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Quick questions on Applying effects (reverb, delay, chorus, flanger, phaser, distortion) - SQA Higher Music Technology
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What are time-based effects?Show answer
These work by adding the signal back to itself over time.
What are modulation effects?Show answer
Modulation effects use a low-frequency oscillator (LFO) to vary a parameter over time, adding movement.
What is distortion?Show answer
Distortion adds harmonics by clipping the waveform, changing a clean tone into a richer or harsher one. It ranges from gentle overdrive (warmth and edge, as on a pushed valve amp) through distortion to heavy fuzz. It is a defining sound of rock and many electronic styles and is applied for character, not correction.
What are applying effects?Show answer
How an effect is patched in matters.
What is q1?Show answer
What is the difference between chorus and tremolo? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Why are reverb and delay usually applied on an auxiliary send rather than an insert? [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
What does distortion do to a signal? [2 marks]
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