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MIDI
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1. Storage device that can memorize and playback (often in loops) the sequence of MIDI events generated by the master device.
Slave Devices
Noise
Sequencer
Static
2. Very common technique; Utilizes initial attack and loops a small part of remaining audio file
Bit Depth
MIDI Protocol Type
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
Sample Looping
3. Changes an analog audio signal to a digital format (binary data) that can be stored or manipulated on a computer
Depth/Amount Parameter
Receive Modes
Coarse Tuning
A/D Converter
4. Least Significant Bit - the right- most bit in a binary whole number or code
lsb
JMSC
Synthesizer Audio Flow
Akai MPC2500
5. The most commonly accepted means of encoding digital audio data so it can be stored within a digital medium with a maximum degree of data density
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
Circle Machine
E- Mu Emulator II
PCM
6. 'Father of the Synthesizer'; Created a voltage controlled music synthesizer (Moog Modular Synth); Used by Stevie Wonder in 70's
EXS
SCSI
Master Tracks Pro
Bob Moog
7. +5 Bias Voltage; Provides +5V to 1's in binary code data
Channel Assignment
Samples
Pan
DIN Pin 4
8. MIDI message used to change sound patches on a remote module or the effects patch on a MIDI effects unit
Linn LM-1
MIDI Program Change
Destructive Quantize
Coarse Tuning
9. Connects computer to MIDI device; All MIDI routing and communication is handled by the computer
Additive Synthesis
S/PDif...
MIDI Interface Setup
OMNI (On) MONO
10. Recreating a natural sound by using additive synthesis techniques; Requires powerful and expensive hardware; Replaced with the advent of digital sampling
Resynthesis
Handshake Wiring
Notes OFF MIDI
Filter Slopes
11. Parts Per Quarter Note; Measurement of timing resolution of a sequencer; Points on a sequencer grid that lie between quarter notes; Higher the PPQN the better its timing; Referred to as ticks
PPQN
Cakewalk Sonar
DIN Pin 5
THRU Port
12. The first drum machine to use digital samples of acoustic drums
Aftertouch
Linn LM-1
Synthesis Types
'Note On' Data Train
13. 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
MIDI Connection Ports
E- Mu Emulator
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
Status Byte
14. MONO Pressure + Channel (S) => Amount (D1) => N/A
Binary
Vibrato...
AMS
MONO Pressure Data Train
15. Pitch bend parameter that sets the range in semitones
Coarse Tuning
Preset/Patch/Instrument/Bank
Channel Enable/Disable
MIDI Cable Specs
16. 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
VCA
Polyphonic
Serial Port
Akai MPC 60
17. Digital recordings triggered by MIDI
Samples
Tempest
M-Audio ProFire 2626 Audio Interface
Capture Last Take as Recording
18. Modulation technique in which the amplitude of the carrier signal is modified by the application of a data signal
Receive Modes
Amplitude Modulation
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
Program Change Data Train
19. 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)
Status Byte
Play
Linn LM-1
Multitimbral Mode
20. Serial
Slave Devices
Modulation
MIDI Protocol Type
Sawtooth Wave
21. Subtractive; Additive; Resynthesis; Frequency Modulation; Phase Distortion; Wavetable; Pulse Code Modulation; Granular; Graintable Synthesis; Physical Modeling; Analog Modeling
Graintable Synthesis
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
Receive Switch
Synthesis Types
22. Visual editor for MIDI notes with a piano keyboard running low to high on the left; Also called a Key Editor
DIN Pin 4
M-Audio ProFire 2626 Audio Interface
AMS
Piano Roll
23. Resembles a large hardware sequencer- type display - but shows all MIDI data that has been recorded on a single page
OUT Port
List Editor
E- mu Proteus 2000
Preset/Patch/Instrument/Bank
24. CMD+S
Save
Layer
Zero Crossing Point
Pulse Wave
25. Wave that consists of a single traveling pulse
Timbre Assignment
Resonance
Pulse Wave
Envelope Generator
26. Voltage Controlled Amplifier; Controls Amplitude
Analog Modeling Synthesis...
SMDI
MIDI Cable Specs
VCA
27. Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIDI Acronym
Local ON
Channel Pressure
MIDI Program Change
28. Contains only the fundamental frequency and all of its odd- numbered harmonics
Square Wave
Cakewalk Sonar
Resonance
Additive Synthesis
29. Keys transmit directly to the internal sound engine of a keyboard (and usually to the MIDI OUT Port as well)
Coarse Tuning
Step Record
Local ON
MIDI Interface Setup
30. Record with highest input level possible - without clipping; Record more than you need; Adjust sample start and end times; Truncate unwanted material
Timbre
Byte
Non - Dedicated Sequencer
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
31. Smallest increments between beats; Coincide with the resolution in PPQN; MIDI data locks to these for start
Ticks
Patch Mapping
SCSI
Synthesizer Audio Flow
32. Changes the sound envelope based on how high or low the pitch of the note
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
Key Tracking
Channel Assignment
Data Byte Breakdown for MIDI
33. Device receives only on an assigned selectable data; Ability to play ONLY one note at a time
Controller Editor
Aftertouch
Master Tracks Pro
OMNI (Off) MONO
34. Sample Dump Standard; Signal starts to degrade
Grid Editor
PCM
SDS
Sustain Level
35. Determined by time signature; Added together to form the full bar
Monophonic
Save
Audio Samples
Beats
36. Deal with the set- up and operating parameters for a MIDI device - Acknowledged by all devices in a MIDI system
Master Devices
System Messages
Key Note
Multitimbral Mode
37. Only error corrected on playback; Data remains the same as one records it
Granular Synthesis
Audio Samples
Playback Quantizing
Bars
38. 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
Cutoff Frequency
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
POLY Pressure Data Train
Dynamic Allocation
39. Channel messages are common messages controlling note - timbre - & expressive data; System messages control inter- machine parameters
Key Tracking
Channel Messages
Piano Roll
Types of Channel Voice Messages
40. Software sequencer that eventually developed into Apple's Logic Pro; Released in 1988
Pulse Code Modulation
Daisy Chain Limitations
Status Byte
C-Lab Notator
41. Complete sample(s) are loaded into RAM
Static
Sample Looping
DIN Pin 4
Tremolo
42. 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)
Pulse Wave
Amplitude Modulation
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
LFO Parameters
43. 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)
Zones
Elisha Gray
Circle Machine
JMSC
44. Very popular and affordable 8- bit sampler
Depth/Amount Parameter
Ensoniq Mirage
Sampler
Tremolo
45. One of the first affordable samplers; Contained only 2 samples; Very limited functionality
A/D Converter
Piano Roll
5-Pin DIN Protocol
E- Mu Emulator
46. Permanent; Original placement of notes is lost and only the quantized version remains
Split
Destructive Quantize
Resonance
RAM (Memory)
47. The extent to which schemas and concepts are at the forefront of people's minds and are therefore likely to be used
Save
Synthesis Types
Byte
Accessibility
48. 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
Ableton Live
Envelope Generator
THRU Port
Data Train
49. Pitch - Amplitude - Timbre
M-Audio ProFire 2626 Audio Interface
3 Main MIDI Circuits
Playback Quantizing
MIDI Interface Setup
50. MIDI Message sent when key is released
Sequencer
'Note On' Data Train
Ultrabeat
Notes OFF MIDI