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MIDI
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1. Musical Instrument Digital Interface
Synthesis Types
MIDI Connection Ports
Quantization
MIDI Acronym
2. Both the IN Port and OUT Port of two devices are connected together; Allows total communication between devices (BIDIRECTIONAL); Smartest MIDI wiring procedure
5-Pin DIN Protocol
Handshake Wiring
DSP
Pitch Bend Data Train
3. Ability to change the overall pitch or octave range of an individual part; Used for fine tuning
Grid Editor
Tuning
Akai MPC2500
DIN Pin 4
4. Ground
DIN Pin 2
Envelope Generator Parameters
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
DSP
5. 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
Daisy Chaining
Ground Loop
Tremolo
VCA
6. Rise and fall of pitch created when LFO is routed to the oscillator
Ableton Live
Phase Distortion Synthesis
Vibrato...
Channel Voice Message
7. Defines the instrument's response to voice messages
Score Editor
Channel Mode Message
MIDI Protocol Type
Pitch
8. Voltage Controlled Oscillator; Controls pitch
Decay Time
VCO
Bob Moog
Data Byte Breakdown for MIDI
9. The transmission of an audio signal by using it to vary a carrier wave (amplitude of frequency)
Modulation
Daisy Chaining
Sample Looping
Portamento...
10. Status Byte (S) => Data 1 (D1) => Data 2 (D2)
Pan
Output Assignment
Data Train
Oscillator
11. Least Significant Bit - the right- most bit in a binary whole number or code
Data Train
Graintable Synthesis
lsb
Dual Serial Connection
12. Devices that transmit MIDI data (usually has keys or pads)
Replace - Overwrite - or Destructive Record Mode
Patch Mapping
Master Devices
Sequencer
13. Subtractive; Additive; Resynthesis; Frequency Modulation; Phase Distortion; Wavetable; Pulse Code Modulation; Granular; Graintable Synthesis; Physical Modeling; Analog Modeling
Akai MPC2500
Filter
Key Tracking
Synthesis Types
14. Standard for transferring data between devices on internal and external computer; Most commonly used for tape storage devices and hard disks
MIDI Acronym
SCSI
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
OUT Port
15. Define whether an instrument will respond to one or more channels and how many notes it will play back at once
Receive Modes
A/D Converter
E- Mu Emulator
MIDI Interface Setup
16. Modulation technique in which the amplitude of the carrier signal is modified by the application of a data signal
Resynthesis
Coarse Tuning
Amplitude Modulation
Recording with MIDI Sequencer
17. Pitch - Amplitude - Timbre
Aftertouch
3 Main MIDI Circuits
'Note On' Data Train
JMSC
18. Receive
System Messages
Rx (Abbv.)
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
Ultrabeat Import File Types
19. Complete sample(s) are loaded into RAM
Data Byte
Static
Key Range
Envelope Generator Parameters
20. Record with highest input level possible - without clipping; Record more than you need; Adjust sample start and end times; Truncate unwanted material
Ableton Live
Filter
DIN Pin 5
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
21. 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
Pulse Code Modulation
lsb
Linn LM-1
Sample Looping
22. Advantages: Higher memory (RAM) & samples are saved and recalled with the session; Disadvantage: Lower stability
Software Sampler
Handshake Wiring
Tempest
Sawtooth Wave
23. The process of combining waveforms with their own respective amplitude envelopes to create a sound that changes over time; Adding multiple tones to one sound
E- Mu Emulator II
Synclavier
Additive Synthesis
DIN Pin 2
24. Serial
PPQN
E- Mu Emulator
MIDI Cable Specs
MIDI Protocol Type
25. Windows only based digital audio workstation platform
IN Port
Polyphonic
Cakewalk Sonar
Trill
26. 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
OMNI (On) MONO
Quantization
S/PDif...
Serial Port
27. Keys transmit to MIDI OUT Port ONLY bypassing any internal sounds; Internal sound engine receives MIDI via the MIDI IN Port allowing both a Master Device and Slave Device in one unit.
