AET 304 Final Exam
AET 304 Final Exam Questions and
Answers 2025-2026
According to Dr. Stamps, why could the Pipe Organ be accurately described as a
precursor of the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)? - Correct Ans-The Pipe Organ's
blowers are powered by electricity, as are the computers that run a DAW.
The two kinds of tracks in a DAW are: - Correct Ans-MIDI and Audio
The digital world provides a range of possibilities for the digital artist in the twenty-first
century, featuring a robust set of tools to record or capture _____ and _____. - Correct
Ans-Experience, Memory
The band Kraftwerk is a great example of the following trope, which fuses dehumanizing
and mechanizing elements with organic ones: - Correct Ans-The Human-Machine
Metaphor
Which of the following is the best description of David Byrne's argument in the article
Open the Music Industry's Black Box? - Correct Ans-The wider audience gained from
music streaming services are largely beneficial to music creators, but tend to be more
beneficial for solo singer/songwriters than for big-name artists.
What company largely dominates the Digital Visualization software industry today? -
Correct Ans-Adobe
Dr. Stamps plans to acquire the following fully-programmable robot for his son, John
Henry: - Correct Ans-Anki's "Cozmo"
Which company produced one of the earliest cell phone models, which cost $750 each,
could play the game "Snake", and was the smallest phone on the market at its release?
- Correct Ans-Nokia
Which of the following is required for Max/MSP to interact with the world around you? -
Correct Ans-Technology to measure the desired data and an object in Max/MSP to
process the data in the desired way
According to Dr. Stamps, the invention of a coin-operated version of Spacewar! marks
the beginning of what? - Correct Ans-The commodification of video games on a
commercial level.
According to Michael Baker, which of the following is not a difference between AAA and
Indie games? - Correct Ans-AAA games look visually beautiful while Indie games are
less visually beautiful.
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According to Dr. Stamps, what is the primary difference between Virtual Reality and
Augmented Reality? - Correct Ans-AR builds upon the actual material of the concrete
world, while VR uses fully generated environments to facilitate immersion.
Which of the following is the earliest video game to feature the Damsel in Distress trope,
according to Anita Sarkeesian? - Correct Ans-Donkey Kong
What does it mean for a video game like No Man's Sky to be procedurally generated? -
Correct Ans-Gameplay environments are not fixed, but uniquely created for each
session using variable algorithms.
No Man's Sky creator Sean Murray intended the game to be a "sentimental, nostalgic
voyage through a very particular conceptualization of __________" - Correct Ans-sci-fi
aesthetics
What does it mean for the Podcast medium to be a Disruptive Technology? - Correct
Ans-Podcasting creates a new niche in an existing market and displaces the
established market leaders.
A predecessor of the Pipe Organ invented during the 3rd Century BCE is the: - Correct
Ans-Hydraulis
When Kraftwerk creates a sound using synthetic methods, they are particularly
concerned with this property of the sound wave: - Correct Ans-The front end of the
sound wave
Which of the following is true about the Pipe Organ? - Correct Ans-The Pipe Organ can
control and layer hundreds of different instrument sounds through the use of stops.
