Without a doubt!, 100%, Absolutely, Yes

Super-glued her hands to her head?, A superhero?, Had enough of the sounds round?

What effect is applied to the drums?

Heavy Compression, Heavy Noise Gate

What is the purpose of an Audio Interface?

To connect the audio signal to the computer

Removes all audio below a certain level

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Music technology end of term 1 quiz

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1
What does the R stand for in ADSR
React
Relay
Release
Reverb
2
What genre is this music?
Blues Rock
Psychedelic Rock
Folk Rock
Surf Rock
3
Which microphone uses a magnet moving through a metal coil to capture sound?
Condenser
Electret
Dynamic
Ribbon
4
Are you having fun?
Without a doubt!
100%
Absolutely
Yes
5
What effect is applied to the electric guitar?
Tremolo
Reverb
Distortion
Chorus
6
What do we call the top and the bottom bends of a soundwave?
Peak / Trough
High point / Low point
Up / Down
Upper Knee / Lower Knee
7
Which instrument is playing the melody behind the vocals?
Electric guitar
Synth
Bass Guitar
Vocals
8
Which process adjusts the dynamic range?
EQ
Noise Gate
Compression
Reverb
9
A sound can be heard if there is an amplitude (dB) but no frequency (Hz).
False
True
10
If a soundwave completes 15 cycles in one second, what is the frequency of the wave?
1Hz
30Hz
15Hz
15kHz
11
What is frequency measured in?
FM
Pitch
Hz
dB
12
What genre is this music?
Big Band Jazz
Bebop Jazz
Blues
New Orleans Jazz
13
To increase the input volume to your DAW, you need to increase the gain level on your interface.
False
True
14
Is one of the synths in the studio the Roland Juno 106?
False
True
15
What is another word for a cycle?
Dynamic
Pedal
Oscillation
Phase
16
Which type of sound wave is this?
Triangle Wave
Sawtooth Wave
Sine Wave
Square
17
If the peaks and troughs of two soundwaves are out of phase, what can happen?
There can be no sound
There can a distorted sound
The sound gets louder
There can be extra frequencies added
18
What genre is this music?
Folk Rock
Surf Rock
Blues Rock
Psychedelic Rock
19
Which type of synthesis only allows you to play one note at a time?
Homophonic
Singlephonic
Polyphonic
Monophonic
20
A Noise Gate
Decreases the Dynamic range
Expands the Dynamic Range
Increases volumes
Nothing to the dynamics of audio
21
Has this woman....
Super-glued her hands to her head?
A superhero?
Had enough of the sounds round?
22
What genre is this music?
Acoustic Blues
Chicago Blues
Rock N Roll
Electric Blues
23
What genre is this music?
Chicago Blues
Doo-wop
Rock N Roll
Electric Blues
24
What is this piece of music technology?
Vinyl Disc
Cassete Tape
CD
Mini Disc
25
What is this piece of music technology?
Condenser Microphone
Dynamic Microphone
Electret Microphone
Ribbon Microphone
26
What effect is applied to the snare drum?
Heavy Compression
Heavy Chorus
Heavy Reverb
Heavy Noise Gate
27
Which setting is not available on an arpegiator?
Upwards order
Downwards order
Chordal order
Random order
28
What genre is this music?
Doo-wop
Chicago Blues
Rock N Roll
Electric Blues
29
What is this piece of music technology?
Ribbon Microphone
Dynamic Microphone
Condenser Microphone
Electret Microphone
30
What effect is applied to the drums?
Heavy Compression
Heavy Chorus
Heavy Reverb
Heavy Noise Gate
31
What is the purpose of an Audio Interface?
To connect the audio signal to the computer
To make the instruments play
To make the sounds from the source play
To help the DAW know what is happening
32
Which instrument is playing the melody?
Saxophone
Trumpet
Tuba
Trombone
33
What is this piece of music technology?
Male to Jack XLR
Female to Female XLR
Male to Female XLR
Male to Male XLR
34
This song has drums in the mix.
False
True
35
Does a compressor...
Leaves the original volume alone
Increases the volume of only certain frequencies.
