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Subject : engineering
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1. Sony-Philips digital interface format






2. 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)






3. Status Byte (S) => Data 1 (D1) => Data 2 (D2)






4. Allows using a pencil tool to input notes - define note value - and manually enter notes; Useful for parts too complex to play at desired tempo or due to a lack of performance ability






5. Height (or loudness) of a waveform






6. L ->R === msb (1) - MIDI Message (3) - MIDI Channel (4)






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






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






9. To create or shape






10. Devices that transmit MIDI data (usually has keys or pads)






11. Ground






12. Debuted in 1980; First sampling based instrument by Small Australian company






13. CRedited with being the first to create and transmit music electronically; 'Singing Telegraph' (1867)






14. Pitch bend parameter that sets the range in semitones






15. 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)






16. Method of connecting several devices along a bus and managing the signals for each device; The most basic MIDI connection; Plays multiple sounds with same MIDI data






17. Pre- mixes sound levels within the device






18. Space






19. 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)






20. Incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant harmonic information






21. Very common technique; Utilizes initial attack and loops a small part of remaining audio file






22. VCO -> VCF -> VCA -> Speakers; (LFO and Envelope Generator run to all of the 3 circuits)






23. Conveys the amount of overall (average) pressure on ALL the keys at a given point






24. Determines the point at which a filter begins altering harmonics or frequencies






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






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






27. Software sequencer that eventually developed into Apple's Logic Pro; Released in 1988






28. 16 Independent Channel; Serial Transmission Protocol; One- Directional






29. Recreating a natural sound by using additive synthesis techniques; Requires powerful and expensive hardware; Replaced with the advent of digital sampling






30. Digital recordings triggered by MIDI






31. Added subtractive synthesis to the E- Mu Emulator






32. Allows bidirectional communication between MIDI device and computer






33. 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






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






35. 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






36. Record with highest input level possible - without clipping; Record more than you need; Adjust sample start and end times; Truncate unwanted material






37. Deal with the set- up and operating parameters for a MIDI device - Acknowledged by all devices in a MIDI system






38. Receive






39. Each pass will overwrite the pass before it permanently erasing previous MIDI data






40. Channel messages are common messages controlling note - timbre - & expressive data; System messages control inter- machine parameters






41. Standard for transferring data between devices on internal and external computer; Most commonly used for tape storage devices and hard disks






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






43. Both the IN Port and OUT Port of two devices are connected together; Allows total communication between devices (BIDIRECTIONAL); Smartest MIDI wiring procedure






44. Powerful feature of MIDI editing that fixes timing issues; Moves notes to a predetermined grid by dividing the PPQN into common note value divisions






45. Basic Waveform; Source vibrates with simple harmonic motion






46. Maximum of 3 MIDI Slave Devices can be wired past the Master Device according to the MMA; All MIDI IN Ports are optically isolated to prevent hum - buzz - ground looping - and RF interference.






47. Voltage Controlled Oscillator; Controls pitch






48. 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






49. Voltage Controlled Amplifier; Controls Amplitude






50. Audio MIDI Setup; Utility designed to tell the computer what MIDI Interface and hardware is being used - as well as audio connections; Built into System Software of Mac OS 10.1 and up; Sequencers communicate with AMS for audio and MIDI routing and se