MusTech Revision

Slightly random MusTech stuff for revising

What are 7 musical characteristics of Jazz?

• Improvisation

• Call and response

• Extended solos

• Scatting vocals

• Swung rhythms

• Walking bassline

• Syncopation

What are 7 typical instruments of jazz?

• Bass

• Drums

• Piano

• E-piano

• Sax

• Trumpet

• Clean Guitar

What are 4 musical roots of jazz?

• Ragtime

• Blues

• European harmony

• African rhythms

Where did Jazz originate?

New Orleans, Louisiana

When did jazz originate?

Late 19th - early 20th century

What are 6 major jazz artists?

• Louie Armstrong

• Duke Ellington

• Charlie Parker

• Miles Davis

• John Coltrane

• Herbie Hancock

What are the musical characteristics of Blues?

What are 4 musical roots of Blues?

• African-American work songs

• African-American spirituals

• African-American rhymed simple narrative ballads

• African-American field hollers

Where did Blues originate?

In the Deep South of the USA

When did Blues originate?

1860s

What are the musical characteristics of Rhythm and Blues?

Where did R&B originate?

When did R&B originate?

Where did Rock ‘n’ Roll originate?

When did Rock ‘n’ Roll originate?

What are the musical characteristics of Rock?

What are 3 typical rock bands

• The Who

What are 7 characteristics of dynamic microphones?

• Suited to live performances

• Robust and sturdy

• Inexpensive

• Able to withstand high SPL

• Moisture-resistant

• Does not require phantom power (+48v)

• Limited HF response

• Suited to bass instruments

What is a typical dynamic microphone?

A Shure SM57

What are 7 characteristics of condenser microphones?

• Expensive

• Sensitive and fragile

• Accurate, bright, and wide-ranging frequency response

• Wide dynamic range

• Good signal-to-noise ratio

• Suited to studio work

• Good HF response

• Requires phantom power (+48v)

What is a typical example of a condenser microphone?

A Neumann U87

What is chorus?

Chorus is a modulation effect

What are 6 categories of effects:

• Time-based effects

• Modulation effects

• Dynamic effects

• Distortion effects

• Filter effects

• Pitch/frequency effects

What are the 5 purposes of effects?

• To widen the stereo field

• To fit a sound better in the mix

• To deepen the sound

• To design the sound

• To improve groove and rhythm

List 9 audio effects (audio signal processes):

• Delay

• Reverb

• Chorus

• Phaser/Flanger

• EQ

• Compression

• Distortion

• Panning

• Tremolo

List 3 types of delay:

• Analogue tape delay

• Bucket brigade delay

• Digital delay

List 5 types of reverb under 2 categories: natural and mechanical.

• Natural reverb

• Chamber reverb

• Room reverb

• Mechanical Reverb

• Plate reverb

• Spring reverb

• Gated reverb

List 6 types of distortion:

• Clipping

• Fuzz

• Overdrive

• Hardclip

• Digital

• Saturation

What are 2 types of EQ?

• Low pass filtering

• High pass filtering

What are 6 types of reverb?

• Plate reverb

• Spring reverb

• Digital reverb

• Gated reverb

• Reverse reverb

• Live rooms

What are 3 characteristics of plate reverb?

• 1960s

• Popular for vocals and drums

• Created by running a signal through a thin sheet of metal

What are 4 characteristics of spring reverb?

• 1960s

• Often built into guitar amps

• Created by running a signal through a pair of metal springs

• More metallic and less rich than plate reverb

What are 3 characteristics of digital reverb?

How is gated reverb created?

By imposing a noise gate on the reverb which cuts off the reverb tail

What are 5 types of delay?

• Analogue Tape Delay

• Analogue Bucket Brigade Delay

• Slapback Delay

• Stereo Delay

• Digital delay

What are 3 types of distortion?

• Overdrive

• Distortion

• Fuzz

What are 4 modulation effects?

• Chorus

• Flanger

• Phaser

• Tremolo