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1. Basic Waveform; Source vibrates with simple harmonic motion






2. Voltage Controlled Filter; Voltage amount changes harmonic content






3. 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






4. Buzz in audio or hum bar in video signal caused by slightly different grounds that are interconnected by a wire (interconnecting equipment that's plugged into different power sources)






5. (Deutsche Industrie Norm) ~ Cable standard that transfers MIDI data; Uses only pins 2 - 4 - & 5






6. 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)






7. Drum machine that generates its sounds using six powerful analog synthesis voices; Runs an innovative - performance- oriented operating system that manipulates beats and sounds in real time without ever stopping play






8. Note ON; Note OFF; Program Change; MONO Pressure; POLY Pressure; Pitch Bend; Control Change






9. Determines the point at which a filter begins altering harmonics or frequencies






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






11. Metronome; Prerecorded track of electronic metronomic clicks used to ensure proper timing of music to be recorded; Essential in music scoring sessions; Sets composition tempo






12. Permanent; Original placement of notes is lost and only the quantized version remains






13. 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






14. Digital Signal Processing; Provides for the ability to adjust levels - do equalization - dynamic processing - create special effects - and mix digital audio data






15. Electronic tape- based keyboard instrument featuring prerecorded sounds; Tape bank could be removed and loaded with different sounds






16. Visual editor for MIDI notes with a piano keyboard running low to high on the left; Also called a Key Editor






17. Sound generating device with no integral keyboard






18. Devices that receive MIDI data (must be capable of making sounds and have audio outs)






19. 50'






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






21. Channel messages are common messages controlling note - timbre - & expressive data; System messages control inter- machine parameters






22. 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






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






24. Actual data; 'Note #'; Provides information and data the status byte uses to do its job; Uses an 8- bit system; Represented by msb = 0






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. Pitch - Amplitude - Timbre






29. Devices that transmit MIDI data (usually has keys or pads)






30. .PST & .EXS






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






32. 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.






33. 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)






34. Controls an instruments voices or 'sounds'






35. 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






36. How long it takes for volume of sound to drop to Sustain Level






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






38. Where a slave device receives MIDI data; Can receive data from an OUT or THRU port






39. 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






40. Another term for 'Channel Enable/Disable'






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






42. Resembles a large hardware sequencer- type display - but shows all MIDI data that has been recorded on a single page






43. Self contained computerized synthesizer developed in 1975; Playback system records patterns that you play on keyboard






44. Recreating a natural sound by using additive synthesis techniques; Requires powerful and expensive hardware; Replaced with the advent of digital sampling






45. Voltage Controlled Amplifier; Controls Amplitude






46. Standard for transferring data between devices on internal and external computer; Most commonly used for tape storage devices and hard disks






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






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






49. In; Out; Thru






50. Receive







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