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MIDI and DAW Quiz

Authored by Emily Jackson

Arts

6th Grade

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MIDI and DAW Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does MIDI stand for?

Music Internal Digital Instrument

Musical Instrument Digital Interface

Music Instrument Data Interface

Modern Internet Digital Instrument

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What problem was happening before MIDI was invented in the early 1980s?

All synthesizers sounded exactly the same.

Musical notes couldn’t be written down at all.

Different music gear could not talk to each other (were incompatible)

There was no way to record live instruments.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who helped create the MIDI standard?

Ikutaro Kakehashi and Dave Smith

Beethoven and Mozart

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates

John Lennon and Paul McCartney

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does MIDI send, instead of actual sound?

Raw audio like MP3s or WAVs

Information/instructions about music (which note, when, how loud etc.)

Sheet music pages physically

Only the lyrics of a song

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is not a “transport” for MIDI messages?

USB

Bluetooth

Ethernet

Microphone input

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a Standard MIDI File (.mid)?

A file that stores loudness levels only

A file that stores actual recorded sound

A file that stores MIDI data so you can edit or change instruments later

A format only used for live concerts

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one way music making changed after MIDI was introduced?

Musicians had to always hire large orchestras early in the composing process.

Composers could make mockups (draft versions) of music with MIDI to test ideas cheaply.

MIDI made music only possible on big expensive gear.

It stopped people from making electronic music.

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