Remixing & Mashups Sampling Techniques & Copyright 2

Question 1

What is 'chopping' a sample?

Accepted Answer

Slicing a sample into segments and rearranging them creatively

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Reducing a sample's bit depth

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Adding distortion to a sample

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Reversing the stereo field of a sample

Question 2

What does 'timestretch' allow a producer to do with a sample?

Accepted Answer

Change the tempo without altering the pitch

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Change the pitch without altering the tempo

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Remove the vocals from a sample

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Duplicate the sample across multiple octaves

Question 3

A 'royalty-free' sample pack means:

Accepted Answer

You pay once and can use the samples without ongoing royalty payments

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The samples are always completely free to download

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No license is ever required

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The samples are in the public domain

Question 4

Which term describes playing back a sample at half its original speed while dropping the pitch by an octave?

Accepted Answer

Half-time stretch

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Pitched-down chopping

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Pitched reverse

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Lo-fi processing

Question 5

The 'de minimis' doctrine in copyright law suggests:

Accepted Answer

Trivially small uses may not rise to the level of infringement

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Samples under 4 bars are always legal

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Digital samples are less protected than analog recordings

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Only melodic elements, not rhythmic ones, are copyrightable

Question 6

What is a 'stem' in the context of remix production?

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An isolated audio element (drums, vocals, bass) of a song

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A root chord used in harmonizing a remix

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A MIDI sequence exported from a DAW

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A metadata tag attached to a sample file