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Music Technology Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which microphone technique captures the sound of the instrument in a space such as a room or hall?

a)

Ambient mic'ing

b)

Close mic'ing

2.

Which of the following instruments is usually amplified?

a)

Violin

b)

Timpani

c)

French horn

d)

Electric guitar

3.

What is the benefit of close mic'ing?

a)

You also capture electrical noise

b)

You only capture the sound of the instrument

c)

You capture the sound of other things in the room

4.

Which of the following squeezes the dynamics of a recording so that quiet parts and loud parts are brought to the same volume?

a)

Ambient mic'ing

b)

Distortion

c)

Compression

d)

Delay

5.

Which of the following is a device that takes a recording of an instrument or sound and plays it back?

a)

Sampler

b)

Synthesiser

c)

Amplifier

d)

Turntable

6.

An echo, or repetition of a sound, can be achieved with which effect?

a)

Distortion

b)

Delay

c)

Compression

d)

Phaser

7.

A computer program used to compose and record music is called...

a)

Sampler

b)

DAW

c)

Phaser

d)

MIDI

8.

Which effect is often applied to guitar to create an aggressive, fuzzy sound?

a)

Reverb

b)

Phaser

c)

Delay

d)

Distortion

9.

A large electrical console used to record and mix instruments is called...

a)

Microphone

b)

Mixing desk

c)

Amplifier

d)

Sampler

10.

Which innovation allows multiple recordings to be mixed into a song, instead of recording all the instruments at once?

a)

Sampler

b)

Turntable

c)

DI

d)

Multi-track

11.

The technique for spreading recordings across a stereo field is called...

a)

Phasing

b)

Panning

c)

Overdubbing

d)

Remixing

12.

The effect where a sound is put through a moving filter is called...

a)

Reverb

b)

Compression

c)

Phaser

d)

Delay

13.

The reverb effect makes a recording sound...

a)

Like it was recorded in a large space

b)

Like it is going slower

c)

Like it is louder

d)

Like it is quieter

14.

Which electronic instrument that creates sounds and timbres digitally was commonly used in 80s pop music?

a)

Organ

b)

Synthesiser

c)

Harpsicord

d)

Vibraphone

15.

Which is digital alternative to an acoustic drum kit?

a)

Vocoder

b)

Theramin

c)

Mellotron

d)

Drum machine