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Take a 25 question quiz to test and certify your knowledge of the tutorial-video course
Orchestration 301 - The MIDI Orchestra - Enhancing Realism.
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1
How can a legato sound be achieved?
Only by using libraries which feature true legato samples
Lengthening the release time so that the notes bleed into one another
A true legato sound can only be achieved with real players
Either with specialty libraries, or by using various programming techniques to "bend the samples to your will"
2
Realism-enhancing concepts and techniques are DAW-specific. True or false?
True
False
3
How can you simulate the missing in-between timbral variation between two sample layers?
Velocity switching
Multi-sampling (Deep-sampling)
EQing
Velocity crossfading
4
A variable Sample Start parameter controllable by a MIDI CC is available:
only in certain plug-in instruments
only on Vienna, EXS-24, and Kontakt instruments
Only in Play, Kontakt, and Embertone plugins
on most sampled instruments, though in some cases the function is hidden
5
In Kontakt, where can you add CC#11 control of volume to an instrument?
Wrench icon > Amplifier > Mod tab > Add modulator > External Sources > MIDI CC
Mapping Editor > Edit > Auto Map Functions
Instrument Options > Controller > MIDI Controller range
Wrench icon > Modulation > Mod tab > Add modulator > MIDI CC
6
When working in crossfade mode (Vel.XF) in VSL, velocity has no effect on the sound. True or false?
True
False
7
Why would you use samples instead of real musicians?
To create a mockup so the director can hear in advance what the music will sound like when performed by a real orchestra
To experiment with new and unfamiliar orchestral textures
To save time and money
All answers are correct
8
Which of the following orchestral instrument is not "keyboard-friendly"?
Legato brass
Staccato violin
Vibes
Harp
9
Which of the following statement is correct?
Most MIDI controllers on the market do not output the full range of 127 velocity values
All other answers are incorrect
Most MIDI controllers on the market can output the full range of 127 velocity values
All MIDI controllers on the market can output the full range of 127 velocity values
10
Which of the following statement is incorrect?
All sample libraries have expressive limitations
There is no such thing as "the best" sample library
EQs and Compressors will help you to enhance the realism in your mockups
All sample libraries have expressive strengths
11
Choose the best answer. Dynamics create changes in:
tone color, pitch and volume
tone color and volume
emotional intensity and volume
emotional intensity, volume and tone color
12
The expressive range of Vienna Instruments can be greatly enhanced by:
avoiding advanced programming techniques and playing the stock sounds, which sound the best
enabling the velocity crossfading feature
playing most sounds using the normal velocity switching mode
adjusting the sample start value.
13
What is the Mosaic technique about?
Mixing and matching different sample libraries to get the articulations you want
Playing back a different sample each time a note is repeated to avoid the "machine gun" effect
Doubling parts to get a bigger and more realistic sound
Repeating a musical phrase continuously throughout a musical piece
14
Round Robin sample programming is used to avoid the machine gun effect by:
ensuring that repeated pitches don't sound precisely the same twices in a row
randomly choosing from a pool of alternate takes of recorded samples
cycling systematically through a pool of similar-sounding samples but only for repeated pitches
artificially altering the pitch and timbre of a sample
15
Which of the following instrument is not touch-sensitive?
Marimba
Celesta
Xylophone
Harpsichord
16
When percussion instruments are damped, they stop vibrating immediately. True or false?
True
False
17
How is it possible to create realistic sounding mockups with just one sample library?
Only by using a high-end, expensive library
Only if the library features dynamic crossfading between sample layers
It's not possible because every library has a imited range of musical emotions that it can express
By playing to the strengths of the samples
18
The most important attribute of a realistic-sounding mockup is:
that you're using the latest libraries
making it impossible to tell if it's real or fake
writing using ensemble sounds because writing for solo instruments is difficult
to keep your listening audience "in the audience" a majority of the time
19
Which velocity response curve should you choose to make a MIDI controller less likely to output high velocity values when playing softly?
Linear
Inverse exponential
Exponential
Hypothetical
20
In general, the velocity sensitivity of most keyboard controllers:
is not very accurate, but for creating mockups it's not a huge problem
is very good but it's usually extremely difficult to achieve very high velocity values
is not consistent between controllers and doesn't translate playing nuances very accurately
is very good but usually lacks sensitivity when playing very soft notes
21
What is CC#2?
Expression controller
Volume
Breath controller
Foot controller
22
How can you simulate a crescendo on a sustained note?
All answers are correct
By repeating the note with increasing velocity values and forcing the note to be legato
By changing the velocity value of the note
With CC7
23
To achieve MIDI realism, you should avoid using outdated sample libraries. True or false?
False
True
24
String position makes a difference to the timbre. True or false?
True
False
25
It is possible to produce vibrato on an open string on a violin, but it's not always practical. True or false?
True
False
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