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Subject : engineering
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1. Allows assignment of a different SOUND to each of the multitimbral parts






2. Electronic tape- based keyboard instrument featuring prerecorded sounds; Tape bank could be removed and loaded with different sounds






3. 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






4. The industry benchmark for beat production; Features a 32- voice drum/phrase sampler with up to 128MB RAM and extensive editing capabilities; 100 -000- note - 64- track sequencer; 4 MIDI Outputs; Internal sounds reside in flash memory and can easily






5. 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






6. Pre- mixes sound levels within the device






7. 31.25 Kilobaud (31 -250 baud)






8. Complete sample(s) are loaded into RAM






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






10. POLY Pressure + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => Amount (D2)






11. Determined by dividing PPQN into common note values (1/8th - 1/16th - 1/32nd - 1/64th - 1/128th - etc.)






12. Subtractive; Additive; Resynthesis; Frequency Modulation; Phase Distortion; Wavetable; Pulse Code Modulation; Granular; Graintable Synthesis; Physical Modeling; Analog Modeling






13. Initial few hundred milliseconds of samples are loaded into RAM & remaining sample length is streamed from the hard drive






14. 'Father of the Synthesizer'; Created a voltage controlled music synthesizer (Moog Modular Synth); Used by Stevie Wonder in 70's






15. Modulation technique in which the amplitude of the carrier signal is modified by the application of a data signal






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






17. .PST & .EXS






18. 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






19. Another term for 'Channel Enable/Disable'






20. MIDI message used to change sound patches on a remote module or the effects patch on a MIDI effects unit






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






22. Pitch bend parameter that sets the range in semitones






23. Uses sound of a single note which is sampled and stored as an oscillator waveform; Allow for more complex sounds which produces richer - more realistic tones; Allow one to crossfade between different waveforms over time






24. Where a master device transmits (or sends) MIDI data; Only the master is plugged into this port






25. Changes some aspect of sound depending on how FAST you strike the keys; Commonly called 'Velocity Sensitivity;' Volume - Filter & Layers are typical examples






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






27. Space






28. Data






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






30. Actual data; 'Note #'; Provides information and data the status byte uses to do its job; Uses an 8- bit system; Represented by msb = 0






31. Drum sequencer that comes packaged with Logic Pro






32. Basic Waveform; Source vibrates with simple harmonic motion






33. Very popular and affordable 8- bit sampler






34. 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






35. 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






36. 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)






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






38. 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






39. Advantages: Higher memory (RAM) & samples are saved and recalled with the session; Disadvantage: Lower stability






40. Height (or loudness) of a waveform






41. Overall sound quality defined by harmonic content






42. The extent to which schemas and concepts are at the forefront of people's minds and are therefore likely to be used






43. Positional numbering system represents numerical values using only two symbols - 0 and 1






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






45. Ground






46. 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






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






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






49. 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)






50. Device receives only on an assigned selectable data; Ability to play ONLY one note at a time