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MIDI
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1. Ground
E- mu Proteus 2000
C4
DIN Pin 2
Disk Streaming
2. Dum machine that featured 12- bit sampling; 99- track sequencer with a 60 -000 note capacity; Debuted the familiar 4 x 4 grid of drum pads
Amplitude Modulation
Polyphony
EXS
Akai MPC 60
3. Space
Play
OMNI (On) POLY
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
Master Tracks Pro
4. Defines the lowest and highest note on a keyboard that an individual part is active
Trill
Handshake Wiring
Serial Port
Note Ranges
5. Sound generating device with no integral keyboard
MIDI Program Change
Modulation
Cutoff Frequency
MIDI Module
6. Device receives only on an assigned selectable data; Ability to play ONLY one note at a time
Pitch Bend Data Train
OMNI (Off) MONO
Ultrabeat
Byte
7. 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
Additive Synthesis
Program Change Data Train
M-Audio ProFire 2626 Audio Interface
Wavetable Synthesis
8. Poly Mode; Patch or Program (Prog) Mode
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
Amplitude
Sample Looping
Akai S900
9. Devices that receive MIDI data (must be capable of making sounds and have audio outs)
Slave Devices
MIDI Program Change
S/PDif...
Destructive Quantize
10. Note On + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => On Velocity (D2)
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11. Message sent when note is played (key pressed)
A/D Converter
Note ON MIDI
Software Sampler
Channel Messages
12. 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)
Dual Serial Connection
Filter Slopes
Envelope Generator Parameters
Output Assignment
13. Sony-Philips digital interface format
Split
Cutoff Frequency
S/PDif...
Noise
14. Note events edited on a staff - similar to composing music on sheets.
Click Track
Velocity Switching
Score Editor
Samples
15. 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
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
Daisy Chaining
Pulse Code Modulation
MIDI
16. Changes some aspect of sound depending on how FAST you strike the keys; Commonly called 'Velocity Sensitivity;' Volume - Filter & Layers are typical examples
Velocity Switching
E- mu Proteus 2000
Slave Devices
Ring Modulation
17. 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
POLY Pressure Data Train
Amplitude
Tempest
Note Ranges
18. One of the first affordable samplers; Contained only 2 samples; Very limited functionality
Vibrato...
Local ON
Elisha Gray
E- Mu Emulator
19. Advantage: Higher stability; Disadvantages: Lower memory (RAM) amount & separate media for samples
Streaming
Ticks
Hardware Sampler
Generator
20. Series of tempo- related electronic timing markers embedded in the MIDI data stream; Revolves around BPM; Advances one step each 1/24 of a beat
Envelope
MIDI Clock
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
Software Sampler
21. +5 Bias Voltage; Provides +5V to 1's in binary code data
Graintable Synthesis
DIN Pin 4
Akai MPC 60
Polyphony
22. Maximum of 3 MIDI Slave Devices can be wired past the Master Device according to the MMA; All MIDI IN Ports are optically isolated to prevent hum - buzz - ground looping - and RF interference.
Daisy Chain Limitations
KORG Triton Rack
OMNI (On) POLY
Tuning
23. Height (or loudness) of a waveform
Grid Editor
MIDI
PPQN
Amplitude
24. MIDI interface designed to work with the USB protocol - as well as both Mac and PC serial ports; 8-Input & 8-Output; Uses a clever look- ahead buffering system to improve the timing of MIDI signals at the interface ports.
RAM (Memory)
Controller Editor
Sustain Level
EMagic AMT-8 MIDI Interface
25. Parts Per Quarter Note; Measurement of timing resolution of a sequencer; Points on a sequencer grid that lie between quarter notes; Higher the PPQN the better its timing; Referred to as ticks
PPQN
Pulse Wave
Streaming
Akai MPC2500
26. Rise and fall of pitch created when LFO is routed to the oscillator
Envelope Generator Parameters
E- Mu Emulator II
Vibrato...
Additive Synthesis
27. Note ON; Note OFF; Program Change; MONO Pressure; POLY Pressure; Pitch Bend; Control Change
DIN Pin 4
Aftertouch
Ring Modulation
Types of Channel Voice Messages
28. Chooses which channels a multitimbral MIDI device will respond
Channel Enable/Disable
KORG Triton Rack
PCM
Modulation
29. Same as square; Odd numbered multiples of harmonics - but the amplitude is decreasing more rapidly
Roland Fantom X6
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
Replace - Overwrite - or Destructive Record Mode
Triangle Wave
30. Resembles a large hardware sequencer- type display - but shows all MIDI data that has been recorded on a single page
Circle Machine
List Editor
Samples
Accessibility
31. 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
MIDI Data Transmission Rate
Dedicated Sequencer
Tempest
Tx (Abbv.)
32. Two or more instruments with note ranges that do not overlap
'Note On' Data Train
Split
Ableton Live
Hardware Sampler
33. Mark of the Unicorn; Runs on Mac only; Used for film scoring or sound design
Wah Wah
MOTU Digital Performer
RAM (Memory)
Velocity Mapping
34. Note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
VCA
Trill
Disk Streaming
Analog Modeling Synthesis...
35. Controls an instruments voices or 'sounds'
Data Byte
MOTU Digital Performer
Channel Voice Message
Elisha Gray
36. 16 Independent Channel; Serial Transmission Protocol; One- Directional
lsb
DIN Pin 4
MIDI Cable Specs
Notes OFF MIDI
37. Channel messages are common messages controlling note - timbre - & expressive data; System messages control inter- machine parameters
Synthesis Types
E- Mu Emulator II
Channel Messages
VCF
38. Very common technique; Utilizes initial attack and loops a small part of remaining audio file
Sample Looping
SCSI
Key Tracking
3 Main MIDI Circuits
39. Enables the subtraction of frequencies from a basic waveform allowing shaping of desired content
DIN Pin 2
Filter
Key Tracking
Granular Synthesis
40. Boosts frequencies at and around the cutoff frequency; Emphasizes effect of filter
Timbre
Dual Serial Connection
Resonance
Polyphonic
41. To create or shape
Attack Time
Generator
Aftertouch
5-Pin DIN Protocol
42. Sampler that comes packaged with Logic Pro
Amplitude Modulation
Baud
EXS
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
43. Added subtractive synthesis to the E- Mu Emulator
E- Mu Emulator II
Pitch
Sampler
Channel Messages
44. 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
FM Synthesis
Data Byte Breakdown for MIDI
Key Note
Output Assignment
45. Metronome; Prerecorded track of electronic metronomic clicks used to ensure proper timing of music to be recorded; Essential in music scoring sessions; Sets composition tempo
SMDI
DIN Pin 5
Channel Enable/Disable
Click Track
46. 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/
Disk Streaming
Generator
S/PDif...
RAM (Memory)
47. Ability to play MORE than one note at a time; Often used for drums; sections
POLY Pressure Data Train
System Messages
Polyphonic
Sample Rate
48. Allows assignment of a different SOUND to each of the multitimbral parts
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
Noise
Resolution
Timbre Assignment
49. Defines the instrument's response to voice messages
Resonance
Fairlight CMI
Roland Fantom X6
Channel Mode Message
50. 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)
Fairlight CMI
OMNI (On) MONO
Multitimbral Mode
MONO Pressure Data Train