Music Technology

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Decks in this class (21)

Mixing
What does stereo refer to 1,
What does balance refer to 2
2  cards
Early Days of Analogue Recording (1940s-50s)
What is tape saturation 1,
How were performers positioned ar...,
What is the name for recordings t...
23  cards
Multitrack Recording from the 1950s-80s
What is the rough timeline for mu...,
What is smpte 2,
How was smpte used for multitrack...
11  cards
Sequencers and the DAW
What were the 2 main drum machine...,
What was so significant about the...,
What is midi 3
36  cards
The Development of Production Techniques
Which part of an amplifier was ov...,
What is a vco 2,
What would you control with a vco 3
6  cards
Synthesis & Waveforms
What are the most common types of...,
What is additive synthesis 2,
What is fm synthesis 3
13  cards
Dynamic Processing
Which instrument is most commonly...,
What type of rhythm is very commo...,
Name the compressor parameters yo...
4  cards
Mastering / Remastering
What are the processes associated...,
Are mastered remastered recording...,
Heavily compressed masters remast...
5  cards
Delay
What is delay 1,
What are the main parameters for ...,
Name the main types of delay 3
12  cards
Modulation-based Effects
What is modulation 1,
What is an lfo 2,
What does an lfo modulate for a w...
18  cards
Sampling
What is the sample rate and bit d...,
What were the compromises in the ...,
How can samples often be identifi...
13  cards
Analogue to Digital
What was the first commercially s...,
What was the first commercially s...,
What s the maximum number of anal...
12  cards
EQ
What are the axis of an eq graph 1,
What does the centre line mean on...,
What is a high shelf boost 3
11  cards
Reverb
What is reverb 1,
What are the main types of reverb 2,
Why is reverb used in music 3
13  cards
Compression Graphs
What are the axis on a compressio...,
What is the vertical dotted line ...,
What is the line after the thresh...
4  cards
Acoustics
What is diffusion in acoustics 1,
Which frequencies can be built up...,
How does absorption affect the so...
7  cards
Creative FX
How does a vocoder work and what ...,
What does a talkbox do 2,
What is ring modulation and what ...
8  cards
Capture
How can you maximise the signal t...,
How can you reduce hiss noise whe...,
What are the main types of microp...
19  cards
Distortion
What is clipping and how does it ...,
What happens to waveforms when th...,
Why might people desire distortio...
13  cards
Analogue vs Digital
How does analogue recording repre...,
How does digital recording repres...,
What is an adc and how does it wo...
24  cards
Leads and Connections
What do ts cables stand for and w...,
What do trs cables stand for and ...,
What do xlr cables stand for and ...
16  cards

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