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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
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
Wrench icon > Modulation > Mod tab > Add modulator > MIDI CC
Mapping Editor > Edit > Auto Map Functions
Instrument Options > Controller > MIDI Controller range
2
Which velocity response curve should you choose to make a MIDI controller less likely to output high velocity values when playing softly?
Hypothetical
Linear
Exponential
Inverse exponential
3
The factory setting for release time is programmed to exactly emulate the true release characteristics of an instrument. True or false?
False
True
4
Which of the following instrument is not touch-sensitive?
Marimba
Celesta
Xylophone
Harpsichord
5
How can you simulate the missing in-between timbral variation between two sample layers?
Velocity switching
EQing
Multi-sampling (Deep-sampling)
Velocity crossfading
6
Which of the following statement is correct?
All other answers are incorrect
Most MIDI controllers on the market can output the full range of 127 velocity values
Most MIDI controllers on the market do not output the full range of 127 velocity values
All MIDI controllers on the market can output the full range of 127 velocity values
7
Round Robin sample programming is used to avoid the machine gun effect by:
cycling systematically through a pool of similar-sounding samples but only for repeated pitches
randomly choosing from a pool of alternate takes of recorded samples
artificially altering the pitch and timbre of a sample
ensuring that repeated pitches don't sound precisely the same twices in a row
8
Which MIDI editor window is particularly useful when applying MIDI realism techniques?
The Piano Roll Editor
The Hyper Editor
The Score Editor
The List Editor
9
How is it possible to create realistic sounding mockups with just one sample 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
Only by using a high-end, expensive library
10
Choose the best answer. Dynamics create changes in:
emotional intensity and volume
tone color, pitch and volume
tone color and volume
emotional intensity, volume and tone color
11
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
on most sampled instruments, though in some cases the function is hidden
Only in Play, Kontakt, and Embertone plugins
12
The most important attribute of a realistic-sounding mockup is:
making it impossible to tell if it's real or fake
to keep your listening audience "in the audience" a majority of the time
that you're using the latest libraries
writing using ensemble sounds because writing for solo instruments is difficult
13
Which aspect of sustaining sounds do we have the least amount of control over?
The volume contour of the sustaining part of the sound
The attack characteristics
The release characteristics
The speed and depth of vibrato
14
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
All answers are correct
To save time and money
15
When percussion instruments are damped, they stop vibrating immediately. True or false?
False
True
16
It is possible to produce vibrato on an open string on a violin, but it's not always practical. True or false?
False
True
17
How can a legato sound be achieved?
A true legato sound can only be achieved with real players
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"
18
When working in crossfade mode (Vel.XF) in VSL, velocity has no effect on the sound. True or false?
False
True
19
Realism-enhancing concepts and techniques are DAW-specific. True or false?
False
True
20
To achieve MIDI realism, you should avoid using outdated sample libraries. True or false?
False
True
21
Which of the following orchestral instrument is not "keyboard-friendly"?
Vibes
Harp
Staccato violin
Legato brass
22
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
23
What is the most common method for selecting articulations?
Round Robin
Crossfading
Key Switching
Velocity
24
Which of the following statement is incorrect?
All sample libraries have expressive limitations
EQs and Compressors will help you to enhance the realism in your mockups
There is no such thing as "the best" sample library
All sample libraries have expressive strengths
25
How can you simulate a crescendo on a sustained note?
By repeating the note with increasing velocity values and forcing the note to be legato
By changing the velocity value of the note
All answers are correct
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