Instruments
An electronic musical instrument used to create beats and musical patterns
Drum Machine
How fast or slow the music is
Tempo
The act of balancing and blending many tracks of audio to create a desired cohesive sound
Mixing
Taking audio from somewhere else and using it in something new
Sampling
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Mark Hamill
An online workstation where musicians can create musical compositions utilizing various instrument tracks, recorded sounds and effects
DAW
The character of a sound
Timbre
An effect that alters a sound to create a fuzzier kind of tone
Distortion
Converts sound to an electronic signal
Microphone
Which baseball team won the World Series in 2007?
The Boston Red Sox
An electronic musical instrument featuring a grid of square buttons that each have their own instrument, clip or sound effect assigned to them
LaunchPad
How loud or soft the music is
Dynamics
Bass
A tool that shows the frequencies of sound
Spectrogram
What is the capital of Switzerland?
Bern
Synthesizer
A series of notes and rhythms that creates a musical phrase
Melody
An effect that gives shape to the musical environment by placing sounds in their location in the overall soundscape
Pan
A software or physical device that plays a programed series of pitches
Sequencer
Which artist won Album of the Year at the Grammys in 2024?
Taylor Swift
An electronic instrument created in the 1920s that is played without touching it
Theremin
The organization of a piece of music
Form
An effect that delays part of the sound
Phaser
A program that allows you to write music online in the way you would see it when reading sheet music
Notation Software
If you play the first (high E string) on a guitar while pressing down the 7th fret, what is the letter name of the note you are playing?
B