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1
Format wars occur when
A)radio stations with different programming formats compete for popularity
B)companies producing recording and playback devices in the same format compete for sales
C)companies selling specific types of recording and playback try to put competing companies with competing formats out of business
D)recording artists adopt the musical styles of other artists in an attempt to compete for fans
2
The first recording of a human voice in 1877 was made with a device called a
A)Gramophone
B)Phonograph
C)Nickelodeon
D)Victrola
3
Record sales took a dip in the 1930s because
A)with financial problems, people had little money to buy records
B)public jukeboxes eliminated the public's interest in having music at home
C)the advent of comedy and drama on radio caused people to lose interest in music
D)copyright laws made it difficult for artists to bring out new material
4
Which of the following means that tracks can be placed in the left or right speaker or in both speakers equally, enhancing the realism of recorded sound?
A)electric recording
B)stereophonic sound
C)high fidelity
D)digital recording
5
The practice of "covering" in the 1950s involved
A)white artists recording songs previously written and performed by black artists
B)white artists being coached to perform their material more in the style of black artists of the day
C)publishers covering their tracks so as not to reveal the amount of royalties artists should be paid
D)African American artists borrowing tunes from each other to record and perform
6
In which recording format is sound information encoded in metal particles on film?
A)CDs
B)records
C)audio cassette
D)all of these
7
Artist and Repertoire Executives are
A)freelance talent that write the songs for the artists
B)responsible for keeping the artists happy
C)the talent scouts of the music business
D)consultants that decide the artist's image
8
When the RIAA lost the legal battle to stop the manufacture of handheld digital recorders like the Rio, it cleared the way for
A)digital radio
B)the iPod
C)the portable CD player
D)all of these
9
Hip-hop refers to
A)the backing music for Rap
B)rhyme over drumbeats
C)the rivalry between East coast and West coast rappers
D)the history of all black American culture
10
Recording artist royalties can come from
A)having their recordings played on radio
B)having their songs played on TV
C)legal downloads of their songs
D)all of these
11
Who among the following oversees the making of a master tape, and adds creative input?
A)the recording artist
B)the engineer
C)the producer
D)the A&R executive
12
The Soundscan system is used to determine
A)which genre of music is most popular
B)how a recording is selling
C)how often a record is being played on radio
D)all of these
13
Which of the following sets of two products participated in an audio format war?
A)78s vs. 45s and 33LPs
B)Wax vs. Vinyl
C)Cassettes vs. CDs
D)All of these
14
An independent label is any recording industry company
A)that signs and promotes garage band music
B)which is in search of independent artists
C)not owned by one of the major labels
D)which remains independent of a foreign buy-out
15
Critics blame technology for fans' lack of loyalty because
A)improved production techniques raise expectations
B)CDs and downloads encourage tune surfing
C)the cost of technology leaves fewer funds to pay artists
D)all of these





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