Increase the overall volume
Decreases the overall volume
36
This type of synthesis combines waves in order to create more complex waves?
FM Synthesis
Constructive Synthesis
Subtractive Synthesis
Additive Synthesis
37
What genre is this music?
Swing Jazz
New Orleans Jazz
Cool Jazz
Contemporary Jazz
38
A dynamic microphone needs phantom power.
False
True
39
What genre is this music?
Motown
Soul
Funk
R n B
40
What range is the human hearing range?
60Hz - 10,000Hz
20Hz - 10kHz
20Hz - 20kHz
20kHz - 20,000kHz
41
A Soundwave is an example of a Longitudinal wave.
True
False
42
A Noise gate
Removes all audio below a certain level
Adds more background noise
Does not affect volumes
Increases the volume of all audio below a certain level
43
Which instrument is playing the melody?
Leslie Organ
Hammond Organ
Mellotron
Synth
44
Which instrument is playing the melody in the mid range?
Whistle
Panflute
Banjo
Bass Guitar
45
What genre is this music?
Electric Blues
Acoustic Blues
Swing Jazz
Chicago Blues
46
What kind of cable connects a guitar to an amp / interface?
XLR Cable
1/4 Jack Cable
RCA Cable
3.5 Jack Cable
47
The volume above which a compressor kicks in is called the...
Compressor knee
Top end
Bottom end
Threshold
48
What is this piece of music technology?
Ribbon Microphone
Electret Microphone
Condenser Microphone
Dynamic Microphone
49
Which instrument is playing the melody?
Bass Guitar
Synth
Electric Guitar
Trumpet
50
What is this piece of music technology?
Mini Disc
CD
Cassete Tape
Vinyl Disc
51
What is Amplitude measured in?
FM
Hz
Pitch
dB
52
What genre is this music?
R n B
Soul
Motown
Funk
53
What genre is this music?
Funk
Soul
R n B
Motown
54
What is the difference between the loudest and quietest part of the track known as?
Dynamic Difference
Dynamic Range
Volume Deficit
Loudness wars
55
What is this piece of music technology?
Input deck
Effects unit
Patch Bay
Cable storage
56
Is one of the synths in the studio the Yamaha DX-50
True
False
57
What is the ADSR section classed as?
An Envelope Filter
A Voltage Controlled Filter
A low frequency oscillator
A Voltage Controlled Oscillator
58
Which microphone is more sensitive to sounds?
Dynamic
Condenser
59
Does a compressor...
Increase the loudest parts
Decrease the loudest parts
Only affect the loudest parts
Does not affect the loudest parts
60
This type of synthesis uses filters to shape the sound?
Subtractive Synthesis
Additive Synthesis
FM Synthesis
Destructive synthesis
61
Is this a...
Soft Knee Compression
Hard Knee Compression
62
What genre is this music?
Surf Rock
Folk Rock
Blues Rock
Psychedelic Rock
63
What does the D stand for in ADSR?
Decay
Dampen
Delay
Distort
64
What is this piece of music technology?
Male to Female XLR
Male to Male XLR
Male to Jack XLR
Female to Female XLR
65
What is this piece of music technology?
Vinyl Player
CD Player
Tape Machine
Gramophone
66
What is this piece of music technology?
CD Player
Vinyl Player
Tape Machine
Gramophone
67
Why do we quantise MIDI parts?
To try to keep everything synchronised
To fix a track's timing
To change the timing of notes that have been played or entered in
To change the pitches of note being played in
68
Which type of sound wave is this?
Square Wave
Sawtooth Wave
Sine wave
Triangle wave
69
What genre is this music?
Bebop Jazz
Blues
New Orleans Jazz
Big Band Jazz
70
What is compression mostly used to do?
Increases the Dynamic Range
Reduces the Dynamic Range
71
What genre is this music?
Folk Rock
Psychedelic Rock
Blues Rock
Surf Rock
72
Harmonics mathematically fit into.......
All other frequencies
Themselves
No other sounds
Only the lower frequencies
73
What does a MIDI keyboard do?
For playing sounds out of
Transfers data to the computer
Plays the music for the computer to play
Transfers sounds to the computer

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