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WorksheetsMusic Technology Quiz
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What does MIDI stand for?
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
Musical Instrument Digital Input
Musical Instrument Data Input
Musical Instrument Data Interface
'a standard protocol for the interchange of musical information between musical instruments, synthesizers and computers' - What is being described?
VST
DAW
MIDI
EXS24
What does DAW stand for?
Digital Auxiliary Workstation
Digital Audio Waveform
Digital Auxiliary Waveform
Digital Audio Workstation
'A digital system designed for recording and editing digital audio' - What is being described here?
MIDI
VST
DAW
EXS24
What is this?
Sound Module
Mixer
MIDI/Audio Interface
DAW
What is this?
Music Keyboard
Sound Module
MIDI Controller Keyboard
Audio Monitors
What is this?
Sound Module
DAW
Audio Mixer
MIDI Interface
Which image contains Dynamic microphone(s)?
Which image contains Condenser microphone(s)?
Which is NOT a type of signal?
MIDI signal
Analog signal
DAW signal
Digital signal
'A sound or audio wave is recorded or used in its’ original form' - What type of signal are they talking about?
Analog signal
Digital signal
MIDI signal
DAW signal
'The wave is sampled at some interval and then turned into numbers that are stored...' - What type of signal are they talking about?
Analog signal
Digital signal
MIDI signal
DAW signal
What is Logic Pro X?
(Choose the TWO correct answers)
DAW
MIDI
Software
Hardware
Which of these is NOT a type of Hardware?
MIDI Interface
Computer
Controller Keyboard
Logic Pro X
Which of these is NOT a type of software?
Pro Tools
Logic Pro X
MIDI Interface
Cubase
__________ is the studio-software process of transforming performed musical notes, which may have some imprecision due to expressive performance, to an underlying musical representation that eliminates the imprecision
Note Velocity
Automation
Quantisation
Modulation
_________ is Logic's interpretation of elastic audio, making it painless to adjust the tempo and rhythm of audio tracks, whether the timing of a beat or the phrasing and musical inflection of a vocal track
Quantisation
Modulation
Flex-time
Automation
________ is the force with which a note is played, and it is vitally important in making MIDI performances sound human - or if you use a fixed _________, making them sound mechanical
Sampling
Modulation
Note Velocity
Expression
_________ is having a DAW (Logic Pro X, Pro Tools, Ableton, etc.) automatically perform tasks over time, particularly moving knobs, faders, and switches for you
Sampling
Modulation
Automation
Expression
___________ means making appropriate use of dynamics, phrasing, timbre and articulation to bring the music to life
Automation
Expression
Modulation
Sampling
___________ means changing the property of sound over time in order to add a sense of motion, dimension, and depth
Online processing
Pitch bend
Modulation
Expression
______________ is the programming of notes and sounds to play in melodic and rhythmic patterns and musical phrases, which are then arranged and/or performed, using a machine to execute the programmed information in order to play it back, instead of a person or group of people playing their instrument(s) live.
Modulation
Sequencing
Automation
Online processing
________________ happens in real-time and is not permanently manipulating the audio file (e.g. plugins, Flex editing)
Online processing
Offline processing
________________ is destructive audio data processing that does permanently manipulate the audio file (e.g. most functions within the Audio File Editor such as reversing, change gain, normalization, fades)
Online processing
Offline processing
'To repeat a sequencer pattern or portion of an audio sample repeatedly. The point to which the program returns, whether the beginning or some other point, is usually definable by the user' - What is being described here?
Sequencing
Modulation
Automation
Looping
_________ is actually emulating the sound of an acoustical instrument by digitising (converting to digital sound) the waveforms produced by the instrument.
Quantisation
Sequencing
Sampling
Audio editing
What is this?
Drummer track
Audio region
MIDI region
Tempo track
What is this?
Tempo track
Audio region
Drummer track
MIDI region
'a facility in a synthesizer that enables the player to change the pitch of the note played by a small amount'
Modulation
Expression
Pitch bend
Flex-time
'________ is an audio plug-in software interface that integrates software synthesizer and effects in digital audio workstations'
VST (Virtual Studio Technology)
VCA (Voltage-Controlled Amplifier)
DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
Stylistic Interpretation is the creative and artistic editing and handling of audio.
Which of the following is not an example of this?
Tempo tracks
Controlling Timbre (e.g. automation of instrument parameters, filter cut-off)
Controlling expression (e.g. track automation)
Online and Offline Processing
___________ provides an overview of the project tempo settings. It allows you to add and edit tempo events so that the tempo can vary across your project.
Time-stretching
Tempo Track
Slicing
Beat-marking
_________ is the process of changing the speed or duration of an audio signal without affecting its’ pitch
Beat marking
Tempo tracking
Pitch scaling
Time stretching
____________ is the process of changing the pitch without affecting the speed or tempo
Beat marking
Pitch scaling
Time stretching
Tempo tracking
__________ is the process of using DAWs to cut or split audio files based upon the locations of attack transients in the signal
Pitch scaling
Time stretching
Scissoring
Slicing
__________ helps you to organise your project by providing locator positions in order to quickly select different parts of a project for playback, arranging and editing
Tempo tracking
Pitch scaling
Beat marking
Time stretching
Track automation can be used as an audio sequencing technique to control the expression of an audio file. This technique can be used to alter track parameters over time such as...
Volume
Panning
Modulation
All of these options and more
What is the keyboard shortcut for Track Automation?
T
A
5
+
What is the keyboard shortcut for the Mixer?
8
T
M
@
_________ refers to the character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity
Expression
Tempo
Modulation
Timbre
What does EQ stand for?
Equal Quantity
Easy Quantisation
Equalisation
Equality
________ shapes the sound of incoming audio by changing the level of specific frequency bands
Expression
Modulation
EQ
Timbre
_____________ can radically transform the timbral qualities of audio in a variety of ways. You can cut and/or accentuate specific frequencies of sound
Time stretching
Beat marking
Tempo Tracks
Filter Cut-off
Which of the following is NOT terminology associated with EQ?
Filter
Shelf
Pass
Compression
A _________ is a MIDI value seen in the envelope of a particular instrument that alters the integrity of the sound itself
Insert
EQ
Parameter
Bus
Pitch bend, Sustain, Volume, and Reverb are all common examples of ____________
Parameters
Tempo
EQ
Quantisation
An ____________ is the attack, sustain, and decay of a sound. Attack transients consist of changes occurring before the sound reaches its steady-state intensity. Sustain refers to the steady state of a sound at its maximum intensity, and decay is the rate at which it fades to silence.
Envelope
Parameter
Transient
Bus
What does ADSR, a type of Envelope, stand for?
Attack, Distance, Sustain, Release
Attack, Delay, Sustain, Recapitulation
Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release
Attack, Decay, Sustain, Reach
What is the purpose of a 'Click' or a 'Metronome'?
To keep music in time
To keep music in pitch
To capture gain levels when recording audio
To control the texture of music
________ aims to recreate the natural ambience of real rooms and spaces. Adding a softer edge and a sense of 'space' to sounds, it is an essential tool when mixing a track, and commonly a bedrock of many guitarists' pedal boards
EQ
Delay
Reverb
Echo
