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MIDI
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1. 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
Portamento...
Accessibility
Output Assignment
Linn LM-1
2. Digital audio workstation platform for Mac OS X and Windows operating systems; Developed and manufactured by Avid Technology
Key Tracking
Notes OFF MIDI
MONO Pressure Data Train
ProTools
3. Controls an instruments voices or 'sounds'
Timbre Assignment
Amplitude
Elisha Gray
Channel Voice Message
4. Determined by dividing PPQN into common note values (1/8th - 1/16th - 1/32nd - 1/64th - 1/128th - etc.)
System Messages
C-Lab Notator
JMSC
Quantization Values
5. SCSI Musical Data Interchange; Better option than SDS
SMDI
THRU Port
Linn LM-1
Destructive Quantize
6. 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
Output Assignment
Square Wave
Dynamic Allocation
Phase Distortion Synthesis
7. How long it takes for sound to fade to silence
Ring Modulation
Graintable Synthesis
Release Time
Pitch Bend Data Train
8. Level at which sound remains until key is released
IN Port
Grid Editor
Sustain Level
Non - Dedicated Sequencer
9. Another term for 'Channel Enable/Disable'
DIN Pin 4
Ticks
Receive Switch
MIDI Program Change
10. Starts from 1 at the very beginning of a sequence
OMNI (Off) POLY
Bars
Synthesizer Audio Flow
Channel Mode Message
11. Least Significant Bit - the right- most bit in a binary whole number or code
Quantization Values
lsb
Trill
Bob Moog
12. Note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
Trill
OMNI (On) MONO
E- Mu Emulator II
SCSI
13. How long it takes for volume of sound to drop to Sustain Level
Decay Time
Channel Messages
VCO
Zero Crossing Point
14. Powerful feature of MIDI editing that fixes timing issues; Moves notes to a predetermined grid by dividing the PPQN into common note value divisions
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
C-Lab Notator
EXS
Quantization
15. Note Off + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => Release Velocity (D2)
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16. Allows assignment of a different SOUND to each of the multitimbral parts
Pulse Code Modulation
Zones
MIDI Octaves
Timbre Assignment
17. The transmission of an audio signal by using it to vary a carrier wave (amplitude of frequency)
Ticks
Modulation
Output Assignment
RAM (Memory)
18. Determined by time signature; Added together to form the full bar
Beats
Channel Enable/Disable
POLY Pressure Data Train
EMagic AMT-8 MIDI Interface
19. 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
Additive Synthesis
MIDI Protocol Type
Fairlight CMI
SMDI
20. Only error corrected on playback; Data remains the same as one records it
RAM (Memory)
POLY Pressure Data Train
Playback Quantizing
Sample Looping
21. Voltage Controlled Amplifier; Controls Amplitude
VCA
Akai MPC 60
Sample Rate
Tx (Abbv.)
22. 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
Disk Streaming
Ticks
DIN Pin 5
Midi Thru Box
23. Voltage Controlled Oscillator; Controls pitch
Portamento...
Coarse Tuning
Note ON MIDI
VCO
24. CRedited with being the first to create and transmit music electronically; 'Singing Telegraph' (1867)
Elisha Gray
MIDI Data Transmission Rate
EMagic AMT-8 MIDI Interface
PCM
25. The first sequencer developed for custom- built electronic instruments; Developed by Raymond Scott in 1950's
Sawtooth Wave
Circle Machine
Data Byte
Generator
26. 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
MIDI Connection Ports
Notes OFF MIDI
Akai MPC2500
Beats
27. Device receives on any and all channels but merges all the data together to one specific channel and then plays all notes received as the one sound assigned to that channel; Ability to play MORE than one note at a time
Audio Samples
PPQN
5-Pin DIN Protocol
OMNI (On) POLY
28. Sampler that comes packaged with Logic Pro
EXS
E- Mu Emulator II
Key Note
C-Lab Notator
29. 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
Resonance
MIDI Module
Slew Rate
8-Bit Breakdown of MIDI Code
30. 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
Zone/Key Group/Multi-Sample
C4
Preset/Patch/Instrument/Bank
'Note Off' Data Train
31. Pre- mixes sound levels within the device
Volume
Noise
5-Pin DIN Protocol
Key Range
32. 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
THRU Port
Preset/Patch/Instrument/Bank
Circle Machine
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
33. L ->R === msb (1) - MIDI Message (3) - MIDI Channel (4)
VCO
Note Ranges
8-Bit Breakdown of MIDI Code
Replace - Overwrite - or Destructive Record Mode
34. Voltage Controlled Filter; Voltage amount changes harmonic content
Byte
Step Record
VCF
Pulse Code Modulation
35. Note ON; Note OFF; Program Change; MONO Pressure; POLY Pressure; Pitch Bend; Control Change
Score Editor
Key Note
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
Types of Channel Voice Messages
36. Channel messages are common messages controlling note - timbre - & expressive data; System messages control inter- machine parameters
Save
Portamento...
Channel Messages
Envelope
37. Music workstation/synthesizer that features a 128- voice PCM- based synthesizer with 6 effects processors & dynamic pads; Infrared D-Beam; Stereo sampler and full on - screen editing; Allows for 8 stereo audio tracks integrated with the internal MIDI
MIDI Cable Specs
Graintable Synthesis
Roland Fantom X6
Types of Channel Voice Messages
38. Mark of the Unicorn; Runs on Mac only; Used for film scoring or sound design
Data Byte
Tempest
List Editor
MOTU Digital Performer
39. Advantage: Higher stability; Disadvantages: Lower memory (RAM) amount & separate media for samples
Hardware Sampler
Slave Devices
PCM
Audio Samples
40. Note events edited on a staff - similar to composing music on sheets.
Akai MPC 60
Ticks
Score Editor
Recording with MIDI Sequencer
41. Determines how much effect an envelope generator has on a particular circuit
Velocity Mapping
Depth/Amount Parameter
Max MIDI Cable Length
Pitch
42. Ability to play ONLY one note at a time; Often used for solo instruments (horns) - bass - portamento - slides - and trills
msb
Wah Wah
OMNI (On) POLY
Monophonic
43. Wave that consists of a single traveling pulse
Linn LM-1
Trill
Master Devices
Pulse Wave
44. A device that 'conditions' the electrical supply to take out spikes and surges.
Depth/Amount Parameter
Modulates Pitch
Filter Slopes
Power Conditioner
45. Data
Akai MPC 60
Monophonic
PCM
DIN Pin 5
46. Pitch bend parameter that sets the range in semitones
Coarse Tuning
Synthesizer Audio Flow
Resynthesis
Polyphonic
47. Transmit
MIDI Clock
Channel Enable/Disable
Sequencer
Tx (Abbv.)
48. Changes the sound envelope based on how high or low the pitch of the note
Oscillator
Key Tracking
Samples
Filter Slopes
49. 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
Recording with MIDI Sequencer
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
Handshake Wiring
Types of Channel Voice Messages
50. Poly Mode; Patch or Program (Prog) Mode
LFO Parameters
Physical Modeling Synthesis
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
Ground Loop