Soundscapes 01

1. What is an 'acoustic' instrument?

   • A sound card that changes background acoustics
   • An effect pedal that produces a specific sound
   • An equalisation setting to make higher tones audible
   • An instrument producing sound by entirely natural means

2. Which is the best example of an 'electronic' instrument?

   • Harpsichord
   • Keyboard/Synthesizer
   • Oboe
   • Saxophone

3. A 'sound envelope' best describes .......

   • a folder for sending saved sounds to and from computers
   • the attack, sustain and decay of a sound or note
   • the decompression of a sound file to a smaller format
   • the structure of a piece of music

4. What does MIDI stand for?

   • Multi Instrument Digital Interface
   • Multi Instrument Dynamic Indication
   • Multitrack Inaugaral Dynamic Input
   • Musical Instrument Digital Interface

5. A sampler .......

   • generates obscure sounds through a keyboard
   • is a library of editing presets commonly used in studios
   • is used to loop passages in a live performance
   • records and plays sounds using keyboard/sequencer triggers

6. Delay is best described as .......

   • the gap of time between pieces in a live show/concert
   • the measured time it takes for sound to travel the room
   • the playback of an input signal after a period of time
   • the silent gap between tracks on a music CD

7. What is reverb?

   • A discrete grammatical alteration in live vocal songs
   • A form of vibrato
   • A sound's persistence once removed from a certain space
   • Playback of a soundtrack in reverse

8. What is a vocoder?

   • A device used for analysing and synthesizing a voice
   • A device used to generate a rhythmic stuttering sound
   • A low sounding type of bass recorder built in the 1800s
   • A video to sound file conversion editing program

9. What is an analogue recording?

   • A recording using a special type of instrument
   • A recording using a special type of microphone
   • The recording of numbers as opposed to waveforms
   • The recording of waveforms as they are

10. How is digital recording different to analogue?

    • Analogue is used more often than digital
    • Digital recordings are an unstable and unpopular format
    • Waveforms are converted to numbers which are recorded
    • Waveforms do not undergo conversion

Quiz written by Thomas Daish