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Subject : engineering
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1. Level at which sound remains until key is released






2. Space






3. Determines the highest frequency to be captured






4. Poly Mode; Patch or Program (Prog) Mode






5. 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






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






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






8. In MIDI - a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information






9. +5 Bias Voltage; Provides +5V to 1's in binary code data






10. MIDI sound source capable of producing several different sounds at the same time - controlled on different MIDI channels






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






12. High Resolution; 14- bit parameter; (Coarse Tune X Fine Tune = 16 -384 Steps of resolution






13. Ground






14. 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.






15. 50'






16. Pitch - Amplitude - Timbre






17. Data






18. Place sounds in the stereo field within the device






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






20. Keys transmit directly to the internal sound engine of a keyboard (and usually to the MIDI OUT Port as well)






21. 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






22. Powerful feature of MIDI editing that fixes timing issues; Moves notes to a predetermined grid by dividing the PPQN into common note value divisions






23. Each pass will overwrite the pass before it permanently erasing previous MIDI data






24. Define whether an instrument will respond to one or more channels and how many notes it will play back at once






25. Another term for 'Channel Enable/Disable'






26. 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)






27. Least Significant Bit - the right- most bit in a binary whole number or code






28. Recreating a natural sound by using additive synthesis techniques; Requires powerful and expensive hardware; Replaced with the advent of digital sampling






29. Height (or loudness) of a waveform






30. Using an envelope generator on a filter does this...






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






32. Drum- style pattern recording in grid format with each horizontal line representing a different tone and each vertical line representing a beat of a predetermined bar






33. Sony-Philips digital interface format






34. Deal with the set- up and operating parameters for a MIDI device - Acknowledged by all devices in a MIDI system






35. Drum sequencer that comes packaged with Logic Pro






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






37. Individual edit window to alter MIDI parameters such as pitch bend and volume






38. Japanese MIDI Standards Committee; Defines MIDI specifications & coordinates with manufacturers and users in the Asian and Pacific Rim regions






39. 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






40. 16 Independent Channel; Serial Transmission Protocol; One- Directional






41. 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






42. Ability to play ONLY one note at a time; Often used for solo instruments (horns) - bass - portamento - slides - and trills






43. Complete sample(s) are loaded into RAM






44. Multi Mode; Performance (Perf) Mode; Sequence Mode






45. 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






46. Bits/Second






47. Voltage Controlled Oscillator; Controls pitch






48. Status Byte (S) => Data 1 (D1) => Data 2 (D2)






49. 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/






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