Music Theory
Ableton UI
Using Ableton
Ableton Terms
Potpourri
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100
Spell the Major scale with 0 sharps and 0 flats.

C D E F G A B C

100
The two main views are ________ view and ________ view.

session

arrangement

100

What’s the default tempo when you open a new Ableton Live set?

120 BPM

100

What do we call a piece of audio or MIDI data you can play and loop?

a clip
100
What is BPM?

Beats per minute

100

Marina is in her ____ year of teaching at Uprep

3rd

200

How many chord options are there in a major scale?

7 chords

200

What is the key command for Toggle Between Device/Clip View? 

Shift Tab

200

Which key on your keyboard starts and stops playback?

spacebar

200

Describe reverb.

Reverb is an audio effect places a sound in a space

200

Name a DAW other than Ableton

FL Studio, Logic, Pro Tools, Reason, Garage Band, Cubase, Audacity, Reaper, BandLabs

200

Mari and Marina met on this platform

Twitch

300

True or false:

D# is in a D Major scale

FALSE

300

Which device in Ableton can you use to program drums?

Drum Rack

300

How do you open up a clip for editing?

double-click the clip

300

What do we call a type of clip that contains note and performance data (no sound by itself)?

MIDI

300

Prior to the current administration, which president was the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms?

Grover Cleveland

300

Marina has a music perfomance degree on this instrument.

Upright bass

400
True or false:

Scales always have 7 notes

FALSE

400

What does the triangle button do in the top control bar?

starts playback

400

What is the keyboard shortcut for Chop to Grid?

CMD or CTRL + E

400

Describe Simpler. 

A sampling tool that allows you to chop up and manipulate audio.

400

Ableton hails from this country.

Germany

400

Marina recorded an album at Robert Lang with this band.

Bad News Botanists

500

Which three bar lengths are most commonly used for phrases in western music?

2, 4, and 8

500

Draw the Back to Arrangement button.

500

What does DAW stand for?

Digital Audio Workstation

500

What is the term for the process of aligning musical notes or beats to a precise timing grid?

Quantization

500

What is the name of the artist who performs live electronic music with gameboys? FIRST and LAST NAMS?

Who is Leeni Ramadan?

500

Write an authentic non-appearanced-based compliment for Marina.

Thank you so much I appreciate that!

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