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MIDI
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1. 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
Akai MPC 60
EMagic AMT-8 MIDI Interface
Bars
Ableton Live
2. Ability to play ONLY one note at a time; Often used for solo instruments (horns) - bass - portamento - slides - and trills
Monophonic
MIDI
AMS
Polyphony
3. Rackmount version of the Triton used as a sound module rather than a complete workstation; Able to store up to eight EXB boards containing additional sounds; Features a built- in S/PDIF digital output
Local ON
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
KORG Triton Rack
Channel Assignment
4. Allows bidirectional communication between MIDI device and computer
Beats
Score Editor
3 Main MIDI Circuits
Dual Serial Connection
5. Device allowing for the capture of sound and allowing it to be played back using MIDI messages; Hardware and software modules available
Sampler
Akai MPC2500
Channel Pressure
Wah Wah
6. 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.
Daisy Chain Limitations
Disk Streaming
Power Conditioner
Notes OFF MIDI
7. MIDI Message sent when key is released
Note Ranges
Baud
Ring Modulation
Notes OFF MIDI
8. Defines the instrument's response to voice messages
Channel Mode Message
E- Mu Emulator
Zones
Data Byte
9. The first drum machine to use digital samples of acoustic drums
E- Mu Emulator II
VCA
Linn LM-1
C4
10. 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
Slave Devices
Note Ranges
DIN Pin 4
Preset/Patch/Instrument/Bank
11. 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
Sample Looping
Additive Synthesis
Granular Synthesis
Power Conditioner
12. Height (or loudness) of a waveform
MIDI Interface Setup
DIN Pin 5
Amplitude
Circle Machine
13. Note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
Trill
Play
Resonance
Decay Time
14. MIDI sound source capable of producing several different sounds at the same time - controlled on different MIDI channels
System Messages
Akai S900
Multitimbral Module
Audio Samples
15. Added subtractive synthesis to the E- Mu Emulator
Multitimbral Module
E- Mu Emulator II
Software Sampler
'Note On' Data Train
16. Determined by time signature; Added together to form the full bar
Receive Modes
Daisy Chain Limitations
Beats
Timbre
17. Controls an instruments voices or 'sounds'
C-Lab Notator
Channel Voice Message
Receive Switch
Samples
18. Electronic tape- based keyboard instrument featuring prerecorded sounds; Tape bank could be removed and loaded with different sounds
Mellotron
S/PDif...
Fairlight CMI
MIDI Data Transmission Rate
19. 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
Resolution
Decay Time
Elisha Gray
Wavetable Synthesis
20. 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.
MIDI
Local OFF
Recording with MIDI Sequencer
Channel Messages
21. Overall sound quality defined by harmonic content
Output Assignment
Timbre
OMNI (Off) MONO
MIDI Program Change
22. One of the first affordable samplers; Contained only 2 samples; Very limited functionality
EXS
Data Train
Ring Modulation
E- Mu Emulator
23. Using an envelope generator on an oscillator does this...
E- mu Proteus 2000
Modulates Pitch
Synthesis Types
Wah Wah
24. Voltage Controlled Amplifier; Controls Amplitude
Layer
Portamento...
Status Byte
VCA
25. Ability to change the overall pitch or octave range of an individual part; Used for fine tuning
Tuning
DSP
Sustain Level
Receive Switch
26. Software; Computer- based MIDI recorders that can be used for other functions (word processing - web browsing - etc.); Offers high resolution (480+ PPQN) and expanded editing facilities - but have lower stability and lack portability
Tempest
MIDI Connection Ports
Velocity Mapping
Non - Dedicated Sequencer
27. VCO -> VCF -> VCA -> Speakers; (LFO and Envelope Generator run to all of the 3 circuits)
Analog Modeling Synthesis...
Sample Looping
Byte
Synthesizer Audio Flow
28. Changes the sound envelope based on how high or low the pitch of the note
Sine Wave
Synthesis Types
AMS
Key Tracking
29. Very popular and affordable 8- bit sampler
Release Time
IN Port
S/PDif...
Ensoniq Mirage
30. Physical sound waveform system that has repeating cycles
MIDI Module
Tuning
Oscillator
Akai MPC2500
31. Controller message sent by pressure on an INDIVIDUAL key after initial touch (release PRESSURE measurement)
Aftertouch
Envelope
Timbre
Vibrato...
32. Filter Type & Slope; Cutoff Frequency; Resonance (Emphasis); Key Tracking
Filter Parameters
3 Main MIDI Circuits
Replace - Overwrite - or Destructive Record Mode
Synthesis Types
33. Boosts frequencies at and around the cutoff frequency; Emphasizes effect of filter
Receive Modes
Linn LM-1
Resonance
Envelope Generator
34. Conveys the amount of overall (average) pressure on ALL the keys at a given point
Channel Assignment
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
Note Ranges
Channel Pressure
35. Enables the subtraction of frequencies from a basic waveform allowing shaping of desired content
Filter
DIN Pin 2
Mellotron
MIDI Cable Specs
36. Pitch Bend + Channel (S) => Coarse Tune (D1) => Fine Tune (D2)
Audio Samples
Notes OFF MIDI
Pitch Bend Data Train
VCA
37. A device that 'conditions' the electrical supply to take out spikes and surges.
Key Tracking
Power Conditioner
MIDI Data Transmission Rate
Program Change Data Train
38. Message sent when note is played (key pressed)
Zones
Slave Devices
Note ON MIDI
Capture Last Take as Recording
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
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
KORG Triton Rack
lsb
Additive Synthesis
40. 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
Byte
Output Assignment
Disk Streaming
'Note On' Data Train
41. SCSI Musical Data Interchange; Better option than SDS
Note Ranges
SMDI
AMS
Depth/Amount Parameter
42. Sony-Philips digital interface format
Destructive Quantize
Midi Thru Box
Monophonic
S/PDif...
43. CMD+S
Save
OMNI (On) POLY
'Note On' Data Train
Non - Dedicated Sequencer
44. Wave that consists of a single traveling pulse
Pulse Wave
MIDI Interface Setup
Bit Depth
Quantization Values
45. Place sounds in the stereo field within the device
MIDI
Envelope
Pan
Score Editor
46. Transmit
Notes OFF MIDI
Pitch Bend
Tempest
Tx (Abbv.)
47. Serial
MIDI Protocol Type
Multitimbral Mode
Receive Modes
Daisy Chaining
48. 50'
Max MIDI Cable Length
Local OFF
Zones
Pitch Bend Data Train
49. Rise and fall of pitch created when LFO is routed to the oscillator
Vibrato...
RAM (Memory)
SMDI
System Messages
50. Where a master device transmits (or sends) MIDI data; Only the master is plugged into this port
Ultrabeat Import File Types
OUT Port
Note Ranges
Pulse Wave