Can't Stop the Beat
Table of Elements
Trick Form Treat
"And you had the Audacity..."
100

BPM

What is the acronym for beats per minute?

100

The speed of the music.

What is tempo?

100

One instrument highlighted.

What is a solo?

100

Capturing sounds from a microphone.

What is recording?

200

Bass drum on 

1, 5, 9, and 13

What is "four on the floor?"

200

The words sung in a song

What are lyrics?

200

Fade out, Tag, Button, Trifold, Coda, the end of a song.

What is an outro?

200

Headphones, Speakers, Earbuds

What are examples of playback devices?

300

A non-musician's definition of the word "beat."

What is "a pattern played by drums" typically defined as?

300

The series of pitches that are easily repeatable and form the basis of a song

What is a melody?

300

Hook of the song, melody and lyrics are always repeated, can have multiple of these in a song.

What is a Chorus?

300

Windows WASAPI, Playback and Recording device match, (loopback), and trigger Audacity, then online, then stop online, then stop in Audacity.

What are the steps to RIP audio?
400

A clap or snare on beats 2 and 4.

What is a backbeat pattern?

400

Chords that support the melody

What is harmony?

400

Lyrics change, melody stays the same, can have multiple of these in a song.

What is a verse?

400

The button you click on so the workstation recognizes a new playback or recording device.

What is "rescan audio devices?"

500

A musician's definition of the word "beat."

A consistent repeating pulse that underlies a rhythm or song.

500

A series of stressed and unstressed beats

What is rhythm?

500

Connects two parts of a song. The music shifts with different melody, harmony, and lyrics. Often happens 1/2 to 3/4 through a song.

What is a bridge?

500
The first button you click when trying to reduce the noise in a recording. Hint: Effects>Noise Reduction, then what?

What is "Get Noise Profile?"