1 - Music Technology Keywords

Question 1

Audio

Answer 1

Sound that has been recorded. Eg. “I have recorded my vocal part as an audio track.”

Question 2

MIDI

Answer 2

Musical Instrument Digital Interface. A way of recording and playing information that controls synths.

Question 3

Microphone

Answer 3

An electronic device for capturing sound and converting it into audio signal. Doesn’t record music!

Question 4

Multi-tracking

Answer 4

The process of recording more than one track on top of each other so they play back simultaneously.

Question 5

Mixing

Answer 5

In music technology; producer controls the dynamic levels (volume) of each track to get an even mix.

Question 6

Sampling

Answer 6

In music technology: where an actual recording from a pre-existing track is used in a new song.

Question 7

Effects

Answer 7

Music technology processes you can add to audio tracks, to alter or enhance certain characteristics.

Question 8

Mashup

Answer 8

A composition created by blending two or more pre-existing songs, usually using technology.

Question 9

Remix

Answer 9

A type of arrangement created using music technology; nearly always in a dance/electronica style.

Question 10

Synthesiser

Answer 10

Electrical instruments that create (or mimic) musical sounds and instruments. Eg., keyboards, Sibelius