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Subject : engineering
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1. In; Out; Thru






2. Note ON; Note OFF; Program Change; MONO Pressure; POLY Pressure; Pitch Bend; Control Change






3. 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






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






5. 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)






6. MIDI Message sent when key is released






7. 50'






8. Most commonly used MIDI receive mode; Device receives only on an assigned selectable data; Ability to play MORE than one note at a time






9. 12 notes; Change between B & C






10. 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.






11. Two or more instruments with note ranges that do not overlap






12. Initial few hundred milliseconds of samples are loaded into RAM & remaining sample length is streamed from the hard drive






13. Only error corrected on playback; Data remains the same as one records it






14. +5 Bias Voltage; Provides +5V to 1's in binary code data






15. Determines the layout of MIDI channels for each of the multitimbral parts






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






17. Determines the highest frequency to be captured






18. Keys transmit to MIDI OUT Port ONLY bypassing any internal sounds; Internal sound engine receives MIDI via the MIDI IN Port allowing both a Master Device and Slave Device in one unit.






19. Smallest increments between beats; Coincide with the resolution in PPQN; MIDI data locks to these for start






20. Connects computer to MIDI device; All MIDI routing and communication is handled by the computer






21. Determined by dividing PPQN into common note values (1/8th - 1/16th - 1/32nd - 1/64th - 1/128th - etc.)






22. This changes when keys are pressed above or below the key note; Alters the playback speed of the sample






23. High Resolution; 14- bit parameter; (Coarse Tune X Fine Tune = 16 -384 Steps of resolution






24. Ability to play ONLY one note at a time; Often used for solo instruments (horns) - bass - portamento - slides - and trills






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






26. Mark of the Unicorn; Runs on Mac only; Used for film scoring or sound design






27. Sony-Philips digital interface format






28. Voltage Controlled Amplifier; Controls Amplitude






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






30. Defines the instrument's response to voice messages






31. Message sent when note is played (key pressed)






32. Pitch - Amplitude - Timbre






33. 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






34. 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






35. Advantages: Higher memory (RAM) & samples are saved and recalled with the session; Disadvantage: Lower stability






36. Communications language based on the Master Device/Slave Device protocol used in synchronization systems; MIDI is NOT audio...it is performance data only






37. Maximum number of notes an instrument can play at once; Most modern MIDI instruments have 128 notes of polyphony






38. Place sounds in the stereo field within the device






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






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






41. Most Significant Bit; the left- most bit in a binary whole number or code






42. Digital audio workstation platform for Mac OS X and Windows operating systems; Developed and manufactured by Avid Technology






43. Receive






44. Categorically grouping of samples; Grouped by instrument type or dynamics; Provides for easier programming when multiple instrument are involved






45. Determined by time signature; Added together to form the full bar






46. Visual editor for MIDI notes with a piano keyboard running low to high on the left; Also called a Key Editor






47. Determines dynamic range and signal- to- noise ratio






48. MIDI sound source capable of producing several different sounds at the same time - controlled on different MIDI channels






49. Ability to play MORE than one note at a time; Often used for drums; sections






50. Note Off + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => Release Velocity (D2)