In his MC Debris song Dream Car, Dr. Stamps used Logic's pitch correction and tempo
correction features in order to "teach" the voice of the following to sing French lyrics: -
Correct Ans-Google Translate
Which of the following is the most accurate description of the term Musique Concrète? -
Correct Ans-The practice of recording natural environmental or industrial sounds for the
use in music
The first genuinely electronic instrument—also known for being notoriously difficult to
play—is the: - Correct Ans-Theremin
In Logic X's Arrangement window, the horizontal X-axis is a representation of the
following parameter: - Correct Ans-Time
According to Dr. Stamps, the digital world provides a range of possibilities for the digital
artist in the twenty-first century, featuring a robust set of tools to record or capture
_____ and _____. - Correct Ans-Experience, Memory
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This man is credited with the invention of "portable synthesis," or the ability to
synthesize sound through a relatively compact device: - Correct Ans-Robert Moog
According to Dr. Stamps, what is the best description of the term "sequencing"? -
Correct Ans-A primitive way of turning circuit impulses associated with particular pitches
and sounds on and off in a predetermined order
The Telharmonium can be most accurately described as a precursor of: - Correct Ans-
Music Streaming
Which of the following is NOT one of the analog synthesis waveform shapes
demonstrated by Dr. Robert Moog on the Minimoog? - Correct Ans-Round
They Might Be Giants' use of the telephone answering machine to create "Dial-a-Song"
is an example of an artist using _____ _____ to further their music career. - Correct
Ans-Emerging Technology
Trent Reznor (of Nine Inch Nails), in the 2013 Tension Tour, wanted to achieve all of
these goals but the following: - Correct Ans-A near-perfect duplication of the original
album versions of the songs
What is NOT one of the ways that musical and technological innovation benefitted
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's successful career? - Correct Ans-The Baroque style is
marked by a more straightforward, immediate, and accessible harmonic language than
the Galant style.
Which They Might Be Giants song began the band's association with composing
children's music? - Correct Ans-Particle Man
According to Dr. Stamps, what are two important principles to keep in mind when using
sampling in music? - Correct Ans-Moderation and Reverence
Which term best describes "a primitive way of turning circuit impulses associated with
particular pitches and sounds on and off in a predetermined order"? - Correct Ans-
Sequencing
Which of the following is true about They Might be Giants' song All the Lazy Boyfriends?
- Correct Ans-It is part of TMBG's 2015 reboot of the Dial-a-Song service.
Which of the following artists is particularly concerned with crafting the front end of a
sound wave when creating a sound using synthetic methods? - Correct Ans-Kraftwerk
What does the acronym "DAW" stand for? - Correct Ans-Digital Audio Workstation
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Which of the following is NOT true of the video panels used in the Nine Inch Nails 2013
Tension Tour? - Correct Ans-The cabling powering the video panels remained fixed
throughout the performance.
How did MC Debris (Dr. Stamps) "teach" the voice of Google Translate to sing French
lyrics in his song Dream Car? - Correct Ans-He used Logic's pitch correction and time
correction tool (called "Flex") to sculpt the vocal performance to his desired melody.
The band They Might Be Giants are a good representation of the following: - Correct
Ans-A band strategically using emerging technology in order to survive the rapidly
changing music industry
What term does Dr. Stamps use to describe the trend that They Might be Giants began
from their New York apartment in the 1980s? - Correct Ans-DIY Bedroom-Pop
Movement
In 2013, Kraftwerk began to incorporate this technology into their live performances: -
Correct Ans-3-D Projection
Which of the following descriptions is a good analysis of the development of music
technology throughout history? - Correct Ans-Overall, music technology tends to make
performing and listening to music more portable, affordable, and accessible.
According to Sven Ortel, the technology originally used to create projection mapping
was based on the following: - Correct Ans-A Gaming Engine
The MIT Cubebots and Harvard Kilobots are examples of cutting-edge robots designed
to be: - Correct Ans-Self-Configuring
What company specializes in creating Interactive Pen Display (or "Graphics Tablet")
hardware? - Correct Ans-Wacom
According to Dr. Stamps, which of the following is an apt analogy for the objects used to
build patchers in Max/MSP? - Correct Ans-Legos
What is the central principle of Projection Mapping, according to Sven Ortel? - Correct
Ans-to align the virtual model of reality with physical reality
What did Dax Norman demonstrate live during the October 16 class session? - Correct
Ans-using Numark ArKaos software to mix live video of his animated GIFs
Complete the famous quote by science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, "Any sufficiently
advanced _____ is indistinguishable from ____." - Correct Ans-technology; magic
What technique did Russell Pinkston use in his piece Gerrymander to create a cloud of
sound generated from a single sound file? - Correct Ans-Granular Synthesis
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AET 304 Final Exam Questions and
Answers 2025-2026
According to Dr. Stamps, why could the Pipe Organ be accurately described as a
precursor of the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)? - Correct Ans-The Pipe Organ's
blowers are powered by electricity, as are the computers that run a DAW.
