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Subject : engineering
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1. Where samples are recorded or loaded when playing back from within a sampler; Erased when sampler is turned off so sounds must be stored on removable media; Static/






2. How accurate the timing of a MIDI performance is recorded;






3. Filter Type & Slope; Cutoff Frequency; Resonance (Emphasis); Key Tracking






4. MIDI Message sent when key is released






5. Ability to change the overall pitch or octave range of an individual part; Used for fine tuning






6. +5 Bias Voltage; Provides +5V to 1's in binary code data






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






8. 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






9. 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






10. 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






11. L ->R === msb (1) - MIDI Message (3) - MIDI Channel (4)






12. 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






13. Using an envelope generator on an oscillator does this...






14. Ground






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






16. 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






17. Deal with the set- up and operating parameters for a MIDI device - Acknowledged by all devices in a MIDI system






18. Sony-Philips digital interface format






19. 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






20. Pitch bend parameter that sets the range in semitones






21. Software ran on Atari; One of the first software based MIDI synthesizers






22. Only error corrected on playback; Data remains the same as one records it






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






24. Place sounds in the stereo field within the device






25. Determines which note on the MIDI keyboard will play the sample at its original pitch and speed; Almost always set to Middle C






26. Most commonly used MIDI receive mode; Device receives only on an assigned selectable data; Ability to play MORE than one note at a time






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






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






29. Sound generating device with no integral keyboard






30. Space






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






32. 'Father of the Synthesizer'; Created a voltage controlled music synthesizer (Moog Modular Synth); Used by Stevie Wonder in 70's






33. 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






34. Simple waveform is changed by modulating it with another waveform creating a new - more complex waveform with a different tone and character; Used in Yamaha DX & TX series in 1980's






35. Channel messages are common messages controlling note - timbre - & expressive data; System messages control inter- machine parameters






36. Complete sample(s) are loaded into RAM






37. Record with highest input level possible - without clipping; Record more than you need; Adjust sample start and end times; Truncate unwanted material






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






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






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






41. Note Off + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => Release Velocity (D2)

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42. Voltage Controlled Filter; Voltage amount changes harmonic content






43. 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






44. Used as a modulation source; Usually below 20Hz (.01 - 10Hz); Most common waveform is the sine - though there is often a choice; Defines vibrato - tremolo - and wah; Allows periodic changes to sound






45. 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)






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






47. 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






48. Value = 0 - 127 (Variations of the last 7 numbers)






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






50. Determines the highest frequency to be captured