Introduction to Music Tech: Remember this?
This is the process behind making or performing music through digital means.
What is "music technology?"
This note equals 2 beats.
What is a "half note?"
This is the type of keyboard we've been using throughout the semester.
What is a MIDI keyboard?
This is the process of taking a section from an existing audio source and turning it into a new creation.
What is "sampling?"
To enhance or boost the signal (gain) of a dynamic mic, you would add this piece of equipment that will require phantom power, and a second XLR cable?
What is a cloudlifter?
This style of music was created along the Delta region and was soulful and mournful about life.
What is "The Blues?"
This is what D.A.W. stands for.
What is "Digital Audio Workstation?"
This is the high point of a song (Hint: think about popular song structure).
What is "climax?"
What is "Beats Per Minute?"
This is an effect that takes a track and and plays it back delayed.
What is delay?
Setting up a mixer with all the equipment requires an understanding of this concept. Basically, it traces the path of sound from a source to the external speaker or headphone.
What is signal flow?
This style of music was generally upbeat and got its start in the river port city of New Orleans.
What is Jazz?
This is the person that oversees a music project and helps artists bring their visions to life.
What is a "music producer?"
This is the order for popular song structure.
What are "introduction, verse, chorus, bridge, and outro sections?"
This is a short, vocal snippet that's often in the background of a song.
What is an ad lib?
This is an audio effect that starts at a certain volume goes to zero sound.
What is a Fade Out?
Clicking on this button will mute all other channel and only allow this channel to be heard?
What is solo?
This composer is the epitome of Baroque Era music, so much so that the year of his death marks the end of the Baroque Era.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
This is the person who in charge of setting up sound and recording equipment.
What is an "audio tech?"
This note would equal to 1/4 of a beat.
What is a sixteenth note?
This is what tempo means.
What is "the speed of music?"
This is an effect that in a space and sends sound waves out in all directions.
What is reverb?
This is the button that you would press before you RECORD that will determine which channel will receive the information. It's the way to confirm the specific channel you wish to use when recording audio?
What is the Record Enable button?
This musical era lasted from 1750 until about 1830 and included composers like Wolfgang A. Mozart & Joseph Haydn.
What is the Classical Era?
This is the D.A.W. that we used that did NOT automatically save the work in the studio.
What is Logic Pro X?
This is the total of adding two whole notes and 1 quarter together.
What is "9?"
These are the three main genres that often use 808's for their drum patterns.
What is Hip-Hop, Rap, & Trap?
The FX button is Soundtrap shows you this.
What are sound effects?
The Super "L" that you were taught requires you to follow a specific path to ensure proper recording. After connecting all cables and components and powering on the device, this is the starting point of the "L" for recording using a dynamic microphone.
What is the GAIN?
Lasting nearly 200 years, this era came after the Medieval Era and its name is derived from the French term for "rebirth."
What is the Renaissance Era (1400-1600)?