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Subject : engineering
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1. Ability to play MORE than one note at a time; Often used for drums; sections






2. 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






3. Place sounds in the stereo field within the device






4. Allows using a pencil tool to input notes - define note value - and manually enter notes; Useful for parts too complex to play at desired tempo or due to a lack of performance ability






5. Defines the instrument's response to voice messages






6. Voltage Controlled Filter; Voltage amount changes harmonic content






7. Contains harmoics and all odd and even harmonics; 6dB roll off between octaves; Same starting phases






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. Contains only the fundamental frequency and all of its odd- numbered harmonics






16. 'Father of the Synthesizer'; Created a voltage controlled music synthesizer (Moog Modular Synth); Used by Stevie Wonder in 70's






17. Operating system made sense to most musicians; Became very popular because of its accessibility






18. 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






19. Deal with the set- up and operating parameters for a MIDI device - Acknowledged by all devices in a MIDI system






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






21. This changes when keys are pressed above or below the key note; Alters the playback speed of the sample






22. Buzz in audio or hum bar in video signal caused by slightly different grounds that are interconnected by a wire (interconnecting equipment that's plugged into different power sources)






23. Smooth gliding from one note to another (as in singing or string playing)






24. Smallest increments between beats; Coincide with the resolution in PPQN; MIDI data locks to these for start






25. In; Out; Thru






26. Debuted in 1980; First sampling based instrument by Small Australian company






27. How long it takes for volume of sound to drop to Sustain Level






28. The first sequencer developed for custom- built electronic instruments; Developed by Raymond Scott in 1950's






29. Pitch bend parameter that sets the range in semitones






30. 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






31. Recreating a natural sound by using additive synthesis techniques; Requires powerful and expensive hardware; Replaced with the advent of digital sampling






32. Sony-Philips digital interface format






33. POLY Pressure + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => Amount (D2)






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






35. Changes an analog audio signal to a digital format (binary data) that can be stored or manipulated on a computer






36. Pre- mixes sound levels within the device






37. Voltage Controlled Amplifier; Controls Amplitude






38. 12 notes; Change between B & C






39. 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






40. Enables the subtraction of frequencies from a basic waveform allowing shaping of desired content






41. 16 Independent Channel; Serial Transmission Protocol; One- Directional






42. Bits/Second






43. Permanent; Original placement of notes is lost and only the quantized version remains






44. Pitch - Amplitude - Timbre






45. Determines dynamic range and signal- to- noise ratio






46. Resembles a large hardware sequencer- type display - but shows all MIDI data that has been recorded on a single page






47. Data






48. (Deutsche Industrie Norm) ~ Cable standard that transfers MIDI data; Uses only pins 2 - 4 - & 5






49. Alters the phase angle of a waveform 'bending' the shape to create a unique character or tone






50. How quickly sound reaches its peak volume when key is pressed