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CTD - Post-test Review 2

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are three types of waveforms commonly used in synthesizers?

a)

Sawtooth, Triangle, Square

b)

Sine, Circular, Conical

c)

Sawtooth, Polyphonic, Sine

d)

Sine, Triangle, Polygon

2.

What does an oscillator do?

a)

A. It generates a repeating wave with equidistant positive-negative displacement from the center.

b)

B. It generates a rapid and random fluctuation of frequency and amplitude across the entire frequency spectrum

c)

C. It generates a pattern moving between two pre-determined pitches

d)

B and C

e)

A and B

3.

Quantizing is:

a)

The rounding of rhythms to the lowest subdivision of the beat.

b)

Collecting the total number of bits allocated for each recorded sample.

c)

Applied to a signal to correct the pitch of out-of-tune notes.

d)

When mechanical energy is supplied to a transducer.

4.

A sample is: (check all that apply)

a)

A digital record of the amplitude of a sound signal at a discrete point in time.

b)

A short, note-length recording of an instrument or other sound captured and played back in various ways by electronic instruments.

c)

A low-cost software application easily downloaded from the internet

d)

The time it takes to complete one cycle of a periodic vibration

e)

The shape of a sound produced by a synthesizer

5.

Determine the pair of terms that BEST completes the following sentence: The speed of music is called [ ], which is measured and described in [ ].

a)

Tempo; BPM

b)

Rhythm; BPM

c)

Tempo; dB

d)

Beat; Hz

6.

The way beats are combined into larger units or groups is called [ ].

a)

Meter or time signature

b)

Tempo

c)

Polyrhythm

d)

Ham Sandwich

7.

Of the following note values, which is the shortest in duration?

a)

Eighth note triplet

b)

Sixteenth note

c)

Quarter note

d)

Minor second

e)

Octave

8.

A(n) [ ] is a group of multiple pitches that are played at the same time.

a)

Chord

b)

Arpeggio

c)

Melody

d)

Waveform

9.

Determine the pair of terms that BEST completes the following sentence: The key of a song is usually related to a [ ], which is also known as a [ ].

a)

Home note; Tonic

b)

Tonic; Beat

c)

Home note; Tempo

d)

Melody; Harmony

e)

Melody; Home note

10.

Timbre is:

a)

The distinguishable characteristics of a tone

b)

The melodic range of a piece

c)

The maximum volume level

d)

The harmonic range of an instrument

11.

What does LFO stand for in digital audio?

a)

low-frequency oscillator

b)

long flat oscillator

c)

Lyte Funkie Ones

12.

What does DSP stand for in digital audio?

a)

digital signal processing

b)

digital sound program

c)

distant sound profile