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MIDI
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1. Filter Type & Slope; Cutoff Frequency; Resonance (Emphasis); Key Tracking
Max MIDI Cable Length
SCSI
Filter Parameters
Tremolo
2. Modulation technique in which the amplitude of the carrier signal is modified by the application of a data signal
Amplitude Modulation
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
POLY Pressure Data Train
Pulse Wave
3. Storage device that can memorize and playback (often in loops) the sequence of MIDI events generated by the master device.
Akai MPC 60
MIDI Acronym
OMNI (On) POLY
Sequencer
4. Mark of the Unicorn; Runs on Mac only; Used for film scoring or sound design
Dual Serial Connection
LFO Parameters
Pitch Bend
MOTU Digital Performer
5. One of the first affordable samplers; Contained only 2 samples; Very limited functionality
AMS
Elisha Gray
Envelope Generator
E- Mu Emulator
6. Bits/Second
Baud
List Editor
Tempest
Key Range
7. Most common type; Oscillators generate all of harmonic content and filters are used to subtract overtones from the sound; Think sculpture reference (from block to statue)
Granular Synthesis
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
Subtractive Synthesis...
Akai MPC 60
8. Two or more sounds play simultaneously on the same channel
DIN Pin 5
Resonance
Layer
A/D Converter
9. Device which splits the MIDI Out signal of a master instrument or sequencer to avoid daisy chaining; Has special powered circuitry that routes MIDI data arriving at its IN Ports to ALL of the OUT (THRU) Ports simultaneously; Often seen as a 'mode' an
SMDI
Pan
Tremolo
Midi Thru Box
10. Each pass will combine new MIDI data with old MIDI data already recorded onto track; Most commonly used; Allows looping and the ability to work at desired pace
Ensoniq Mirage
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
Hardware Sampler
11. Music workstation/synthesizer that features a 128- voice PCM- based synthesizer with 6 effects processors & dynamic pads; Infrared D-Beam; Stereo sampler and full on - screen editing; Allows for 8 stereo audio tracks integrated with the internal MIDI
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
Roland Fantom X6
Layer
IN Port
12. Contains only the fundamental frequency and all of its odd- numbered harmonics
Notes OFF MIDI
Ultrabeat
Square Wave
Channel Voice Message
13. How long it takes for volume of sound to drop to Sustain Level
MIDI Cable Specs
Multitimbral Mode
Synclavier
Decay Time
14. Method of connecting several devices along a bus and managing the signals for each device; The most basic MIDI connection; Plays multiple sounds with same MIDI data
Akai S900
Destructive Quantize
Roland Fantom X6
Daisy Chaining
15. Alters the phase angle of a waveform 'bending' the shape to create a unique character or tone
MIDI Program Change
Akai MPC2500
Beats
Phase Distortion Synthesis
16. Ability of a musical instrument to play more than one note at a time
Preset/Patch/Instrument/Bank
Quantization Values
Polyphonic
PCM
17. The most commonly accepted means of encoding digital audio data so it can be stored within a digital medium with a maximum degree of data density
Multitimbral Mode
Multitimbral Module
PCM
Streaming
18. Multitimbral device that automatically assigns notes of polyphony to individual parts as they are required in real time; Helps to eliminate lost notes or 'note stealing' during playback
Filter
Sawtooth Wave
Dynamic Allocation
Audio Samples
19. Least Significant Bit - the right- most bit in a binary whole number or code
Zones
lsb
Destructive Quantize
MIDI Module
20. High Resolution; 14- bit parameter; (Coarse Tune X Fine Tune = 16 -384 Steps of resolution
Pitch Bend
Local OFF
OUT Port
Max MIDI Cable Length
21. Most Significant Bit; the left- most bit in a binary whole number or code
Serial Port
msb
Channel Voice Message
'Note On' Data Train
22. Ability to play MORE than one note at a time; Often used for drums; sections
Polyphonic
Velocity Switching
Channel Enable/Disable
Baud
23. Permanent; Original placement of notes is lost and only the quantized version remains
Destructive Quantize
msb
POLY Pressure Data Train
Tx (Abbv.)
