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Subject : engineering
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1. Receive






2. 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)






3. Very common technique; Utilizes initial attack and loops a small part of remaining audio file






4. Changes an analog audio signal to a digital format (binary data) that can be stored or manipulated on a computer






5. CRedited with being the first to create and transmit music electronically; 'Singing Telegraph' (1867)






6. Rate (Speed) & Depth (Intensity)






7. Ability of a musical instrument to play more than one note at a time






8. Audio interface that includes 8 mic preamps - a sophisticated DSP cue mixer - and a comprehensive array of digital I/O; Allows one to record 24- bit audio at up to 192kHz.






9. Software; Computer- based MIDI recorders that can be used for other functions (word processing - web browsing - etc.); Offers high resolution (480+ PPQN) and expanded editing facilities - but have lower stability and lack portability






10. +5 Bias Voltage; Provides +5V to 1's in binary code data






11. One of the first affordable samplers; Contained only 2 samples; Very limited functionality






12. 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






13. The first drum machine to use digital samples of acoustic drums






14. Determines the layout of MIDI channels for each of the multitimbral parts






15. 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






16. CMD+S






17. Drum sequencer that comes packaged with Logic Pro






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






19. Self contained computerized synthesizer developed in 1975; Playback system records patterns that you play on keyboard






20. Initial few hundred milliseconds of samples are loaded into RAM & remaining sample length is streamed from the hard drive






21. Smooth gliding from one note to another (as in singing or string playing)






22. Controller message sent by pressure on an INDIVIDUAL key after initial touch (release PRESSURE measurement)






23. Transmit






24. Digital sample playback; Natural waveform is digitally recorded and stored as a series of binary code; Near perfect reproduction of original sound; More realistic starting point for the sound






25. Uses sound of a single note which is sampled and stored as an oscillator waveform; Allow for more complex sounds which produces richer - more realistic tones; Allow one to crossfade between different waveforms over time






26. 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






27. Height (or loudness) of a waveform






28. Program Change + Channel (S) => Patch # (D1) => N/A






29. Main file loaded into sampler; Contains all settings used to create the instrument; Usually DOES NOT contain the audio files themselves but references them while they are stored somewhere else






30. Digital sampling but sounds are divided into small pieces of sound lasting from 1 to 50 milliseconds; Sounds are layered on top of one another and can be adjusted by speed - phase angle - and volume






31. Bits/Second






32. 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






33. LFO is routed to low pass filter






34. Least Significant Bit - the right- most bit in a binary whole number or code






35. 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






36. Physical sound waveform system that has repeating cycles






37. Allows for the routing of output from individual parts to secondary (auxiliary) audio outputs rather than the main stereo outputs; EQ effects can be changed from those on main stereo outputs






38. 31.25 Kilobaud (31 -250 baud)






39. In; Out; Thru






40. Powerful feature of MIDI editing that fixes timing issues; Moves notes to a predetermined grid by dividing the PPQN into common note value divisions






41. The first sequencer developed for custom- built electronic instruments; Developed by Raymond Scott in 1950's






42. Maximum number of notes an instrument can play at once; Most modern MIDI instruments have 128 notes of polyphony






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






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






45. Pitch - Amplitude - Timbre






46. Each pass will overwrite the pass before it permanently erasing previous MIDI data






47. Starts from 1 at the very beginning of a sequence






48. Audio MIDI Setup; Utility designed to tell the computer what MIDI Interface and hardware is being used - as well as audio connections; Built into System Software of Mac OS 10.1 and up; Sequencers communicate with AMS for audio and MIDI routing and se






49. Determines the point at which a filter begins altering harmonics or frequencies






50. The extent to which schemas and concepts are at the forefront of people's minds and are therefore likely to be used