Music & Audio Advice DAW and Software Instruments 3

Question 1

What does 'latency' refer to in a DAW setup?

Accepted Answer

The delay between input and output

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The total track count

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The bit depth of a file

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The number of plugins loaded

Question 2

Which setting most directly affects latency in an audio interface?

Accepted Answer

Buffer size

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Sample rate display

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Track color

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Plugin order

Question 3

What is a 'bus' in a DAW mixer?

Accepted Answer

A channel that routes multiple tracks together

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A single microphone input

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A MIDI clock signal

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A type of reverb

Question 4

What does 'bouncing' or 'freezing' a track accomplish?

Accepted Answer

Renders it to reduce CPU usage

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Deletes the track permanently

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Mutes all other tracks

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Converts it to MIDI

Question 5

What is the purpose of a metronome (click track) in a DAW?

Accepted Answer

To provide a steady tempo reference

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To master the final mix

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To add reverb

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To export audio

Question 6

Which DAW is especially popular for electronic music and live performance?

Accepted Answer

Ableton Live

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Pro Tools

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Studio One

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Cubase

Question 7

What is 'sidechain compression' commonly used for?

Accepted Answer

Ducking one sound when another plays

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Removing vocal sibilance

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Tuning vocals

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Adding stereo width