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

P75061A ©2023 Pearson Education Ltd. N:1/1/1/1/1/1   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 8 June 2023 Morning (Time: 2 hours 15 minutes plus 10 minutes setting up time) Paper reference 9MT0/41 Total Marks Music Technology Advanced COMPONENT 4: Producing and Analysing You must have: Figure 1 for Question 6 (enclosed), 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 125 bpm. • Import ‘’ to a new track in your DAW, aligned with the beginning of bar 1. • Ensure that the drums are audible and play in time with the metronome. The drums begin bar 6, beat 2. • 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 2, 3, 4 and 5 within the 2 hour 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.*P75061A0220* 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 drum part. 1 Listen to the drum part you have imported. (a) Identify the most appropriate quantise value for the drum part. (1) A 1/64 B 1/32 C 1/16 D 1/12 (b) The drums have been EQed with a high shelf boost. Identify which drum timbre would be most affected by this EQ. (1) A Clap B Hi-hat C Kick D Snare *P75061A0320* Turn over 3 DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA (c) Draw the drum part for bar 43 on the piano roll editor below. Some drum