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MIDI
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1. Where a slave device receives MIDI data; Can receive data from an OUT or THRU port
Zero Crossing Point
IN Port
Note Mode
Phase Distortion Synthesis
2. Same as square; Odd numbered multiples of harmonics - but the amplitude is decreasing more rapidly
Triangle Wave
S/PDif...
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
Static
3. Multi Mode; Performance (Perf) Mode; Sequence Mode
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
Tempest
Coarse Tuning
4. Rise and fall of amplitude generated by LFO being routed to amplifier
Pulse Code Modulation
Sample Rate
Timbre
Tremolo
5. Software sequencer that eventually developed into Apple's Logic Pro; Released in 1988
Circle Machine
C-Lab Notator
C4
Max MIDI Cable Length
6. Define whether an instrument will respond to one or more channels and how many notes it will play back at once
Resolution
Byte
Receive Modes
Timbre
7. Mark of the Unicorn; Runs on Mac only; Used for film scoring or sound design
MOTU Digital Performer
MIDI Protocol Type
Notes OFF MIDI
'Note On' Data Train
8. Speed of a waveform (cycles per second)
Pitch
lsb
VCA
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
9. Simple waveform is changed by modulating it with another waveform creating a new - more complex waveform with a different tone and character; Used in Yamaha DX & TX series in 1980's
MIDI Connection Ports
FM Synthesis
Handshake Wiring
MIDI Acronym
10. Smallest increments between beats; Coincide with the resolution in PPQN; MIDI data locks to these for start
Ticks
Destructive Quantize
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
Click Track
11. 31.25 Kilobaud (31 -250 baud)
MIDI Module
MIDI Data Transmission Rate
Note Ranges
Pitch Bend
12. Determines which note on the MIDI keyboard will play the sample at its original pitch and speed; Almost always set to Middle C
Key Note
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
THRU Port
Note ON MIDI
13. Rackmount version of the Triton used as a sound module rather than a complete workstation; Able to store up to eight EXB boards containing additional sounds; Features a built- in S/PDIF digital output
Trill
Coarse Tuning
KORG Triton Rack
Save
14. Resembles a large hardware sequencer- type display - but shows all MIDI data that has been recorded on a single page
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
A/D Converter
Circle Machine
List Editor
15. A device that 'conditions' the electrical supply to take out spikes and surges.
MIDI Program Change
msb
Power Conditioner
Ableton Live
16. Drum machine that generates its sounds using six powerful analog synthesis voices; Runs an innovative - performance- oriented operating system that manipulates beats and sounds in real time without ever stopping play
Daisy Chain Limitations
Additive Synthesis
MMA
Tempest
17. Ability to play MORE than one note at a time; Often used for drums; sections
Akai S900
Akai MPC 60
Polyphonic
OMNI (On) MONO
18. MIDI Note #60 (Roland Standard)
Elisha Gray
Multitimbral Module
OMNI (On) POLY
C4
19. 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)
Hardware Sampler
Polyphonic
Zones
Physical Modeling Synthesis
20. Main file loaded into sampler; Contains all settings used to create the instrument; Usually DOES NOT contain the audio files themselves but references them while they are stored somewhere else
Binary
Ensoniq Mirage
Mellotron
Preset/Patch/Instrument/Bank
21. Allows for the routing of output from individual parts to secondary (auxiliary) audio outputs rather than the main stereo outputs; EQ effects can be changed from those on main stereo outputs
Samples
Recording with MIDI Sequencer
Output Assignment
Non - Dedicated Sequencer
22. How accurate the timing of a MIDI performance is recorded;
Filter Slopes
Resolution
Max MIDI Cable Length
Channel Mode Message
23. Determines the highest frequency to be captured
Sustain Level
Attack Time
Wavetable Synthesis
Sample Rate
24. Allows bidirectional communication between MIDI device and computer
Subtractive Synthesis...
Accessibility
Dual Serial Connection
Akai MPC2500
25. 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
Receive Switch
Granular Synthesis
Destructive Quantize
Analog Modeling Synthesis...
26. Using an envelope generator on a filter does this...
Tempest
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
C4
Pitch Bend Data Train
27. Stack the next pass as a new region over the previous data; Multiple regions on one track
Master Tracks Pro
Note Mode
Grid Editor
Polyphonic
28. Sample Dump Standard; Signal starts to degrade
SDS
Handshake Wiring
PCM
Beats
29. 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/
RAM (Memory)
SMDI
Zones
Tremolo
30. Uses powerful digital signal processing algorithms and equations to simulate the properties of a natural instrument; Very customizable
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
Physical Modeling Synthesis
msb
IN Port
31. 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
Pitch
Ticks
5-Pin DIN Protocol
Analog Modeling Synthesis...
32. Permanent; Original placement of notes is lost and only the quantized version remains
Mellotron
Resynthesis
Destructive Quantize
Layer
33. MIDI message used to change sound patches on a remote module or the effects patch on a MIDI effects unit
Handshake Wiring
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
MIDI Program Change
Ensoniq Mirage
34. 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
EXS
Slew Rate
Akai MPC2500
Master Tracks Pro
35. Self contained computerized synthesizer developed in 1975; Playback system records patterns that you play on keyboard
Data Byte Breakdown for MIDI
Synclavier
Synthesis Types
Capture Last Take as Recording
36. Positional numbering system represents numerical values using only two symbols - 0 and 1
Binary
Graintable Synthesis
MIDI Interface Setup
VCF
37. Multitimbral device that automatically assigns notes of polyphony to individual parts as they are required in real time; Helps to eliminate lost notes or 'note stealing' during playback
Channel Pressure
Key Range
SMDI
Dynamic Allocation
38. Drum sequencer that comes packaged with Logic Pro
Ultrabeat
M-Audio ProFire 2626 Audio Interface
Oscillator
Modulates Pitch
39. CMD+S
Oscillator
Dedicated Sequencer
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
Save
40. Change internally to a program number that is different than the one received; ONLY a function of a slave device; Programmable slave device responses (loading presets for MIDI program changes)
Patch Mapping
Recording with MIDI Sequencer
Handshake Wiring
Coarse Tuning
41. Controls an instruments voices or 'sounds'
Program Change Data Train
Non - Dedicated Sequencer
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
Channel Voice Message
42. 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
Resonance
Daisy Chaining
Resynthesis
SCSI
43. 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
Triangle Wave
Timbre
Velocity Mapping
Preset/Patch/Instrument/Bank
44. Contains only the fundamental frequency and all of its odd- numbered harmonics
Circle Machine
Local OFF
Aftertouch
Square Wave
45. Actual data; 'Note #'; Provides information and data the status byte uses to do its job; Uses an 8- bit system; Represented by msb = 0
Bars
Note Ranges
Modulation
Data Byte
46. SCSI Musical Data Interchange; Better option than SDS
Tempest
SMDI
S/PDif...
EMagic AMT-8 MIDI Interface
47. Most Significant Bit; the left- most bit in a binary whole number or code
msb
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
Key Range
Local ON
48. Software; Computer- based MIDI recorders that can be used for other functions (word processing - web browsing - etc.); Offers high resolution (480+ PPQN) and expanded editing facilities - but have lower stability and lack portability
Non - Dedicated Sequencer
Score Editor
Bit Depth
Akai MPC 60
49. CRedited with being the first to create and transmit music electronically; 'Singing Telegraph' (1867)
msb
Elisha Gray
Sampler
Slave Devices
50. Starts from 1 at the very beginning of a sequence
MIDI Acronym
Bars
Piano Roll
Streaming
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