Topic 1 Flashcards
Which of the following are used to add emphasis to an image on the screen?
A. Spot Effect
B. Foley
C. Narration
D.Underscore
Spot Effect
You have recorded a track and the sound is distorted. Which of the following would NOT resolve the problem?
A. Turn down the master gain
B. Turn down the master volume
C. Change to a different microphone
C. Change to a different microphone
Which of the following would help to get rid of unwanted background sounds?
A. Distortion
B. Noise gates
C. Delay
D. Flanger
Noise gate
What the correct description for backbeat?
Emphasising beats 2 and 4
Which of the following styles makes use of extended guitar solos?
A. Soul
B. EDM
C. Rock and roll
D. Rock
Rock
Which type of microphone runs on phantom power?
Condenser Microphone
How you you write down the chord symbol for a G major 7 chord?
G7
Which piece of equipment reduces plosives for vocalists?
A pop shield
Which type of microphone is best for recording a singer?
Dynamic Microphone
Which is the standard way of structuring a pop song in most genres except EDM?
Verse, chorus
What do we call the bass drum playing on every crotchet beat?
4 to the floor
Which type of audio file is the highest quality?
A Wav file
What is the correct term for narrative that gives information about a product in an advert?
Voice over
Which piece of equipment can be used instead of a microphone when recording a bass /electric guitar, keyboard or electric drum kit?
A DI box
Which type of audio file is compressed and therefore has a reduced quality?
MP3
Which type of sounds does a high pass filter remove from the recording?
Low sounds
What the correct description for backbeat?
Emphasising beats 2 and 4
Which type of sound source is used in adverts, theatres and films to set the mood?
Underscore
If you want to boost the recording signal what do you turn up?
Gain
Which function is used to create swung / swing rhythms?
Quantise
Which plug will repeat a sound several times?
A. Echo
B. Delay
C. Distortion
D. Reverb
Delay
Which of the following styles makes use of extended guitar solos?
A. Soul
B. EDM
C. Rock and roll
D. Rock
Rock
Which is the most popular time signature used in pop music?
4/4
Which style of music has 12 bars in every section?
Rock n Roll
Which type of audio file is compressed?
MP3
Which editing tool will allow you to create swing rhythms to an entire track with a single command?
Quantise
You are getting you DAW ready to work on a project. You need to make sure that sound is being sent to your headphones. Which setting would you check in your DAW?
Audio out
Which type of audio file is the highest quality?
Wav
How you you write down the chord symbol for a G major 7 chord?
G7
What do we call the bass drum playing on every crotchet beat?
4 to the floor
Which is the standard way of structuring a pop song in most genres except EDM?
Verse chorus
Which type of audio file is compressed and therefore has a reduced quality?
MP3
Which type of sounds does a high pass filter remove from the recording?
Low
If you want to boost the recording signal what do you turn up?
Gain
Which function is used to create swung / swing rhythms?
Quantise
Does Soul makes use of acoustic instruments?
False
Soul uses electric instruments- folk uses acoustic
Which piece of equipment will plug straight into a keyboard / electric drum kit / electric guitar meaning that no microphone is needed to record?
A. Pop shield
B. Headphones
C. DI Box
D. Phantom power
DI Box
Which of the following polar patterns can pick up sounds from all around?
A. Bidirectional
B. Unidirectional
C. Omnidirectional
Omnidirectional
Which of the following statements about condenser microphones is NOT true?
A. Due to their sensitivity they are prone to distort the sound
B. They need phantom power to run
C.They produce sound by the diaphragm vibrating
D. They pick up sounds from more than one direction
They produce sound by the diaphragm vibrating.
What type of cables do microphones mostly use?
XLR
Which type,of microphones are often used to record large choirs as they pick up sounds from more than 1 direction?
Ribbon
Which type of microphone needs phantom power to work?
A Condenser microphone
What is it called when one persons sound is picked up by two microphones?
Phasing
Which type of microphone stand would be used when space is a premium?
A clamp Stand
Your track sounds muddy and has too many low frequencies. Other than record again, what should you do to solve the problem?
Apply a high pass filter.
Which type of microphone has a figure of 8 polar pattern making it perfect for interviews?
