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MIDI
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1. 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)
Triangle Wave
Velocity Mapping
Bob Moog
Multitimbral Mode
2. Audio MIDI Setup; Utility designed to tell the computer what MIDI Interface and hardware is being used - as well as audio connections; Built into System Software of Mac OS 10.1 and up; Sequencers communicate with AMS for audio and MIDI routing and se
Multitimbral Mode
Decay Time
AMS
Generator
3. Uses sound of a single note which is sampled and stored as an oscillator waveform; Allow for more complex sounds which produces richer - more realistic tones; Allow one to crossfade between different waveforms over time
Polyphony
Resonance
Wavetable Synthesis
Resolution
4. Note On + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => On Velocity (D2)
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5. Pre- mixes sound levels within the device
Binary
Volume
KORG Triton Rack
Receive Switch
6. Allows you to capture anything you play on keys while sequencer is playing back (but not actively recording); Exclusive to Logic Pro
Daisy Chain Limitations
Piano Roll
Capture Last Take as Recording
Step Record
7. Determined by dividing PPQN into common note values (1/8th - 1/16th - 1/32nd - 1/64th - 1/128th - etc.)
SMDI
Channel Pressure
Quantization Values
DIN Pin 4
8. (Deutsche Industrie Norm) ~ Cable standard that transfers MIDI data; Uses only pins 2 - 4 - & 5
Resonance
Filter
5-Pin DIN Protocol
Note ON MIDI
9. In MIDI - a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
Byte
Data Byte
PCM
Velocity Mapping
10. Drum sequencer that comes packaged with Logic Pro
Resolution
Channel Pressure
Ultrabeat
Elisha Gray
11. Two or more sounds play simultaneously on the same channel
Daisy Chaining
Multitimbral Mode
Layer
Amplitude
12. Smooth gliding from one note to another (as in singing or string playing)
Envelope
Beats
Portamento...
Monophonic
13. Program Change + Channel (S) => Patch # (D1) => N/A
Akai S900
Program Change Data Train
Additive Synthesis
Ultrabeat
14. The first sequencer developed for custom- built electronic instruments; Developed by Raymond Scott in 1950's
Beats
Circle Machine
Graintable Synthesis
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
15. How long it takes for sound to fade to silence
Amplitude
Envelope
MIDI
Release Time
16. Place sounds in the stereo field within the device
OMNI (On) MONO
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
Sequencer
Pan
17. Used with very large sampled instruments on a software based system; Initial transient of a sample loaded into RAM and audio file is streamed from hard drive in real time
OMNI (Off) MONO
Modulates Pitch
Timbre Assignment
Disk Streaming
18. Electronic tape- based keyboard instrument featuring prerecorded sounds; Tape bank could be removed and loaded with different sounds
VCA
POLY Pressure Data Train
Mellotron
Slave Devices
19. Starts from 1 at the very beginning of a sequence
'Note On' Data Train
Bars
VCF
KORG Triton Rack
20. 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
MIDI Connection Ports
Click Track
Daisy Chain Limitations
Bit Depth
21. 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)
Mellotron
Pitch
Cutoff Frequency
Filter Slopes
22. CRedited with being the first to create and transmit music electronically; 'Singing Telegraph' (1867)
Recording with MIDI Sequencer
Elisha Gray
Synclavier
Controller Editor
23. 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
E- Mu Emulator II
Graintable Synthesis
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
Power Conditioner
24. Permanent; Original placement of notes is lost and only the quantized version remains
Output Assignment
Destructive Quantize
Linn LM-1
OMNI (Off) MONO
25. Using an envelope generator on an oscillator does this...
Bit Depth
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
Analog Modeling Synthesis...
Modulates Pitch
26. 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
Elisha Gray
DSP
Hardware Sampler
Graintable Synthesis
27. 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
Receive Switch
MIDI Clock
Play
Sustain Level
28. Digital Signal Processing; Provides for the ability to adjust levels - do equalization - dynamic processing - create special effects - and mix digital audio data
EMagic AMT-8 MIDI Interface
Capture Last Take as Recording
Timbre Assignment
DSP
29. Device receives only on an assigned selectable data; Ability to play ONLY one note at a time
Ultrabeat
Click Track
Timbre
OMNI (Off) MONO
30. Positional numbering system represents numerical values using only two symbols - 0 and 1
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
DIN Pin 2
Channel Mode Message
Binary
31. Individual edit window to alter MIDI parameters such as pitch bend and volume
Controller Editor
Oscillator
Byte
Quantization
32. Boosts frequencies at and around the cutoff frequency; Emphasizes effect of filter
Resonance
Granular Synthesis
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
MIDI Data Transmission Rate
33. Determined by time signature; Added together to form the full bar
Ableton Live
Score Editor
Beats
MOTU Digital Performer
34. Categorically grouping of samples; Grouped by instrument type or dynamics; Provides for easier programming when multiple instrument are involved
MIDI Clock
Ticks
Tempest
Zone/Key Group/Multi-Sample
35. 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
MIDI Cable Specs
MIDI Clock
Akai MPC 60
Wavetable Synthesis
36. This changes when keys are pressed above or below the key note; Alters the playback speed of the sample
Pitch
Depth/Amount Parameter
Beats
LFO Parameters
37. Note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
Trill
S/PDif...
Resolution
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
38. Allows assignment of a different SOUND to each of the multitimbral parts
E- Mu Emulator
Timbre Assignment
Byte
Types of Channel Voice Messages
39. Defines the lowest and highest note on a keyboard that an individual part is active
Static
Note Ranges
MMA
Portamento...
40. Alters the phase angle of a waveform 'bending' the shape to create a unique character or tone
Dedicated Sequencer
Phase Distortion Synthesis
Click Track
C4
41. Self contained computerized synthesizer developed in 1975; Playback system records patterns that you play on keyboard
Synclavier
OMNI (Off) POLY
SCSI
Volume
42. How quickly sound reaches its peak volume when key is pressed
Daisy Chain Limitations
Attack Time
Channel Pressure
Sample Looping
43. Storage device that can memorize and playback (often in loops) the sequence of MIDI events generated by the master device.
Sequencer
Trill
Cakewalk Sonar
Quantization
44. Complete sample(s) are loaded into RAM
Akai MPC 60
Beats
Static
Click Track
45. A curve or surface
Envelope
Polyphony
PPQN
Pitch
46. Same as square; Odd numbered multiples of harmonics - but the amplitude is decreasing more rapidly
Zero Crossing Point
Status Byte
Triangle Wave
Pitch
47. Basic Waveform; Source vibrates with simple harmonic motion
MIDI Interface Setup
Baud
Analog Modeling Synthesis...
Sine Wave
48. Modulation technique in which the amplitude of the carrier signal is modified by the application of a data signal
Amplitude Modulation
Local ON
Attack Time
Quantization
49. 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
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
Grid Editor
KORG Triton Rack
Polyphonic
50. Both the IN Port and OUT Port of two devices are connected together; Allows total communication between devices (BIDIRECTIONAL); Smartest MIDI wiring procedure
ProTools
Modulates Pitch
Master Tracks Pro
Handshake Wiring