The two kinds of tracks in a DAW are: - Correct Ans-MIDI and Audio
The digital world provides a range of possibilities for the digital artist in the twenty-first
century, featuring a robust set of tools to record or capture _____ and _____. - Correct
Ans-Experience, Memory
The band Kraftwerk is a great example of the following trope, which fuses dehumanizing
and mechanizing elements with organic ones: - Correct Ans-The Human-Machine
Metaphor
Which of the following is the best description of David Byrne's argument in the article
Open the Music Industry's Black Box? - Correct Ans-The wider audience gained from
music streaming services are largely beneficial to music creators, but tend to be more
beneficial for solo singer/songwriters than for big-name artists.
What company largely dominates the Digital Visualization software industry today? -
Correct Ans-Adobe
Dr. Stamps plans to acquire the following fully-programmable robot for his son, John
Henry: - Correct Ans-Anki's "Cozmo"
Which company produced one of the earliest cell phone models, which cost $750 each,
could play the game "Snake", and was the smallest phone on the market at its release?
- Correct Ans-Nokia
Which of the following is required for Max/MSP to interact with the world around you? -
Correct Ans-Technology to measure the desired data and an object in Max/MSP to
process the data in the desired way
According to Dr. Stamps, the invention of a coin-operated version of Spacewar! marks
the beginning of what? - Correct Ans-The commodification of video games on a
commercial level.
According to Michael Baker, which of the following is not a difference between AAA and
Indie games? - Correct Ans-AAA games look visually beautiful while Indie games are
less visually beautiful.
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According to Dr. Stamps, what is the primary difference between Virtual Reality and
Augmented Reality? - Correct Ans-AR builds upon the actual material of the concrete
world, while VR uses fully generated environments to facilitate immersion.
Which of the following is the earliest video game to feature the Damsel in Distress trope,
according to Anita Sarkeesian? - Correct Ans-Donkey Kong
What does it mean for a video game like No Man's Sky to be procedurally generated? -
Correct Ans-Gameplay environments are not fixed, but uniquely created for each
session using variable algorithms.
No Man's Sky creator Sean Murray intended the game to be a "sentimental, nostalgic
voyage through a very particular conceptualization of __________" - Correct Ans-sci-fi
aesthetics
What does it mean for the Podcast medium to be a Disruptive Technology? - Correct
Ans-Podcasting creates a new niche in an existing market and displaces the
established market leaders.
A predecessor of the Pipe Organ invented during the 3rd Century BCE is the: - Correct
Ans-Hydraulis
When Kraftwerk creates a sound using synthetic methods, they are particularly
concerned with this property of the sound wave: - Correct Ans-The front end of the
sound wave
Which of the following is true about the Pipe Organ? - Correct Ans-The Pipe Organ can
control and layer hundreds of different instrument sounds through the use of stops.