24. Sample Dump Standard; Signal starts to degrade
Serial Port
Graintable Synthesis
SDS
PPQN
25. Advantage: Higher stability; Disadvantages: Lower memory (RAM) amount & separate media for samples
Velocity Switching
Envelope Generator Parameters
Hardware Sampler
Oscillator
26. Tells how to interpret data that is coming up; 'note number is following'; Defines what we want the MIDI device to do; Represented by msb = 1
Depth/Amount Parameter
Physical Modeling Synthesis
Status Byte
Destructive Quantize
27. 31.25 Kilobaud (31 -250 baud)
Wavetable Synthesis
Max MIDI Cable Length
Click Track
MIDI Data Transmission Rate
28. Technology advanced allowing for multiple tone generators in one keyboard or module; Revolutionized MIDI and sequencing; First appeared in 1985; Each channel is independent of the others; Equivalent to Omni Poly Off (x 16 channels)
Slew Rate
Monophonic
MIDI Acronym
Multitimbral Mode
29. CMD+S
Velocity Mapping
Ultrabeat Import File Types
DIN Pin 4
Save
30. Using an envelope generator on a filter does this...
Ableton Live
Destructive Quantize
System Messages
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
31. +5 Bias Voltage; Provides +5V to 1's in binary code data
THRU Port
System Messages
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
DIN Pin 4
32. Buzz in audio or hum bar in video signal caused by slightly different grounds that are interconnected by a wire (interconnecting equipment that's plugged into different power sources)
Daisy Chain Limitations
Step Record
Ground Loop
Master Devices
33. Rate (Speed) & Depth (Intensity)
Zones
POLY Pressure Data Train
Generator
LFO Parameters
34. Only error corrected on playback; Data remains the same as one records it
PPQN
Bars
Playback Quantizing
Mellotron
35. MIDI Out (Master) --> MIDI In (MIDI Interface) --> Travels via Dual Serial (USB) both to and from interface --> MIDI Out (MIDI Interface) --> MIDI In (Slave) --> Audio Out (Slave) --> Audio In (Mixer or Audio Interface) --> Audio Out (Speakers)
Recording with MIDI Sequencer
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
Channel Assignment
Score Editor
36. Determines the point at which a filter begins altering harmonics or frequencies
Modulation
Dynamic Allocation
Cutoff Frequency
Tremolo
37. Conveys the amount of overall (average) pressure on ALL the keys at a given point
Channel Pressure
Coarse Tuning
Elisha Gray
EXS
38. L ->R === msb (1) - MIDI Message (3) - MIDI Channel (4)
Play
8-Bit Breakdown of MIDI Code
DSP
Circle Machine
39. The process of combining waveforms with their own respective amplitude envelopes to create a sound that changes over time; Adding multiple tones to one sound
Resonance
Additive Synthesis
ProTools
Channel Assignment
40. Ground
Samples
Quantization
MIDI Interface Setup
DIN Pin 2
41. Devices that transmit MIDI data (usually has keys or pads)
Master Devices
Aftertouch
Pitch
MIDI Acronym
42. 50'
Local ON
Patch Mapping
Modulation
Max MIDI Cable Length
43. Where a slave device receives MIDI data; Can receive data from an OUT or THRU port
Trill
MMA
Save
IN Port
44. Each pass will overwrite the pass before it permanently erasing previous MIDI data
Capture Last Take as Recording
Replace - Overwrite - or Destructive Record Mode
3 Main MIDI Circuits
Filter
45. Note ON; Note OFF; Program Change; MONO Pressure; POLY Pressure; Pitch Bend; Control Change
Types of Channel Voice Messages
SDS
MIDI Data Transmission Rate
Envelope
46. Device receives on any and all channels but merges all the data together to one specific channel and then plays all notes received as the one sound assigned to that channel; Ability to play MORE than one note at a time
EXS
Release Time
OMNI (On) POLY
Rx (Abbv.)
47. Initial few hundred milliseconds of samples are loaded into RAM & remaining sample length is streamed from the hard drive
Sine Wave
Pan
Cutoff Frequency
Streaming
48. Drum- style pattern recording in grid format with each horizontal line representing a different tone and each vertical line representing a beat of a predetermined bar
Cakewalk Sonar
Grid Editor
Attack Time
OMNI (On) POLY
49. Ability to change the overall pitch or octave range of an individual part; Used for fine tuning
IN Port
Tuning
Filter
Modulation
50. Advantages: Higher memory (RAM) & samples are saved and recalled with the session; Disadvantage: Lower stability
Zones
Static
Software Sampler
Elisha Gray