Audio Workshop Trivia

Why does an artist need a producer?

• Someone who knows the process of making records, bring out the best in musicians, and make the tough decisions

• Someone who will make the fewest decisions, loudest monitoring, and longest sessions

• Someone who knows how to make a video, promote a record and brings out best in people

• Someone who will tell the best jokes, keeps things rolling and knows when to stop

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  A demo recording can't become a final release version of a song.​​

The record company provides a producer with what three items?

• A budget, a contract and an idea

• A song, an artist, and a budget.

• An artist, a budget, and a schedule

• An A&R person, an artist, and a budget

A producer gets paid to have:

• a studio

• lots of gear

• an opinion

• connections

Most rock, pop, hip hop and country songs are in what time signature?

• 3/4

• 2/4

• 4/4

• 5/8

The person responsible for judging every performance during the making of a CD is:

• The Engineer

• The Producer

• The Artist

• The Studio Manager

The 3 most important decisions when producing a song involve:

• Song choice, tempo choice, solo instrument

• Song choice, vocal performance, the beat or groove

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  Vocal sound, song title, video director

• Drum sound, bass part, song length

Two important skills a producer should possess:

• Ability to tell a hit from hearing a song on the radio

• musical chops

• Vision of overall concept, people skills

• Excellent video concepts, friends at the record company

When recording an artist it is best to record as many different styles of music as possible ​

The last chance to make sonic changes to your production before it goes to the plant is:

• Mixing

• Mastering

• Recording

• Writing