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MIDI
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1. Actual audio files (.WAV - .AIFF - etc.) that we hear when playing a sampled instrument
DIN Pin 5
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
Audio Samples
Piano Roll
2. 31.25 Kilobaud (31 -250 baud)
System Messages
Zones
Master Tracks Pro
MIDI Data Transmission Rate
3. Ability of audio equipment to reproduce fast changes in amplitude; Measured in volts per microsecond; Low slew rate 'softens' the attack of a signal; High frequencies change in amplitude the fastest so slew rate is critical
Velocity Mapping
SCSI
Slew Rate
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
4. Contains harmoics and all odd and even harmonics; 6dB roll off between octaves; Same starting phases
Aftertouch
SMDI
Sawtooth Wave
Noise
5. POLY Pressure + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => Amount (D2)
Noise
POLY Pressure Data Train
Quantization Values
Note Mode
6. Determines which note on the MIDI keyboard will play the sample at its original pitch and speed; Almost always set to Middle C
Key Note
Dedicated Sequencer
DSP
Bars
7. Pre- mixes sound levels within the device
Volume
Filter Parameters
FM Synthesis
MIDI Clock
8. Using an envelope generator on a filter does this...
Pan
MIDI Program Change
PCM
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
9. Smooth gliding from one note to another (as in singing or string playing)
Sample Rate
Daisy Chain Limitations
Dedicated Sequencer
Portamento...
10. Multi Mode; Performance (Perf) Mode; Sequence Mode
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
Tuning
Multitimbral Mode
SMDI
11. Note On + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => On Velocity (D2)
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12. Basic Waveform; Source vibrates with simple harmonic motion
Sine Wave
EMagic AMT-8 MIDI Interface
Binary
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
13. MIDI Note #60 (Roland Standard)
Sustain Level
Amplitude Modulation
KORG Triton Rack
C4
14. Determines how much effect an envelope generator has on a particular circuit
Step Record
Sine Wave
Depth/Amount Parameter
Amplitude
15. Defines the instrument's response to voice messages
Channel Mode Message
Decay Time
Types of Channel Voice Messages
Synclavier
16. Note events edited on a staff - similar to composing music on sheets.
Depth/Amount Parameter
Receive Switch
Score Editor
MIDI Clock
17. Sampler that comes packaged with Logic Pro
Vibrato...
lsb
EXS
Accessibility
18. 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)
Zones
Receive Switch
Channel Pressure
Envelope Generator
19. Deal with the set- up and operating parameters for a MIDI device - Acknowledged by all devices in a MIDI system
RAM (Memory)
System Messages
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
Noise
20. VCO -> VCF -> VCA -> Speakers; (LFO and Envelope Generator run to all of the 3 circuits)
Generator
Synthesizer Audio Flow
ProTools
Local ON
21. This changes when keys are pressed above or below the key note; Alters the playback speed of the sample
Timbre Assignment
Amplitude Modulation
Pitch
Master Devices
22. Advantage: Higher stability; Disadvantages: Lower memory (RAM) amount & separate media for samples
Accessibility
Amplitude
Step Record
Hardware Sampler
23. Pitch bend parameter that sets the range in semitones
KORG Triton Rack
DIN Pin 5
VCO
Coarse Tuning
24. Determined by time signature; Added together to form the full bar
POLY Pressure Data Train
MMA
Beats
SMDI
25. Circuits on a synth that determine the character of the attack and release of a tone can be controlled; Controls how sound changes over time; Most commonly on amplifier circuit
Multitimbral Module
Tremolo
Envelope Generator
Zone/Key Group/Multi-Sample
26. How long it takes for volume of sound to drop to Sustain Level
SCSI
A/D Converter
Decay Time
VCO
27. Space
Play
Release Time
Local ON
Tuning
28. 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
Triangle Wave
Recording with MIDI Sequencer
SCSI
Dynamic Allocation
29. Height (or loudness) of a waveform
MIDI Connection Ports
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
Amplitude
Rx (Abbv.)
30. MONO Pressure + Channel (S) => Amount (D1) => N/A
Decay Time
Multitimbral Module
MONO Pressure Data Train
Attack Time
31. CRedited with being the first to create and transmit music electronically; 'Singing Telegraph' (1867)
Tremolo
Rx (Abbv.)
Elisha Gray
Synclavier
32. Smallest increments between beats; Coincide with the resolution in PPQN; MIDI data locks to these for start
Multitimbral Module
Pitch Bend
SMDI
Ticks
33. The transmission of an audio signal by using it to vary a carrier wave (amplitude of frequency)
Score Editor
Dedicated Sequencer
Decay Time
Modulation
34. Direct copy of any MIDI data arriving at the MIDI IN Port; Device without a MIDI thru connector must be placed at the end of a MIDI chain
Synthesizer Audio Flow
Bars
THRU Port
Playback Quantizing
35. Bits/Second
EMagic AMT-8 MIDI Interface
C4
Baud
MIDI Interface Setup
36. Rate (Speed) & Depth (Intensity)
FM Synthesis
LFO Parameters
DIN Pin 4
MIDI Protocol Type
37. 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
Static
Analog Modeling Synthesis...
Roland Fantom X6
Additive Synthesis
38. CMD+S
Channel Pressure
Save
Polyphonic
LFO Parameters
39. Inputs 2 frequencies; Outputs only the sum of and difference of the frequencies; Usually used with one simple - fixed oscillator tone - and a more complex sound like speech or singing to create 'talk box' effect
Ring Modulation
Modulates Pitch
Layer
Max MIDI Cable Length
40. Physical sound waveform system that has repeating cycles
Envelope Generator
Oscillator
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
MIDI Data Transmission Rate
41. Storage device that can memorize and playback (often in loops) the sequence of MIDI events generated by the master device.
Sequencer
Coarse Tuning
Dedicated Sequencer
MMA
42. Drum sequencer that comes packaged with Logic Pro
Ultrabeat
Pan
Channel Enable/Disable
Preset/Patch/Instrument/Bank
43. Drum machine that generates its sounds using six powerful analog synthesis voices; Runs an innovative - performance- oriented operating system that manipulates beats and sounds in real time without ever stopping play
Square Wave
Tempest
MIDI Data Transmission Rate
Polyphonic
44. To create or shape
Generator
Velocity Mapping
Tremolo
Save
45. 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
Wavetable Synthesis
Dedicated Sequencer
Bob Moog
DIN Pin 4
46. Recreating a natural sound by using additive synthesis techniques; Requires powerful and expensive hardware; Replaced with the advent of digital sampling
Filter
Decay Time
Resynthesis
Channel Mode Message
47. Visual editor for MIDI notes with a piano keyboard running low to high on the left; Also called a Key Editor
Akai MPC 60
Ultrabeat Import File Types
MIDI Data Transmission Rate
Piano Roll
48. Two or more sounds play simultaneously on the same channel
Multitimbral Mode
Power Conditioner
MIDI Octaves
Layer
49. Place sounds in the stereo field within the device
Pan
Channel Enable/Disable
Synthesis Types
Cakewalk Sonar
50. Emulator containing sounds that may be layered - filtered - modulated by low frequency oscillation - and shaped by envelopes; Does not allow the user to record sounds but instead offer a range of factory sounds suitable for any given use
Program Change Data Train
Local ON
Envelope
E- mu Proteus 2000