Computer Stuff
True or False: A computer uses real instruments to make music
False
True or False: The sound wave shapes have different sounds
True
What two gaming consoles were compared in class?
Nintendo Entertainment System and the Super Nintendo
What is the small square-shaped part of a computer's motherboard that reads code to make sound?
Chip
A voice
What creates the music inside of a computer system?
Sound chips
Why would it take so long to write a song for an old video game?
Name the four different sound wave shapes
Square, sawtooth, triangle, sine
Can a gaming console have more than one channel?
Yes
What is needed for a computer or game system to play a game, make music, or even turn on?
Electricity
What is sampling?
Taking a sample sound from something and placing it into something else
Which gaming console was the first console to use discs, which allowed more music to be in a video game?
Play Station 1
What does a computer need to read in order to make sound and music?
Code
A program that allows you to make and arrange sounds on a computer
How many channels were in the first Nintendo?