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MIDI
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1. Sample Dump Standard; Signal starts to degrade
Roland Fantom X6
Resolution
Dynamic Allocation
SDS
2. 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
Patch Mapping
Pulse Code Modulation
Physical Modeling Synthesis
Bob Moog
3. Stack the next pass as a new region over the previous data; Multiple regions on one track
ProTools
Note ON MIDI
Note Mode
DSP
4. Two or more instruments with note ranges that do not overlap
Synthesis Types
Split
Piano Roll
Static
5. Keys transmit to MIDI OUT Port ONLY bypassing any internal sounds; Internal sound engine receives MIDI via the MIDI IN Port allowing both a Master Device and Slave Device in one unit.
E- Mu Emulator
MMA
Beats
Local OFF
6. 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
Timbre Assignment
Granular Synthesis
Hardware Sampler
Disk Streaming
7. Sound generating device with no integral keyboard
Generator
Master Devices
Data Train
MIDI Module
8. Using an envelope generator on an oscillator does this...
RAM (Memory)
Subtractive Synthesis...
Wavetable Synthesis
Modulates Pitch
9. In MIDI - a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
Channel Pressure
Tempest
Byte
SCSI
10. Defines the lowest and highest note on a keyboard that an individual part is active
Patch Mapping
Note Ranges
Dynamic Allocation
Piano Roll
11. 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.
Multitimbral Module
OUT Port
DIN Pin 2
EMagic AMT-8 MIDI Interface
12. Most commonly used MIDI receive mode; Device receives only on an assigned selectable data; Ability to play MORE than one note at a time
Data Byte
OMNI (Off) POLY
Tx (Abbv.)
Attack Time
13. Define whether an instrument will respond to one or more channels and how many notes it will play back at once
Receive Modes
Ground Loop
Non - Dedicated Sequencer
Data Byte Breakdown for MIDI
14. Used in the Reason software package; Combination of the features of Wavetable and Granular synthesis; Allows selection of particular wavetables that have been broken down into grain clouds for further manipulation
OMNI (Off) MONO
Slew Rate
Akai S900
Graintable Synthesis
15. Specifically designed to emulate the nuances and characteristics of analog synthesizers; AKA => Virtual Analogs; Reduced cost over real analog - zero maintenance - and tuning stability; Increasing in popularity
Analog Modeling Synthesis...
Power Conditioner
MOTU Digital Performer
Release Time
16. 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
S/PDif...
Sample Rate
E- mu Proteus 2000
SCSI
17. Permanent; Original placement of notes is lost and only the quantized version remains
Channel Assignment
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
Destructive Quantize
MIDI Protocol Type
18. One of the first affordable samplers; Contained only 2 samples; Very limited functionality
E- Mu Emulator
Pitch Bend Data Train
Aftertouch
Circle Machine
19. In; Out; Thru
Grid Editor
Destructive Quantize
MIDI Connection Ports
Velocity Mapping
20. Determines the point at which a filter begins altering harmonics or frequencies
Save
Slave Devices
Cutoff Frequency
IN Port
21. Pitch Bend + Channel (S) => Coarse Tune (D1) => Fine Tune (D2)
Filter Slopes
IN Port
Pitch Bend Data Train
DIN Pin 5
22. Transmit
Tx (Abbv.)
A/D Converter
Slew Rate
Zero Crossing Point
23. Note On + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => On Velocity (D2)
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24. Serial
Tuning
MIDI Protocol Type
Square Wave
Byte
25. CRedited with being the first to create and transmit music electronically; 'Singing Telegraph' (1867)
Daisy Chaining
Tuning
Elisha Gray
Click Track
26. Digital recordings triggered by MIDI
Samples
Ground Loop
Channel Assignment
DIN Pin 5
27. Musical Instrument Digital Interface
Channel Mode Message
Note Ranges
Sawtooth Wave
MIDI Acronym
28. Same as square; Odd numbered multiples of harmonics - but the amplitude is decreasing more rapidly
DSP
Midi Thru Box
Triangle Wave
POLY Pressure Data Train
29. How quickly sound reaches its peak volume when key is pressed
MIDI Interface Setup
lsb
Attack Time
Velocity Mapping
30. Defines the instrument's response to voice messages
Streaming
Channel Mode Message
Velocity Mapping
Midi Thru Box
31. Note events edited on a staff - similar to composing music on sheets.
Audio Samples
Resynthesis
Score Editor
Beats
32. Bits/Second
Baud
Envelope
Circle Machine
Types of Channel Voice Messages
33. Overall sound quality defined by harmonic content
Quantization
Timbre
Audio Samples
Wavetable Synthesis
34. Most Significant Bit; the left- most bit in a binary whole number or code
msb
OUT Port
Notes OFF MIDI
IN Port
35. Controller message sent by pressure on an INDIVIDUAL key after initial touch (release PRESSURE measurement)
Data Train
Playback Quantizing
Sample Looping
Aftertouch
36. 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
MOTU Digital Performer
Disk Streaming
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
Destructive Quantize
37. Rise and fall of amplitude generated by LFO being routed to amplifier
Amplitude
Tremolo
Synthesizer Audio Flow
Envelope Generator
38. Actual data; 'Note #'; Provides information and data the status byte uses to do its job; Uses an 8- bit system; Represented by msb = 0
Data Byte
Click Track
Sampler
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
39. The most commonly accepted means of encoding digital audio data so it can be stored within a digital medium with a maximum degree of data density
Static
Audio Samples
Granular Synthesis
PCM
40. Windows only based digital audio workstation platform
Bit Depth
Cakewalk Sonar
Play
Channel Messages
41. Only error corrected on playback; Data remains the same as one records it
Polyphonic
VCF
E- Mu Emulator II
Playback Quantizing
42. Starts from 1 at the very beginning of a sequence
Key Range
Bars
Timbre
Note ON MIDI
43. Another term for 'Channel Enable/Disable'
Master Tracks Pro
Receive Switch
Sequencer
Note ON MIDI
44. A device that 'conditions' the electrical supply to take out spikes and surges.
MIDI Cable Specs
Channel Mode Message
Status Byte
Power Conditioner
45. 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
Midi Thru Box
AMS
Synthesizer Audio Flow
msb
46. Boosts frequencies at and around the cutoff frequency; Emphasizes effect of filter
Key Tracking
EMagic AMT-8 MIDI Interface
Samples
Resonance
47. Changes an analog audio signal to a digital format (binary data) that can be stored or manipulated on a computer
KORG Triton Rack
Filter
A/D Converter
Roland Fantom X6
48. Ability of a musical instrument to play more than one note at a time
Filter Parameters
Polyphonic
Vibrato...
C4
49. A male 9- pin or 25- pin port on a computer system used by slower I/O devices such as a mouse or modem; Data travels serially - one bit at a time - through the port
Channel Voice Message
Polyphonic
Serial Port
Ring Modulation
50. Basic Waveform; Source vibrates with simple harmonic motion
Akai MPC 60
Phase Distortion Synthesis
Sine Wave
MIDI Program Change