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MIDI
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1. Specifically designed to emulate the nuances and characteristics of analog synthesizers; AKA => Virtual Analogs; Reduced cost over real analog - zero maintenance - and tuning stability; Increasing in popularity
OMNI (On) POLY
Non - Dedicated Sequencer
Analog Modeling Synthesis...
Multitimbral Mode
2. Transmit
Square Wave
Envelope Generator
Notes OFF MIDI
Tx (Abbv.)
3. Voltage Controlled Oscillator; Controls pitch
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
Beats
THRU Port
VCO
4. Very popular and affordable 8- bit sampler
RAM (Memory)
Ensoniq Mirage
Playback Quantizing
DIN Pin 5
5. Keys transmit directly to the internal sound engine of a keyboard (and usually to the MIDI OUT Port as well)
Channel Pressure
OMNI (Off) POLY
Local ON
Notes OFF MIDI
6. Individual edit window to alter MIDI parameters such as pitch bend and volume
Controller Editor
Dynamic Allocation
VCO
Synthesizer Audio Flow
7. Categorically grouping of samples; Grouped by instrument type or dynamics; Provides for easier programming when multiple instrument are involved
Zone/Key Group/Multi-Sample
Granular Synthesis
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
Tremolo
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
MONO Pressure Data Train
MIDI Acronym
Roland Fantom X6
Baud
9. 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
Local ON
Monophonic
OMNI (On) POLY
Binary
10. 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
Phase Distortion Synthesis
Velocity Mapping
Beats
KORG Triton Rack
11. Another term for 'Channel Enable/Disable'
Receive Switch
Velocity Switching
System Messages
ProTools
12. Poly Mode; Patch or Program (Prog) Mode
Samples
OMNI (Off) POLY
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
13. 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
Analog Modeling Synthesis...
System Messages
Pitch
14. Advantage: Higher stability; Disadvantages: Lower memory (RAM) amount & separate media for samples
Binary
Tempest
Phase Distortion Synthesis
Hardware Sampler
15. How quickly sound reaches its peak volume when key is pressed
Ultrabeat
Attack Time
Envelope Generator Parameters
Tremolo
16. Drum sequencer that comes packaged with Logic Pro
Filter
Split
FM Synthesis
Ultrabeat
17. 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
Multitimbral Mode
Ring Modulation
Triangle Wave
Midi Thru Box
18. CRedited with being the first to create and transmit music electronically; 'Singing Telegraph' (1867)
Handshake Wiring
Click Track
Baud
Elisha Gray
19. Series of tempo- related electronic timing markers embedded in the MIDI data stream; Revolves around BPM; Advances one step each 1/24 of a beat
Rx (Abbv.)
Max MIDI Cable Length
MIDI Clock
Slew Rate
20. 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
Generator
Wah Wah
Dedicated Sequencer
Portamento...
21. Electronic tape- based keyboard instrument featuring prerecorded sounds; Tape bank could be removed and loaded with different sounds
Dual Serial Connection
Mellotron
MMA
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
22. Sampler that comes packaged with Logic Pro
EXS
Mellotron
Akai S900
Handshake Wiring
23. Pitch - Amplitude - Timbre
Note Ranges
Graintable Synthesis
3 Main MIDI Circuits
Byte
24. 'Father of the Synthesizer'; Created a voltage controlled music synthesizer (Moog Modular Synth); Used by Stevie Wonder in 70's
Serial Port
Bob Moog
A/D Converter
MIDI Acronym
25. Bits/Second
Wah Wah
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
Baud
Piano Roll
26. Digital sample playback; Natural waveform is digitally recorded and stored as a series of binary code; Near perfect reproduction of original sound; More realistic starting point for the sound
MIDI Interface Setup
Pulse Code Modulation
JMSC
Click Track
27. 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/
RAM (Memory)
System Messages
Decay Time
Click Track
28. 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
Pan
Serial Port
OMNI (Off) POLY
Coarse Tuning
29. CMD+S
Save
Controller Editor
Slave Devices
Synthesis Types
30. Ability to change the overall pitch or octave range of an individual part; Used for fine tuning
Velocity Mapping
Tuning
Note Ranges
E- mu Proteus 2000
31. 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
DIN Pin 4
Ultrabeat
Pulse Wave
Akai MPC 60
32. Multitimbral device that automatically assigns notes of polyphony to individual parts as they are required in real time; Helps to eliminate lost notes or 'note stealing' during playback
'Note Off' Data Train
Subtractive Synthesis...
Dynamic Allocation
Multitimbral Module
33. Note events edited on a staff - similar to composing music on sheets.
msb
Score Editor
Binary
Byte
34. Permanent; Original placement of notes is lost and only the quantized version remains
C4
Destructive Quantize
Filter
Rx (Abbv.)
35. 50'
Max MIDI Cable Length
Step Record
OMNI (On) POLY
SMDI
36. L ->R === msb (1) - MIDI Message (3) - MIDI Channel (4)
Daisy Chaining
Sine Wave
8-Bit Breakdown of MIDI Code
Handshake Wiring
37. Complete sample(s) are loaded into RAM
Physical Modeling Synthesis
Beats
Receive Switch
Static
38. Most Significant Bit; the left- most bit in a binary whole number or code
Aftertouch
MMA
msb
Akai MPC2500
39. The transmission of an audio signal by using it to vary a carrier wave (amplitude of frequency)
Zero Crossing Point
OMNI (On) MONO
Modulation
Piano Roll
40. Changes the sound envelope based on how high or low the pitch of the note
Tx (Abbv.)
5-Pin DIN Protocol
Key Tracking
SMDI
41. MIDI Note #60 (Roland Standard)
C4
Quantization Values
Granular Synthesis
MIDI Program Change
42. Music production software that offers a great array of tools for mashup production - including tempo beatmapping and real time manipulation
LFO Parameters
Dual Serial Connection
E- Mu Emulator II
Ableton Live
43. Voltage Controlled Amplifier; Controls Amplitude
Master Devices
VCA
OUT Port
Accessibility
44. 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
Samples
E- Mu Emulator
KORG Triton Rack
Daisy Chaining
45. 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
Non - Dedicated Sequencer
Save
SDS
VCO
46. VCO -> VCF -> VCA -> Speakers; (LFO and Envelope Generator run to all of the 3 circuits)
OUT Port
OMNI (On) POLY
Synthesizer Audio Flow
Master Devices
47. 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
OMNI (Off) POLY
Polyphonic
Portamento...
48. Defines the lowest and highest note on a keyboard that an individual part is active
Ensoniq Mirage
Graintable Synthesis
Modulates Pitch
Note Ranges
49. 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
Akai MPC2500
Replace - Overwrite - or Destructive Record Mode
Tempest
Pulse Wave
50. Software ran on Atari; One of the first software based MIDI synthesizers
Dynamic Allocation
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
Master Tracks Pro
A/D Converter