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1. 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






2. 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)






3. Filter Type & Slope; Cutoff Frequency; Resonance (Emphasis); Key Tracking






4. 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)






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






6. The extent to which schemas and concepts are at the forefront of people's minds and are therefore likely to be used






7. Sound generating device with no integral keyboard






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






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






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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






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






16. Voltage Controlled Filter; Voltage amount changes harmonic content






17. Individual edit window to alter MIDI parameters such as pitch bend and volume






18. Pitch - Amplitude - Timbre






19. In MIDI - a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information






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






21. Boosts frequencies at and around the cutoff frequency; Emphasizes effect of filter






22. Determined by dividing PPQN into common note values (1/8th - 1/16th - 1/32nd - 1/64th - 1/128th - etc.)






23. Only error corrected on playback; Data remains the same as one records it






24. Note Off + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => Release Velocity (D2)

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25. Where a master device transmits (or sends) MIDI data; Only the master is plugged into this port






26. Defines the instrument's response to voice messages






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






28. Changes some aspect of sound depending on how FAST you strike the keys; Commonly called 'Velocity Sensitivity;' Volume - Filter & Layers are typical examples






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






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






31. Keys transmit directly to the internal sound engine of a keyboard (and usually to the MIDI OUT Port as well)






32. Self contained computerized synthesizer developed in 1975; Playback system records patterns that you play on keyboard






33. Overall sound quality defined by harmonic content






34. Using an envelope generator on a filter does this...






35. Initial few hundred milliseconds of samples are loaded into RAM & remaining sample length is streamed from the hard drive






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






37. Ground






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






39. A curve or surface






40. Another term for 'Channel Enable/Disable'






41. Positional numbering system represents numerical values using only two symbols - 0 and 1






42. Sony-Philips digital interface format






43. Note ON; Note OFF; Program Change; MONO Pressure; POLY Pressure; Pitch Bend; Control Change






44. Device allowing for the capture of sound and allowing it to be played back using MIDI messages; Hardware and software modules available






45. 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/






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






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






48. Ability of a musical instrument to play more than one note at a time






49. Attack Time; Decay Time; Sustain Level; Release Time






50. 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







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