Home Studio
Tools
Recording Techniques
Troubleshooting
Randoms
100
This holds the DAW software that allows you to create and work with music and sounds
Computer
100
Two common connectors
USB and Firewire
100
DAW stands for this
Digital Audio Workstation
100
What you do when things go wrong with your computer.
Troubleshooting
100
There are three kinds of MIDI ports
MIDI In, MIDI Out, MIDI Thru
200
The software that communicates with the computer hardware, allocating memory, processing tasks, and more.
The operating system (OS)
200
These contain components which reproduce specific frequency ranges (ex. a woofer reproduces low frequencies).
external speakers or monitors
200
This specifies how many kilobits per second of audio the file may use.
Bit rate
200
A series of electrical outlets that connects to a wall outlet.
Power strip
200
MIDI is an acronym for
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
300
A basic home studio includes the following (7)
Computer, DAW, Audio Interface, Microphone, MIDI Keyboard, Speakers, Headphones
300
Converts sound into an electrical signal.
Microphone
300
Four of the common digital audio file formats.
.AIFF .WAV .MP3 .AAC
300
This is the first step of troubleshooting and the first thing you should check if you are having problems during recording.
Make sure all electronic equipment is turned on
300
to manipulate or change the digital audio. Ex. reverbs, delays, compressors, filters.
Signal Processing
400
Hard drive space is measured in these (2)
gigabytes(GB) or terabytes(TB)
400
Translates the sound you capture into something the computer can work with.
Audio Interface
400
This software allows you to record, edit, mix, and play back digital audio.
DAW
400
A power strip with an additional feature that limits the amount of power a device can use. This minimizes damage to electrical devices from a sudden increase in power.
Surge protector
400
Three tiny bones in your middle ear pass these vibrations on to your ______, a fluid-filled organ in your inner ear.
Cochlea
500
One requirement for your computer which is your computer’s short term, or working, memory that keeps track of open applications and files.
Random access memory (RAM)
500
This uses the MIDI language to communicate with your computer.
MIDI Keyboard
500
Main steps to recording audio. "DOUBLE"
1. Open the DAW software. 2. Add a new track. 3. Configure your input and output options. 4. Test your microphone’s or software instrument’s input level. 5. Click Record.
500
If everything except a single microphone, instrument, or speaker appears to be working okay, try this.
replace the audio cable with a new one or one that’s known to be working fine.
500
The top curve is called the ____ and the bottom curve is called the_____.
Peak and Trough
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