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MIDI
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1. Status Byte (S) => Data 1 (D1) => Data 2 (D2)
Data Train
Ultrabeat
Pitch
MIDI Module
2. Drum sequencer that comes packaged with Logic Pro
Ultrabeat
VCO
Capture Last Take as Recording
Sample Looping
3. Windows only based digital audio workstation platform
Modulation
Ring Modulation
Cakewalk Sonar
Linn LM-1
4. A device that 'conditions' the electrical supply to take out spikes and surges.
Granular Synthesis
C-Lab Notator
Power Conditioner
Generator
5. Music production software that offers a great array of tools for mashup production - including tempo beatmapping and real time manipulation
Ableton Live
Tuning
Depth/Amount Parameter
Resynthesis
6. 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
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
Capture Last Take as Recording
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
Note Mode
7. Changes the sound envelope based on how high or low the pitch of the note
Key Tracking
Envelope Generator
Grid Editor
IN Port
8. Rate (Speed) & Depth (Intensity)
LFO Parameters
Replace - Overwrite - or Destructive Record Mode
Receive Modes
Timbre
9. How quickly sound reaches its peak volume when key is pressed
Square Wave
Akai MPC 60
Attack Time
Filter Slopes
10. MIDI interface designed to work with the USB protocol - as well as both Mac and PC serial ports; 8-Input & 8-Output; Uses a clever look- ahead buffering system to improve the timing of MIDI signals at the interface ports.
Dedicated Sequencer
Coarse Tuning
EMagic AMT-8 MIDI Interface
Polyphony
11. Ability of audio equipment to reproduce fast changes in amplitude; Measured in volts per microsecond; Low slew rate 'softens' the attack of a signal; High frequencies change in amplitude the fastest so slew rate is critical
Dual Serial Connection
IN Port
Slew Rate
Mellotron
12. Pitch Bend + Channel (S) => Coarse Tune (D1) => Fine Tune (D2)
JMSC
Pitch Bend Data Train
'Note On' Data Train
Pitch
13. 'Father of the Synthesizer'; Created a voltage controlled music synthesizer (Moog Modular Synth); Used by Stevie Wonder in 70's
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
Multitimbral Module
Resonance
Bob Moog
14. Both the IN Port and OUT Port of two devices are connected together; Allows total communication between devices (BIDIRECTIONAL); Smartest MIDI wiring procedure
Handshake Wiring
Pitch Bend
MIDI Program Change
Tremolo
15. Keys transmit to MIDI OUT Port ONLY bypassing any internal sounds; Internal sound engine receives MIDI via the MIDI IN Port allowing both a Master Device and Slave Device in one unit.
E- Mu Emulator
Local OFF
E- Mu Emulator II
5-Pin DIN Protocol
16. Connects computer to MIDI device; All MIDI routing and communication is handled by the computer
Play
MIDI Interface Setup
Fairlight CMI
FM Synthesis
17. Overall sound quality defined by harmonic content
Key Range
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
Amplitude Modulation
Timbre
18. 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
Daisy Chaining
Resynthesis
Status Byte
Decay Time
19. Powerful feature of MIDI editing that fixes timing issues; Moves notes to a predetermined grid by dividing the PPQN into common note value divisions
Quantization
Resynthesis
Modulates Pitch
RAM (Memory)
20. LFO is routed to low pass filter
Modulation
MONO Pressure Data Train
Layer
Wah Wah
21. Note Off + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => Release Velocity (D2)
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22. Program Change + Channel (S) => Patch # (D1) => N/A
VCA
Tx (Abbv.)
Program Change Data Train
Baud
23. Two or more instruments with note ranges that do not overlap
Controller Editor
Split
Pitch Bend
Attack Time
24. Serial
MIDI Protocol Type
Preset/Patch/Instrument/Bank
Portamento...
Multitimbral Mode
25. 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)
Roland Fantom X6
AMS
E- Mu Emulator II
26. Enables the subtraction of frequencies from a basic waveform allowing shaping of desired content
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
ProTools
Filter
Resynthesis
27. The transmission of an audio signal by using it to vary a carrier wave (amplitude of frequency)
Key Range
Modulation
Handshake Wiring
Slave Devices
28. 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)
OMNI (Off) MONO
LFO Parameters
Zones
Decay Time
29. Transmit
Attack Time
KORG Triton Rack
Tx (Abbv.)
Pulse Wave
30. How long it takes for sound to fade to silence
Generator
Release Time
E- mu Proteus 2000
Ground Loop
31. Sampler that comes packaged with Logic Pro
Handshake Wiring
EXS
DSP
Polyphonic
32. The first drum machine to use digital samples of acoustic drums
Linn LM-1
Sample Rate
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
Patch Mapping
33. Incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant harmonic information
Hardware Sampler
Sequencer
Noise
MIDI Acronym
34. The process of combining waveforms with their own respective amplitude envelopes to create a sound that changes over time; Adding multiple tones to one sound
5-Pin DIN Protocol
Linn LM-1
Velocity Mapping
Additive Synthesis
35. Determines the point at which a filter begins altering harmonics or frequencies
Cutoff Frequency
RAM (Memory)
Ticks
Ableton Live
36. Where a slave device receives MIDI data; Can receive data from an OUT or THRU port
Additive Synthesis
MIDI Cable Specs
IN Port
ProTools
37. High Resolution; 14- bit parameter; (Coarse Tune X Fine Tune = 16 -384 Steps of resolution
Timbre
Note Ranges
Pitch Bend
Wavetable Synthesis
38. Poly Mode; Patch or Program (Prog) Mode
Power Conditioner
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
OMNI (Off) MONO
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
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
Serial Port
EMagic AMT-8 MIDI Interface
PPQN
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
40. Rise and fall of pitch created when LFO is routed to the oscillator
Vibrato...
Resonance
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
Pitch
41. Level at which sound remains until key is released
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
msb
Sustain Level
Status Byte
42. Categorically grouping of samples; Grouped by instrument type or dynamics; Provides for easier programming when multiple instrument are involved
Cutoff Frequency
MMA
Zone/Key Group/Multi-Sample
3 Main MIDI Circuits
43. Most common type; Oscillators generate all of harmonic content and filters are used to subtract overtones from the sound; Think sculpture reference (from block to statue)
Sine Wave
Ensoniq Mirage
Subtractive Synthesis...
Notes OFF MIDI
44. Attack Time; Decay Time; Sustain Level; Release Time
Resynthesis
Envelope Generator Parameters
Velocity Switching
MIDI
45. Note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
Binary
Resynthesis
Trill
MIDI Acronym
46. Resembles a large hardware sequencer- type display - but shows all MIDI data that has been recorded on a single page
List Editor
OUT Port
DIN Pin 5
Max MIDI Cable Length
47. 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
E- Mu Emulator II
Resolution
Velocity Mapping
Preset/Patch/Instrument/Bank
48. Standard for transferring data between devices on internal and external computer; Most commonly used for tape storage devices and hard disks
SCSI
Tempest
MONO Pressure Data Train
Piano Roll
49. Determines the layout of MIDI channels for each of the multitimbral parts
Channel Assignment
Wah Wah
Click Track
Data Byte Breakdown for MIDI
50. How accurate the timing of a MIDI performance is recorded;
Velocity Switching
Resolution
'Note Off' Data Train
Graintable Synthesis