Music Technology Concepts

Question 1

Equalization - EQ

Answer 1

Adjust a volume level of a certain frequency within a sound

Question 2

Parametric EQ

Answer 2

Shown in a graph with numbers (or parameters) displayed underneath

Question 3

Graphical EQ

Answer 3

A set of sliders that are set frequencies

Question 4

High Pass Filter

Answer 4

Cuts out off all the low end frequencies and lets the high frequencies pass

Question 5

Low Pass Filter

Answer 5

Cuts out off all the high end frequencies and lets the low frequencies pass

Question 6

Creative EQ

Answer 6

When you use EQ to create a nice effect

Question 7

Sibilance

Answer 7

Harsh S or T sounds

Question 8

De-Esser

Answer 8

A process used to remove sibilance

Question 9

Bell EQ

Answer 9

Effects a wider area of sound

Question 10

Notch EQ

Answer 10

To select a small or percise frequency

Question 11

Q Factor

Answer 11

Changed the shape of the EQ band

Question 12

Shelving EQ

Answer 12

An EQ band that looks like a shelf and selects a wide range of frequencies

Question 13

Delay

Answer 13

An effect in which the original signal is repeated one or more times. There is normally a progressive decrease in the sound

Question 14

Tremolo

Answer 14

an effect caused by the rapid increase and decrease in volume - or the amplitude (size) of a wave

Question 15

Wah Wah

Answer 15

This effect is commonly used in funk music, but also to make guitar sounds more inrteresting in a range of sounds, it makes the guitar produce a sound like it is going “Wah Wah”

Question 16

Chorus

Answer 16

An effect created by doubling a signal and adding delay and pitch modulation, intended to make a single source sound more like an ensemble

Question 17

Phaser

Answer 17

An effect which combines a signal with a phase-shifted version of itself to produce creative comb-filtering effects. Most phasers are controlled by means of an LFO

Question 18

Flanger

Answer 18

Flanging is an audio effect produced by mixing two identical signals together, one signal delated by a small and dradually changing period, usually smaller than 20 milliseconds. This produces a swept comb filter effect. Varying the time delayt causes these sweep up and down the frequency spectrum

Question 19

Autotune

Answer 19

Where the recording software currects the persons singing signal, this often can produce a robotic effect

Question 20

Parameter

Answer 20

Where the recording software can detect when notes are being sung out of tune

Question 21

Vocoder

Answer 21

A device where a voice is sampled then fed into a keyboard synthesizer - then played in different putches by the keyboard - and with added effects, it gives a robotic effect