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Synthesised

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Keyboard effect

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Synthesiser

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Keyboard that plays different electronic effects

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3
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Sampler/Sample

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is an electronic musical instrument similar in some respects to a synthesizer but, instead of generating sounds, it uses recordings (or “samples”) of sounds that are loaded or recorded into it by the user and then played back by means of the sampler program itself, a keyboard, sequencer or other triggering device to perform or compose music.

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4
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MIDI

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Musical Instrument Digital Interface

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5
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Looping

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Short repeated patterns that are played over and over

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6
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Remix

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Getting an original song and changing it

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7
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Sequencer/Sequence

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Is a device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music

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8
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Vocoder

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For voices….voices sound electronic

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9
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Reverb

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Echo

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10
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Delay

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A slight delay in music

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Distortion

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Distorted….electric guitar

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12
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Overdrive

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Overdrive is a similar effect to distortion

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13
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Panning

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The spread of sound through the speakers

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14
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Wah-wah

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A pedal for the guitar which creates a certain effect that is supposed to sound like a human voice

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15
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Flange

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An audio effect produced by mixing two identical signals together, one signal delayed by a small and gradually changing period, usually smaller than 20 milliseconds. This produces a swept comb filter effect

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16
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Compression

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Used to create a more consistent dynamic range

17
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Multi track recording

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A method of sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create a cohesive whole.