yr 10 mocks Flashcards
Quantisation will move data onto the beat for you and what OTHER feature
Swing A Beat
What function will move the sound from left to right or right to left
Panning
What is the function of a verse in pop music?
To Tell The Story
Name a type of DAW track?
Software Instrumental
Name 2 types of audio file:
.mp3 and .wav
What style of music uses backbeat?
Reggae
Name 3 DAW plug in effects:
Delay, Reverb and Distortion
What is an advantage to using a vinyl?
Surface Noise
What is used to connect a hard drive?
USB
What is used to monitor the audio output?
Speakers
What is the correct term for adding real life sounds to a track?
Foley
What happens to a sound when you speed it up?
It goes higher in pitch
Name 3 peripherals:
Keyboard, Mouse and MIDI keyboard
what does DAW stand for?
Digital Audio Workstation
What is an advantage of using a dum machine over a live dummer?
It is no necessary to learn a new instrument
How many bars are usually In a pop song?
8 Bars
What does the little headphones button do on the side of a track on garageband?
It solos the track
What does BPM stand for?
Beats Per MInute
Where would you go 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?
The Time Ruler
Which feature on garageband allows the tracks to stay in time with one another?
The 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 the garageband interface?
The Transport Bar
What feature will allow you to alter the volume of a single beat on a track?
Automation
What type of connector would typically be use to connect headphones to a computer?
Jack
What 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
Name 2 technological advancement associated with rock?
The electric guitar and the electric bass
Why did bass players prefer the new bass guitar over to old double bass?
Because it is smaller/more portable, and it is A LOT louder
What is Arch Form?
ABCBA
What is strophic Form?
AAAAAA………..
What is the most popular song form ?
AABA
What do we call music that has the same music for every section often associated with folk music?
Strophic
What is an SSD used for?
Storing Data
What Audio File is the highest quality?
.wav
What audio file is compressed?
.mp3
Tinnitus is associated with damage to what?
Hearing from loud noises
What scale has 5 notes in it ?
The Pentatonic Scale
When playing only the white notes on a piano C to C which scale has been played?
C major
What is a musical artist responsible for?
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
What does MIDI stand for?
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
What is EQ?
changing the amount of high, middle and low frequencies in a track
What is an Arpeggiator?
plays the played notes simultaneously
Define Foley:
Sounds used to match action in visual media
Define Ambience:
Sounds or effects present to give a sense of location
Define Dialogue:
Spoken Word
Define Underscore:
Used to set a mood or place
Define Spot Effects:
Which are generated to enhance particular moments
What musical features correlate to the Sad emotion?
- slow tempo
- minor tonality
- soft
- orchestral instruments
- piano
What musical features correlate to the Happy emotion?
- major Tonality
- allegro / allegro moderato
- pulsy
- upbeat
- bright
What musical features correlate to the anger emotion?
- minor tonality
- alegro moderato
- loud
- ostinato
- dissonance
What musical features correlate to the fear emotion?
- quiet
- strings
- tension building
- strings
- change in tempo
What musical features correlate to the excitement emotion?
- ostinato
- build
- fast
- major
What musical features correlate to the mystery emotion?
- slow
- unusual instruments
Name 3 features of EDM:
- drum machines
- bass line generators
- sampler-sequences
When did EDM first begin to emerge?
1980s
What is EDM?
Music intended for dancing to in clubs, typically having a repetitive beat and a synthesised backing track.
Key features of Rock and Roll:
- based on the12 bar blues
- walking bass
- improvised guitar or piano solo
- swung rythms
Key features of Folk:
- acoustic instruments
- strophic structure
- neither major no minor
- tells a story
