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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
The most important attribute of a realistic-sounding mockup is:
making it impossible to tell if it's real or fake
that you're using the latest libraries
writing using ensemble sounds because writing for solo instruments is difficult
to keep your listening audience "in the audience" a majority of the time
2
Which aspect of sustaining sounds do we have the least amount of control over?
The speed and depth of vibrato
The release characteristics
The volume contour of the sustaining part of the sound
The attack characteristics
3
How can you simulate the missing in-between timbral variation between two sample layers?
Velocity switching
Velocity crossfading
EQing
Multi-sampling (Deep-sampling)
4
A variable Sample Start parameter controllable by a MIDI CC is available:
on most sampled instruments, though in some cases the function is hidden
Only in Play, Kontakt, and Embertone plugins
only on Vienna, EXS-24, and Kontakt instruments
only in certain plug-in instruments
5
Which velocity response curve should you choose to make a MIDI controller less likely to output high velocity values when playing softly?
Inverse exponential
Linear
Exponential
Hypothetical
6
When percussion instruments are damped, they stop vibrating immediately. True or false?
False
True
7
It is possible to produce vibrato on an open string on a violin, but it's not always practical. True or false?
False
True
8
To achieve MIDI realism, you should avoid using outdated sample libraries. True or false?
True
False
9
The factory setting for release time is programmed to exactly emulate the true release characteristics of an instrument. True or false?
False
True
10
Which MIDI editor window is particularly useful when applying MIDI realism techniques?
The Hyper Editor
The List Editor
The Piano Roll Editor
The Score Editor
11
Which of the following orchestral instrument is not "keyboard-friendly"?
Vibes
Staccato violin
Harp
Legato brass
12
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
Either with specialty libraries, or by using various programming techniques to "bend the samples to your will"
A true legato sound can only be achieved with real players
13
To create realistic sounding harp parts, the maximum number of notes you should write per hand is:
Four
Two
Three
Five
14
When working in crossfade mode (Vel.XF) in VSL, velocity has no effect on the sound. True or false?
True
False
15
In Kontakt, where can you add CC#11 control of volume to an instrument?
Instrument Options > Controller > MIDI Controller range
Wrench icon > Amplifier > Mod tab > Add modulator > External Sources > MIDI CC
Mapping Editor > Edit > Auto Map Functions
Wrench icon > Modulation > Mod tab > Add modulator > MIDI CC
16
Round Robin sample programming is used to avoid the machine gun effect by:
artificially altering the pitch and timbre of a sample
randomly choosing from a pool of alternate takes of recorded samples
ensuring that repeated pitches don't sound precisely the same twices in a row
cycling systematically through a pool of similar-sounding samples but only for repeated pitches
17
What is the most common method for selecting articulations?
Crossfading
Key Switching
Round Robin
Velocity
18
What can you adjust with the CC#11 Expression Controller?
It depends on the plug-in/instrument
Volume and timbre
Nothing
Volume only
19
Why would you use samples instead of real musicians?
All answers are correct
To create a mockup so the director can hear in advance what the music will sound like when performed by a real orchestra
To save time and money
To experiment with new and unfamiliar orchestral textures
20
Which of the following instrument is not touch-sensitive?
Harpsichord
Marimba
Celesta
Xylophone
21
What is CC#2?
Foot controller
Expression controller
Volume
Breath controller
22
In general, the velocity sensitivity of most keyboard controllers:
is very good but it's usually extremely difficult to achieve very high velocity values
is not very accurate, but for creating mockups it's not a huge problem
is very good but usually lacks sensitivity when playing very soft notes
is not consistent between controllers and doesn't translate playing nuances very accurately
23
The expressive range of Vienna Instruments can be greatly enhanced by:
enabling the velocity crossfading feature
avoiding advanced programming techniques and playing the stock sounds, which sound the best
playing most sounds using the normal velocity switching mode
adjusting the sample start value.
24
What is the Mosaic technique about?
Playing back a different sample each time a note is repeated to avoid the "machine gun" effect
Mixing and matching different sample libraries to get the articulations you want
Repeating a musical phrase continuously throughout a musical piece
Doubling parts to get a bigger and more realistic sound
25
How is it possible to create realistic sounding mockups with just one sample library?
Only by using a high-end, expensive library
It's not possible because every library has a imited range of musical emotions that it can express
Only if the library features dynamic crossfading between sample layers
By playing to the strengths of the samples
Orchestration 301
The MIDI Orchestra - Enhancing Realism
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