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MIDI
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1. Added subtractive synthesis to the E- Mu Emulator
Receive Modes
E- Mu Emulator II
Elisha Gray
Sample Rate
2. Device allowing for the capture of sound and allowing it to be played back using MIDI messages; Hardware and software modules available
AMS
Velocity Switching
Sampler
Pitch
3. MIDI Manufacturers Association; Defines MIDI specifications & coordinates with manufacturers and users in Americas & Europe
AMS
MMA
Granular Synthesis
Play
4. Program Change + Channel (S) => Patch # (D1) => N/A
Program Change Data Train
Sequencer
C4
Key Tracking
5. To create or shape
Polyphony
Layer
Filter Parameters
Generator
6. Keys transmit directly to the internal sound engine of a keyboard (and usually to the MIDI OUT Port as well)
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
VCO
Local ON
Disk Streaming
7. 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
Resolution
Max MIDI Cable Length
Handshake Wiring
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
8. Allows assignment of a different SOUND to each of the multitimbral parts
Split
Envelope Generator
Vibrato...
Timbre Assignment
9. Powerful feature of MIDI editing that fixes timing issues; Moves notes to a predetermined grid by dividing the PPQN into common note value divisions
Local OFF
Quantization
E- Mu Emulator
Byte
10. Place sounds in the stereo field within the device
SCSI
Pan
MIDI Program Change
E- Mu Emulator II
11. Recreating a natural sound by using additive synthesis techniques; Requires powerful and expensive hardware; Replaced with the advent of digital sampling
Resynthesis
Cutoff Frequency
EXS
Click Track
12. Ability of audio equipment to reproduce fast changes in amplitude; Measured in volts per microsecond; Low slew rate 'softens' the attack of a signal; High frequencies change in amplitude the fastest so slew rate is critical
Synthesizer Audio Flow
Hardware Sampler
Slew Rate
PPQN
13. 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)
Volume
Filter Slopes
Elisha Gray
Controller Editor
14. The most commonly accepted means of encoding digital audio data so it can be stored within a digital medium with a maximum degree of data density
Coarse Tuning
Play
Timbre Assignment
PCM
15. Most Significant Bit; the left- most bit in a binary whole number or code
Velocity Switching
Status Byte
msb
Audio Samples
16. MONO Pressure + Channel (S) => Amount (D1) => N/A
Modulation
MONO Pressure Data Train
Oscillator
MIDI
17. Both the IN Port and OUT Port of two devices are connected together; Allows total communication between devices (BIDIRECTIONAL); Smartest MIDI wiring procedure
Handshake Wiring
System Messages
Quantization Values
FM Synthesis
18. 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
Quantization
Bit Depth
OMNI (On) POLY
Power Conditioner
19. .PST & .EXS
VCA
Velocity Mapping
Synclavier
Ultrabeat Import File Types
20. Two or more sounds play simultaneously on the same channel
Layer
MIDI Protocol Type
Data Byte Breakdown for MIDI
Channel Enable/Disable
21. Circuits on a synth that determine the character of the attack and release of a tone can be controlled; Controls how sound changes over time; Most commonly on amplifier circuit
Envelope Generator
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
AMS
Akai S900
22. Maximum number of notes an instrument can play at once; Most modern MIDI instruments have 128 notes of polyphony
Oscillator
Additive Synthesis
Polyphony
Linn LM-1
23. Debuted in 1980; First sampling based instrument by Small Australian company
Max MIDI Cable Length
List Editor
Fairlight CMI
Ring Modulation
24. MIDI sound source capable of producing several different sounds at the same time - controlled on different MIDI channels
Synthesis Types
SCSI
Multitimbral Module
OUT Port
25. Note On + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => On Velocity (D2)
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26. Communications language based on the Master Device/Slave Device protocol used in synchronization systems; MIDI is NOT audio...it is performance data only
Elisha Gray
Amplitude Modulation
MIDI
Channel Voice Message
27. 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
Velocity Mapping
Local OFF
Split
Amplitude
28. 12 notes; Change between B & C
Sequencer
Wah Wah
Resonance
MIDI Octaves
29. Note Off + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => Release Velocity (D2)
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30. 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
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
Byte
Data Byte
Graintable Synthesis
31. Maximum of 3 MIDI Slave Devices can be wired past the Master Device according to the MMA; All MIDI IN Ports are optically isolated to prevent hum - buzz - ground looping - and RF interference.
Score Editor
Daisy Chain Limitations
PCM
Data Train
32. 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
MOTU Digital Performer
Trill
Disk Streaming
MIDI Data Transmission Rate
33. Ability of a musical instrument to play more than one note at a time
Roland Fantom X6
Cutoff Frequency
Tempest
Polyphonic
34. In; Out; Thru
MIDI Connection Ports
Channel Assignment
Phase Distortion Synthesis
JMSC
35. Define whether an instrument will respond to one or more channels and how many notes it will play back at once
Layer
Analog Modeling Synthesis...
Receive Modes
Timbre
36. The point at which the voltage level from a signal waveform crosses from being positive to negative or vice versa
Pitch
Phase Distortion Synthesis
Ultrabeat
Zero Crossing Point
37. The transmission of an audio signal by using it to vary a carrier wave (amplitude of frequency)
Basic Sequencer Signal Flow
Analog Modeling Synthesis...
THRU Port
Modulation
38. Determines the point at which a filter begins altering harmonics or frequencies
E- mu Proteus 2000
Sample Rate
5-Pin DIN Protocol
Cutoff Frequency
39. Physical sound waveform system that has repeating cycles
System Messages
Velocity Mapping
Static
Oscillator
40. Note events edited on a staff - similar to composing music on sheets.
Score Editor
Rx (Abbv.)
Dynamic Allocation
Sequencer
41. Data
DIN Pin 5
Portamento...
Play
VCF
42. +5 Bias Voltage; Provides +5V to 1's in binary code data
Timbre Assignment
DIN Pin 4
Binary
Samples
43. Determines how much effect an envelope generator has on a particular circuit
Envelope
Serial Port
Depth/Amount Parameter
Triangle Wave
44. (Deutsche Industrie Norm) ~ Cable standard that transfers MIDI data; Uses only pins 2 - 4 - & 5
Graintable Synthesis
5-Pin DIN Protocol
Note Ranges
Akai S900
45. Multi Mode; Performance (Perf) Mode; Sequence Mode
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
Receive Switch
Granular Synthesis
Noise
46. This changes when keys are pressed above or below the key note; Alters the playback speed of the sample
Multitimbral Module
Bit Depth
Pitch
RAM (Memory)
47. Overall sound quality defined by harmonic content
Timbre
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
MIDI Cable Specs
Circle Machine
48. 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)
Status Byte
msb
Akai S900
Patch Mapping
49. Pitch Bend + Channel (S) => Coarse Tune (D1) => Fine Tune (D2)
Pitch Bend Data Train
Volume
JMSC
Graintable Synthesis
50. 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
Status Byte
Layer
Trill
5-Pin DIN Protocol