DAW and Software Instruments Flashcards
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What does the acronym DAW stand for?
Answer: Digital Audio Workstation
DAW stands for Digital Audio Workstation, the software used to record, edit, and produce audio.
Which audio format is uncompressed and preferred for high-quality recording in a DAW?
Answer: WAV
WAV is an uncompressed format that preserves full audio quality for production.
What is a VST in the context of a DAW?
Answer: A plugin format for instruments and effects
VST (Virtual Studio Technology) is a plugin format for software instruments and effects.
Which DAW is known for being exclusive to macOS?
Answer: Logic Pro
Logic Pro is Apple's DAW and runs only on macOS.
What does MIDI primarily transmit?
Answer: Performance data like notes and velocity
MIDI transmits performance data such as note pitch, timing, and velocity rather than audio itself.
What is 'quantization' in a DAW?
Answer: Aligning notes to a timing grid
Quantization snaps recorded notes to a rhythmic grid to correct timing.
What is a software instrument that recreates a real piano sound called?
Answer: A sampler or virtual instrument
Virtual instruments and samplers recreate real instrument sounds using software.