Music Production Quiz

Her single 'Believe' is considered the first example of overt pitch correction in a popular track

Common tool to shape dynamics of a signal. Works by attenuating volume when a threshold is exceeded

Raw file format for audio, standard for producers and 'audiophiles'

Repetition of a section of recorded sound or notes

Electronic instrument said to have revolutionized Hip-Hop and electronic dance music despite being a commercial failure at first. Its most distinctive sounds are its kick drum and cowbell

Common pickup pattern for vocal microphones, name derived from Latin indicating a shape similar to a vital organ

Standard used for linking up electronic instruments and implementing piano roll files. Development and adoption from the eighties onward with immense impact in regards to driving forward genres such as Techno, Experimental, Video Game Music and Pop.

Oft pirated DAW known to have brought forward acts such as Soulja Boy and Deadmau5

DAW by Avid used in big budget music production, one could say it's target audience are pros

This war has continued into the days of streaming. It is held accountable by many for ruining otherwise well-made albums

This end of the frequency spectrum is reserved for kicks, snares and basses

This effect takes an initial sound and doubles it to play it back at set time intervals with respect to the initial sound

On a traditional synthesizer you commonly find the following waveforms: Sine, Triangle, Sawtooth and ...

Type of sound synthesis that involves one signal changing the frequency of another

Either unwanted byproduct of zealous mixing or desired characteristic for a harder, richer sound