Berklee Technology Quiz

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1. How do we measure the performance of a computer’s CPU? Clock speed in GHZ 2. What range of decimal values can be expressed using 8 bits? 256 3. How many independent channels does the MIDI specification define? 16 4. MIDI sequencer resolution is represented as: PPQN (Pulse per quarter note) 5. The fundamental frequency of a note an octave below 880Hz is: 440HZ 6. The musical interval of a half-step can be divided into: 100 cents 7. Which of the following is used to control timbre in a typical synthesizer? The filter 8. Which of the following indicates the best frequency response of a device? 20 Hz to 20 kHz 9. A five-minute song saved as a 16-bit, 44.1 kHz stereo sound file takes up how much disk storage space? 50MB 10. A four-minute song saved as a 128 kbps MP3 would typically require how much storage space? 4MB 11. Which of the following is the most important thing to consider when setting an input level for audio recording? Gain staging 12. A microphone with a cardioid polar pattern is best suited for: Rejecting off axis sound 13. What controls how much of a signal is routed to an effects processor from an input/output module? Aux send 14. A typical condenser microphone requires:

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Berklee College of Music Technology Quiz

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1. How do we measure the performance of a computers CPU?Clock speed in GHZ2. What range of decimal values can be expressed using 8 bits? 2563. How many independent channels does the MIDI specification define? 164. MIDI sequencer resolution is represented as:PPQN (Pulse per quarter note)5. The fundamental frequency of a note an octave below 880Hz is:440HZ6. The musical interval of a half-step can be divided into: 100 cents 7. Which of the following is used to control timbre in a typical synthesizer?The filter8. Which of the following indicates the best frequency response of a device? 20 Hz to 20 kHz9. A five-minute song saved as a 16-bit, 44.1 kHz stereo sound file takes up how much disk storage space? 50MB10. A four-minute song saved as a 128 kbps MP3 would typically require how much storage space? 4MB11. Which of the following is the most important thing to consider when setting an input level for audio recording?Gain staging12. A microphone with a cardioid polar pattern is best suited for:Rejecting off axis sound13. What controls how much of a signal is routed to an effects processor from an input/output module?Aux send14. A typical condenser microphone requires:Battery or phantom power15. Which of the following controls the dynamic range of an audio signal? compressor16. Which of the following indicates how a microphone responds to the tone color of an audio source? Frequency response17. Which type of filter would be most effective in eliminating frequencies above a cutoff frequency?Low pass filter18. Reverb is primarily a type of:Time based prosessing19. Which of the following is not part of a mixer input/output module?Effects return20. Lowering the sample rate when recording will:Lower the possible frequency