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MIDI
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1. Determines the layout of MIDI channels for each of the multitimbral parts
Timbre Assignment
Channel Assignment
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
Channel Mode Message
2. Software ran on Atari; One of the first software based MIDI synthesizers
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
C4
Master Tracks Pro
Sampler
3. Voltage Controlled Amplifier; Controls Amplitude
VCA
Graintable Synthesis
Envelope Generator
Ticks
4. Smallest increments between beats; Coincide with the resolution in PPQN; MIDI data locks to these for start
C-Lab Notator
MMA
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
Ticks
5. The transmission of an audio signal by using it to vary a carrier wave (amplitude of frequency)
EXS
Monophonic
MIDI Program Change
Modulation
6. Only recording the performance and not the actual sounds; Completely editable and changeable post- recording
Recording with MIDI Sequencer
Audio Samples
Max MIDI Cable Length
Streaming
7. Changes some aspect of sound depending on how FAST you strike the keys; Commonly called 'Velocity Sensitivity;' Volume - Filter & Layers are typical examples
Ensoniq Mirage
Akai MPC 60
Subtractive Synthesis...
Velocity Switching
8. 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
Roland Fantom X6
PPQN
Cutoff Frequency
Beats
9. 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)
Resynthesis
Types of Channel Voice Messages
Destructive Quantize
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
10. Connects computer to MIDI device; All MIDI routing and communication is handled by the computer
MMA
DIN Pin 5
MIDI Interface Setup
List Editor
11. Electronic tape- based keyboard instrument featuring prerecorded sounds; Tape bank could be removed and loaded with different sounds
E- mu Proteus 2000
Mellotron
Cutoff Frequency
Pitch Bend
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
Preset/Patch/Instrument/Bank
Trill
Velocity Mapping
Square Wave
13. Contains only the fundamental frequency and all of its odd- numbered harmonics
Play
Square Wave
Granular Synthesis
Velocity Switching
14. Each pass will overwrite the pass before it permanently erasing previous MIDI data
Replace - Overwrite - or Destructive Record Mode
Attack Time
Daisy Chain Limitations
Polyphonic
15. 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)
Filter Slopes
Piano Roll
Polyphonic
Tremolo
16. 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)
Zones
Output Assignment
Serial Port
Analog Modeling Synthesis...
17. 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.
Pitch
Daisy Chain Limitations
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
Output Assignment
18. Attack Time; Decay Time; Sustain Level; Release Time
Envelope Generator Parameters
MIDI Clock
OMNI (On) POLY
Zero Crossing Point
19. Overall sound quality defined by harmonic content
Timbre
EXS
Recording with MIDI Sequencer
OMNI (On) POLY
20. Note events edited on a staff - similar to composing music on sheets.
Score Editor
Slew Rate
IN Port
E- Mu Emulator II
21. Parts Per Quarter Note; Measurement of timing resolution of a sequencer; Points on a sequencer grid that lie between quarter notes; Higher the PPQN the better its timing; Referred to as ticks
PPQN
Key Note
Wavetable Synthesis
Roland Fantom X6
22. Chooses which channels a multitimbral MIDI device will respond
Local ON
Roland Fantom X6
Channel Enable/Disable
Channel Messages
23. 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
AMS
C-Lab Notator
A/D Converter
EXS
24. Ability to play ONLY one note at a time; Often used for solo instruments (horns) - bass - portamento - slides - and trills
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
Data Train
Monophonic
MMA
25. Individual edit window to alter MIDI parameters such as pitch bend and volume
Controller Editor
Additive Synthesis
Linn LM-1
SDS
26. 12 notes; Change between B & C
Circle Machine
Channel Mode Message
Save
MIDI Octaves
27. Starts from 1 at the very beginning of a sequence
DIN Pin 4
Bars
E- Mu Emulator
8-Bit Breakdown of MIDI Code
28. Same as square; Odd numbered multiples of harmonics - but the amplitude is decreasing more rapidly
Triangle Wave
OMNI (Off) POLY
Channel Enable/Disable
Bars
29. 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
Key Note
Akai MPC2500
OMNI (Off) POLY
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
30. Pitch - Amplitude - Timbre
S/PDif...
3 Main MIDI Circuits
Release Time
Graintable Synthesis
31. Rate (Speed) & Depth (Intensity)
Byte
LFO Parameters
Slew Rate
DSP
32. Digital recordings triggered by MIDI
Channel Pressure
Samples
Serial Port
Max MIDI Cable Length
33. Advantages: Higher memory (RAM) & samples are saved and recalled with the session; Disadvantage: Lower stability
Software Sampler
Zones
Sustain Level
POLY Pressure Data Train
34. Defines the instrument's response to voice messages
Amplitude
Channel Mode Message
Master Devices
Sustain Level
35. Allows for the routing of output from individual parts to secondary (auxiliary) audio outputs rather than the main stereo outputs; EQ effects can be changed from those on main stereo outputs
MIDI Interface Setup
MIDI Protocol Type
Notes OFF MIDI
Output Assignment
36. Determines the point at which a filter begins altering harmonics or frequencies
MIDI Program Change
KORG Triton Rack
Cutoff Frequency
Bob Moog
37. 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
Portamento...
PCM
Dual Serial Connection
Layer
38. In MIDI - a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
Non - Dedicated Sequencer
Program Change Data Train
MIDI Data Transmission Rate
Byte
39. MIDI message used to change sound patches on a remote module or the effects patch on a MIDI effects unit
KORG Triton Rack
MIDI Program Change
Rx (Abbv.)
Cutoff Frequency
40. Categorically grouping of samples; Grouped by instrument type or dynamics; Provides for easier programming when multiple instrument are involved
Velocity Switching
Types of Channel Voice Messages
Zone/Key Group/Multi-Sample
MONO Pressure Data Train
41. Allows you to capture anything you play on keys while sequencer is playing back (but not actively recording); Exclusive to Logic Pro
Save
Capture Last Take as Recording
'Note Off' Data Train
VCO
42. Very common technique; Utilizes initial attack and loops a small part of remaining audio file
Midi Thru Box
E- mu Proteus 2000
Channel Enable/Disable
Sample Looping
43. Note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
Elisha Gray
VCO
Trill
MIDI
44. A curve or surface
Program Change Data Train
Channel Pressure
Envelope
Key Note
45. 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
MIDI Cable Specs
Elisha Gray
Vibrato...
Midi Thru Box
46. .PST & .EXS
KORG Triton Rack
Channel Messages
VCF
Ultrabeat Import File Types
47. Value = 0 - 127 (Variations of the last 7 numbers)
Quantization Values
Pitch Bend
MIDI Cable Specs
Data Byte Breakdown for MIDI
48. Incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant harmonic information
Grid Editor
Akai MPC 60
Noise
Channel Voice Message
49. Debuted in 1980; First sampling based instrument by Small Australian company
MOTU Digital Performer
Fairlight CMI
VCA
Filter Parameters
50. Controller message sent by pressure on an INDIVIDUAL key after initial touch (release PRESSURE measurement)
Aftertouch
Power Conditioner
DIN Pin 4
Resolution