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Subject : engineering
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1. Sound generating device with no integral keyboard






2. Devices that receive MIDI data (must be capable of making sounds and have audio outs)






3. SCSI Musical Data Interchange; Better option than SDS






4. One of the first affordable samplers; Contained only 2 samples; Very limited functionality






5. Overall sound quality defined by harmonic content






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






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






8. To create or shape






9. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Actual audio files (.WAV - .AIFF - etc.) that we hear when playing a sampled instrument






17. Program Change + Channel (S) => Patch # (D1) => N/A






18. Allows you to capture anything you play on keys while sequencer is playing back (but not actively recording); Exclusive to Logic Pro






19. Another term for 'Channel Enable/Disable'






20. Limits the playback of a certain sample to a certain range on the MIDI keyboard; May sample multiple notes per octave to maintain realism of sampled instruments






21. Basic Waveform; Source vibrates with simple harmonic motion






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






23. Both the IN Port and OUT Port of two devices are connected together; Allows total communication between devices (BIDIRECTIONAL); Smartest MIDI wiring procedure






24. How long it takes for sound to fade to silence






25. Height (or loudness) of a waveform






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






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






28. Status Byte (S) => Data 1 (D1) => Data 2 (D2)






29. MIDI Note #60 (Roland Standard)






30. Pre- mixes sound levels within the device






31. Note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it






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






33. Controller message sent by pressure on an INDIVIDUAL key after initial touch (release PRESSURE measurement)






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






35. Sony-Philips digital interface format






36. Controls an instruments voices or 'sounds'






37. Maximum of 3 MIDI Slave Devices can be wired past the Master Device according to the MMA; All MIDI IN Ports are optically isolated to prevent hum - buzz - ground looping - and RF interference.






38. Physical sound waveform system that has repeating cycles






39. Defines the lowest and highest note on a keyboard that an individual part is active






40. Very popular and affordable 8- bit sampler






41. Standard for transferring data between devices on internal and external computer; Most commonly used for tape storage devices and hard disks






42. 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






43. 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






44. Poly Mode; Patch or Program (Prog) Mode






45. How accurate the timing of a MIDI performance is recorded;






46. Define whether an instrument will respond to one or more channels and how many notes it will play back at once






47. Musical Instrument Digital Interface






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






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






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