A Ribbon microphone
What type of polar patterns do dynamic microphones have as they only pick up sounds from the front?
A Cardioid Polar pattern
When working for long periods at a computer keyboard what should you do to prevent eye and back strain?
Take breaks
What do you apply to a recording to get rid of unwanted sounds on a track?
A Noise gate
What is the process of recording a vocal track over an existing recording called?
Over dubbing
What part of a dynamic microphone vibrates to cause the sound waves to be converted into an electrical signal?
Diaphragm
If you place a microphone too close to a sound source, what is likely to happen to the recorded sound?
It will be distorted
Which type of microphone is robust enough to cope with loud sounds?
Dynamic
When a piece of music is described as using backbeat, which beats of the bar will be stressed?
A. 2 and 3
B. 2 and 4
C. 1 and 2
D. 1 and 3
2 and 4
Which time signature is used so frequently it is also known as common time?
4/4 ( C = common time)
Which is the following is the odd one out?
A. Intro
B. Middle 8
C. Instrumental
D. Bridge
Intro as this is the only section that doesn’t happen in the middle of the piece.
What is modulation?
Changing key
Which of the following structures in music means return and has the A section coming back repeatedly (ABACA)
A. Strophic
B. Ternary
C. Arch
D. Rondo
Rondo
Which rhythmic device is typically used in most popular styles of music?
Syncopation
What would we call a contrasting section that had words and melody not heard in the verse or chorus?
A Bridge
What does BPM stand for?
Beats per minute eg 110 BPM
Which structure / form in music has the letters AB?
Binary
Which structure, often used in folk music, will have the same music for every single section?
Strophic
Which two keywords come under the command word of TONALITY?
Major and minor
Which beat of the bar is the most important beat and therefore slightly louder than the other beats?
One
A microphone boom should hang in between legs rather than over a leg
True or False
False a mic should always hang over a leg so it doesn’t fall over which could damage the equipment
What do we call a chord with 3. Notes in it?
A Triad
Quantisation will move data onto the beat for you and what OTHER feature?
Swing rhythms
Which function will move the sound from right to left or left to right?
Panning
What is the function of a verse in pop music?
To tell the story.
Which of the following is a type of DAW track?
A. Equalisation track
B. Compressor track
C. Microphone track
D. Software instrumental track
Software instrumental track
Which one of these is NOT a method of presenting stereo audio?
A. .aiff
B. mp3
C. midi
D. wav
Midi
Which style of music normally features backbeat (emphasising beats 2 and 4)?
Reggae
Which of the following is a DAW effects plug in?
A. Panning
B. Volume
C. Delay
D. Gain
Delay
Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of using using vinyl as a consumer format for music?
A. Fragile so easy to damage
B. Bulky to store
C. Expensive to buy
D. Inferior sound quality
Inferior sound quality
When connected an external hard drive to a computer which type of connection would typically be used?
USB
Which one of the following would be used to monitor the audio output in a DAW?
A. Noise Gate
B. Speakers
C. Microphone
D. Compressor
Speakers
What is the correct term for adding real sounds to a soundtrack?
Foley
What is Foley?
Foley is the process of creating and adding everyday sound effects to a film or video production to make it sound more realistic.
What happens to a sound when you speed it up?
It goes higher in pitch
Which of the following is NOT a peripheral?
A. GarageBand
B. Headphones
C. Mouse
D. Keyboard
GarageBand
How many bars are usually in a section of pop music, eg a verse or chorus?
8
Which of the following is an advantage of using a drum machine rather than a live drummer?
A. It can play more difficult pieces
B. Not necessary to learn how to play the instrument
C. It is more accurate
It is not necessary to learn how to play the instrument
What is it called when a chord made up of three notes played simultaneously?
A Triad
Quantisation will move data onto the beat for you and what OTHER feature?
Swing rhythms
Which function will move the sound from right to left or left to right?
Panning
Which of the following is a type of DAW track?
A.Compressor track
B.Microphone track
C. Equalisation track
D. Software instrumental track
Software instrumental track
Which one of these is NOT a method of presenting stereo audio?
A. Aiff
B. Wav
C. MP3
D. Midi
Midi
Which of the following is a DAW effects plug in?
A. Volume
B. Gain
C. Delay
D. Planning
Delay
When connected an external hard drive to a computer which type of connection would typically be used?
