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23 Cards in this Set
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In pre production what are the 3 questions that should be asked when considering the goal of a recording?
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*Is this for company consideration (Record Deal)?
*Is this for gigs? *Is this an independant release? |
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What are the five fators that effect the outcome of a project?
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1 Budget
2 Talent 3 Personalities 4 Time 5 Equipment |
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What issues should be addressed during editing before even thinking about mixing?
10 things |
*Clean up noisy tracks or dead air.
*Sound Replacer *Modeling *Beat Detective *Subractive EQ to clean up problem freqs *Establish FX sends *Establish Sub Groups *Create mix template *Noise Reduction *Pitch Correction |
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What are 8 important things in file/session management?
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*Labeled Tracks
*Labeled Busses *Clean Out Region Bin *Setup Possible SubGroups *Establish Simple Top/Tail Fades *Gain\Normalize *Loop Creation *Markers |
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What are 2 types of shelving EQs?
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Gerson- Small dip or boost below or above the selected freq
Baxandall- Continually rises |
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What is the difference between Minimum Phase Vs. Linear Phase?
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Minimum Phase- AKA IIR will produce delay in timing causing "pleasent" artificial depth.
Linear Phase- AKA FIR Can reduce transients and seem softer. (Freq Specific fader) used in mastering. |
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What are the first and second rules of mixing?
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The First Rule is Tracking
The Second Rule is Arranging |
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What is the Goal of a mix?
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To serve the song by creating dynamic energy and emotional tone.
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How do you create dynamic energy and emotional tone?
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Create Dynamic energy by varying and differentiating arrangements within a song.
Create emotional tone by creating each arrangement within a song to fit its underlying concept |
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What are the four things we can use to create emotional tone and dynamic energy?
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A. EQ
B. Panning C. Amplitude D. EFX |
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What are important factors sparse arrangements?
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a. Emphasis on spaciousness, clarity, vulnerability.
b. Everynote, every effect, in its distinct. c. sense of leading somewhere... the song building towards increased intensity. |
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What are the important factors for dense arrangements?
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A. less clearly differentiated sounds more super imposed layers
B. sonic intensity, sonic conflict, sonic beauty C. Audience discovers new sounds with each listen. D. A sense that the piece has arrived or is headed toward relaxing. |
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Why would you use C weighting on an spl meter versus A weighting?
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C is tuned for more low freq sensitivity
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Sole Proprietorship Business Structure
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-Most common form of business
-Easy to form, complete managerial control to owner -Liable for for all financial obligations of the business |
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LLC
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A type of business structure that provides its owner limited liability
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Corporation
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A legal entity that is created to conduct business. Corporate status allows an avoidance of personal liability but is costly to start and expensive to maintain due to legal expenses and steeper taxation.
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Partnership
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Two or more people who enter into a contract to legally share profits and losses. The partnership does not bear the tax burden of profits and the benefit of losses are "passed through" to partners to report on their individual tax returns. However, each partner is liable for the financial obligations of the business.
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What are the five things necessary to establish a business?
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1. Fictitious Business Name
2. Business License 3. Bank Account 4. Business Cards/Stationary 5. Ad in a Local Newspaper |
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Big Four Parent Companies in the Music Industry
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-Sony
-Universal -Time Warner -EMI |
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Publishing
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Responsible for ensuring the songwriters and composers receive payment when their compositions are used commercially.
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Copyright
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The exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit an artistic work or intellectual property.
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"Label"
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Record labels are companies that manufacture and distribute recorded music and promote that music. There are two kinds of record labels independent labels and major labels (eg. big four labels). Indie record labels are independent companies that do not have a corporate backer. Major labels are large corporations often owned by a parent company, like Sony.
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Distributor
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Distribution companies sign deals with record labels (or very rarely, directly with artists) that gives them the right to sell that label's products to record stores that have an account with that distributor. The distributor takes a cut of income from each album sold and then pays the label the remaining balance.
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