Types of Channel Voice Messages
Local OFF
POLY Pressure Data Train
OMNI (On) POLY
28. MIDI Manufacturers Association; Defines MIDI specifications & coordinates with manufacturers and users in Americas & Europe
Daisy Chaining
MMA
Types of Channel Voice Messages
Dual Serial Connection
29. Software ran on Atari; One of the first software based MIDI synthesizers
Master Tracks Pro
SMDI
Sample Rate
OMNI (On) MONO
30. Only recording the performance and not the actual sounds; Completely editable and changeable post- recording
Recording with MIDI Sequencer
Split
C4
Ring Modulation
31. Where a slave device receives MIDI data; Can receive data from an OUT or THRU port
IN Port
DIN Pin 5
Pan
POLY Pressure Data Train
32. Overall sound quality defined by harmonic content
Sample Looping
Notes OFF MIDI
Timbre
Serial Port
33. Mark of the Unicorn; Runs on Mac only; Used for film scoring or sound design
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
Velocity Switching
MOTU Digital Performer
Vibrato...
34. Digital recordings triggered by MIDI
MIDI Acronym
Patch Mapping
Resolution
Samples
35. Electronic tape- based keyboard instrument featuring prerecorded sounds; Tape bank could be removed and loaded with different sounds
Piano Roll
Mellotron
Local OFF
THRU Port
36. Two or more sounds play simultaneously on the same channel
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
Layer
Modulation
MIDI Interface Setup
37. 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)
Daisy Chaining
Multitimbral Mode
Notes OFF MIDI
Receive Switch
38. Categorically grouping of samples; Grouped by instrument type or dynamics; Provides for easier programming when multiple instrument are involved
Ensoniq Mirage
Receive Modes
Square Wave
Zone/Key Group/Multi-Sample
39. Only error corrected on playback; Data remains the same as one records it
Slave Devices
Playback Quantizing
Amplitude
Volume
40. Ability to play MORE than one note at a time; Often used for drums; sections
Trill
'Note Off' Data Train
Polyphonic
Baud
41. Initial few hundred milliseconds of samples are loaded into RAM & remaining sample length is streamed from the hard drive
Synthesizer Audio Flow
Streaming
MMA
Cakewalk Sonar
42. Powerful feature of MIDI editing that fixes timing issues; Moves notes to a predetermined grid by dividing the PPQN into common note value divisions
Quantization
Disk Streaming
THRU Port
Sawtooth Wave
43. L ->R === msb (1) - MIDI Message (3) - MIDI Channel (4)
Power Conditioner
AMS
DIN Pin 5
8-Bit Breakdown of MIDI Code
44. Operating system made sense to most musicians; Became very popular because of its accessibility
Data Train
Pitch
Channel Pressure
Akai S900
45. Actual audio files (.WAV - .AIFF - etc.) that we hear when playing a sampled instrument
Note Mode
Key Range
Dynamic Allocation
Audio Samples
46. Poly Mode; Patch or Program (Prog) Mode
Cutoff Frequency
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
Max MIDI Cable Length
MIDI Acronym
47. 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.
M-Audio ProFire 2626 Audio Interface
Replace - Overwrite - or Destructive Record Mode
MIDI Connection Ports
DSP
48. Uses sound of a single note which is sampled and stored as an oscillator waveform; Allow for more complex sounds which produces richer - more realistic tones; Allow one to crossfade between different waveforms over time
THRU Port
Channel Messages
JMSC
Wavetable Synthesis
49. Enables the subtraction of frequencies from a basic waveform allowing shaping of desired content
MIDI Octaves
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
5-Pin DIN Protocol
Filter
50. Filter Type & Slope; Cutoff Frequency; Resonance (Emphasis); Key Tracking
Preset/Patch/Instrument/Bank
Polyphonic
Data Byte Breakdown for MIDI
Filter Parameters