AET 304 Final Study Set | 800 Questions
with Verified Answers| 100% Correct-
What is NOT one of the ways that musical and technological innovation benefitted
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's successful career? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Particle Man
According to Dr. Stamps, what are two important principles to keep in mind when
using sampling in music? - ✔✔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"? -
✔✔Sequencing
Which of the following is true about They Might be Giants' song All the Lazy Boyfriends?
- ✔✔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? - ✔✔Kraftwerk
What does the acronym "DAW" stand for? - ✔✔Digital Audio Workstation
,Which of the following is NOT true of the video panels used in the Nine Inch Nails 2013 Tension
Tour? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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: - ✔✔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? - ✔✔DIY Bedroom-Pop Movement
In 2013, Kraftwerk began to incorporate this technology into their live performances: -
✔✔3-D Projection
Which of the following descriptions is a good analysis of the development of music technology
throughout history? - ✔✔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: - ✔✔A Gaming Engine
The MIT Cubebots and Harvard Kilobots are examples of cutting-edge robots designed to be: -
✔✔Self-Configuring
What company specializes in creating Interactive Pen Display (or "Graphics Tablet") hardware?
- ✔✔Wacom
,According to Dr. Stamps, which of the following is an apt analogy for the objects used to
build patchers in Max/MSP? - ✔✔Legos
What is the central principle of Projection Mapping, according to Sven Ortel? - ✔✔to
align the virtual model of reality with physical reality
What did Dax Norman demonstrate live during the October 16 class session? -
✔✔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 ____." - ✔✔technology;
magic
What technique did Russell Pinkston use in his piece Gerrymander to create a cloud of sound
generated from a single sound file? - ✔✔Granular Synthesis
According to Sven Ortel and Matt Smith, which of the following is NOT an advantage that
Projection Design has over the use of LED Screens over a large surface area? -
✔✔Projection setups typically produce much less heat than LED screens.
Neal Daugherty recommends using the following method of storing data safely: -
✔✔Cloud Storage
Ava from the movie Ex Machina illustrates the following concept: - ✔✔If a robot's
action supersedes maximum human potential, we become unnerved due to our survival
instincts.
According to Dr. Stamps, anything and everything is quantifiable as data; to use this data
in Max/MSP, the key is: - ✔✔finding a way to capture that data
Which of the following is a component in Max/MSP that processes video? - ✔✔Jitter
, According to Dr. Stamps, the invention of a coin-operated version of Spacewar! marks the
beginning of what? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔AAA games look visually beautiful while Indie games are less visually
beautiful.
According to Dr. Stamps, what is the primary difference between Virtual Reality and
Augmented Reality? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Donkey Kong
What does it mean for a video game like No Man's Sky to be procedurally generated? -
✔✔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 __________" - ✔✔sci-fi aesthetics
What does it mean for the Podcast medium to be a Disruptive Technology? -
✔✔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: - ✔✔Hydraulis
When Kraftwerk creates a sound using synthetic methods, they are particularly concerned with
this property of the sound wave: - ✔✔The front end of the sound wave
with Verified Answers| 100% Correct-
What is NOT one of the ways that musical and technological innovation benefitted
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's successful career? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Particle Man
According to Dr. Stamps, what are two important principles to keep in mind when
using sampling in music? - ✔✔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"? -
✔✔Sequencing
Which of the following is true about They Might be Giants' song All the Lazy Boyfriends?
- ✔✔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? - ✔✔Kraftwerk
What does the acronym "DAW" stand for? - ✔✔Digital Audio Workstation
,Which of the following is NOT true of the video panels used in the Nine Inch Nails 2013 Tension
Tour? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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: - ✔✔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? - ✔✔DIY Bedroom-Pop Movement
In 2013, Kraftwerk began to incorporate this technology into their live performances: -
✔✔3-D Projection
Which of the following descriptions is a good analysis of the development of music technology
throughout history? - ✔✔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: - ✔✔A Gaming Engine
The MIT Cubebots and Harvard Kilobots are examples of cutting-edge robots designed to be: -
✔✔Self-Configuring
What company specializes in creating Interactive Pen Display (or "Graphics Tablet") hardware?
- ✔✔Wacom
,According to Dr. Stamps, which of the following is an apt analogy for the objects used to
build patchers in Max/MSP? - ✔✔Legos
What is the central principle of Projection Mapping, according to Sven Ortel? - ✔✔to
align the virtual model of reality with physical reality
What did Dax Norman demonstrate live during the October 16 class session? -
✔✔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 ____." - ✔✔technology;
magic
What technique did Russell Pinkston use in his piece Gerrymander to create a cloud of sound
generated from a single sound file? - ✔✔Granular Synthesis
According to Sven Ortel and Matt Smith, which of the following is NOT an advantage that
Projection Design has over the use of LED Screens over a large surface area? -
✔✔Projection setups typically produce much less heat than LED screens.
Neal Daugherty recommends using the following method of storing data safely: -
✔✔Cloud Storage
Ava from the movie Ex Machina illustrates the following concept: - ✔✔If a robot's
action supersedes maximum human potential, we become unnerved due to our survival
instincts.
According to Dr. Stamps, anything and everything is quantifiable as data; to use this data
in Max/MSP, the key is: - ✔✔finding a way to capture that data
Which of the following is a component in Max/MSP that processes video? - ✔✔Jitter
, According to Dr. Stamps, the invention of a coin-operated version of Spacewar! marks the
beginning of what? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔AAA games look visually beautiful while Indie games are less visually
beautiful.
According to Dr. Stamps, what is the primary difference between Virtual Reality and
Augmented Reality? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Donkey Kong
What does it mean for a video game like No Man's Sky to be procedurally generated? -
✔✔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 __________" - ✔✔sci-fi aesthetics
What does it mean for the Podcast medium to be a Disruptive Technology? -
✔✔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: - ✔✔Hydraulis
When Kraftwerk creates a sound using synthetic methods, they are particularly concerned with
this property of the sound wave: - ✔✔The front end of the sound wave
