Name that Song! - Modern Pop (2020s)
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What is "Dynamite - BTS (2020)"
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What is "How You Remind Me - Nickelback" (2001)
These are the three main types of microphones on the market -- the first and arguably most common of which traditionally relies on external (or "phantom") power to pick up sound.
What is Condenser, Dynamic, and Ribbon?
(Bonus point opportunity: How do they differ?)
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What (in the Sam Hill) is "Theme from 3D PINBALL SPACE CADET - Matt Ridgeway (1995)"
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Who is "Peanut Butter Party" (Track: Ghosts)
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What is "Close to You - Dayglow (2021)"
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What is "Message In A Bottle - The Police" (1979)
Introduced in 1983, this is a standard communication protocol that allows electronic musical instruments, sequencers, computers, and other devices to connect and communicate with each other.
What is MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
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What (in the Sam Hill) is "Living Island - Pogo (2019)"
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Who is "Citrus!" (Track: Missing It All)
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What is "BIRDS OF A FEATHER - Billie Eilish (2024)"
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What is "Higher - Creed" (1999)
A popular audio-editing fad from the late 2010s - accomplished by clever use of panning and reverb to simulate a 360-degree rotation - whose official title is nothing more than an unscientific misnomer...Stereo is still just three-dimensional sound.
What is "8D Audio"
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What (in the Sam Hill) is "Albuquerque - Weird Al Yankovic (1999)"
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Who are "The Muskies" (Track: Nancy Reagan)
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What is "Assumptions - Sam Gellaitry (2025)"
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What is "Eclipse - Pink Floyd (1973)"
DAILY DOUBLE!
This is the art of creating new complex sounds by using one oscillator (the modulator) to alter the frequency of another oscillator (the carrier) by manipulating the modulator's pitch, waveform, and amplitude...and, in the process, putting the programmer spiraling into a black hole from which there is no escape.
What is Frequency Modulation ("FM") Synthesis?
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What (in the Sam Hill) is "Entrance of the Gladiators - Julius Fucik (1897)"
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What is "I Ain't Worried - OneRepublic (2022)"
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What is "Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire (1965)"
This was the "totally tubular" precursor to the gramophone, brought to you (maybe) by the (alleged) inventor of the lightbulb.
What is the Edison Cylinder?
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What (in the Sam Hill) is "4 Minutes, 33 Seconds - John Cage (1952)"
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Who is "Scott Rogers" (alias Dr. Scott Rogers) (Track: Heal)