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Subject : engineering
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1. L ->R === msb (1) - MIDI Message (3) - MIDI Channel (4)






2. Voltage Controlled Filter; Voltage amount changes harmonic content






3. CRedited with being the first to create and transmit music electronically; 'Singing Telegraph' (1867)






4. MIDI Message sent when key is released






5. Ability to change the overall pitch or octave range of an individual part; Used for fine tuning






6. Data






7. Added subtractive synthesis to the E- Mu Emulator






8. Very common technique; Utilizes initial attack and loops a small part of remaining audio file






9. Technology advanced allowing for multiple tone generators in one keyboard or module; Revolutionized MIDI and sequencing; First appeared in 1985; Each channel is independent of the others; Equivalent to Omni Poly Off (x 16 channels)






10. Program Change + Channel (S) => Patch # (D1) => N/A






11. Note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it






12. 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






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






14. Complete sample(s) are loaded into RAM






15. Using an envelope generator on an oscillator does this...






16. Two or more instruments with note ranges that do not overlap






17. MIDI Note #60 (Roland Standard)






18. Note On + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => On Velocity (D2)

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19. Transmit






20. Musical Instrument Digital Interface






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






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






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






24. 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






25. Used in the Reason software package; Combination of the features of Wavetable and Granular synthesis; Allows selection of particular wavetables that have been broken down into grain clouds for further manipulation






26. Ability of a musical instrument to play more than one note at a time






27. 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)






28. Conveys the amount of overall (average) pressure on ALL the keys at a given point






29. Define the attenuation of high pass and low pass filters; Sound will slowly dissipate in a filter at a predetermined interval (usually 12 or 24dB)






30. 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.






31. Speed of a waveform (cycles per second)






32. Stack the next pass as a new region over the previous data; Multiple regions on one track






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






34. Sony-Philips digital interface format






35. Determines which note on the MIDI keyboard will play the sample at its original pitch and speed; Almost always set to Middle C






36. 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






37. Changes an analog audio signal to a digital format (binary data) that can be stored or manipulated on a computer






38. Software ran on Atari; One of the first software based MIDI synthesizers






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






46. Most Significant Bit; the left- most bit in a binary whole number or code






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






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






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






50. Maximum number of notes an instrument can play at once; Most modern MIDI instruments have 128 notes of polyphony