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MIDI
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1. Channel messages are common messages controlling note - timbre - & expressive data; System messages control inter- machine parameters
Filter Parameters
Portamento...
Channel Messages
Sawtooth Wave
2. Pitch bend parameter that sets the range in semitones
Filter Parameters
Tempest
MIDI Connection Ports
Coarse Tuning
3. Another term for 'Channel Enable/Disable'
Notes OFF MIDI
Receive Switch
Quantization Values
Ticks
4. MIDI Note #60 (Roland Standard)
Additive Synthesis
C4
Channel Mode Message
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
5. Enables the subtraction of frequencies from a basic waveform allowing shaping of desired content
Filter
Pan
8-Bit Breakdown of MIDI Code
Dual Serial Connection
6. Ability of a musical instrument to play more than one note at a time
Polyphonic
Channel Messages
Timbre Assignment
Tremolo
7. Where a master device transmits (or sends) MIDI data; Only the master is plugged into this port
Wavetable Synthesis
THRU Port
OUT Port
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
8. Mark of the Unicorn; Runs on Mac only; Used for film scoring or sound design
Akai MPC2500
MOTU Digital Performer
Destructive Quantize
VCF
9. Categorically grouping of samples; Grouped by instrument type or dynamics; Provides for easier programming when multiple instrument are involved
Quantization Values
Types of Channel Voice Messages
OMNI (Off) POLY
Zone/Key Group/Multi-Sample
10. The transmission of an audio signal by using it to vary a carrier wave (amplitude of frequency)
Modulation
List Editor
EXS
Status Byte
11. Changes the sound envelope based on how high or low the pitch of the note
Key Tracking
MONO Pressure Data Train
Multitimbral Mode
lsb
12. Note On + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => On Velocity (D2)
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13. 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
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
PCM
Bars
Data Train
14. Where a slave device receives MIDI data; Can receive data from an OUT or THRU port
Serial Port
Decay Time
IN Port
Triangle Wave
15. POLY Pressure + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => Amount (D2)
KORG Triton Rack
Zero Crossing Point
POLY Pressure Data Train
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
16. 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
Baud
Dedicated Sequencer
Roland Fantom X6
Quantization Values
17. 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
Output Assignment
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
Polyphonic
PCM
18. Maximum number of notes an instrument can play at once; Most modern MIDI instruments have 128 notes of polyphony
Additive Synthesis
Noise
Velocity Mapping
Polyphony
19. Storage device that can memorize and playback (often in loops) the sequence of MIDI events generated by the master device.
Decay Time
Sequencer
Key Tracking
A/D Converter
20. 50'
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
Max MIDI Cable Length
Coarse Tuning
Master Tracks Pro
21. 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
Recording with MIDI Sequencer
MIDI Interface Setup
Patch Mapping
Non - Dedicated Sequencer
22. Device receives on any and all channels but merges all the data together to one specific channel and then plays all notes received on the one sound assigned to that channel; Ability to play ONLY one note at a time
DIN Pin 2
OMNI (On) MONO
Samples
Tempest
23. Most common type; Oscillators generate all of harmonic content and filters are used to subtract overtones from the sound; Think sculpture reference (from block to statue)
Akai MPC 60
Subtractive Synthesis...
OMNI (On) POLY
VCO
24. 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
Streaming
FM Synthesis
Ultrabeat
Hardware Sampler
25. Subtractive; Additive; Resynthesis; Frequency Modulation; Phase Distortion; Wavetable; Pulse Code Modulation; Granular; Graintable Synthesis; Physical Modeling; Analog Modeling
Resynthesis
Replace - Overwrite - or Destructive Record Mode
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
Synthesis Types
26. .PST & .EXS
Binary
E- Mu Emulator II
Ultrabeat Import File Types
Akai S900
27. Actual data; 'Note #'; Provides information and data the status byte uses to do its job; Uses an 8- bit system; Represented by msb = 0
Score Editor
Data Byte
Channel Mode Message
Envelope Generator
28. 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)
Master Devices
Pitch
Replace - Overwrite - or Destructive Record Mode
Zones
29. Metronome; Prerecorded track of electronic metronomic clicks used to ensure proper timing of music to be recorded; Essential in music scoring sessions; Sets composition tempo
Modulates Pitch
Max MIDI Cable Length
Output Assignment
Click Track
30. CRedited with being the first to create and transmit music electronically; 'Singing Telegraph' (1867)
Volume
Elisha Gray
Midi Thru Box
Trill
31. 31.25 Kilobaud (31 -250 baud)
Ring Modulation
MIDI Data Transmission Rate
Byte
Generator
32. Advantages: Higher memory (RAM) & samples are saved and recalled with the session; Disadvantage: Lower stability
Playback Quantizing
Physical Modeling Synthesis
Disk Streaming
Software Sampler
33. Very popular and affordable 8- bit sampler
OUT Port
DIN Pin 2
Click Track
Ensoniq Mirage
34. Rise and fall of pitch created when LFO is routed to the oscillator
Timbre
Local OFF
Pitch Bend
Vibrato...
35. Drum sequencer that comes packaged with Logic Pro
Pulse Wave
Roland Fantom X6
Coarse Tuning
Ultrabeat
36. Defines the instrument's response to voice messages
Tremolo
MOTU Digital Performer
Portamento...
Channel Mode Message
37. Using an envelope generator on a filter does this...
Note Mode
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
Synclavier
Resonance
38. 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
Generator
Tempest
3 Main MIDI Circuits
Patch Mapping
39. 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
Data Byte
Sawtooth Wave
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
Binary
40. High Resolution; 14- bit parameter; (Coarse Tune X Fine Tune = 16 -384 Steps of resolution
Timbre Assignment
Pitch Bend
FM Synthesis
Types of Channel Voice Messages
41. Inputs 2 frequencies; Outputs only the sum of and difference of the frequencies; Usually used with one simple - fixed oscillator tone - and a more complex sound like speech or singing to create 'talk box' effect
Note Mode
Synthesis Types
Ring Modulation
Envelope Generator Parameters
42. Keys transmit to MIDI OUT Port ONLY bypassing any internal sounds; Internal sound engine receives MIDI via the MIDI IN Port allowing both a Master Device and Slave Device in one unit.
A/D Converter
Zones
Bit Depth
Local OFF
43. 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
DSP
OMNI (Off) MONO
OMNI (On) POLY
Master Tracks Pro
44. Place sounds in the stereo field within the device
Rx (Abbv.)
Key Tracking
3 Main MIDI Circuits
Pan
45. Audio interface that includes 8 mic preamps - a sophisticated DSP cue mixer - and a comprehensive array of digital I/O; Allows one to record 24- bit audio at up to 192kHz.
Baud
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
M-Audio ProFire 2626 Audio Interface
Envelope Generator
46. Contains only the fundamental frequency and all of its odd- numbered harmonics
Akai MPC2500
Square Wave
Amplitude Modulation
8-Bit Breakdown of MIDI Code
47. LFO is routed to low pass filter
Wah Wah
Daisy Chain Limitations
Modulates Pitch
'Note Off' Data Train
48. Determines the highest frequency to be captured
Sample Rate
Beats
Master Tracks Pro
VCF
49. 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
DSP
Volume
Max MIDI Cable Length
Status Byte
50. Standard for transferring data between devices on internal and external computer; Most commonly used for tape storage devices and hard disks
Click Track
SCSI
Power Conditioner
Modulates Pitch