In his MC Debris song Dream Car, Dr. Stamps used Logic's pitch correction and tempo
correction features in order to "teach" the voice of the following to sing French lyrics: -
Correct Ans-Google Translate
Which of the following is the most accurate description of the term Musique Concrète? -
Correct Ans-The practice of recording natural environmental or industrial sounds for the
use in music
The first genuinely electronic instrument—also known for being notoriously difficult to
play—is the: - Correct Ans-Theremin
In Logic X's Arrangement window, the horizontal X-axis is a representation of the
following parameter: - Correct Ans-Time
According to Dr. Stamps, the digital world provides a range of possibilities for the digital
artist in the twenty-first century, featuring a robust set of tools to record or capture
_____ and _____. - Correct Ans-Experience, Memory
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This man is credited with the invention of "portable synthesis," or the ability to
synthesize sound through a relatively compact device: - Correct Ans-Robert Moog
According to Dr. Stamps, what is the best description of the term "sequencing"? -
Correct Ans-A primitive way of turning circuit impulses associated with particular pitches
and sounds on and off in a predetermined order
The Telharmonium can be most accurately described as a precursor of: - Correct Ans-
Music Streaming
Which of the following is NOT one of the analog synthesis waveform shapes
demonstrated by Dr. Robert Moog on the Minimoog? - Correct Ans-Round
They Might Be Giants' use of the telephone answering machine to create "Dial-a-Song"
is an example of an artist using _____ _____ to further their music career. - Correct
Ans-Emerging Technology
Trent Reznor (of Nine Inch Nails), in the 2013 Tension Tour, wanted to achieve all of
these goals but the following: - Correct Ans-A near-perfect duplication of the original
album versions of the songs
What is NOT one of the ways that musical and technological innovation benefitted
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's successful career? - Correct Ans-The Baroque style is
marked by a more straightforward, immediate, and accessible harmonic language than
the Galant style.
Which They Might Be Giants song began the band's association with composing
children's music? - Correct Ans-Particle Man
According to Dr. Stamps, what are two important principles to keep in mind when using
sampling in music? - Correct Ans-Moderation and Reverence
Which term best describes "a primitive way of turning circuit impulses associated with
particular pitches and sounds on and off in a predetermined order"? - Correct Ans-
Sequencing
Which of the following is true about They Might be Giants' song All the Lazy Boyfriends?
- Correct Ans-It is part of TMBG's 2015 reboot of the Dial-a-Song service.
Which of the following artists is particularly concerned with crafting the front end of a
sound wave when creating a sound using synthetic methods? - Correct Ans-Kraftwerk
What does the acronym "DAW" stand for? - Correct Ans-Digital Audio Workstation
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Which of the following is NOT true of the video panels used in the Nine Inch Nails 2013
Tension Tour? - Correct Ans-The cabling powering the video panels remained fixed
throughout the performance.
How did MC Debris (Dr. Stamps) "teach" the voice of Google Translate to sing French
lyrics in his song Dream Car? - Correct Ans-He used Logic's pitch correction and time
correction tool (called "Flex") to sculpt the vocal performance to his desired melody.
The band They Might Be Giants are a good representation of the following: - Correct
Ans-A band strategically using emerging technology in order to survive the rapidly
changing music industry
What term does Dr. Stamps use to describe the trend that They Might be Giants began
from their New York apartment in the 1980s? - Correct Ans-DIY Bedroom-Pop
Movement
In 2013, Kraftwerk began to incorporate this technology into their live performances: -
Correct Ans-3-D Projection
Which of the following descriptions is a good analysis of the development of music
technology throughout history? - Correct Ans-Overall, music technology tends to make
performing and listening to music more portable, affordable, and accessible.
According to Sven Ortel, the technology originally used to create projection mapping
was based on the following: - Correct Ans-A Gaming Engine
The MIT Cubebots and Harvard Kilobots are examples of cutting-edge robots designed
to be: - Correct Ans-Self-Configuring
What company specializes in creating Interactive Pen Display (or "Graphics Tablet")
hardware? - Correct Ans-Wacom
According to Dr. Stamps, which of the following is an apt analogy for the objects used to
build patchers in Max/MSP? - Correct Ans-Legos
What is the central principle of Projection Mapping, according to Sven Ortel? - Correct
Ans-to align the virtual model of reality with physical reality
What did Dax Norman demonstrate live during the October 16 class session? - Correct
Ans-using Numark ArKaos software to mix live video of his animated GIFs
Complete the famous quote by science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, "Any sufficiently
advanced _____ is indistinguishable from ____." - Correct Ans-technology; magic
What technique did Russell Pinkston use in his piece Gerrymander to create a cloud of
sound generated from a single sound file? - Correct Ans-Granular Synthesis
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