Music Mixing Questions: Quiz! Trivia
- 1.The basic focus of a mix should be on:
- A.
Effects and EQ
- B.
Balance and music
- C.
Fades and guitars
- D.
Reverbs and delays
- E.
Song length
- 2.Choose the most sensible way to reduce the dynamic range of a track when mixing:
- A.
Add high frequency EQ
- B.
Use a limiter or compressor & ride the fader of the track
- C.
Erase the track
- D.
Add an out of phase mult on the track
- E.
None of the above
- 3.A TV mix will not include:
- A.
A lead vocal
- B.
Stereo effects
- C.
Lead pipes
- D.
Drums
- E.
Midi instruments
- 4.When a stereo mix is played in mono, the instruments in the center get:
- A.
Brighter
- B.
Softer
- C.
Intermittent
- D.
Louder
- E.
Boomy
- 5.When mixing it's helpful to group instruments according to:
- A.
Levels
- B.
Type
- C.
Age
- D.
Salary
- E.
Tone
- 6.Tools that can be used to create depth in a mix include:
- A.
Reverb
- B.
Level
- C.
Delay
- D.
EQ
- E.
All of the above
- 7.Certain situations can require mixes to be done in a relatively short period of time. They would include:
- A.
A jingle date & rough mis
- B.
A 5.1 mix
- C.
A final mix
- D.
A digital mix
- E.
A single mix
- 8.Most of the time it is best to place the bass instruments where in your mix?
- A.
Center
- B.
Right
- C.
Left
- D.
Surround speaker
- E.
.1
- 9.What monitoring situation may fool the listener regarding balances?
- A.
Very low or loud monitoring levels
- B.
Stereo monitoring
- C.
Moderate monitoring levels after a meal
- D.
Bi amped monitoring systems
- E.
None of the Above
- 10.An equalization method for fitting instruments together in the mix is
- A.
Deep low frequency
- B.
Bright saturation
- C.
Clipping modals
- D.
Notching frequencies
- E.
All of the above
- 11.Two ways to bring up the level of your overall finished digital mix are:
- A.
Compression & totalization
- B.
Totalization & editing
- C.
Preview head & Eqing
- D.
Normalization & compression
- E.
Editing & Eqing
- 12.An engineer always mixes the tracks he/she has recorded?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.If you record a song in Protools and write fader level changes, plugin effects, compression, and EQ, you can be assured whoever mixes that song will use the plugins and level changes.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Radio stations and the public:
- A.
Evaluate expensive and cheaply done mixes with the same criteria
- B.
The public always makes allowances for a mix done on the cheap
- C.
Radio stations love to play mixes if the mixer saved money for the client
- D.
Most people will buy a CD if a lot of money was spent on the mix
- 15.A mix must conform to:
- A.
The minimum EQ spectrum
- B.
The RIAA download lawsuit parameters
- C.
United Association of Mixers Basic Guidelines
- D.
Film compatability standards
- E.
None of the above
- 16.The best way to compare two sound sources is to:
- A.
Be able to switch back and forth between them in real time
- B.
Play one, and take a break, then play the other
- C.
Play them at the same time
- D.
Play one and play the other soon after
- E.
Listen to one at night and the other when you're fresh
- 17.The type of meter that shows an average level:
- A.
VU
- B.
Digital
- C.
Peak
- D.
Analog
- E.
Low ballistic
- 18.If mixing a hip hop tune you may keep the vocal dry because:
- A.
It might be placed in the center
- B.
The bass frequencies may be low
- C.
The lyrics need to be understood
- D.
People can't tap their feet to wet vocals
- E.
It's a rule from the mixers federation guidelines
- 19.To determine the 'beats per minute' of a song/track':
- A.
Add the number of minutes to the number of seconds
- B.
Count four bars and multiply by 4
- C.
Play the song backward and notice the first beat
- D.
Count the number of beats in 15 seconds and multiply by 4
- 20.One thing you cannot do easily at the mastering stage is:
- A.
Add EQ
- B.
Change levels
- C.
Undo compression
- D.
Resequence songs
- E.
Add compression to one song
- 21.As well as recording your stereo mix to one or more 2 track recording devices, in order to make a small update later, you may record your stereo mix to:
- A.
The digital multitrack or DAW of the song
- B.
Video
- C.
Mono
- D.
5.1
- E.
4 bit
- 22.Dub mixing started in:
- A.
India
- B.
Indonesia
- C.
Jamaica
- D.
Indiana
- E.
Japan
- 23.The two most basic sections of a pop song are:
- A.
Intro and outro
- B.
Verse and chorus
- C.
Bridge and middle 8
- D.
Solo and end
- E.
Contata and fugue
- 24.At what frequency range are te most fundamental and lower harmonic tones found?
- A.
Low and mid frequencies
- B.
Q range
- C.
High frequencies
- D.
Parametric frequencies
- 25.When using a delay or reverb in a mix it must always:
- A.
Be in time with the music
- B.
Be after the audio that is effected
- C.
Never be equalized
- D.
Be in mono
- E.
None of the above
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