Edexcel as level music technology question paper 4 june 2023 + mark scheme

Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information Candidate surname Other names Centre Number Candidate Number Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE Thursday 25 May 2023 Morning (Time: 1 hour 45 minutes plus 10 minutes setting up time) Paper reference 8MT0/41 Total Marks Music Technology Advanced Subsidiary COMPONENT 4: Producing and analysing You must have: Figure 1 for Question 6 (enclosed), 2023 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 85 bpm. • Import ‘’ to a new track in your DAW, aligned with the beginning of bar 1. • Ensure that the drums are audible and begin at beat 1 of bar 2. Ensure the drums play in time with the metronome during the first 4 bars. • 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, 3, 4 and 5 within the 1 hour 45 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 84. • 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. P66078A ©2023 Pearson Education Ltd. N:1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1*P66078A0216* DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA 2  SECTION A Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided. 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 drums. 1 (a) Complete the following sentence by selecting two of the terms in the box: (2) The kick drum sounds ...................................................................................... in bars 2–5 because it has a .................................................................................................................................................................................... pass filter on it. bright distorted dull band high low (b) Use a suitable filter on the drums in bars 2–5 to remove the kick drum, leaving only the hi-hats and percussion. (3) (c) The crash cymbal in bar 9 has a phaser on it. Add a phaser with the same settings to the cymbal in bar 17. (3) Bounce/export the completed drum part as a single 16 bit/44.1kHz stereo .wav file to the designated folder on your computer. Name it ‘q1_your candidate number’ (e.g. q1_1234).