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MIDI
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1. Series of tempo- related electronic timing markers embedded in the MIDI data stream; Revolves around BPM; Advances one step each 1/24 of a beat
MIDI Clock
Data Byte
DIN Pin 2
Resolution
2. 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)
Ground Loop
Local OFF
Zones
Channel Enable/Disable
3. +5 Bias Voltage; Provides +5V to 1's in binary code data
Pulse Wave
DIN Pin 4
OMNI (On) POLY
MIDI Protocol Type
4. 16 Independent Channel; Serial Transmission Protocol; One- Directional
Dynamic Allocation
Data Byte Breakdown for MIDI
MIDI Acronym
MIDI Cable Specs
5. 12 notes; Change between B & C
Physical Modeling Synthesis
MIDI Cable Specs
MIDI Octaves
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
6. 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)
Split
Data Byte Breakdown for MIDI
Attack Time
Multitimbral Mode
7. 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
Samples
Serial Port
Pitch Bend
Save
8. Pitch bend parameter that sets the range in semitones
Envelope
Status Byte
Coarse Tuning
Dual Serial Connection
9. Self contained computerized synthesizer developed in 1975; Playback system records patterns that you play on keyboard
E- mu Proteus 2000
Synclavier
Note ON MIDI
Types of Channel Voice Messages
10. Rate (Speed) & Depth (Intensity)
'Note On' Data Train
LFO Parameters
Additive Synthesis
A/D Converter
11. Deal with the set- up and operating parameters for a MIDI device - Acknowledged by all devices in a MIDI system
IN Port
Destructive Quantize
Physical Modeling Synthesis
System Messages
12. Pitch - Amplitude - Timbre
EMagic AMT-8 MIDI Interface
Sine Wave
3 Main MIDI Circuits
Linn LM-1
13. This changes when keys are pressed above or below the key note; Alters the playback speed of the sample
LFO Parameters
Resonance
Master Devices
Pitch
14. Channel messages are common messages controlling note - timbre - & expressive data; System messages control inter- machine parameters
Channel Messages
Cakewalk Sonar
MMA
EMagic AMT-8 MIDI Interface
15. Where a master device transmits (or sends) MIDI data; Only the master is plugged into this port
Velocity Mapping
Click Track
OUT Port
System Messages
16. Permanent; Original placement of notes is lost and only the quantized version remains
Generator
Destructive Quantize
MONO Pressure Data Train
PPQN
17. Most commonly used MIDI receive mode; Device receives only on an assigned selectable data; Ability to play MORE than one note at a time
OMNI (Off) POLY
SMDI
Sustain Level
Click Track
18. Changes the sound envelope based on how high or low the pitch of the note
lsb
5-Pin DIN Protocol
Samples
Key Tracking
19. Receive
ProTools
Dynamic Allocation
Rx (Abbv.)
Modulation
20. 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.
Channel Assignment
Bob Moog
EMagic AMT-8 MIDI Interface
Daisy Chain Limitations
21. Categorically grouping of samples; Grouped by instrument type or dynamics; Provides for easier programming when multiple instrument are involved
Zone/Key Group/Multi-Sample
Phase Distortion Synthesis
AMS
Binary
22. 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
VCO
C-Lab Notator
Non - Dedicated Sequencer
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
23. Enables the subtraction of frequencies from a basic waveform allowing shaping of desired content
Filter
Channel Enable/Disable
Key Note
Circle Machine
24. Alters the phase angle of a waveform 'bending' the shape to create a unique character or tone
'Note Off' Data Train
Sine Wave
Quantization
Phase Distortion Synthesis
25. Allows for the routing of output from individual parts to secondary (auxiliary) audio outputs rather than the main stereo outputs; EQ effects can be changed from those on main stereo outputs
Triangle Wave
Tuning
Output Assignment
Synthesis Types
26. 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
Akai MPC 60
Ticks
Wavetable Synthesis
Mix - Merge - or Overdub Mode
27. Complete sample(s) are loaded into RAM
Zones
MIDI Clock
Static
Daisy Chaining
28. Only error corrected on playback; Data remains the same as one records it
Playback Quantizing
Bit Depth
Portamento...
Wah Wah
29. Ability to change the overall pitch or octave range of an individual part; Used for fine tuning
Channel Assignment
Patch Mapping
Tuning
Velocity Mapping
30. Height (or loudness) of a waveform
SMDI
Score Editor
Amplitude
Ground Loop
31. Sampler that comes packaged with Logic Pro
EXS
Envelope Generator Parameters
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
SCSI
32. Modulation technique in which the amplitude of the carrier signal is modified by the application of a data signal
Amplitude Modulation
'Note Off' Data Train
Destructive Quantize
Local ON
33. Devices that receive MIDI data (must be capable of making sounds and have audio outs)
Timbre
Channel Assignment
Slave Devices
Fairlight CMI
34. Bits/Second
Baud
Trill
Multitimbral Module
EMagic AMT-8 MIDI Interface
35. Boosts frequencies at and around the cutoff frequency; Emphasizes effect of filter
Resonance
Types of Channel Voice Messages
Beats
Linn LM-1
36. 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
Graintable Synthesis
Attack Time
Wavetable Synthesis
Power Conditioner
37. Determines which note on the MIDI keyboard will play the sample at its original pitch and speed; Almost always set to Middle C
Key Note
Sustain Level
Tuning
Zero Crossing Point
38. Maximum number of notes an instrument can play at once; Most modern MIDI instruments have 128 notes of polyphony
Polyphony
Ableton Live
Polyphonic
Coarse Tuning
39. 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
Timbre
THRU Port
Midi Thru Box
MMA
40. To create or shape
Audio Samples
Generator
Play
MIDI Interface Setup
41. CMD+S
Pitch Bend Data Train
MONO Pressure Data Train
Save
Envelope
42. Resembles a large hardware sequencer- type display - but shows all MIDI data that has been recorded on a single page
Subtractive Synthesis...
Local ON
List Editor
Polyphonic
43. Smallest increments between beats; Coincide with the resolution in PPQN; MIDI data locks to these for start
Output Assignment
Ticks
MIDI Protocol Type
VCF
44. Software ran on Atari; One of the first software based MIDI synthesizers
Velocity Switching
Master Tracks Pro
Daisy Chain Limitations
Roland Fantom X6
45. Sample Dump Standard; Signal starts to degrade
Envelope Generator
SDS
Serial Port
Manufacturer Terms for Mode 3
46. 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)
Velocity Mapping
MMA
Filter
Filter Slopes
47. Device which splits the MIDI Out signal of a master instrument or sequencer to avoid daisy chaining; Has special powered circuitry that routes MIDI data arriving at its IN Ports to ALL of the OUT (THRU) Ports simultaneously; Often seen as a 'mode' an
Midi Thru Box
OMNI (On) MONO
Channel Messages
Ensoniq Mirage
48. How long it takes for volume of sound to drop to Sustain Level
Ensoniq Mirage
Power Conditioner
Decay Time
Triangle Wave
49. Drum sequencer that comes packaged with Logic Pro
Ultrabeat
Pulse Wave
Akai S900
Controller Editor
50. Standard for transferring data between devices on internal and external computer; Most commonly used for tape storage devices and hard disks
RAM (Memory)
Akai S900
SCSI
Triangle Wave