Music & Audio Advice DAW and Software Instruments 2

Question 1

What does the acronym DAW stand for?

Accepted Answer

Digital Audio Workstation

Answer

Direct Analog Wave

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Dynamic Audio Wrapper

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Dual Amplifier Width

Question 2

Which audio format is uncompressed and preferred for high-quality recording in a DAW?

Accepted Answer

WAV

Answer

MP3

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AAC

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OGG

Question 3

What is a VST in the context of a DAW?

Accepted Answer

A plugin format for instruments and effects

Answer

A type of audio cable

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A mastering preset

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A MIDI controller brand

Question 4

Which DAW is known for being exclusive to macOS?

Accepted Answer

Logic Pro

Answer

FL Studio

Answer

Reaper

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Ableton Live

Question 5

What does MIDI primarily transmit?

Accepted Answer

Performance data like notes and velocity

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Recorded audio waveforms

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Compressed audio files

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Microphone signals

Question 6

What is 'quantization' in a DAW?

Accepted Answer

Aligning notes to a timing grid

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Increasing the master volume

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Removing background noise

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Converting MIDI to audio

Question 7

What is a software instrument that recreates a real piano sound called?

Accepted Answer

A sampler or virtual instrument

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An audio interface

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A bus channel

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A limiter