make it or break it...maybe you want to tame a peak only ?!?!

And this one....
Give the release time setting for compressing a bass line:

Choices:
fast
slow

What kind of question is that? !?!? If the release is to slow then the compressort might not have enough time to turn the signal up after compression and if its to fast then the compressing can be to obvious....
The release should be set accourding to the song and how the bass player is playing. Is it long half notes? short stacatto ? how long does he hold on to the notes etc......

What ever happend to - Set the release time acourding to the Tempo of the song ......?!?!?!?!?

And this: If there was too much gain reduction on a compressor, do the following:

Choices:
decrease threshold
increase threshold

What ever happend to "To high a ratio" ? The ratio has a lot of control on the amount of gain reduction after the signal passes the Threshold.

The quiz is fun but so inacurate that it isnt a measure to anything really.
 
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