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MIDI
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1. L ->R === msb (1) - MIDI Message (3) - MIDI Channel (4)
Data Byte Breakdown for MIDI
Vibrato...
8-Bit Breakdown of MIDI Code
Click Track
2. Voltage Controlled Filter; Voltage amount changes harmonic content
Multitimbral Module
OMNI (On) MONO
Key Note
VCF
3. CRedited with being the first to create and transmit music electronically; 'Singing Telegraph' (1867)
Elisha Gray
System Messages
Tuning
Pulse Wave
4. MIDI Message sent when key is released
LFO Parameters
Notes OFF MIDI
Envelope Generator Parameters
Play
5. Ability to change the overall pitch or octave range of an individual part; Used for fine tuning
Tuning
Filter
POLY Pressure Data Train
lsb
6. Data
MIDI Clock
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
DIN Pin 5
Local ON
7. Added subtractive synthesis to the E- Mu Emulator
E- Mu Emulator II
5-Pin DIN Protocol
RAM (Memory)
Generator
8. Very common technique; Utilizes initial attack and loops a small part of remaining audio file
Recording with MIDI Sequencer
Noise
Linn LM-1
Sample Looping
9. Technology advanced allowing for multiple tone generators in one keyboard or module; Revolutionized MIDI and sequencing; First appeared in 1985; Each channel is independent of the others; Equivalent to Omni Poly Off (x 16 channels)
Play
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
MIDI Cable Specs
Multitimbral Mode
10. Program Change + Channel (S) => Patch # (D1) => N/A
Program Change Data Train
Additive Synthesis
Resolution
Data Byte
11. Note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
Handshake Wiring
Trill
Generator
Zones
12. Digital sample playback; Natural waveform is digitally recorded and stored as a series of binary code; Near perfect reproduction of original sound; More realistic starting point for the sound
Dynamic Allocation
Note ON MIDI
Pulse Code Modulation
FM Synthesis
13. Determined by dividing PPQN into common note values (1/8th - 1/16th - 1/32nd - 1/64th - 1/128th - etc.)
Circle Machine
Zone/Key Group/Multi-Sample
Quantization Values
Master Tracks Pro
14. Complete sample(s) are loaded into RAM
Resonance
DSP
Static
Wah Wah
15. Using an envelope generator on an oscillator does this...
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
Modulates Pitch
List Editor
Square Wave
16. Two or more instruments with note ranges that do not overlap
Pitch
Baud
Channel Mode Message
Split
17. MIDI Note #60 (Roland Standard)
Envelope Generator Parameters
Modulates Pitch
Sawtooth Wave
C4
18. Note On + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => On Velocity (D2)
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19. Transmit
Channel Mode Message
Ensoniq Mirage
Recording with MIDI Sequencer
Tx (Abbv.)
20. Musical Instrument Digital Interface
Accessibility
VCO
Cakewalk Sonar
MIDI Acronym
21. Japanese MIDI Standards Committee; Defines MIDI specifications & coordinates with manufacturers and users in the Asian and Pacific Rim regions
Receive Switch
Key Range
Ultrabeat
JMSC
22. In MIDI - a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
Physical Modeling Synthesis
Byte
Dynamic Allocation
Bob Moog
23. Allows you to capture anything you play on keys while sequencer is playing back (but not actively recording); Exclusive to Logic Pro
Capture Last Take as Recording
Ticks
Baud
Coarse Tuning
24. 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
Timbre Assignment
Envelope Generator
3 Main MIDI Circuits
Velocity Mapping
25. Used in the Reason software package; Combination of the features of Wavetable and Granular synthesis; Allows selection of particular wavetables that have been broken down into grain clouds for further manipulation
LFO Parameters
SMDI
Graintable Synthesis
Trill
26. Ability of a musical instrument to play more than one note at a time
Destructive Quantize
Polyphonic
MIDI Clock
Piano Roll
27. MIDI Out (Master) --> MIDI In (MIDI Interface) --> Travels via Dual Serial (USB) both to and from interface --> MIDI Out (MIDI Interface) --> MIDI In (Slave) --> Audio Out (Slave) --> Audio In (Mixer or Audio Interface) --> Audio Out (Speakers)
Ultrabeat Import File Types
Pan
Receive Switch
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
28. Conveys the amount of overall (average) pressure on ALL the keys at a given point
Channel Pressure
Portamento...
