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Music with Technology S3 (terms, effects and processes)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What concept can you hear in the guitar part?

a)

Sequence

b)

MIDI

c)

Distortion

d)

Delay

2.

What is "Frequency"?

a)

The number of times you repeat a task on GarageBand

b)

The rate per second at which a sound wave vibrates

3.

What term would you use to describe a track with no effect added?

a)

Dry

b)

Wet

c)

Normalised

d)

Sampled

4.

Name the effect

a)

Reverb

b)

Echo

c)

Delay

d)

Frequency

5.

What TWO ways are acceptable ways of avoiding Clipping?

a)

Move the microphone further away from the sound source

b)

Turn down the volume on the track after you've recorded.

c)

Turn down the volume on the studio monitors.

d)

Turn down the microphone gain before you record.

6.

Which of the following statements are true about MIDI?

a)

A MIDI keyboard can be played without being plugged into a computer.

b)

MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface.

c)

MIDI uses a digital language of 1s and 0s that correspond to musical notes.

d)

MIDI stands for Musical Input Digital Interface.

7.

Which of the following statements are true about Stereo?

a)

Stereo is a two channel audio system, created because we have two ears.

b)

Stereo and Panning mean the same thing.

c)

Stereo allows for panning - when the output signal is split between two speakers (left, centre, right)

d)

Stereo only works when you have headphones in.

8.

What effect would be applied to change a track's overall audio by a certain amount to reach a target level?

a)

EQ

b)

Normalising

c)

Frequency

d)

Panning

9.

What is Delay?

a)

The period of time between a sound being recorded, and appearing on your computer.

b)

The lag experienced between giving a command on a DAW, and that command happening.

c)

The natural echos you might find in a large room or a concert hall.

d)

An electronic echo effect.

10.

"Sampling is..."

a)

... A digital 'snapshot' of sound.

b)

... A MIDI sound effect.

c)

... the act of recording a sound.

d)

... the name given to a track that is being recorded.