In 1997, the German company Steinberg developed Cubase VST which allowed for practice of this discipline without external DSP hardware. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this general discipline where practitioners can modify dynamic effects like compression and distortion. This discipline utilizes MIDI (“mih-DEE”) controllers and DAWs (“dahs”) such as Ableton Live and Logic Pro.
ANSWER: music production [or record production or audio engineering; accept any answers regarding making music or making beats or editing music; prompt on music technology; anti-prompt on sound design, mixing music, or mastering music by asking “what larger discipline does that fall under”]
[10m] Many hip-hop music producers use this practice of taking an already recorded part of music and manipulating it using audio effects to incorporate into another song.
ANSWER: sampling [accept word forms like “using a sample”]
[10e] Machines to imitate this instrument are often utilized in DAWs like the Roland TR-808. Beats can be sequenced and programmed as opposed to having to record this instrument live.
ANSWER: drums [accept drum beats or drum machine; prompt on percussion]
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