Timbre
Cakewalk Sonar
29. 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)
Filter Slopes
Sample Rate
Oscillator
Graintable Synthesis
30. 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.
Circle Machine
Akai MPC2500
EMagic AMT-8 MIDI Interface
Synthesis Types
31. Speed of a waveform (cycles per second)
Pitch
SCSI
Capture Last Take as Recording
Sustain Level
32. Stack the next pass as a new region over the previous data; Multiple regions on one track
Zone/Key Group/Multi-Sample
8-Bit Breakdown of MIDI Code
FM Synthesis
Note Mode
33. Pitch Bend + Channel (S) => Coarse Tune (D1) => Fine Tune (D2)
Pitch Bend Data Train
Synclavier
OUT Port
A/D Converter
34. Sony-Philips digital interface format
S/PDif...
Status Byte
ProTools
Polyphony
35. Determines which note on the MIDI keyboard will play the sample at its original pitch and speed; Almost always set to Middle C
MIDI Cable Specs
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
Key Note
Note Mode
36. Software; Computer- based MIDI recorders that can be used for other functions (word processing - web browsing - etc.); Offers high resolution (480+ PPQN) and expanded editing facilities - but have lower stability and lack portability
Score Editor
RAM (Memory)
Non - Dedicated Sequencer
E- Mu Emulator
37. Changes an analog audio signal to a digital format (binary data) that can be stored or manipulated on a computer
E- mu Proteus 2000
Vibrato...
A/D Converter
Sawtooth Wave
38. Software ran on Atari; One of the first software based MIDI synthesizers
Granular Synthesis
Master Tracks Pro
Notes OFF MIDI
Subtractive Synthesis...
39. Subtractive; Additive; Resynthesis; Frequency Modulation; Phase Distortion; Wavetable; Pulse Code Modulation; Granular; Graintable Synthesis; Physical Modeling; Analog Modeling
Synthesis Types
Wah Wah
Polyphonic
Replace - Overwrite - or Destructive Record Mode
40. 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
Sample Rate
Circle Machine
Key Range
Daisy Chain Limitations
41. Keys transmit directly to the internal sound engine of a keyboard (and usually to the MIDI OUT Port as well)
Key Note
Beats
Local ON
Key Tracking
42. 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
Master Devices
Sustain Level
Audio Samples
Roland Fantom X6
43. 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
Triangle Wave
Tempest
'Note Off' Data Train
44. Status Byte (S) => Data 1 (D1) => Data 2 (D2)
E- Mu Emulator
Dual Serial Connection
Data Train
Envelope Generator Parameters
45. Determines dynamic range and signal- to- noise ratio
Bit Depth
Mellotron
Notes OFF MIDI
Phase Distortion Synthesis
46. Most Significant Bit; the left- most bit in a binary whole number or code
Ground Loop
Receive Modes
Phase Distortion Synthesis
msb
47. Most commonly used MIDI receive mode; Device receives only on an assigned selectable data; Ability to play MORE than one note at a time
Tuning
Granular Synthesis
OMNI (Off) POLY
C4
48. Categorically grouping of samples; Grouped by instrument type or dynamics; Provides for easier programming when multiple instrument are involved
Save
Byte
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
Zone/Key Group/Multi-Sample
49. Ability to play ONLY one note at a time; Often used for solo instruments (horns) - bass - portamento - slides - and trills
Filter
msb
Multitimbral Module
Monophonic
50. Maximum number of notes an instrument can play at once; Most modern MIDI instruments have 128 notes of polyphony
OMNI (On) MONO
Polyphony
Split
Timbre Assignment