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MIDI
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1. Note On + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => On Velocity (D2)
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2. 'Father of the Synthesizer'; Created a voltage controlled music synthesizer (Moog Modular Synth); Used by Stevie Wonder in 70's
Dynamic Allocation
SMDI
Score Editor
Bob Moog
3. Positional numbering system represents numerical values using only two symbols - 0 and 1
Audio Samples
8-Bit Breakdown of MIDI Code
Attack Time
Binary
4. 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
'Note Off' Data Train
OMNI (On) POLY
Sine Wave
Cutoff Frequency
5. Defines the lowest and highest note on a keyboard that an individual part is active
Zones
Grid Editor
Note Ranges
MONO Pressure Data Train
6. 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
Elisha Gray
THRU Port
Aftertouch
Daisy Chain Limitations
7. Two or more sounds play simultaneously on the same channel
Layer
Note ON MIDI
Channel Mode Message
VCO
8. To create or shape
Velocity Switching
Binary
Generator
Trill
9. Audio interface that includes 8 mic preamps - a sophisticated DSP cue mixer - and a comprehensive array of digital I/O; Allows one to record 24- bit audio at up to 192kHz.
MIDI Octaves
Sampler
Aftertouch
M-Audio ProFire 2626 Audio Interface
10. Device allowing for the capture of sound and allowing it to be played back using MIDI messages; Hardware and software modules available
Resonance
Byte
Modulates Pitch
Sampler
11. 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
Akai MPC 60
Additive Synthesis
Velocity Mapping
Note ON MIDI
12. 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/
Ticks
Key Tracking
Output Assignment
RAM (Memory)
13. Message sent when note is played (key pressed)
Status Byte
Streaming
Ring Modulation
Note ON MIDI
14. Controller message sent by pressure on an INDIVIDUAL key after initial touch (release PRESSURE measurement)
Aftertouch
Synthesis Types
Trill
Cutoff Frequency
15. Note Off + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => Release Velocity (D2)
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16. Advantages: Higher memory (RAM) & samples are saved and recalled with the session; Disadvantage: Lower stability
Velocity Switching
Step Record
Software Sampler
Pulse Wave
17. 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
Trill
Disk Streaming
POLY Pressure Data Train
MMA
18. Initial few hundred milliseconds of samples are loaded into RAM & remaining sample length is streamed from the hard drive
Triangle Wave
Controller Editor
Streaming
Grid Editor
19. Defines the instrument's response to voice messages
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
Synclavier
Channel Mode Message
Pitch
20. Circuits on a synth that determine the character of the attack and release of a tone can be controlled; Controls how sound changes over time; Most commonly on amplifier circuit
Tremolo
KORG Triton Rack
Envelope Generator
Multitimbral Module
21. Contains harmoics and all odd and even harmonics; 6dB roll off between octaves; Same starting phases
MIDI Module
Sawtooth Wave
Subtractive Synthesis...
DSP
22. Japanese MIDI Standards Committee; Defines MIDI specifications & coordinates with manufacturers and users in the Asian and Pacific Rim regions
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
JMSC
EMagic AMT-8 MIDI Interface
Zones
23. 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
SMDI
Slew Rate
List Editor
Layer
24. 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
MIDI Module
Preset/Patch/Instrument/Bank
Binary
'Note Off' Data Train
25. In MIDI - a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
Byte
Monophonic
MIDI Octaves
26. 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
Roland Fantom X6
Channel Messages
M-Audio ProFire 2626 Audio Interface
Analog Modeling Synthesis...
27. VCO -> VCF -> VCA -> Speakers; (LFO and Envelope Generator run to all of the 3 circuits)
Synthesizer Audio Flow
Polyphony
Envelope
Click Track
28. Dum machine that featured 12- bit sampling; 99- track sequencer with a 60 -000 note capacity; Debuted the familiar 4 x 4 grid of drum pads
Akai MPC 60
Monophonic
Piano Roll
MIDI Acronym
29. Alters the phase angle of a waveform 'bending' the shape to create a unique character or tone
POLY Pressure Data Train
Linn LM-1
Phase Distortion Synthesis
Envelope
30. MIDI message used to change sound patches on a remote module or the effects patch on a MIDI effects unit
VCA
Zones
Beats
MIDI Program Change
31. Two or more instruments with note ranges that do not overlap
System Messages
Cutoff Frequency
Akai MPC2500
Split
32. 12 notes; Change between B & C
Master Devices
JMSC
MIDI Octaves
Analog Modeling Synthesis...
33. Determines dynamic range and signal- to- noise ratio
Ensoniq Mirage
Bit Depth
Depth/Amount Parameter
DSP
34. Bits/Second
lsb
Aftertouch
Baud
Resolution
35. Software ran on Atari; One of the first software based MIDI synthesizers
Synthesizer Audio Flow
Daisy Chain Limitations
System Messages
Master Tracks Pro
36. 50'
Daisy Chain Limitations
Playback Quantizing
EXS
Max MIDI Cable Length
37. Define whether an instrument will respond to one or more channels and how many notes it will play back at once
Sawtooth Wave
Receive Modes
Ableton Live
Monophonic
38. Each pass will overwrite the pass before it permanently erasing previous MIDI data
Replace - Overwrite - or Destructive Record Mode
Tx (Abbv.)
Data Byte
DIN Pin 4
39. 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
Ableton Live
Patch Mapping
lsb
Key Range
40. Determines how much effect an envelope generator has on a particular circuit
Depth/Amount Parameter
msb
DSP
Roland Fantom X6
41. 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
Filter Slopes
MIDI Acronym
Envelope Generator Parameters
42. Tells how to interpret data that is coming up; 'note number is following'; Defines what we want the MIDI device to do; Represented by msb = 1
Noise
Ultrabeat
Status Byte
Binary
43. Poly Mode; Patch or Program (Prog) Mode
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
Coarse Tuning
MIDI Module
Note ON MIDI
44. Sony-Philips digital interface format
Pitch Bend Data Train
Ultrabeat
List Editor
S/PDif...
45. 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
Granular Synthesis
SMDI
Envelope Generator
FM Synthesis
46. Music production software that offers a great array of tools for mashup production - including tempo beatmapping and real time manipulation
8-Bit Breakdown of MIDI Code
Save
Ableton Live
Destructive Quantize
47. Transmit
EXS
Ticks
msb
Tx (Abbv.)
48. One of the first affordable samplers; Contained only 2 samples; Very limited functionality
Ultrabeat Import File Types
EMagic AMT-8 MIDI Interface
MIDI Protocol Type
E- Mu Emulator
49. How accurate the timing of a MIDI performance is recorded;
Pitch Bend
Resolution
Playback Quantizing
Modulates Pitch
50. Value = 0 - 127 (Variations of the last 7 numbers)
Akai MPC2500
Data Byte Breakdown for MIDI
OMNI (On) MONO
Patch Mapping