Vocab & Review
Microphones
Genres
Soundtrap Skills
Looking Ahead...
100

What are lower-frequency sounds called?

Bass

100
What color do the lights on the microphone turn when you hold the monitor button down to check levels?

Green

100

Name 2 types of Latin music. 

100 points for every 2 answers

Acceptable Answers:

Samba, Rumba, Salsa, Tango, Merengue,
Bossa Nova, Conga, Mambo, Afro-Cuban,
Reggaeton, Mariachi, Calypso (any others?)

100

Which of the following genres is not an option in the loop menu?

A. Rock
B. Pop
C. Jazz
D. Hip-hop

C. Jazz

100

True or false: the only type of track you cannot reverse the audio of is a MIDI (synthesizer) track

True

200

What category of Special Effect controls the settings of the room in which the music is being played?

Reverb

200

What do you press to mute the headphones (monitoring) when listening to the microphone?`

Round/red button

200

What is EDM?

Electric Dance Music

200

Which of the following is not an option in the loop menu?

A. SFX
B. Edits
C. Sounds
D. One-shots

B. Edits
200

What is the tool called that takes borrows a short a piece of audio from a longer cut, and changes/manipulates it for the song?

A. Looper
B. Sampler
C. Section tool
D. Beatmaker

B. Sampler

300

Where do you go to change the speed of a song?

Tempo

300

How many Presets (pre-selected filters/effects) are included in the microphone's Preset button?

4

300

Name a genre that came from soul and blues music.

Acceptable answers:


Folk, Rock, Jazz, Country, Pop, Hip-hop, Gospel, Disco, Funk, Motown, EDM, Funk, Punk, Metal, Rap (any others?)

300

Which of the following is an option in the loop library?

A. Old
B. Retro
C. Classical
D. New

D. New

300

Describe one way to open the sampler


-Import->Open in Sampler
-Add New Track->Sampler
-Right click a sound region->Open in Sampler

Any others?

400

What is the difference between mixing and mastering?

You mix individual tracks to balance them out, you master the piece of music together at the end.

400

How many cords get plugged into the microphone itself when using it with Soundtrap? What is it/what are they?

2: USB to computer, Headphone cord

400

What is R&B short for?

Rhythm and Blues

400

Which of the following is not an option when you right click audio from a microphone track?

A. Vocal Changer
B. Vocal Clean-up
C. Vocal Transform
D. Vocal Tuner

A. Vocal Changer

400

What does MIDI stand for? (We've covered this)

Musical Instrument Digital Interface

500

What is it called when a sound exceeds the volume limit on a track?

Clipping

500

What are the two calibrations that the microphone has to go through?

!!DAILY DOUBLE!!

Volume and Latency

(Mic check, click check)

500

Which genre is most likely to use distortion?

Rock
500

Which of the following is not an option when you right click audio from a microphone track?

A. Reverse
B. Open in Sampler
C. Effects
D. Solo

D. Solo

500

What is the longest a sample can be? (sampler)

30 seconds

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