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MIDI
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1. Where samples are recorded or loaded when playing back from within a sampler; Erased when sampler is turned off so sounds must be stored on removable media; Static/
RAM (Memory)
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
Sample Looping
Dual Serial Connection
2. How accurate the timing of a MIDI performance is recorded;
C-Lab Notator
Resolution
Rx (Abbv.)
Noise
3. Filter Type & Slope; Cutoff Frequency; Resonance (Emphasis); Key Tracking
Multitimbral Mode
ProTools
Volume
Filter Parameters
4. MIDI Message sent when key is released
Notes OFF MIDI
Tempest
Timbre
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
5. Ability to change the overall pitch or octave range of an individual part; Used for fine tuning
MOTU Digital Performer
Tuning
Dedicated Sequencer
M-Audio ProFire 2626 Audio Interface
6. +5 Bias Voltage; Provides +5V to 1's in binary code data
Click Track
Polyphony
Akai MPC 60
DIN Pin 4
7. Changes an analog audio signal to a digital format (binary data) that can be stored or manipulated on a computer
A/D Converter
SMDI
Channel Assignment
Receive Switch
8. 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
Hardware Sampler
Amplitude
Pulse Wave
Dedicated Sequencer
9. 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
Multitimbral Module
Velocity Mapping
Local ON
OUT Port
10. Device which splits the MIDI Out signal of a master instrument or sequencer to avoid daisy chaining; Has special powered circuitry that routes MIDI data arriving at its IN Ports to ALL of the OUT (THRU) Ports simultaneously; Often seen as a 'mode' an
Slew Rate
Midi Thru Box
Serial Port
Layer
11. L ->R === msb (1) - MIDI Message (3) - MIDI Channel (4)
8-Bit Breakdown of MIDI Code
E- mu Proteus 2000
Non - Dedicated Sequencer
Ground Loop
12. Main file loaded into sampler; Contains all settings used to create the instrument; Usually DOES NOT contain the audio files themselves but references them while they are stored somewhere else
Ultrabeat Import File Types
Filter Slopes
Binary
Preset/Patch/Instrument/Bank
13. Using an envelope generator on an oscillator does this...
Modulates Pitch
Akai MPC2500
Master Devices
Depth/Amount Parameter
14. Ground
DIN Pin 2
Square Wave
Local OFF
Synthesis Types
15. Advantages: Higher memory (RAM) & samples are saved and recalled with the session; Disadvantage: Lower stability
POLY Pressure Data Train
Elisha Gray
Software Sampler
Physical Modeling Synthesis
16. Circuits on a synth that determine the character of the attack and release of a tone can be controlled; Controls how sound changes over time; Most commonly on amplifier circuit
LFO Parameters
KORG Triton Rack
E- Mu Emulator II
Envelope Generator
17. Deal with the set- up and operating parameters for a MIDI device - Acknowledged by all devices in a MIDI system
OUT Port
Score Editor
System Messages
DIN Pin 2
18. Sony-Philips digital interface format
Granular Synthesis
S/PDif...
Synclavier
Polyphony
19. 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
Velocity Switching
MIDI
PCM
20. Pitch bend parameter that sets the range in semitones
Channel Assignment
Rx (Abbv.)
