Music Technology History Test #2

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

What genres have heavily influence more current R&B?

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

Which of these is a defining characteristic of EDM?

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

What does MIDI stand for?

Which of these is NOT a family of instruments?

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

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

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

What does "EDM" stand for?

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

What does "Digital" mean?

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

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

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

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

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

What music genre did R&B replace?

When did music start appearing on the radio?

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

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

Which of these is NOT a audio file type?

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

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

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

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

What is "autotune?"

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

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

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

What does "R&B" stand for?

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

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

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

How is the sound produced on an "aerophone?"

What does the term "808" refer to?