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Subject : engineering
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1. How long it takes for volume of sound to drop to Sustain Level






2. Sony-Philips digital interface format






3. +5 Bias Voltage; Provides +5V to 1's in binary code data






4. Permanent; Original placement of notes is lost and only the quantized version remains






5. Uses powerful digital signal processing algorithms and equations to simulate the properties of a natural instrument; Very customizable






6. Measurement of how fast a note was pressed that enables samplers to be more dynamically expressive; Incoming note velocities are the player's variations in dynamics and they trigger different sets of samples






7. Connects computer to MIDI device; All MIDI routing and communication is handled by the computer






8. How quickly sound reaches its peak volume when key is pressed






9. Subtractive; Additive; Resynthesis; Frequency Modulation; Phase Distortion; Wavetable; Pulse Code Modulation; Granular; Graintable Synthesis; Physical Modeling; Analog Modeling






10. Devices that receive MIDI data (must be capable of making sounds and have audio outs)






11. Define the attenuation of high pass and low pass filters; Sound will slowly dissipate in a filter at a predetermined interval (usually 12 or 24dB)






12. Ability to play MORE than one note at a time; Often used for drums; sections






13. Note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it






14. Pitch - Amplitude - Timbre






15. Conveys the amount of overall (average) pressure on ALL the keys at a given point






16. Ground






17. Change internally to a program number that is different than the one received; ONLY a function of a slave device; Programmable slave device responses (loading presets for MIDI program changes)






18. Electronic tape- based keyboard instrument featuring prerecorded sounds; Tape bank could be removed and loaded with different sounds






19. Most Significant Bit; the left- most bit in a binary whole number or code






20. Determined by dividing PPQN into common note values (1/8th - 1/16th - 1/32nd - 1/64th - 1/128th - etc.)






21. Using an envelope generator on a filter does this...






22. LFO is routed to low pass filter






23. Serial






24. Only recording the performance and not the actual sounds; Completely editable and changeable post- recording






25. MIDI sound source capable of producing several different sounds at the same time - controlled on different MIDI channels






26. Boosts frequencies at and around the cutoff frequency; Emphasizes effect of filter






27. Voltage Controlled Oscillator; Controls pitch






28. Digital recordings triggered by MIDI






29. Actual audio files (.WAV - .AIFF - etc.) that we hear when playing a sampled instrument






30. Voltage Controlled Filter; Voltage amount changes harmonic content






31. Receive






32. Hardware; Stand alone hardware MIDI sequencers designed to record - edit - and playback MIDI data only; Offer high stability and portability - but have low resolution (24-96 PPQN) and a lack of editing facilities






33. In; Out; Thru






34. To create or shape






35. MIDI Note #60 (Roland Standard)






36. Digital audio workstation platform for Mac OS X and Windows operating systems; Developed and manufactured by Avid Technology






37. Debuted in 1980; First sampling based instrument by Small Australian company






38. Drum sequencer that comes packaged with Logic Pro






39. Mark of the Unicorn; Runs on Mac only; Used for film scoring or sound design






40. Specifically designed to emulate the nuances and characteristics of analog synthesizers; AKA => Virtual Analogs; Reduced cost over real analog - zero maintenance - and tuning stability; Increasing in popularity






41. Level at which sound remains until key is released






42. Contains only the fundamental frequency and all of its odd- numbered harmonics






43. Advantages: Higher memory (RAM) & samples are saved and recalled with the session; Disadvantage: Lower stability






44. Attack Time; Decay Time; Sustain Level; Release Time






45. Wave that consists of a single traveling pulse






46. Combination of layers and splits (Ex. => Assigning a piano sound across the entire length of the keyboard - but adding a string part only on upper octaves)






47. The industry benchmark for beat production; Features a 32- voice drum/phrase sampler with up to 128MB RAM and extensive editing capabilities; 100 -000- note - 64- track sequencer; 4 MIDI Outputs; Internal sounds reside in flash memory and can easily






48. Poly Mode; Patch or Program (Prog) Mode






49. Allows assignment of a different SOUND to each of the multitimbral parts






50. Another term for 'Channel Enable/Disable'