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Subject : engineering
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1. Controller message sent by pressure on an INDIVIDUAL key after initial touch (release PRESSURE measurement)






2. 12 notes; Change between B & C






3. Determines which note on the MIDI keyboard will play the sample at its original pitch and speed; Almost always set to Middle C






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






5. Pitch Bend + Channel (S) => Coarse Tune (D1) => Fine Tune (D2)






6. MIDI Note #60 (Roland Standard)






7. MIDI interface designed to work with the USB protocol - as well as both Mac and PC serial ports; 8-Input & 8-Output; Uses a clever look- ahead buffering system to improve the timing of MIDI signals at the interface ports.






8. 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






9. Smallest increments between beats; Coincide with the resolution in PPQN; MIDI data locks to these for start






10. Note Off + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => Release Velocity (D2)


11. 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






12. Visual editor for MIDI notes with a piano keyboard running low to high on the left; Also called a Key Editor






13. Most commonly used MIDI receive mode; Device receives only on an assigned selectable data; Ability to play MORE than one note at a time






14. Sony-Philips digital interface format






15. How long it takes for volume of sound to drop to Sustain Level






16. The point at which the voltage level from a signal waveform crosses from being positive to negative or vice versa






17. LFO is routed to low pass filter






18. Uses powerful digital signal processing algorithms and equations to simulate the properties of a natural instrument; Very customizable






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






20. One of the first affordable samplers; Contained only 2 samples; Very limited functionality






21. A male 9- pin or 25- pin port on a computer system used by slower I/O devices such as a mouse or modem; Data travels serially - one bit at a time - through the port






22. 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.






23. Overall sound quality defined by harmonic content






24. Ability of a musical instrument to play more than one note at a time






25. 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






26. Sample Dump Standard; Signal starts to degrade






27. Only recording the performance and not the actual sounds; Completely editable and changeable post- recording






28. SCSI Musical Data Interchange; Better option than SDS






29. 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






30. Defines the instrument's response to voice messages






31. 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






32. How long it takes for sound to fade to silence






33. 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/






34. A curve or surface






35. Boosts frequencies at and around the cutoff frequency; Emphasizes effect of filter






36. A device that 'conditions' the electrical supply to take out spikes and surges.






37. Direct copy of any MIDI data arriving at the MIDI IN Port; Device without a MIDI thru connector must be placed at the end of a MIDI chain






38. 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)






39. Smooth gliding from one note to another (as in singing or string playing)






40. The first drum machine to use digital samples of acoustic drums






41. Using an envelope generator on an oscillator does this...






42. 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






43. Determines how much effect an envelope generator has on a particular circuit






44. Pitch - Amplitude - Timbre






45. CMD+S






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






47. Rackmount version of the Triton used as a sound module rather than a complete workstation; Able to store up to eight EXB boards containing additional sounds; Features a built- in S/PDIF digital output






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






49. Receive






50. This changes when keys are pressed above or below the key note; Alters the playback speed of the sample