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Subject : engineering
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1. 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






2. Music workstation/synthesizer that features a 128- voice PCM- based synthesizer with 6 effects processors & dynamic pads; Infrared D-Beam; Stereo sampler and full on - screen editing; Allows for 8 stereo audio tracks integrated with the internal MIDI






3. Incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant harmonic information






4. Voltage Controlled Oscillator; Controls pitch






5. Sampler that comes packaged with Logic Pro






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






7. Receive






8. 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






9. 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






10. Combination of layers and splits (Ex. => Assigning a piano sound across the entire length of the keyboard - but adding a string part only on upper octaves)






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






12. 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






13. Standard for transferring data between devices on internal and external computer; Most commonly used for tape storage devices and hard disks






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






15. Rise and fall of pitch created when LFO is routed to the oscillator






16. The industry benchmark for beat production; Features a 32- voice drum/phrase sampler with up to 128MB RAM and extensive editing capabilities; 100 -000- note - 64- track sequencer; 4 MIDI Outputs; Internal sounds reside in flash memory and can easily






17. 31.25 Kilobaud (31 -250 baud)






18. Message sent when note is played (key pressed)






19. Software sequencer that eventually developed into Apple's Logic Pro; Released in 1988






20. Subtractive; Additive; Resynthesis; Frequency Modulation; Phase Distortion; Wavetable; Pulse Code Modulation; Granular; Graintable Synthesis; Physical Modeling; Analog Modeling






21. MIDI Manufacturers Association; Defines MIDI specifications & coordinates with manufacturers and users in Americas & Europe






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






23. Multi Mode; Performance (Perf) Mode; Sequence Mode






24. Device receives on any and all channels but merges all the data together to one specific channel and then plays all notes received on the one sound assigned to that channel; Ability to play ONLY one note at a time






25. +5 Bias Voltage; Provides +5V to 1's in binary code data






26. Note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it






27. Communications language based on the Master Device/Slave Device protocol used in synchronization systems; MIDI is NOT audio...it is performance data only






28. Japanese MIDI Standards Committee; Defines MIDI specifications & coordinates with manufacturers and users in the Asian and Pacific Rim regions






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






30. Pre- mixes sound levels within the device






31. Digital Signal Processing; Provides for the ability to adjust levels - do equalization - dynamic processing - create special effects - and mix digital audio data






32. Same as square; Odd numbered multiples of harmonics - but the amplitude is decreasing more rapidly






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






34. Windows only based digital audio workstation platform






35. Status Byte (S) => Data 1 (D1) => Data 2 (D2)






36. Transmit






37. 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.






38. 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






39. 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






40. 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






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






42. Place sounds in the stereo field within the device






43. VCO -> VCF -> VCA -> Speakers; (LFO and Envelope Generator run to all of the 3 circuits)






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






45. Bits/Second






46. A device that 'conditions' the electrical supply to take out spikes and surges.






47. 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






48. To create or shape






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






50. Changes the sound envelope based on how high or low the pitch of the note