USB
Which one of the following would be used to monitor the audio output in a DAW?
A. Speakers
B. Compressor
C. Microphone
D. Noise gate
Speakers
What happens to a sound when you speed it up?
It goes higher in pitch
Which of the following is NOT a peripheral?
A. GarageBand
B. Mouse
C. Headphones
D. Keyboard
GarageBand
What is a Triad?
A chord made up of 3 notes is played simultaneously
What will the headphone symbol on GarageBand do to a track?
Solo that track so it is the only one that can be heard playing.
What does BPM mean?
Beats Per Minute
Where will you go to to change the time signature of a piece of music in GarageBand?
Settings
Which function on GarageBand will change the time line from bars to seconds
Time Ruler
Which feature on GarageBand allows the tracks to stay in time with one another?
Metronome
Which plug in will make the music sound like it was recorded in a much larger room?
Reverb
What do we call the functions found across the top of GarageBand?
Transport bar
Which feature will allow you to alter the volume of a single beat on a track?
Automation
What type of connector would typically be used when connecting a set of headphones to a computer?
A Jack
Which feature of garageBand will change the data to swung rhythms?
Quantisation
what do we call a chord that has the pattern play one miss one with 4 notes in the chord?
A 7th chord
which of the following was NOT a technological advancement associated with Rock music?
A. Microphones were invented
B. 4 and 8 track recorders
C. new sounds associated with analogue synthesizers
D. hardware such as pedals were newly invented.
Microphones were invented
Why did bass players prefer the newly invented bass guitar rather than the traditional double bass?
Because they were more portable and the generated louder sound.
which of the following is Arch form?
A. ABCBAB
B. ABAB
C.ABA
D. ABCBA
E. ABCBABA
ABCBA
which of the following is popular song form?
A. ABA
B. ABCBA
C. AABA
D. ABCAB
AABA
what do we call music that has the same music for every section often associated with folk music)?
Strophic
what is an SSD (solid state drive) used for?
Storing Data
Which of the following Audio files is the highest quality?
A. MP3
B. Aiff
C. Wav
Wav
Which of the following audio files is compressed?
A. MP3
B. Wav
C. Aiff
MP3
Tinnitus is associated with damage to what?
Hearing from loud noises
which of the following scales has 5 notes in it?
A. Major scale
B. Minor scale
C. Pentatonic
Pentatonic
When playing only the white notes on a piano C to C which scale has been played?
C Major
why do we make sure that the vertical part of the microphone doesn’t rest on the floor?
It allows vibrations from other instruments to effect the mic
Which of the following is a musical artist responsible for?
A. Finding opportunities for their clients
B. Sourcing talent for record labels
C. The creation and development of material
The creation and development of material.
You have a midi drum part out of time, which editing function will move all the data on the beat with a Single command?
Quantisation
Which part of a Mic vibrates when sound waves hit it
Diaphragm
Which of the following is most likely to cause distortion?
A = Using a inferior quality cable
B = Placing the mic to close to the sound source
C = Placing the mic to far away from the source
B = Placing the mic to close to the sound source
which effect happens when the sound from one person is picked up by two microphones because they have been placed too close together.
Phasing
why do we make sure that the vertical part of the microphone doesn’t rest on the floor?
It allows vibrations from other instruments to effect the mic
Which piece of equipment will prevent plosives when recording a singer
A Pop shield
Which microphone will only pick up sounds very close to it?
Dynamic
What is Phasing?
Picking up sound on more than one microphone
what type of cable attach to most microphones?
XLR
What is a transductor?
A device that converts energy from one form to another.
which part of a microphone vibrates when sound waves hits it?
Diaphram
which effect happens when the sound from one person is picked up by two microphones because they have been placed too close together.
Phasing
which of the following is most likely to cause distortion of sound?
A. using an inferior quality cable
B. placing the microphone too far away from the sound source
C. placing the microphone too close to the sound source
B. placing the microphone too close to the sound source
when setting up a microphone which statement is correct?
