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QUESTION PAPER
Paper number Examination Wednesday
1820-024 Sound Engineering Part 3 12 June 2002
Series Paper 0930- 1230
June 2002 Music technology 3 hours

You should have the following for this examination

• one answer book

1 State how many hard disk drives can be connected to

a) an ATA controller card
(2 marks)
b) a narrow SCSI bus
(2 marks)
c) a wide SCSI bus.
(2 marks)

2 With reference to an Ethernet network,

a) briefly explain the term collision
(3 marks)
b) briefly explain the response to a collision.
(3 marks)

3 Briefly describe the differences between a cable and a bus.

(7 marks)

4 Briefly describe
a) the difference between a voltage controlled oscillator and an
ordinary
oscillator
(3 marks)
b) how a voltage controlled oscillator may be controlled which does
not apply to
an ordinary oscillator.
(3 marks)

5 List the FOUR stages of a standard envelope generator and for EACH
stage state
the parameter that is controllable (time or level).
(8 marks)

6 Briefly describe the difference between additive and subtractive synthesis.

(6 marks)

7 With reference to FM synthesis, briefly describe how the ratio between

the frequency
of a modulator and the frequency of the carrier would be set to produce
a pleasant
sounding tone.
(6 marks)

8 Describe the THREE components of physical modelling synthesis by

means of
comparison with a trumpet player who possesses a selection of mutes.
(6 marks)

9 A single note from an acoustic instrument is to be sampled and looped in

order that it
will sustain for as long as it is played. Briefly explain the basic
requirements for a
clickfree loop.
(7 marks)
10 Two, two- bar drum loops of differing durations are to be mixed together.
Briefly
explain the easiest way, without calculation, to correct the duration of
one of the
loops so that they both last the same length of time.
(7 marks)

11 The hihat of a drum kit may be sampled in the open and closed positions.
Explain
why both samples should be assigned to the same mute group in the
sampler.

(7 marks)

12 a) Draw a block diagram of a MIDI system to include EACH of the

following
i) keyboard controller/synthesiser
ii) computer sequencer
iii) sound module.
(3 marks)

b) On your diagram show a link to other modules.

(4 marks)

13 With reference to a MIDI system with running status active

a) explain why note-off messages are not used.
(4 marks)
b) state what is used in place of note-off messages.
(3 marks)

14 Briefly explain
a) how tempo variations can be recorded in a MIDI sequence
(4 marks)
b) the term `metre map'.
(3 marks)

15 An audio sequencer incorporates audio tracks. Explain why it is not

possible to
change the tempo, without considerable processing and/or editing.
(7 marks)