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WorksheetsMusic Tech quiz
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 33mins
A short repeating section of audio is called a
(a)
Match the responsibilities to the job role
oversee recording sessionsoversee recording Oversea recording sessions
Collaborate with artists
Creative Input
Create inital ideas
Reorder the following
Performer
Microphone
XLR cable
Audio Interface
DAW
A (a) microphone is commonly used for (b) . They create a (c) and (d) sound. This microphone (e)
Which of the following instruments is usually amplified?
Violin
Timpani
French horn
Electric guitar
Which effect is often applied to guitar to create an aggressive, fuzzy sound?
Reverb
Phaser
Delay
Distortion
A large electrical console used to record and mix instruments is called...
Microphone
Mixing desk
Amplifier
Sampler
Which effect has been added here?
Chorus
Distortion
Wah Wah
Delay
Flanger
Which effect has been added here?
Chorus
Ring Modulator
Wah Wah
Delay
Tremelo
Which effect has been added here?
Chorus
Distortion
Wah Wah
Delay
Flanger
Which effect has been added here?
Chorus
Distortion
Wah Wah
Delay
Flanger
Which effect has been added here?
Chorus
Distortion
Wah Wah
Delay
Flanger
Which type of Reverb has been added to the audio file?
Long
Medium
Short
Which type of Reverb has been added to the audio file?
Long
Medium
Short
Which type of EQ has been added to the piano?
Bass boost
Mid boost
Hi Boost
Noise Gate
Which type of EQ has been added to the piano?
Bass boost
Mid boost
Hi Boost
Noise Gate
What is a DAW?
Dynamic Allegro Woodwind
Descant Adagio Waltz
Digital Audio Workstation
Drum And Waldhorn
Which two are examples of DAWs?
Soundtrap
Flat.io
Noteflight
Bandlab
What do the letters in MIDI stand for?
Musical Instrument Decrescendo Immediately
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
Musical Instrument Diminution Imitation
Musical Instrument Discord Interval
What is synth short for?
Synthesis
Synthetic
Synthesiser
Synthy synthy
The reverb effect makes a recording sound...
like it was recorded in a large space
like it is going slower
like it is louder
like it is quieter
Which is digital alternative to an acoustic drum kit?
Vocoder
Theramin
Mellotron
Drum machine
TRUE or FALSE
Music loops are recorded sounds or phrases that play over and over again.
True
False
What is quantisation?
A method for changing the pitch of a note
A method for pulling rhythms into time
A method for changing tempo
A method for changing volume
What is sampling in music?
the reuse of a portion (or sample) of a sound recording in a new recording.
trying out a new music genre.
playing many different instruments.
What is a sound wave?
Visual of sound
An effect
A track
A sequence
Brass and Strings are (a) instruments.
List some editing techniques:
You (a) loops not create them.
Soundtrack music can be live recorded or played with a keyboard in music software. Name a major chord and the notes in it. C Major: (a) .
Sound effects made from other objects are called (a) .
The metronome is the (a) .
The Central Processing Unit makes the decisions in the computer. When you move left to right channels, it is called a (a) .
Duration is the (a) of the note.
When 2 notes sound together it is called (a) .
The main line of the music is called the (a) .
Analogue recording (using magnetic tape) was mostly used in which eras?
1950's
1960's
1970's
1980's
1990's
Multi-track recording (8 track) became common in which decade?
1950's
1960's
1970's
1980's
2000's
Multi-track recording (2-4 track) became common in which decade?
1950's
1960's
1970's
1980's
2000's
Digital recording using Digital Audio Workstations (DAW) became common in which era?
1960's
1970's
1980's
1990's
2000's
Analogue synthesisers would be most common in which eras?
1950's
1960's
1970's
1980's
1990's
Sampling parts of other people's tracks became common in which era?
1960's
1970's
1980's
1990's
2000's
What does edit mean as it relates to music?
Need editing software
Need a music editor
Change a sound within a track
Only use when adding effects
What is a loop in music?
Found on Samsung phones
Only purchased through Apple
A knot
Pre-recorded music
What does the word gain refer to?
Increase or decrease sound volume
Only increase volume
Only decrease volume
Add audio
Fade In
Abrupt change in signal
Less professional sound
Signal decreased gradually
Signal increased gradually, creating a more professional sound
What is a fade out?
Decrease in volume, creating a more professional sound.
Decrease in volume, creating a more professional sound.
Increase in volume, creating a more professional sound.
Increase and decrease in volume, creating a more professional sound.
What happens when de-noising a track?
Increasing the gain on a track
Adding wanted noise
Taking out unwanted noise
Add an additional track
What is a drum machine?
Only a software device
Only a hardware device
Software or hardware device to create drum patterns.
Only creates drum loops
Which of the following is a common file format for digital audio?
A) JPEG
B) MP3
C) PDF
D) DOCX
