Edexcel Music Technology AS - 2.0 / 5 based on 8 ratings ? Music TechnologyAS Created by: EmilyCreated on: 01-03-12 19:53 Specific Topics for 2012 Punk New Wave Dance Trip Hop 1 of 8 Distortion Fuzz Distortion - Sounds "fuzzy" - Was made famous by Jimi Hendrix's fuzz pedal. - Raw Edged - Works best with solo lines because simultaneously sounding notes all interfere with each other, merging to create a dissonant sound. 2 of 8 OverDrive Overdrive - Used for chordal passages and riffs - Smoother than fuzz - The "crunch" setting on amps - Overdrive makes the guitar signal more "gritty" - Used for blues rhythm playing - Higher gain settings are used for lead guitar 3 of 8 Overdubbing Overdubbing = adding additional tracks to pre-recorded material - Usually used on tracks like vocals to boost the volume or clarity and raise it up higher in the mix 4 of 8 Compression ensuring there are no peaks or troughs in the volume level by setting a threshold 5 of 8 Artists The clash were one of the first artists in the original wave of british punk, with hits such as "London Calling". They inspired 6 of 8 EQ Parametic & graphic EQ 7 of 8 Gain The stage of a pre-amplifier that boosts the level of a signal at the beginning of the signal path. A term commonly applied to any volume boost in the signal path. 8 of 8
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