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MIDI
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1. How long it takes for volume of sound to drop to Sustain Level
Decay Time
Elisha Gray
Data Train
VCA
2. Sony-Philips digital interface format
Replace - Overwrite - or Destructive Record Mode
Polyphony
S/PDif...
MIDI Data Transmission Rate
3. +5 Bias Voltage; Provides +5V to 1's in binary code data
DIN Pin 4
JMSC
Note ON MIDI
'Note On' Data Train
4. Permanent; Original placement of notes is lost and only the quantized version remains
Data Byte
Quantization
Synthesis Types
Destructive Quantize
5. Uses powerful digital signal processing algorithms and equations to simulate the properties of a natural instrument; Very customizable
Resynthesis
Physical Modeling Synthesis
MIDI Octaves
MIDI Data Transmission Rate
6. 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
E- mu Proteus 2000
DSP
Click Track
Velocity Mapping
7. Connects computer to MIDI device; All MIDI routing and communication is handled by the computer
MIDI Interface Setup
Bit Depth
Note ON MIDI
E- Mu Emulator II
8. How quickly sound reaches its peak volume when key is pressed
LFO Parameters
Attack Time
Decay Time
Dynamic Allocation
9. Subtractive; Additive; Resynthesis; Frequency Modulation; Phase Distortion; Wavetable; Pulse Code Modulation; Granular; Graintable Synthesis; Physical Modeling; Analog Modeling
Slave Devices
Synthesis Types
Program Change Data Train
Pitch
10. Devices that receive MIDI data (must be capable of making sounds and have audio outs)
ProTools
Vibrato...
Playback Quantizing
Slave Devices
11. 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)
Local OFF
OMNI (On) POLY
Filter Slopes
Channel Messages
12. Ability to play MORE than one note at a time; Often used for drums; sections
Resolution
Master Devices
Velocity Mapping
Polyphonic
13. Note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
A/D Converter
Trill
Additive Synthesis
MOTU Digital Performer
14. Pitch - Amplitude - Timbre
Wah Wah
3 Main MIDI Circuits
Channel Pressure
E- Mu Emulator
15. Conveys the amount of overall (average) pressure on ALL the keys at a given point
Channel Pressure
PPQN
Pitch
DIN Pin 2
16. Ground
DIN Pin 2
msb
Pan
Channel Assignment
17. Change internally to a program number that is different than the one received; ONLY a function of a slave device; Programmable slave device responses (loading presets for MIDI program changes)
Pan
Tx (Abbv.)
Patch Mapping
Envelope Generator Parameters
18. Electronic tape- based keyboard instrument featuring prerecorded sounds; Tape bank could be removed and loaded with different sounds
List Editor
Pan
Mellotron
MIDI Module
19. Most Significant Bit; the left- most bit in a binary whole number or code
msb
Note Ranges
Data Byte
Noise
20. Determined by dividing PPQN into common note values (1/8th - 1/16th - 1/32nd - 1/64th - 1/128th - etc.)
SCSI
Quantization Values
MIDI Clock
Resynthesis
21. Using an envelope generator on a filter does this...
Receive Switch
Software Sampler
Roland Fantom X6
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
22. LFO is routed to low pass filter
Pulse Wave
MIDI Clock
'Note On' Data Train
Wah Wah
23. Serial
Grid Editor
MIDI Protocol Type
Envelope Generator Parameters
Local OFF
24. Only recording the performance and not the actual sounds; Completely editable and changeable post- recording
Recording with MIDI Sequencer
RAM (Memory)
Status Byte
Sample Rate
25. MIDI sound source capable of producing several different sounds at the same time - controlled on different MIDI channels
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
Preset/Patch/Instrument/Bank
Multitimbral Module
Binary
26. Boosts frequencies at and around the cutoff frequency; Emphasizes effect of filter
Resonance
Pan
Synthesis Types
Polyphonic
27. Voltage Controlled Oscillator; Controls pitch
Tx (Abbv.)
S/PDif...
VCO
Receive Modes
28. Digital recordings triggered by MIDI
Serial Port
Bit Depth
Samples
Ticks
29. Actual audio files (.WAV - .AIFF - etc.) that we hear when playing a sampled instrument
Polyphonic
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
Channel Mode Message
Audio Samples
30. Voltage Controlled Filter; Voltage amount changes harmonic content
msb
Wah Wah
OMNI (Off) MONO
VCF
31. Receive
Circle Machine
Tuning
Rx (Abbv.)
Aftertouch
32. Hardware; Stand alone hardware MIDI sequencers designed to record - edit - and playback MIDI data only; Offer high stability and portability - but have low resolution (24-96 PPQN) and a lack of editing facilities
A/D Converter
Sequencer
Dedicated Sequencer
E- Mu Emulator
33. In; Out; Thru
Bob Moog
Preset/Patch/Instrument/Bank
MIDI Connection Ports
Data Byte Breakdown for MIDI
34. To create or shape
Fairlight CMI
Generator
Resolution
Synthesizer Audio Flow
35. MIDI Note #60 (Roland Standard)
Layer
Samples
C4
Serial Port
36. Digital audio workstation platform for Mac OS X and Windows operating systems; Developed and manufactured by Avid Technology
MIDI Octaves
Sustain Level
ProTools
AMS
37. Debuted in 1980; First sampling based instrument by Small Australian company
Fairlight CMI
5-Pin DIN Protocol
Wah Wah
Layer
38. Drum sequencer that comes packaged with Logic Pro
MIDI Cable Specs
Ultrabeat
Accessibility
Release Time
39. Mark of the Unicorn; Runs on Mac only; Used for film scoring or sound design
MOTU Digital Performer
Ticks
Streaming
A/D Converter
40. Specifically designed to emulate the nuances and characteristics of analog synthesizers; AKA => Virtual Analogs; Reduced cost over real analog - zero maintenance - and tuning stability; Increasing in popularity
Hardware Sampler
Analog Modeling Synthesis...
Sequencer
JMSC
41. Level at which sound remains until key is released
Sustain Level
Sample Looping
Receive Modes
IN Port
42. Contains only the fundamental frequency and all of its odd- numbered harmonics
Square Wave
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
Linn LM-1
Vibrato...
43. Advantages: Higher memory (RAM) & samples are saved and recalled with the session; Disadvantage: Lower stability
Filter Slopes
Software Sampler
Pitch Bend Data Train
Disk Streaming
44. Attack Time; Decay Time; Sustain Level; Release Time
5-Pin DIN Protocol
System Messages
AMS
Envelope Generator Parameters
45. Wave that consists of a single traveling pulse
Synthesis Types
Audio Samples
SMDI
Pulse Wave
46. 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)
A/D Converter
Zones
Ground Loop
OMNI (On) MONO
47. 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
Wah Wah
MIDI Cable Specs
Akai MPC2500
Synclavier
48. Poly Mode; Patch or Program (Prog) Mode
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
EXS
Square Wave
List Editor
49. Allows assignment of a different SOUND to each of the multitimbral parts
MIDI Octaves
Multitimbral Module
Piano Roll
Timbre Assignment
50. Another term for 'Channel Enable/Disable'
Receive Switch
Sawtooth Wave
Serial Port
Rx (Abbv.)