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Subject : engineering
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1. Note On + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => On Velocity (D2)

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






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






4. 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






5. Defines the lowest and highest note on a keyboard that an individual part is active






6. 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






7. Two or more sounds play simultaneously on the same channel






8. To create or shape






9. Audio interface that includes 8 mic preamps - a sophisticated DSP cue mixer - and a comprehensive array of digital I/O; Allows one to record 24- bit audio at up to 192kHz.






10. Device allowing for the capture of sound and allowing it to be played back using MIDI messages; Hardware and software modules available






11. 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






12. 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/






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






14. Controller message sent by pressure on an INDIVIDUAL key after initial touch (release PRESSURE measurement)






15. Note Off + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => Release Velocity (D2)

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16. Advantages: Higher memory (RAM) & samples are saved and recalled with the session; Disadvantage: Lower stability






17. 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






18. Initial few hundred milliseconds of samples are loaded into RAM & remaining sample length is streamed from the hard drive






19. Defines the instrument's response to voice messages






20. 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






21. Contains harmoics and all odd and even harmonics; 6dB roll off between octaves; Same starting phases






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






23. 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






24. 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






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






26. 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






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






28. Dum machine that featured 12- bit sampling; 99- track sequencer with a 60 -000 note capacity; Debuted the familiar 4 x 4 grid of drum pads






29. Alters the phase angle of a waveform 'bending' the shape to create a unique character or tone






30. MIDI message used to change sound patches on a remote module or the effects patch on a MIDI effects unit






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






32. 12 notes; Change between B & C






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






34. Bits/Second






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






36. 50'






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






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






39. 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






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






41. A male 9- pin or 25- pin port on a computer system used by slower I/O devices such as a mouse or modem; Data travels serially - one bit at a time - through the port






42. 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






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






44. Sony-Philips digital interface format






45. Simple waveform is changed by modulating it with another waveform creating a new - more complex waveform with a different tone and character; Used in Yamaha DX & TX series in 1980's






46. Music production software that offers a great array of tools for mashup production - including tempo beatmapping and real time manipulation






47. Transmit






48. One of the first affordable samplers; Contained only 2 samples; Very limited functionality






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






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