Listening and speaking. Task 1. As you listen to Part 1, answer these questions:

Task 1. As you listen to Part 1, answer these questions:

1 Where does Steve work?

a college

b commercial radio station

с recording studio

d mobile disco

2 Where did he work previously?

a college

b commercial radio station

с recording studio

d mobile disco

3 When he was a school and college student, what interest did he have in sound?

a he had his own band

b he had his own mobile disco

с he used to make commercials

d he recorded live music

4 What was he recording that day?

a a Japanese radio programme

b a tape compilation

с a self-study language tape

d a whisky commercial

Task 2. As you listen to Part 2, answer these questions:

1 Which one of these is not required to make a recording?

a a mike

b a tape recorder

с a recording studio

d a room with good acoustics

2 What will allow you to make a proper recording?

a a Portastudio

b a VU meter

с a bargraph

d special effects

3 What does a Portastudio combine?

a special effects and a cassette deck

b a mike and a cassette deck

с a mixer and a cassette deck

d a VU meter and a cassette deck

4 Which one of the following is not a special effect?

a reverb

b echo

с compression

d distortion

5 What should you do before making the final copy?

a take a break

b check the recording levels

с add special effects

d run the tape backwards

Task 3. Listen again to the complete interview nd answer these more difficult questions:

1 What was unusual about the recording made that day?

2 What's the difference between a commercial mixing desk and a Portastudio?

3 Why should you keep an eye on the bargraph or VU meter when recording?

4 How is mixing down like developing and printing a photograph?

5 What's the danger of mixing down without a break?

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