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Music Production Vocab Terms

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cutting a single region into two separate regions is called a ___________.

a)

Crack

b)

Bad Breakup

c)

Split

d)

Fissure

2.

What is removing unimportant passages from the start and end of your audio files called?  (Also used to remove portions of audio files that are not used by regions)

a)

Split

b)

Trim

c)

Tear

d)

Anaphylaxis

3.

The speed at which a passage of music is or should be played, measured in BPM (Beats Per Minute).

a)

BPM

b)

It's not BPM

c)

Tempo

d)

Don't click this one

4.

A portion of a sound recording that can be used as an instrument or sound recording in a different song or piece.

a)

Sample

b)

A Potato

c)

Blatant Copyright Infringement

d)

Bounce

5.

An individual with the broad role in overseeing and managing the recording and production of a band or performer's music and supervising the entire process through the audio mixing of recorded music.

a)

Underwater Basic Weaver

b)

Circus Clown

c)

Manager

d)

Music Producer

6.

A method of sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources or of sound sources recorded at different times to create a cohesive whole.

a)

Single-Track Recording

b)

Multi-Track Recording

c)

No-Track Recording

d)

Track and Field Recording

7.

What is a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)

a)

 A computer program that is exclusively designed for the recording, editing and playing of digital audio files.

b)

A rare dog breed

c)

Differential Average Workaround

d)

The modulation of a parameter over time, such as an effect sweep or volume change. Usually, automation is recorded into the arrangement of a track and automatically adjusts a parameter once recorded.

Bounce: Combining multiple recorded tracks onto a single track.

8.

What is an Audio Interface?

a)

Any instrument

b)

The phenomena of seeing a face in the wood grain of a guitar

c)

A piece of hardware that expands and improves the sound capabilities of a computer by giving you the ability to connect professional microphones and instruments.

d)

Nothing. Mr. Martins Made it up

9.

A type of track that can be created in a Digital Audio Workstation to record from a microphone, instrument cable, or another audio source.

a)

Baudio Urack

b)

Audio Track

c)

Taudio Arack

d)

Audio Trax

10.

The modulation of a parameter over time, such as an effect sweep or volume change. Usually, automation is recorded into the arrangement of a track and automatically adjusts a parameter once recorded.

a)

Automation

b)

Fade In/Fade Out

c)

Bounce

d)

Don't pick this one. It isn't right

11.

Combining multiple recorded tracks onto a single track.

a)

Boing

b)

Bounce

c)

A recording

d)

A DAW

12.

What is it called when you make one sound gradually fade-in as another disappears or fades-out.

a)

Cucumber

b)

Multi-Track Recording

c)

Crossfade

d)

Cross Cut

13.

What does BPM stand for?

a)

Beats Per Minute

b)

Boring Period of Music

c)

Best Practice Manipulator

d)

Bold, Primed, and Motivated

14.

What does Harmony add to a piece of music?

a)

Tempo

b)

A memorable melody

c)

Puppy Love

d)

texture through chords

15.

What is Tempo

a)

The name of an Italian sports car

b)

The BPM

c)

The Rhythm

d)

The speed at which a passage of music is or should be played, measured in BPM (Beats Per Minute).

16.

Rhythm is

a)

The BPM of a song

b)

a made up term

c)

The speed at which the music moves over the tempo

d)

my dog's name