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MIDI
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1. 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
OMNI (Off) POLY
Tuning
DIN Pin 4
PCM
2. Controller message sent by pressure on an INDIVIDUAL key after initial touch (release PRESSURE measurement)
Tuning
Max MIDI Cable Length
Aftertouch
MIDI Program Change
3. Sound generating device with no integral keyboard
Subtractive Synthesis...
MIDI Module
Streaming
Filter Parameters
4. Where a master device transmits (or sends) MIDI data; Only the master is plugged into this port
Attack Time
Sine Wave
OUT Port
Fairlight CMI
5. Chooses which channels a multitimbral MIDI device will respond
Channel Enable/Disable
Polyphonic
Layer
Additive Synthesis
6. Value = 0 - 127 (Variations of the last 7 numbers)
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
Synclavier
Data Byte Breakdown for MIDI
Cakewalk Sonar
7. 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)
'Note On' Data Train
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
Save
Sustain Level
8. 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
Tx (Abbv.)
Replace - Overwrite - or Destructive Record Mode
Local OFF
Non - Dedicated Sequencer
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)
Zones
Data Byte Breakdown for MIDI
Multitimbral Mode
E- Mu Emulator II
10. Used with very large sampled instruments on a software based system; Initial transient of a sample loaded into RAM and audio file is streamed from hard drive in real time
Modulation
Disk Streaming
Data Train
Bob Moog
11. How long it takes for volume of sound to drop to Sustain Level
Decay Time
EMagic AMT-8 MIDI Interface
Ultrabeat Import File Types
Step Record
12. Ground
Slew Rate
Fairlight CMI
Key Range
DIN Pin 2
13. Determines the layout of MIDI channels for each of the multitimbral parts
Filter Parameters
Channel Assignment
VCF
Modulation
14. The point at which the voltage level from a signal waveform crosses from being positive to negative or vice versa
Zero Crossing Point
Phase Distortion Synthesis
Envelope
'Note Off' Data Train
15. Channel messages are common messages controlling note - timbre - & expressive data; System messages control inter- machine parameters
Power Conditioner
VCF
Granular Synthesis
Channel Messages
16. Voltage Controlled Amplifier; Controls Amplitude
Sine Wave
Depth/Amount Parameter
RAM (Memory)
VCA
17. CRedited with being the first to create and transmit music electronically; 'Singing Telegraph' (1867)
Bars
Analog Modeling Synthesis...
Elisha Gray
Score Editor
18. 50'
Bit Depth
Layer
3 Main MIDI Circuits
Max MIDI Cable Length
19. Sample Dump Standard; Signal starts to degrade
Layer
DIN Pin 5
SDS
MMA
20. Program Change + Channel (S) => Patch # (D1) => N/A
Release Time
Master Devices
RAM (Memory)
Program Change Data Train
21. 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
Ultrabeat
OMNI (Off) MONO
Tempest
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
22. Attack Time; Decay Time; Sustain Level; Release Time
E- Mu Emulator
Polyphony
Channel Messages
Envelope Generator Parameters
23. Drum sequencer that comes packaged with Logic Pro
Triangle Wave
Ultrabeat
VCO
MMA
24. Stack the next pass as a new region over the previous data; Multiple regions on one track
Recording with MIDI Sequencer
Destructive Quantize
Tempest
Note Mode
25. Pitch - Amplitude - Timbre
OMNI (Off) MONO
Sawtooth Wave
lsb
3 Main MIDI Circuits
26. Both the IN Port and OUT Port of two devices are connected together; Allows total communication between devices (BIDIRECTIONAL); Smartest MIDI wiring procedure
Handshake Wiring
Bob Moog
AMS
Channel Voice Message
27. Multi Mode; Performance (Perf) Mode; Sequence Mode
Channel Pressure
VCO
Ensoniq Mirage
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
28. Complete sample(s) are loaded into RAM
MIDI Protocol Type
Pitch Bend Data Train
Static
Destructive Quantize
29. 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
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
Baud
MIDI Octaves
30. 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
VCF
Slave Devices
Dynamic Allocation
Modulates Pitch
31. Boosts frequencies at and around the cutoff frequency; Emphasizes effect of filter
Fairlight CMI
Trill
Amplitude Modulation
Resonance
32. Very popular and affordable 8- bit sampler
Monophonic
Sustain Level
Ensoniq Mirage
Generator
33. 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
Synthesizer Audio Flow
Sawtooth Wave
Key Range
THRU Port
34. 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)
OMNI (Off) MONO
Slave Devices
Filter Slopes
THRU Port
35. The process of combining waveforms with their own respective amplitude envelopes to create a sound that changes over time; Adding multiple tones to one sound
Additive Synthesis
'Note On' Data Train
Linn LM-1
KORG Triton Rack
36. 'Father of the Synthesizer'; Created a voltage controlled music synthesizer (Moog Modular Synth); Used by Stevie Wonder in 70's
Pulse Code Modulation
Bob Moog
POLY Pressure Data Train
Grid Editor
37. MONO Pressure + Channel (S) => Amount (D1) => N/A
MONO Pressure Data Train
Channel Mode Message
Polyphonic
8-Bit Breakdown of MIDI Code
38. Keys transmit directly to the internal sound engine of a keyboard (and usually to the MIDI OUT Port as well)
Local ON
Filter
Baud
Tremolo
39. Determines the point at which a filter begins altering harmonics or frequencies
Sine Wave
Akai S900
Audio Samples
Cutoff Frequency
40. Sony-Philips digital interface format
Playback Quantizing
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
Subtractive Synthesis...
S/PDif...
41. Japanese MIDI Standards Committee; Defines MIDI specifications & coordinates with manufacturers and users in the Asian and Pacific Rim regions
E- mu Proteus 2000
JMSC
Wah Wah
List Editor
42. Using an envelope generator on a filter does this...
Oscillator
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
Tuning
Synthesizer Audio Flow
43. (Deutsche Industrie Norm) ~ Cable standard that transfers MIDI data; Uses only pins 2 - 4 - & 5
PCM
Dedicated Sequencer
5-Pin DIN Protocol
Daisy Chain Limitations
44. Bits/Second
MONO Pressure Data Train
Piano Roll
Baud
MMA
45. Digital recordings triggered by MIDI
E- Mu Emulator II
Roland Fantom X6
Additive Synthesis
Samples
46. Least Significant Bit - the right- most bit in a binary whole number or code
Granular Synthesis
Ticks
lsb
Data Byte
47. 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
OMNI (On) POLY
Master Tracks Pro
Timbre
Recording with MIDI Sequencer
48. Connects computer to MIDI device; All MIDI routing and communication is handled by the computer
Note Ranges
Tx (Abbv.)
KORG Triton Rack
MIDI Interface Setup
49. Speed of a waveform (cycles per second)
Pitch
Quantization Values
MIDI Module
DIN Pin 2
50. A curve or surface
THRU Port
Daisy Chaining
Envelope
Local ON