| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Raw file format for audio, standard for producers and 'audiophiles' | .wav | 88%
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| Common tool to shape dynamics of a signal. Works by attenuating volume when a threshold is exceeded | Compression | 86%
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| On a traditional synthesizer you commonly find the following waveforms: Sine, Triangle, Sawtooth and ... | Square | 78%
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| This effect takes an initial sound and doubles it to play it back at set time intervals with respect to the initial sound | Delay | 74%
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| Oft pirated DAW known to have brought forward acts such as Soulja Boy and Deadmau5 | FL Studio | 72%
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| This end of the frequency spectrum is reserved for kicks, snares and basses | Low end | 70%
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| DAW by Avid used in big budget music production, one could say it's target audience are pros | Pro Tools | 68%
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| 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. | MIDI | 64%
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| 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 | TR-808 | 64%
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| Repetition of a section of recorded sound or notes | Loop | 62%
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| Her single 'Believe' is considered the first example of overt pitch correction in a popular track | Cher | 48%
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| Either unwanted byproduct of zealous mixing or desired characteristic for a harder, richer sound | Distortion | 42%
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| Type of sound synthesis that involves one signal changing the frequency of another | Frequency modulation | 32%
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| Common pickup pattern for vocal microphones, name derived from Latin indicating a shape similar to a vital organ | Cardioid | 28%
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| This war has continued into the days of streaming. It is held accountable by many for ruining otherwise well-made albums | Loudness war | 28%
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