Renegade Master - Fatboy Slim

Question 1

Who was the original by?

Answer 1

Wild child

Question 2

What was a typical feature of the old skool genre

Answer 2

A typical feature was to sample vocal bass or organ sounds from the 1960s

Question 3

What is big beat?

Answer 3

It is a heavily sample orientated combination of hip hop breaks and with modern dance sounds

Question 4

What is the structure?

Answer 4

Mix in/main section/breakdown/main section 2/ mix out

Question 5

How long is the mix in?

Answer 5

32 bars

Question 6

How long is the main section?

Answer 6

84 bars

Question 7

How long is the breakdown?

Answer 7

32 bars

Question 8

How long is main section 2

Answer 8

16 bars

Question 9

How long is the mix out?

Answer 9

18 bars

Question 10

What happens in the mix in?

Answer 10

Unpitched, rhythm only section to allow a DJ to mix with the track before it heavy bass drum on beat 1 gives DJ a reference point

Question 11

What happens in the main section?

Answer 11

Combining of all samples in different ways, includes brief drum and vocal episodes to break up the section

Question 12

When was renegade master released

Answer 12

1998

Question 13

What happens in main section 2

Answer 13

Main loop appears following breakdown now shorter

Question 14

What happens in the mix out?

Answer 14

Like the mix in, no pitch to allow mix with following track

Question 15

What kinds of samples are in the track?

Answer 15

Vocals, drums, bass, guitar, saxophone stab, vocal jump sample, scratches, squeaks. Piece is based entirely on samples, no live instruments

Question 16

What key is this piece in?

Answer 16

C major

Question 17

What is a delay?

Answer 17

Like an echo

Question 18

What is sequencing?

Answer 18

Used for playback of samples

Question 19

Loops

Answer 19

When samples are played over and over

Question 20

EQ

Answer 20

Equalisation

Question 21

Filter

Answer 21

Lets some of the sound through and stops others eg. A treble filter only lets treble sounds through

Question 22

Hi pass filter

Answer 22

Only lets high sounds through, used in breakdown

Question 23

Low pass filter

Answer 23

Only lets low sounds through, used in breakdown

Question 24

Quantisation

Answer 24

Performed notes are made more accurate and precise. Results in notes being set on beats and exact fractions of beats

Question 25

What does timbre and rhythm take the place of?

Answer 25

Harmonic variety

Question 26

What key does the song begin and end in?

Answer 26

No key, to avoid key clashes with missing other songs in and out

Question 27

What is the rhythm like?

Answer 27

4 to the floor beat, different samples playing at different times provide syncopation