Live Flute with Electronic Sound

In the picture

1. 1A silver flute: a live acoustic instrument making sound in the air.
2. 2A microphone on a stand: captures the flute’s live sound.
3. 3A mixing desk with a laptop: blends the live sound with recorded or electronically transformed sounds.
4. 4A tall loudspeaker: sends the electronic mix into the air.
5. 5Curved sound waves: where the live flute sound and the loudspeaker sound meet.

Examples

• Electric guitar plus a backing track through speakers.
• Singing live while a DJ plays processed beats.

Quiz: Live Flute with Electronic Sound (Age 15)

1. 1

   What does mixed music combine?

   • Only acoustic instruments played without any electronics
   • Only recorded sounds with no live performers
   • Live acoustic instruments with recorded or electronically transformed sounds
2. 2

   In the card’s setup, what does the microphone do?

   • It blends the live sound with recorded or electronically transformed sounds.
   • It captures the flute’s live sound.
   • It sends the electronic mix into the air.
3. 3

   According to the card, what do loudspeakers and microphones allow?

   • Both the live and electronic sound sources to reach listeners together
   • The recorded sounds to replace the live flute completely
   • The flute to become an electronic instrument instead of an acoustic one

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