Compresses in sound extremes to control track.

How were people able to enjoy music before recording equipment was invented?

Live concerts and learning to play an instrument yourself.

What is synchronous sound?

Sound that lines up with movement.

Name an advantage and a disadvantage of magnetic tape.

Allows you to record on multiple channels. Has a loud hiss.

What was the phonograph's first upgrade? Who invented it and when?

Emile Berliner. Gramophone in 1877.

The creative process of adding sound effects to film

What is velocity in GarageBand?

Adjusts the attack of typed midi note

What is pan? Why would we use it?

The balance of your instruments.

What are the basic elements of a hip hop beat?

Drums, Bass, Orchestral Instruments, Snips/Dubs

What was the earliest recording device? Who invented it and when?

Phonograph. Thomas Edison in 1877.

Name 3 artists that Tom Dowd has recorded.

Eric Clapton. John Coltrane. Ray Charles.

Famous guitarist. First to really use multitrack recording.

How high or low the pitch of a note is.

What is asynchronous sound?

Sounds for movements of film characters.

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1
Which is a more likely frequency for a bass guitar?
5 kilohertz
80 hertz
2
What GarageBand feature could I use to make an instrument's volume change?
Loops.
Musical typing.
Abe Lincoln.
The automation feature.
3
What is compression?
Reduces hissing in recordings.
Compresses in sound extremes to control track.
The act of mixing a track down.
Stops the drums from being too loud.
4
What do decibels measure?
EQ.
The gain.
The volume of the music.
The compression.
5
What is the more likely frequency or a female vocalist?
350 hertz
100 hertz
6
How were people able to enjoy music before recording equipment was invented?
You can't have music without recording equipment.
They didn't have music before recording equipment.
Live concerts and learning to play an instrument yourself.
Do records count?
7
What does the "T" in MUSTS stand for?
Tutti/Solo
Total/Part
Tension/Release
Toccata/Fugue
8
What is frequency's unit of measure?
Decibal
Compression Waves
Seconds
Hertz
9
What is synchronous sound?
Sound that lines up with movement.
Cool hip hop music.
Music that creates the mood.
Pop music like N'Sync performed.
10
Name an advantage and a disadvantage of magnetic tape.
Allows you to sell more albums. Only has one channel.
Sticks to your fridge well. Hard to get off.
Allows you to record on multiple channels. Has a loud hiss.
Comes in cool colors. Gets stuck to metallic objects.
11
What was the phonograph's first upgrade? Who invented it and when?
MP3 players. Steve Jobs in 2004.
CD players. New Kids on the Block in 1985.
Record Player. Peter Goldmark in the 1950s.
Emile Berliner. Gramophone in 1877.
12
What is Foley art?
Painting
The creative process of adding sound effects to film
Creating film scores
Making a hip hop beat
13
What does the "M" in MUSTS stand for?
Moderato/Andante
Maximum/Minimum
Mickey Mouse/Minnie Mouse
Motion/Stasis
14
What is velocity in GarageBand?
How many loops you have
The key you choose
Adjusts the attack of typed midi note
The tempo
15
What is pan? Why would we use it?
Switching an instrument from the left to right speaker.
The balance of your instruments.
A metal object for cooking.
How loud you make your beat.
16
What technology reduced the hiss of magnetic tape?
CDs
Both A and D
Dolby
DBX
17
What are the basic elements of a hip hop beat?
Computer and a Rapper
Drums, Piano, Voice
Drums, Bass, Orchestral Instruments, Snips/Dubs
Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass
18
What was the earliest recording device? Who invented it and when?
Phonograph. Thomas Edison in 1877.
Radio. Elvis Presley in 1955.
Gramophone. Emile Berliner in 1877.
Magnetic Tape. Les Paul in the 1950s.
19
Who used magnetic wire?
Spies
Recording Artists
Politicians
Telephone Operators
20
Name 3 artists that Tom Dowd has recorded.
Elvis Presley. Def Leppard. Van Halen.
Pink. Lady GaGa. Maroon 5.
Dolly Parton. Willie Nelson. Patsy Cline.
Eric Clapton. John Coltrane. Ray Charles.
21
Who is Les Paul?
Famous guitarist. First to really use multitrack recording.
First modern sound engineer.
A famous singer.
Invented a really high tech microphone.
22
Who invented Foley Art?
Jack Donovan Foley
Van Gogh
Thomas Edison
John William
23
What is frequency?
Another word for dynamics.
How high or low the pitch of a note is.
How loud something is.
How often an instrument keeps coming back in a hip hop beat.
24
Who is Tom Dowd?
Invented the synthesizer in the 80s.
First famous hip hop artist.
Invented the MP3 player.
First Modern Sound Engineer.
25
What is frequency measured in?
Hertz
Ounces
Decibels
26
What does the "U" in MUSTS stand for?
Unique/Normal
Uber cool
Unity/Variety
Undo/Redo
27
What does the "S" in MUSTS stand for?
Stability/Instability
Sound/Silence
Sostenuto/Simile
Both B and C.
28
What is asynchronous sound?
Sound for mood like the soundtrack.
Sounds for movements of film characters.
Electronic sound.
Acoustic sound.
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What does EQ stand for?
Entire Quota
Equalizer
Excellent Quality
Equality

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