Key Topics to Refresh

Question 1

List Fast / Med / Slow values for “Attack” and “Release” for compression

Answer 1

Attack
- Fast = 0-5 ms
- Med = 5-30 ms
- Slow = 30+

Release
- Fast = 0-50 ms
- Med = 50-200 ms
- Slow = 200+

Question 2

List general freq ranges of:

Sub
Bass
Low mid
Mids
Upper Mids
Presence (Highs)
Brilliance
Air

Answer 2

Sub — 20-60 Hz
Bass — 60-250 Hz
Low mid — 250-500 Hz
Mids — 500- 2k Hz
Upper Mids — 2k - 4k Hz
Presence (Highs) — 4k to 6k Hz
Brilliance – 6k- 10k Hz
Air – 10k - 20k Hz

Question 3

List the hz where the fundamental/main presence lie for:

Kick
Snare
Tom
Crash Wash
Ride Hit
Hats

Answer 3

Kick: 60 -100
Tom: 80-300
Snare: 100 -300
Crash Wash: 400 - 2k
Ride Hit : 3-7 k
Hats: 5-10k

Question 4

How many steps for each interval

m/maj 2nd 3rd
perf 4th/5th
aug 4th/dim 5th
m/maj 6
m/maj 7

Answer 4

m2 = 1
maj2 = 2
min 3 = 3
maj 3 = 4
perf 4 = 5
aug 4/dim 5 = 6
perf 5 = 7
min 6 = 8
maj 6 = 9
min 7 = 10
maj 7 = 11

Question 5

what is the chord quality and step order for:

major scales
minor scales

Answer 5

major

WWHWWWH
M m m M M m dim

minor

WHWWHWW
m dim M m m M M