Question

Which will cause comb filtering on a stage?

a
Angling monitors towards each other
b
Angling monitors away from each other
c
Using in-ear monitors
d
Placing a microphone near a speaker

Answers

GPT-4o mini
d) Placing a microphone near a speaker

Comb filtering occurs when a signal arrives at a listener or microphone through multiple paths that differ slightly in time, causing constructive and destructive interference at specific frequencies. Placing a microphone near a speaker can cause the microphone to pick up both the direct sound from the speaker and the reflected sound from the surrounding environment, leading to comb filtering effects.