In Session view, how can audio clips be launched by MIDI keys?
Re-recording each clip with MIDI
instruments
They cannot be launched by MIDI notes
Duplicating the clips into a MIDI track
Clicking
the MIDI button and assigning a note to each clip
Which of Live's instruments is a frequency-modulated synthesizer?
Tension
Collision
Simpler
Operator
By default, what tracks does Live start with?
2; 2 audio and no MIDI
None; Live does not load any tracks by
default
2; 2 MIDI and no audio
2; 1
audio and 1 MIDI
What effect does the Transpose knob have?
Change the color of an audio clip
Change the level of an audio clip
Change
the pitch of an audio clip
Change the save location of an audio
clip
What does the TAP button in the upper left corner do?
Allows users to switch audio inputs
Allows
you to tap in a tempo
Toggles between active tracks
Acts as a panic button
By default, what is Live's sample rate?
44100
kHz
88200 kHz
48000 kHz
96000 kHz
True/false: MIDI keyboards can be used to play samples in Drum Rack
True
FALSE
What's the shortcut for grouping tracks?
Ctrl (Command) + T
Ctrl
(Command) + G
Ctrl (Command) + S
Ctrl (Command) + O
How many MIDI instruments can be used per track?
1
2
3
4
The two view modes in Ableton Live are:
Live devices and the Library
Session
and Arrangement
Audio and Midi
Clips and Tracks
Mixing and Recording
How can MIDI instruments be loaded into a project?
All
of these
Dragging the instrument into Session
view
Dragging the instrument on an available
track
Double-clicking the instrument name
What are warp markers used for?
Adjusting
the timing and length of audio clips
Changing the name of audio clips
Changing the level of audio clips
Changing the pitch of audio clips
What do the punch in/punch out buttons do?
Set points for where audio playback
starts and stops
Set points for where audio monitoring
starts and stops
Set
points for where audio recording starts and stops
Set points for where audio effects
start and stop
What is the Limiter effect used for?
Setting
an audio level peak
Playing a certain amount of tracks at
once
Playing a certain amount of clips at
once
Limiting the number of simultaneous
effects
A user has obtained a collection of Roland JP-8000 samples. To load the whole group of sounds at once, the user would most likely use Live's:
Sampler
Analog
Simpler
Tension
Operator
How can you create a pitch bend?
Clip envelope
All
of these
Automation
Frequency tool
How can a track's default output be changed?
From the Mixer panel
From
the track's In/Out panel
From the Returns paner
From the Sends panel
How do you switch between Session and Arrangement view?
Shift + S
Tab
Shift + Tab
Ctrl (Command) + Tab
Shift + T
What determines the maximum number of outputs that Live can use?
Sound
card
Amount of RAM
Processor speed
Hard disk space
To locate and activate the side-chain feature of Live's compressor, the user must:
Unhide
the feature in the compressor and then activate it.
Create the side-chain effect via Live's
send/return tracks.
The side-chain feature is automatically
enabled. No further action is required.
Locate the side-chain audio effect in
Live's browser and then apply it to the desired channel.
Live's compressor does not currently
support side-chaining.
What is the External Audio effect used for?
Imports audio from multiple sources
Allows Live to use audio effects from
other programs
Allows
audio to be routed through external effects
Nothing; it was leftover code the
developers forgot to get rid of
What format are Live project files saved in?
.als
.abe
.atl
.alp
True/false: Live can export projects as MP3 files.
False
True
How many parameters can a MIDI note or CC message control?
1
3
2
Any
number
Which key is used to select multiple things at once?
Control
Shift
Tab
Alt
Where is the Clip Reverse button found?
Envelopes view
Launch view
Sample
view
Arrange view
To cut/remove the low frequencies or "bottom-end" of a clip, a user would most likely use which filter?
BP
Notch
LP
HP
What effect does clicking a track's number in the mixer have?
Deletes all clips in the track
Solos the track
Disables
the track's audio
Sends the audio to the next available
track
To create the effect of distortion, a user would most likely apply which audio effect?
EQ Eight
Chorus
Multiband Dynamics
Redux
Corpus
What does the KEY button in the upper right corner do?
Fixes the current key of the current
musical instrument
Installs key stops to mediate tonal
shifts
Allows
the keyboard to be mapped to control different parameters
Disables the computer keyboard as a
MIDI instrument
Which is not a supported file format for importing?
.wav
.m4p
.mp3
.rex
True or False.. Ableton Live supports both VST and RTAS plug-ins.
False
True
In which view can track envelopes be edited?
Arrangement
view
Session view
In Arrangement mode, how is loop length determined?
By dragging the loop sliders above the
arrangement
Both
are correct
Neither are correct
By inputting values in the Loop Start
and Loop Length fields
Is Ableton Live 8 32bit or 64bit?
64bit
32bit
How many audio clips can play at once per track?
3
1
Any number
2
If a track is armed for recording and a clip slot is not selected, where is the audio recorded by default?
Corresponding
track in Arrangement view
Audio is not recorded
A new audio track
The first clip slot
How can audio clips be cropped in Live?
By dragging a selection to a new track
From the Edit menu
By
right-clicking the audio clip
From the Detail menu
What does clicking the CPU load meter in the upper right corner do?
No effect; it only meters the CPU load
Brings up a CPU load chart
Disables plugins that cause excessive
CPU load
Turns
off Live's audio engine
To which type of track does the overdub button apply to?
Only audio tracks
Only
MIDI tracks
Neither types of tracks
Both MIDI and audio tracks
What does the triangle in the lower right corner do?
Switches to full screen
Hides the info view
Hides the lesson view
Hides
the detail view
