Week 6 - Understanding Digital Samplers Flashcards
True or False: A digital sampler is an instrument whose basic sound source is an analog waveform.
False
Which of the following is an example of a virtual digital sampler?
1. Akai Z4
2. Roland VP-9000
3. Native Instruments Kontakt
4. Yamaha A5000
- Native Instruments Kontakt
The term “sample rate” refers to:
1. The rate at which samples travel inside a sampler
2. The number of times per second the amplitude of a signal is measured
3. The speed of sound
4. The rate at which a sound begins
- The number of times per second the amplitude of a signal is measured.
The term “sample resolution” is used to describe:
1. The number of colors a monitor displays
2. The number of partials a sound contains
3. The granularity of sound bites
4. The degree of accuracy with which the amplitude of a signal is measured
- The degree of accuracy with which the amplitude of a signal is measured
A higher sample rate results in:
1. More sounds being stored in memory
2. Better fidelity in frequency response
3. Better signal-to-noise ratio
4. More available memory
- Better fidelity in frequency response
A higher sample resolution results in:
1. More sounds being stored in memory
2. Better fidelity in frequency response
3. Better signal-to-noise ratio
4. More available memory
- Better signal-to-noise ratio
True or False: The standard sample rate for compact disc is 44,100 samples/second.
True
True or False: The standard sample resolution for compact disc is 24-bits.
False
True or False: Looping is a technique used to extend memory by creating more samples.
False
True or False: A common way to view and edit samples is with a time domain graph.
True
A drum set is created by:
1. Mapping a single sample to many keys
2. Mapping a variety of samples, each to a specific key range.
3. Mapping many samples to the same key range
4. Mapping a single sample to a single key
- Mapping a variety of samples, each to a specific key range.
True or False: Most samplers also feature some synthesis capability.
True
True or False: The advantage of virtual samplers is they need no memory.
False