Coarse Tuning
OMNI (Off) POLY
21. Software ran on Atari; One of the first software based MIDI synthesizers
Bit Depth
Wavetable Synthesis
Velocity Mapping
Master Tracks Pro
22. Only error corrected on playback; Data remains the same as one records it
Playback Quantizing
Sample Rate
Key Range
Resolution
23. Permanent; Original placement of notes is lost and only the quantized version remains
Destructive Quantize
Power Conditioner
SMDI
Local OFF
24. Place sounds in the stereo field within the device
Resolution
Dynamic Allocation
8-Bit Breakdown of MIDI Code
Pan
25. Determines which note on the MIDI keyboard will play the sample at its original pitch and speed; Almost always set to Middle C
Key Note
Decay Time
DIN Pin 5
Quantization
26. Most commonly used MIDI receive mode; Device receives only on an assigned selectable data; Ability to play MORE than one note at a time
Tremolo
MIDI Clock
OMNI (Off) POLY
Local ON
27. Each pass will overwrite the pass before it permanently erasing previous MIDI data
Pitch Bend Data Train
Resynthesis
Replace - Overwrite - or Destructive Record Mode
OMNI (Off) POLY
28. Boosts frequencies at and around the cutoff frequency; Emphasizes effect of filter
Channel Enable/Disable
Resonance
E- Mu Emulator
5-Pin DIN Protocol
29. Sound generating device with no integral keyboard
Controller Editor
Grid Editor
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
MIDI Module
30. Space
Program Change Data Train
Play
VCO
Grid Editor
31. Only recording the performance and not the actual sounds; Completely editable and changeable post- recording
Square Wave
Recording with MIDI Sequencer
MIDI Clock
MIDI Protocol Type
32. 'Father of the Synthesizer'; Created a voltage controlled music synthesizer (Moog Modular Synth); Used by Stevie Wonder in 70's
Monophonic
Grid Editor
Bob Moog
OMNI (On) POLY
33. 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
Pitch Bend Data Train
LFO Parameters
Status Byte
Quantization
34. 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
FM Synthesis
MIDI Clock
Trill
Zones
35. Channel messages are common messages controlling note - timbre - & expressive data; System messages control inter- machine parameters
Channel Messages
Resonance
MIDI
Timbre
36. Complete sample(s) are loaded into RAM
Static
Tuning
Slew Rate
8-Bit Breakdown of MIDI Code
37. Record with highest input level possible - without clipping; Record more than you need; Adjust sample start and end times; Truncate unwanted material
MIDI Connection Ports
Capture Last Take as Recording
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
Tremolo
38. Debuted in 1980; First sampling based instrument by Small Australian company
Fairlight CMI
Sequencer
Graintable Synthesis
Akai MPC 60
39. Digital audio workstation platform for Mac OS X and Windows operating systems; Developed and manufactured by Avid Technology
Bob Moog
Oscillator
Piano Roll
ProTools
40. Allows assignment of a different SOUND to each of the multitimbral parts
Timbre Assignment
MIDI Cable Specs
PCM
Mellotron
41. Note Off + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => Release Velocity (D2)
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42. Voltage Controlled Filter; Voltage amount changes harmonic content
Capture Last Take as Recording
Bars
Dynamic Allocation
VCF
43. Drum- style pattern recording in grid format with each horizontal line representing a different tone and each vertical line representing a beat of a predetermined bar
Zone/Key Group/Multi-Sample
Piano Roll
Release Time
Grid Editor
44. 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
Play
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
OMNI (On) MONO
Slew Rate
45. Buzz in audio or hum bar in video signal caused by slightly different grounds that are interconnected by a wire (interconnecting equipment that's plugged into different power sources)
Ground Loop
Amplitude Modulation
Bit Depth
Zone/Key Group/Multi-Sample
46. Conveys the amount of overall (average) pressure on ALL the keys at a given point
Handshake Wiring
Channel Pressure
Master Devices
Dual Serial Connection
47. Each pass will combine new MIDI data with old MIDI data already recorded onto track; Most commonly used; Allows looping and the ability to work at desired pace
Bit Depth
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
Filter
3 Main MIDI Circuits
48. Value = 0 - 127 (Variations of the last 7 numbers)
Synthesis Types
VCF
A/D Converter
Data Byte Breakdown for MIDI
49. The extent to which schemas and concepts are at the forefront of people's minds and are therefore likely to be used
Sample Rate
Note Ranges
Channel Messages
Accessibility
50. Determines the highest frequency to be captured
8-Bit Breakdown of MIDI Code
Sample Rate
Subtractive Synthesis...
Capture Last Take as Recording