PEARSON EDEXCEL
2024
2024
PEARSON
Edexcel
, Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
9MT0/41
Music Technology
Advanced
COMPONENT 4: Producing and Analysing
Mark Scheme Plus
Question Paper
Merged
, Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information
Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Wednesday 5 June 2024
9MT0/41
Morning (Time: 2 hours 15 minutes Paper
plus 10 minutes setting up time) reference
Music Technology � �
Advanced
COMPONENT 4: Producing and Analysing
You must have: Figure 1 for Question 6 (enclosed), Total Marks
Pearson audio/MIDI files, headphones or monitor speakers,
digital audio workstation (DAW) and MIDI keyboard.
••
Setting up time
Open a new project in your DAW using 16 bit/44.1 kHz sample rate.
Save the project as ‘comp4_your candidate number’ (e.g. comp4_1234) in the folder
••
designated by your centre.
Set the metronome to 170 bpm.
Import ‘rhythm
Ensure that the guitar.wav’ to a new
guitar is audible track in time
and plays your DAW, aligned
with the with theThe
metronome. beginning of bar 1.
guitar begins bar 2,
•
beat 1.
You must not open the paper until instructed to do so by the invigilator.
Instructions
•••
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
••
– there may be more space than you need.
Save your audio files for Questions 1, 2, 4 and 5 within the 2 hours 15 minutes examination time.
••
You must ensure that the left and right earpieces of your headphones are worn correctly.
Access to a calculator or calculator software is not permitted.
Access to the internet or local network is not permitted.
••
Information
The total mark for this paper is 105.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
•
Advice
•
Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Try to answer every question.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
P75872A
©2024 Pearson Education Ltd.
F:1/1/1/1/1
, SECTION A
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
Question 1 is about the drum part.
1 Import the MIDI file ‘drums.mid’ to a new track in your DAW. Align the part so that the
drums begin playing at the start of bar 10.
(a) There are many different note velocity values used in the MIDI file.
(i) State the reason that the drum programmer chose to have notes with
different velocity.
(1)
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DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
(ii) Complete the table below to give the velocity in decimal and in binary of the
highest velocity value in the MIDI file.
Velocity in decimal Velocity in binary
(1) (1)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
2
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2024
2024
PEARSON
Edexcel
, Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
9MT0/41
Music Technology
Advanced
COMPONENT 4: Producing and Analysing
Mark Scheme Plus
Question Paper
Merged
, Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information
Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Wednesday 5 June 2024
9MT0/41
Morning (Time: 2 hours 15 minutes Paper
plus 10 minutes setting up time) reference
Music Technology � �
Advanced
COMPONENT 4: Producing and Analysing
You must have: Figure 1 for Question 6 (enclosed), Total Marks
Pearson audio/MIDI files, headphones or monitor speakers,
digital audio workstation (DAW) and MIDI keyboard.
••
Setting up time
Open a new project in your DAW using 16 bit/44.1 kHz sample rate.
Save the project as ‘comp4_your candidate number’ (e.g. comp4_1234) in the folder
••
designated by your centre.
Set the metronome to 170 bpm.
Import ‘rhythm
Ensure that the guitar.wav’ to a new
guitar is audible track in time
and plays your DAW, aligned
with the with theThe
metronome. beginning of bar 1.
guitar begins bar 2,
•
beat 1.
You must not open the paper until instructed to do so by the invigilator.
Instructions
•••
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
••
– there may be more space than you need.
Save your audio files for Questions 1, 2, 4 and 5 within the 2 hours 15 minutes examination time.
••
You must ensure that the left and right earpieces of your headphones are worn correctly.
Access to a calculator or calculator software is not permitted.
Access to the internet or local network is not permitted.
••
Information
The total mark for this paper is 105.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
•
Advice
•
Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Try to answer every question.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
P75872A
©2024 Pearson Education Ltd.
F:1/1/1/1/1
, SECTION A
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
Question 1 is about the drum part.
1 Import the MIDI file ‘drums.mid’ to a new track in your DAW. Align the part so that the
drums begin playing at the start of bar 10.
(a) There are many different note velocity values used in the MIDI file.
(i) State the reason that the drum programmer chose to have notes with
different velocity.
(1)
. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . . .. . .. . .. .
. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . . .. . .. . .. .
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
(ii) Complete the table below to give the velocity in decimal and in binary of the
highest velocity value in the MIDI file.
Velocity in decimal Velocity in binary
(1) (1)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
2
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