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Quick questions on Editing and manipulating audio (DAW editing, quantise, pitch, time-stretch) - SQA Higher Music Technology
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What is editing?Show answer
Editing rearranges and tidies recorded audio non-destructively (the original file is untouched; you work with regions pointing at it).
What is correcting timing?Show answer
Quantising moves recorded hits or notes to the nearest point on a rhythmic grid (the bar divided into beats and subdivisions), tightening loose timing so a part locks to the tempo. It is most associated with drums and rhythmic parts. Full (100 percent) quantising can sound rigid and unnatural, so a strength or percentage and a swing setting are used to keep the feel musical. Quantising applies to MIDI directly and to audio through transient detection.
What is q1?Show answer
What is comping, and why is it used? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
What is the difference between time-stretching and pitch-shifting? [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Does sample rate or bit depth set the dynamic range of digital audio? [2 marks]
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