A. Position the boom in between the legs
B. Position the boom anywhere you like
C. Position the Mic over the legs of the boom
D. Postition the boom over one of the legs
D Position the boom over one of the legs.
which microphone convert sound into an electrical signal using electromagnetism
Dynamic Mic
which of the following uses phantom power
A. Ribbon Mic
B. Condenser Mic
C. Dynamic mic
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
B Condenser Microphone
Which piece of equipment will prevent plosives when recording a singer?
A Pop Shield
Which microphone is robust enough to cope with loud sounds such as a snare drum?
A Dynamic Microphone
Which microphone will only pick up sounds very close to it?
Dynamic Microphone
Which piece of equipment will probably be used to record a bass guitar?
A DI Box
What is phasing?
Picking up sound on more than one microphone
what happens to the sound if a microphone is placed too close to a singers mouth?
there will be excessive low frequencies
Which of the following is NOT a reason why you might use a clamp microphone stand?
A. To get a microphone close to a snare drum
B. When space is tight
C. When on location and you can’t carry much kit
D. When you are in a recording studio and space is not a problem.
D. When you are in a recording studio and space is not a problem
DAW has 3 different types of tracks - midi, audio and
Software instrument tracks
Which type of microphone is perfect for interviews because of its figure of 8 polar pattern?
Ribbon Microphone
There are 3 types of microphone stands. Which one is usually used by singers?
Vertical stand
Which type of sound source will make a emphasise the content of the film?
Spot effect
Which type of DAW track can not be edited?
A. Audio
B. Software instrument track
C. Midi
A. Audio
Which word describes how hard a note is hit?
Velocity
Which feature will allow you to add swing to note lengths?
Quantisation
Which type of microphone uses phantom power?
Condenser Microphone
What are the 3 main microphones you need to know?
Dynamic, Condenser and Ribbon Microphones
Which type of cable is used to connect microphones to a DAW?
XLR
Which of the following statements about MP3 files is INCORRECT?
A.They are compressed so lose some of the data
B.They are compatible with most operating systems
C.They are small enough to attach to an email
D. They are the preferred format for CD sales as they are the highest quality file
D. They are the preferred format for ed sales as they are the highest quality file.
which time signature is known as common time?
4/4
what is the meaning of B7?
B7 is a B chord with a 7th note added
what is the meaning of D7?
D7 is a power chord on a D
what is back beat
Emphasising beats 2 and 4
which instrument plays 4 crotchet beats on every beat of the bar to create a 4 to the floor pattern?
Bass Drum
which style of music has 12 bars in every section becuase it is based on the 12 bar blues?
Rock n Roll
which of the following is a Rock n Roll star?
A. Marvin Gaye
B. Michael Jackson
C. Bill Haley
D.The Righteous brothers
E. None of the above
C. Bill Haley
which of the following is an accurate statement about folk music?
A. it is always in a minor key
B. it uses electronic loops
C. it uses acoustic instruments
D. it always has a fast tempo
C. It uses Acoustic Instruments
The primary triads in a major key will sound.
All sound Major
Primary Triads are?
Chords 1, 4, 5
What is the purpose of a verse in a pop song?
To tell the story
Soul music will make use of horns. which instruments are referred to as horns?
Trumpets and Saxaphones
Which style makes use of the Wha Wha pedal?
Funk
you have been asked to record a vocalist onto a previously recorded backing track. what term is used to describe this technique?
Over Dubbing
pressing a key on a MIDI controller keyboard would send which types of data into a DAW software
Velocity
what do dynamic processing plug ins control?
Volume
which of the following plug ins will cut off audio below a set level?
Noise Gate
which kind of musical sounds are used frequently in horror movies to show that everything is not quite as it seems?
Dissonance
which of the following is NOT a reason why effects libraries are a convenient method of sound creation?
A. they re already catalogued and ordered
B. they include every sound you would ever need
C. they are in a suitable format for DAW software
D. no recording needed
B. They include any sound you would ever need
which would prevent distortion when exporting to a stereo audio file from DAW software?
Normalisation
when recording a song, vocalists often choose to overdub their parts. which of the following is NOT a reason why they might choose to do this
A. it allows for multiple takes which can then be layered for effects
B. you get a cleaner recording
C. it is easier to fix any mistakes they make
D. they are scared of singing in front of band members
D. They are scared of singing in front of band members.
what is voice over sometimes known as?
Added narrative
