Digital Audio Theory
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MIDI Information
100

Defines how many 1's and 0's are used to express the voltage of a sample

Bit Depth

100

Shortcut for creating a new track in Pro Tools...

Ctrl + Shift + N

100

Music IP is divided into what two components?

What is the percentage?

Music Composition, Publishing

200%

100

This track type can be used for bussing, routing, sends, and effects processing. We always have it in our session to make a mix bus!

Aux Track

100

This MIDI Data carries over the note that was pressed (C, Eb, etc)

Pitch

200

The threshold for human hearing

20 hz - 20,000 hz or

20 hz - 20 khz

200

Shortcut for switching between Pro Tools windows

Ctrl = 

200

Royalties can be separated into two categories. What are they?

Sound Recording

Music Composition

200

When recording with one microphone, what kind of track will we use? Must also state Stereo or Mono

Mono Audio Track

200

The speend and amount of modulation added by this item has different effects according to the synthesizers or instruments being used

Mod Wheel

300

Timbre can be described by 2 categories. What are they?

Dynamic Envelope, and Harmonic Content

300

Shortcut to split a clip

Ctrl + E

300

Name the 2 most popular PRO's

BMI, ASCAP

300

This tool allows you to slide your clips throughout the Edit Window. It is located on the bottom half of the clip

Grabber Tool

300

The speed at which the note is pressed. It can (in most cases) determine its amplitude

Velocity

400

What does "MIDI" stand for?

Music Instrument Digital Interface

400

Shortcut to create a memory location (section marker)

Numeric Keypad Enter

400

The Composition Copyright is divided into two parts. What are they, and are there any other splits?

Music Composition:

50% Lyrics

50% Everything else

Publishing:

400

This mode allows you to sync your MIDI and Audio to an exact rhythmic value

Grid Mode

400

This changes the speed and amount by which a note was changed in pitch, up or down

Pitch Bend

500

What does ADC stand for?

Analog to Digital Converter

500

Shortcut that allows you to consolidate a clip...

Alt + Shift + 3

500

Name 3 Music Administration Companies

CD Baby, Tunecore, Distrokid, United Masters, Avid Play, Songtrust, 

500

This tool allows you to select multiple tools depending on where the mouse is hovered over 

Smart Tool

500
This data is the time a note was pressed and then released which determines the length of the note

Note on/off

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