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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which microphone technique captures the sound of the instrument in a space such as a room or hall?
Ambient mic'ing
Close mic'ing
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following instruments is usually amplified?
Violin
Timpani
French horn
Electric guitar
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the benefit of close mic'ing?
You also capture electrical noise
You only capture the sound of the instrument
You capture the sound of other things in the room
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following squeezes the dynamics of a recording so that quiet parts and loud parts are brought to the same volume?
Ambient mic'ing
Distortion
Compression
Delay
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a device that takes a recording of an instrument or sound and plays it back?
Sampler
Synthesiser
Amplifier
Turntable
- 6. Multiple Choice
An echo, or repetition of a sound, can be achieved with which effect?
Distortion
Delay
Compression
Phaser
- 7. Multiple Choice
A computer program used to compose and record music is called...
Sampler
DAW
Phaser
MIDI
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which effect is often applied to guitar to create an aggressive, fuzzy sound?
Reverb
Phaser
Delay
Distortion
- 9. Multiple Choice
A large electrical console used to record and mix instruments is called...
Microphone
Mixing desk
Amplifier
Sampler
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which innovation allows multiple recordings to be mixed into a song, instead of recording all the instruments at once?
Sampler
Turntable
DI
Multi-track
- 11. Multiple Choice
The technique for spreading recordings across a stereo field is called...
Phasing
Panning
Overdubbing
Remixing
- 12. Multiple Choice
The effect where a sound is put through a moving filter is called...
Reverb
Compression
Phaser
Delay
- 13. Multiple Choice
The reverb effect makes a recording sound...
Like it was recorded in a large space
Like it is going slower
Like it is louder
Like it is quieter
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which electronic instrument that creates sounds and timbres digitally was commonly used in 80s pop music?
Organ
Synthesiser
Harpsicord
Vibraphone
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which is digital alternative to an acoustic drum kit?
Vocoder
Theramin
Mellotron
Drum machine
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