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MIDI
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1. Enables the subtraction of frequencies from a basic waveform allowing shaping of desired content
Filter
Static
Audio Samples
Wah Wah
2. 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
Timbre Assignment
Pulse Code Modulation
Bars
Non - Dedicated Sequencer
3. 16 Independent Channel; Serial Transmission Protocol; One- Directional
Key Range
MIDI Program Change
Bit Depth
MIDI Cable Specs
4. Note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
Grid Editor
Cakewalk Sonar
Trill
Channel Pressure
5. Metronome; Prerecorded track of electronic metronomic clicks used to ensure proper timing of music to be recorded; Essential in music scoring sessions; Sets composition tempo
Click Track
Resolution
Streaming
Local ON
6. Voltage Controlled Oscillator; Controls pitch
Channel Mode Message
MIDI
E- Mu Emulator II
VCO
7. Sample Dump Standard; Signal starts to degrade
Patch Mapping
Resynthesis
SDS
Status Byte
8. MONO Pressure + Channel (S) => Amount (D1) => N/A
MIDI Data Transmission Rate
MONO Pressure Data Train
Hardware Sampler
Types of Channel Voice Messages
9. Controller message sent by pressure on an INDIVIDUAL key after initial touch (release PRESSURE measurement)
C4
Physical Modeling Synthesis
Master Devices
Aftertouch
10. Both the IN Port and OUT Port of two devices are connected together; Allows total communication between devices (BIDIRECTIONAL); Smartest MIDI wiring procedure
Sustain Level
A/D Converter
POLY Pressure Data Train
Handshake Wiring
11. Windows only based digital audio workstation platform
Cakewalk Sonar
Types of Channel Voice Messages
Triangle Wave
SCSI
12. 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
MMA
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
FM Synthesis
Data Train
13. Inputs 2 frequencies; Outputs only the sum of and difference of the frequencies; Usually used with one simple - fixed oscillator tone - and a more complex sound like speech or singing to create 'talk box' effect
Save
Vibrato...
Ring Modulation
Channel Enable/Disable
14. 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
Preset/Patch/Instrument/Bank
Channel Enable/Disable
Zone/Key Group/Multi-Sample
Status Byte
15. 31.25 Kilobaud (31 -250 baud)
Amplitude Modulation
Key Tracking
Velocity Switching
MIDI Data Transmission Rate
16. Rise and fall of pitch created when LFO is routed to the oscillator
FM Synthesis
Vibrato...
Envelope Generator
Bit Depth
17. Drum machine that generates its sounds using six powerful analog synthesis voices; Runs an innovative - performance- oriented operating system that manipulates beats and sounds in real time without ever stopping play
Tempest
Tuning
Baud
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
18. How long it takes for sound to fade to silence
Timbre
Release Time
Modulates Pitch
JMSC
19. Height (or loudness) of a waveform
Key Note
'Note Off' Data Train
Amplitude
Destructive Quantize
20. Device receives only on an assigned selectable data; Ability to play ONLY one note at a time
Handshake Wiring
OMNI (Off) MONO
PPQN
Channel Assignment
21. Alters the phase angle of a waveform 'bending' the shape to create a unique character or tone
Daisy Chaining
Beats
Phase Distortion Synthesis
Channel Enable/Disable
22. Devices that receive MIDI data (must be capable of making sounds and have audio outs)
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
Slave Devices
Local OFF
Dual Serial Connection
23. Only error corrected on playback; Data remains the same as one records it
Destructive Quantize
Patch Mapping
Playback Quantizing
A/D Converter
24. Digital recordings triggered by MIDI
Ground Loop
PPQN
Depth/Amount Parameter
Samples
25. Ability to play MORE than one note at a time; Often used for drums; sections
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
Polyphonic
DSP
Data Byte Breakdown for MIDI
26. Defines the instrument's response to voice messages
Filter Slopes
Channel Mode Message
MIDI Module
Subtractive Synthesis...
27. Voltage Controlled Amplifier; Controls Amplitude
Oscillator
VCA
Master Tracks Pro
8-Bit Breakdown of MIDI Code
28. Poly Mode; Patch or Program (Prog) Mode
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
Quantization Values
Oscillator
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
29. Sony-Philips digital interface format
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
S/PDif...
Pitch
30. Debuted in 1980; First sampling based instrument by Small Australian company
C-Lab Notator
Output Assignment
Fairlight CMI
A/D Converter
31. Advantages: Higher memory (RAM) & samples are saved and recalled with the session; Disadvantage: Lower stability
VCF
Channel Pressure
Software Sampler
Dedicated Sequencer
32. Very popular and affordable 8- bit sampler
msb
Midi Thru Box
Samples
Ensoniq Mirage
33. Actual data; 'Note #'; Provides information and data the status byte uses to do its job; Uses an 8- bit system; Represented by msb = 0
Channel Pressure
Capture Last Take as Recording
Data Byte
MONO Pressure Data Train
34. 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.
'Note On' Data Train
M-Audio ProFire 2626 Audio Interface
Channel Enable/Disable
Phase Distortion Synthesis
35. In; Out; Thru
MIDI Connection Ports
AMS
Square Wave
Types of Channel Voice Messages
36. Allows bidirectional communication between MIDI device and computer
List Editor
Dual Serial Connection
A/D Converter
Amplitude Modulation
37. Deal with the set- up and operating parameters for a MIDI device - Acknowledged by all devices in a MIDI system
Score Editor
Polyphonic
MIDI Octaves
System Messages
38. Using an envelope generator on a filter does this...
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
MIDI Acronym
Rx (Abbv.)
Baud
39. 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)
Sample Rate
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
Akai MPC2500
LFO Parameters
40. 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
Portamento...
Slew Rate
OMNI (On) MONO
Envelope
41. Attack Time; Decay Time; Sustain Level; Release Time
Envelope Generator Parameters
IN Port
SCSI
Data Train
42. Status Byte (S) => Data 1 (D1) => Data 2 (D2)
Modulation
Data Train
Samples
Polyphonic
43. 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
PCM
Tx (Abbv.)
Trill
Channel Assignment
44. MIDI sound source capable of producing several different sounds at the same time - controlled on different MIDI channels
Coarse Tuning
Multitimbral Module
Channel Voice Message
A/D Converter
45. 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
Sample Rate
Preset/Patch/Instrument/Bank
E- Mu Emulator II
Roland Fantom X6
46. Initial few hundred milliseconds of samples are loaded into RAM & remaining sample length is streamed from the hard drive
MIDI Program Change
MIDI Acronym
Streaming
EXS
47. 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
Polyphony
Disk Streaming
Pulse Code Modulation
EXS
48. Stack the next pass as a new region over the previous data; Multiple regions on one track
Note Mode
8-Bit Breakdown of MIDI Code
Sequencer
KORG Triton Rack
49. 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
DIN Pin 2
Akai MPC 60
Daisy Chain Limitations
Synthesizer Audio Flow
50. CMD+S
Local ON
Save
Sine Wave
Additive Synthesis