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Subject : engineering
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1. Digital recordings triggered by MIDI






2. 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






3. Digital Signal Processing; Provides for the ability to adjust levels - do equalization - dynamic processing - create special effects - and mix digital audio data






4. Attack Time; Decay Time; Sustain Level; Release Time






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






6. Pitch - Amplitude - Timbre






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






8. Place sounds in the stereo field within the device






9. Ground






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






11. MIDI Note #60 (Roland Standard)






12. 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






13. Operating system made sense to most musicians; Became very popular because of its accessibility






14. Devices that receive MIDI data (must be capable of making sounds and have audio outs)






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






16. How accurate the timing of a MIDI performance is recorded;






17. Determines the layout of MIDI channels for each of the multitimbral parts






18. 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






19. Sampler that comes packaged with Logic Pro






20. 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






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






22. Change internally to a program number that is different than the one received; ONLY a function of a slave device; Programmable slave device responses (loading presets for MIDI program changes)






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






24. Very popular and affordable 8- bit sampler






25. Overall sound quality defined by harmonic content






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






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






28. 50'






29. 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






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






31. 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)






32. Another term for 'Channel Enable/Disable'






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






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






35. 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






36. Speed of a waveform (cycles per second)






37. Filter Type & Slope; Cutoff Frequency; Resonance (Emphasis); Key Tracking






38. Value = 0 - 127 (Variations of the last 7 numbers)






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. Allows you to capture anything you play on keys while sequencer is playing back (but not actively recording); Exclusive to Logic Pro






41. Self contained computerized synthesizer developed in 1975; Playback system records patterns that you play on keyboard






42. 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






43. Allows using a pencil tool to input notes - define note value - and manually enter notes; Useful for parts too complex to play at desired tempo or due to a lack of performance ability






44. Categorically grouping of samples; Grouped by instrument type or dynamics; Provides for easier programming when multiple instrument are involved






45. Note events edited on a staff - similar to composing music on sheets.






46. 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






47. Message sent when note is played (key pressed)






48. MIDI Message sent when key is released






49. Transmit






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