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MIDI
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1. Powerful feature of MIDI editing that fixes timing issues; Moves notes to a predetermined grid by dividing the PPQN into common note value divisions
Quantization
OMNI (On) POLY
Baud
IN Port
2. Channel messages are common messages controlling note - timbre - & expressive data; System messages control inter- machine parameters
Channel Messages
Fairlight CMI
Bob Moog
Timbre
3. Ability to change the overall pitch or octave range of an individual part; Used for fine tuning
Channel Pressure
Tuning
Channel Mode Message
Accessibility
4. Height (or loudness) of a waveform
Envelope Generator Parameters
Amplitude
Portamento...
Cakewalk Sonar
5. To create or shape
Generator
Synthesizer Audio Flow
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
SMDI
6. Windows only based digital audio workstation platform
Ensoniq Mirage
Cakewalk Sonar
Controller Editor
Replace - Overwrite - or Destructive Record Mode
7. Very common technique; Utilizes initial attack and loops a small part of remaining audio file
Sample Looping
Dual Serial Connection
Receive Switch
Grid Editor
8. Determines dynamic range and signal- to- noise ratio
Channel Assignment
Polyphony
Bit Depth
Pitch Bend Data Train
9. Receive
Note Ranges
PPQN
Rx (Abbv.)
AMS
10. 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
Key Range
MIDI Octaves
Layer
11. Data
DIN Pin 5
Graintable Synthesis
5-Pin DIN Protocol
OMNI (On) POLY
12. The extent to which schemas and concepts are at the forefront of people's minds and are therefore likely to be used
Accessibility
Channel Assignment
Rx (Abbv.)
Wah Wah
13. Actual audio files (.WAV - .AIFF - etc.) that we hear when playing a sampled instrument
Subtractive Synthesis...
Audio Samples
Attack Time
Pulse Wave
14. Most Significant Bit; the left- most bit in a binary whole number or code
msb
MIDI Data Transmission Rate
Software Sampler
Resonance
15. Connects computer to MIDI device; All MIDI routing and communication is handled by the computer
MIDI Interface Setup
Key Note
Data Byte Breakdown for MIDI
MIDI Acronym
16. Defines the lowest and highest note on a keyboard that an individual part is active
Triangle Wave
Non - Dedicated Sequencer
Physical Modeling Synthesis
Note Ranges
17. Determines which note on the MIDI keyboard will play the sample at its original pitch and speed; Almost always set to Middle C
PCM
Key Note
MIDI Cable Specs
Sequencer
18. Standard for transferring data between devices on internal and external computer; Most commonly used for tape storage devices and hard disks
Quantization Values
SCSI
5-Pin DIN Protocol
LFO Parameters
19. Sound generating device with no integral keyboard
Tuning
E- Mu Emulator
MIDI Module
Generator
20. A device that 'conditions' the electrical supply to take out spikes and surges.
Power Conditioner
Master Devices
Volume
Pitch Bend Data Train
21. 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
Ground Loop
Software Sampler
Wah Wah
Daisy Chaining
22. Space
Multitimbral Module
Status Byte
Play
Decay Time
23. 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
Akai S900
ProTools
Additive Synthesis
Ensoniq Mirage
24. VCO -> VCF -> VCA -> Speakers; (LFO and Envelope Generator run to all of the 3 circuits)
Square Wave
Synthesizer Audio Flow
C-Lab Notator
Ring Modulation
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
Resynthesis
List Editor
Envelope Generator
Slave Devices
26. Allows assignment of a different SOUND to each of the multitimbral parts
Volume
Timbre Assignment
Samples
Bit Depth
27. 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)
A/D Converter
Dynamic Allocation
Filter Slopes
Note Ranges
28. Device receives only on an assigned selectable data; Ability to play ONLY one note at a time
FM Synthesis
OMNI (Off) MONO
MOTU Digital Performer
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
29. Electronic tape- based keyboard instrument featuring prerecorded sounds; Tape bank could be removed and loaded with different sounds
Receive Modes
Mellotron
Tremolo
Program Change Data Train
30. Note ON; Note OFF; Program Change; MONO Pressure; POLY Pressure; Pitch Bend; Control Change
Receive Switch
Phase Distortion Synthesis
Disk Streaming
Types of Channel Voice Messages
31. 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
OUT Port
Square Wave
OMNI (On) MONO
Velocity Mapping
32. Where a slave device receives MIDI data; Can receive data from an OUT or THRU port
IN Port
Bob Moog
Channel Enable/Disable
Tempest
33. Note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
Trill
Generator
S/PDif...
E- Mu Emulator II
34. 50'
Sustain Level
Sample Looping
Controller Editor
Max MIDI Cable Length
35. Multi Mode; Performance (Perf) Mode; Sequence Mode
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
Dynamic Allocation
Analog Modeling Synthesis...
Handshake Wiring
36. This changes when keys are pressed above or below the key note; Alters the playback speed of the sample
Pitch
Akai MPC 60
MIDI Connection Ports
VCA
37. The transmission of an audio signal by using it to vary a carrier wave (amplitude of frequency)
Modulation
Amplitude Modulation
List Editor
Note Ranges
38. Ability of a musical instrument to play more than one note at a time
Generator
Polyphonic
Daisy Chain Limitations
DSP
39. Added subtractive synthesis to the E- Mu Emulator
Sample Looping
E- Mu Emulator II
Tempest
Tuning
40. Changes an analog audio signal to a digital format (binary data) that can be stored or manipulated on a computer
VCO
A/D Converter
Piano Roll
MIDI Interface Setup
41. Operating system made sense to most musicians; Became very popular because of its accessibility
Tempest
Akai S900
Receive Modes
Note Ranges
42. Sony-Philips digital interface format
S/PDif...
Handshake Wiring
MIDI
MIDI Module
43. Digital Signal Processing; Provides for the ability to adjust levels - do equalization - dynamic processing - create special effects - and mix digital audio data
DSP
Byte
Click Track
Phase Distortion Synthesis
44. 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
Streaming
Envelope Generator Parameters
Portamento...
Pulse Code Modulation
45. 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/
Samples
Polyphonic
Playback Quantizing
RAM (Memory)
46. Voltage Controlled Filter; Voltage amount changes harmonic content
IN Port
VCF
Synthesis Types
Samples
47. Subtractive; Additive; Resynthesis; Frequency Modulation; Phase Distortion; Wavetable; Pulse Code Modulation; Granular; Graintable Synthesis; Physical Modeling; Analog Modeling
Synthesis Types
Envelope Generator Parameters
Sustain Level
Sampler
48. Program Change + Channel (S) => Patch # (D1) => N/A
Program Change Data Train
msb
IN Port
Non - Dedicated Sequencer
49. Physical sound waveform system that has repeating cycles
Depth/Amount Parameter
Oscillator
Envelope
KORG Triton Rack
50. 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
Non - Dedicated Sequencer
Ultrabeat
Physical Modeling Synthesis
Granular Synthesis