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MIDI
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1. (Deutsche Industrie Norm) ~ Cable standard that transfers MIDI data; Uses only pins 2 - 4 - & 5
Generator
5-Pin DIN Protocol
Dedicated Sequencer
MIDI Acronym
2. Advantages: Higher memory (RAM) & samples are saved and recalled with the session; Disadvantage: Lower stability
Midi Thru Box
Software Sampler
Slew Rate
Note Ranges
3. 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
Cutoff Frequency
Analog Modeling Synthesis...
Pitch
Trill
4. Changes some aspect of sound depending on how FAST you strike the keys; Commonly called 'Velocity Sensitivity;' Volume - Filter & Layers are typical examples
DIN Pin 4
Velocity Switching
Pitch Bend Data Train
Attack Time
5. Most Significant Bit; the left- most bit in a binary whole number or code
SMDI
Filter
Subtractive Synthesis...
msb
6. Status Byte (S) => Data 1 (D1) => Data 2 (D2)
Data Train
E- Mu Emulator II
Slave Devices
'Note Off' Data Train
7. Subtractive; Additive; Resynthesis; Frequency Modulation; Phase Distortion; Wavetable; Pulse Code Modulation; Granular; Graintable Synthesis; Physical Modeling; Analog Modeling
E- Mu Emulator
Synthesis Types
VCF
Tuning
8. Poly Mode; Patch or Program (Prog) Mode
Sustain Level
Synthesis Types
Notes OFF MIDI
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
9. Sampler that comes packaged with Logic Pro
Status Byte
MIDI Module
EXS
5-Pin DIN Protocol
10. 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)
Roland Fantom X6
Note Mode
Score Editor
11. Used with very large sampled instruments on a software based system; Initial transient of a sample loaded into RAM and audio file is streamed from hard drive in real time
Disk Streaming
Ultrabeat Import File Types
Generator
Data Train
12. Height (or loudness) of a waveform
Zero Crossing Point
OMNI (On) MONO
Beats
Amplitude
13. Define whether an instrument will respond to one or more channels and how many notes it will play back at once
Receive Modes
Handshake Wiring
Release Time
Playback Quantizing
14. 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
Click Track
Mellotron
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
Ultrabeat
15. Ability of a musical instrument to play more than one note at a time
OUT Port
Polyphonic
THRU Port
Vibrato...
16. Allows assignment of a different SOUND to each of the multitimbral parts
Triangle Wave
Timbre Assignment
Filter Parameters
Pulse Wave
17. 'Father of the Synthesizer'; Created a voltage controlled music synthesizer (Moog Modular Synth); Used by Stevie Wonder in 70's
Quantization
Types of Channel Voice Messages
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
Bob Moog
18. Where a master device transmits (or sends) MIDI data; Only the master is plugged into this port
DIN Pin 5
MIDI Module
OUT Port
MIDI
19. 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)
lsb
Analog Modeling Synthesis...
Patch Mapping
Circle Machine
20. Added subtractive synthesis to the E- Mu Emulator
Bob Moog
Zones
E- Mu Emulator II
OMNI (On) POLY
21. 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
MIDI Module
PPQN
M-Audio ProFire 2626 Audio Interface
Subtractive Synthesis...
22. Receive
Bob Moog
Destructive Quantize
Rx (Abbv.)
Daisy Chain Limitations
23. Program Change + Channel (S) => Patch # (D1) => N/A
Piano Roll
Notes OFF MIDI
Circle Machine
Program Change Data Train
24. Storage device that can memorize and playback (often in loops) the sequence of MIDI events generated by the master device.
OMNI (Off) MONO
Sequencer
Max MIDI Cable Length
Notes OFF MIDI
25. 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
MMA
Playback Quantizing
Step Record
Status Byte
26. Note Off + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => Release Velocity (D2)
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27. VCO -> VCF -> VCA -> Speakers; (LFO and Envelope Generator run to all of the 3 circuits)
Byte
Synthesizer Audio Flow
Power Conditioner
SMDI
28. Pitch Bend + Channel (S) => Coarse Tune (D1) => Fine Tune (D2)
Akai S900
E- mu Proteus 2000
Pitch Bend Data Train
8-Bit Breakdown of MIDI Code
29. Conveys the amount of overall (average) pressure on ALL the keys at a given point
Resonance
Channel Pressure
Patch Mapping
FM Synthesis
30. Overall sound quality defined by harmonic content
Capture Last Take as Recording
Timbre
Hardware Sampler
ProTools
31. Pitch bend parameter that sets the range in semitones
Pan
Cutoff Frequency
Coarse Tuning
E- Mu Emulator
32. Self contained computerized synthesizer developed in 1975; Playback system records patterns that you play on keyboard
Tempest
Noise
Receive Switch
Synclavier
33. Device allowing for the capture of sound and allowing it to be played back using MIDI messages; Hardware and software modules available
3 Main MIDI Circuits
MIDI Connection Ports
Sampler
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
34. In; Out; Thru
Slew Rate
Akai S900
Synthesizer Audio Flow
MIDI Connection Ports
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
AMS
Ring Modulation
System Messages
C-Lab Notator
36. 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
Synclavier
Daisy Chaining
Daisy Chain Limitations
Tempest
37. Japanese MIDI Standards Committee; Defines MIDI specifications & coordinates with manufacturers and users in the Asian and Pacific Rim regions
Slave Devices
Attack Time
JMSC
Wah Wah
38. To create or shape
Timbre
Pitch
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
Generator
39. Software ran on Atari; One of the first software based MIDI synthesizers
Master Tracks Pro
Piano Roll
VCF
Pan
40. In MIDI - a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
DSP
Akai MPC2500
Byte
Linn LM-1
41. Determined by time signature; Added together to form the full bar
Beats
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
Controller Editor
Zone/Key Group/Multi-Sample
42. Digital sampling but sounds are divided into small pieces of sound lasting from 1 to 50 milliseconds; Sounds are layered on top of one another and can be adjusted by speed - phase angle - and volume
Bars
Max MIDI Cable Length
Granular Synthesis
MIDI Connection Ports
43. +5 Bias Voltage; Provides +5V to 1's in binary code data
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
DIN Pin 4
Software Sampler
Noise
44. Controller message sent by pressure on an INDIVIDUAL key after initial touch (release PRESSURE measurement)
MIDI Cable Specs
SMDI
Aftertouch
VCA
45. 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
Wavetable Synthesis
Pulse Code Modulation
Dedicated Sequencer
M-Audio ProFire 2626 Audio Interface
46. .PST & .EXS
VCO
Modulates Pitch
Multitimbral Module
Ultrabeat Import File Types
47. 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)
EMagic AMT-8 MIDI Interface
Zones
Status Byte
MIDI Clock
48. Determined by dividing PPQN into common note values (1/8th - 1/16th - 1/32nd - 1/64th - 1/128th - etc.)
DIN Pin 5
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
Quantization Values
Modulation
49. Wave that consists of a single traveling pulse
POLY Pressure Data Train
Tempest
Pulse Wave
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
50. L ->R === msb (1) - MIDI Message (3) - MIDI Channel (4)
Multitimbral Mode
Bob Moog
ProTools
8-Bit Breakdown of MIDI Code