Music Technology History Test #2

Question 1

What is it called when someone takes chunks of other audio files and uses them in their music?

Accepted Answer

Sampling

Question 2

What electronic instrument uses audio signals converted to sound and will resemble a keyboard?

Accepted Answer

Synthesizer

Question 3

About what percentage of autotune devices are sold to and used by amateur musicians?

Accepted Answer

90%

Question 4

What 1999 company started streaming free music and was later sued over it?

Accepted Answer

Napster

Question 5

Which of these is a defining characteristic of EDM?

Accepted Answer

Upbeat, high tempo

Question 6

What new musical art form did TV channels like MTV and VH1 give birth to and support?

Accepted Answer

Music Videos

Question 7

What does "EDM" stand for?

Accepted Answer

Electronic Dance Music

Question 8

What music genre did R&B replace?

Accepted Answer

Race Music

Question 9

What does "Digital" mean?

Accepted Answer

Data translation used by computers

Question 10

What does "Lossey" refer to when talking about audio files?

Accepted Answer

Audio files that are compressed and losing some data

Question 11

In what decade did gangsta rap, grunge, and EDM appear?

Accepted Answer

The 1990's

Question 12

Which of these is NOT a family of instruments?

Accepted Answer

Crandalphones

Question 13

What is the only exception to using other artists' music without their permission?

Accepted Answer

In a parody

Question 14

Which of these is NOT a "moral" reason music might be censored?

Accepted Answer

Politics

Question 15

What was the first piece of music technology that was used to "sample" music?

Accepted Answer

Magnetic Tape

Question 16

What effect did the movie "The Big Chill" have on advertising and music? (2 possible answers)

Accepted Answer

Started using popular songs (not jingles) in commercials, Soundtracks having popular music, not music scores

Question 17

What did the "Parents Music Resource Group" help to create?

Accepted Answer

The "Explicit Music" stickers on albums

Question 18

What was the name of the first TV channel devoted purely to music?

Accepted Answer

MTV

Question 19

Which of these is NOT a sub-genre of R&B?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Question 20

What is "autotune?"

Accepted Answer

An audio processor that alters pitch and sound

Question 21

What American event happened that caused Clear Channel Communications to ban 162 songs?

Accepted Answer

9/11

Question 22

What does the term "808" refer to?

Accepted Answer

One of the most influential drum machines made

Question 23

Which of these is NOT a sub-genre of EDM?

Accepted Answer

Folk

Question 24

True or False: America was the first country where EDM became mainstream.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 25

What genres have heavily influence more current R&B?

Accepted Answer

Hip-Hop and Pop

Question 26

Research shows advertisements are ______% more effective when music is used.

Accepted Answer

27%

Question 27

What reads the information on a Compact Disc (CD)?

Accepted Answer

A laser

Question 28

When did music start appearing on the radio?

Accepted Answer

The 1930's

Question 29

Which of these is NOT a audio file type?

Accepted Answer

ADV

Question 30

What is the name of the first printed publication all about music?

Accepted Answer

Music Maker

Question 31

Which of these is an example of a "chordophone?"

Accepted Answer

Guitar

Question 32

What does "R&B" stand for?

Accepted Answer

Rhythm and Blues

Question 33

What does MIDI stand for?

Accepted Answer

Musical Instrument Digital Interface

Question 34

Which of these is NOT an example of computer "hardware?"

Accepted Answer

Operating System

Question 35

What ethnic group was R&B marketed to when it first came out?

Accepted Answer

African Americans

Question 36

How is the sound produced on an "aerophone?"

Accepted Answer

By blowing air into the instrument

Question 37

Which country trio said they were embarrassed President Bush was from the same state as them?

Accepted Answer

The Dixie Chicks

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