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1. Musical Instrument Digital Interface






2. Both the IN Port and OUT Port of two devices are connected together; Allows total communication between devices (BIDIRECTIONAL); Smartest MIDI wiring procedure






3. Ability to change the overall pitch or octave range of an individual part; Used for fine tuning






4. Ground






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






6. Rise and fall of pitch created when LFO is routed to the oscillator






7. Defines the instrument's response to voice messages






8. Voltage Controlled Oscillator; Controls pitch






9. The transmission of an audio signal by using it to vary a carrier wave (amplitude of frequency)






10. Status Byte (S) => Data 1 (D1) => Data 2 (D2)






11. Least Significant Bit - the right- most bit in a binary whole number or code






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






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






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






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






16. Modulation technique in which the amplitude of the carrier signal is modified by the application of a data signal






17. Pitch - Amplitude - Timbre






18. Receive






19. Complete sample(s) are loaded into RAM






20. Record with highest input level possible - without clipping; Record more than you need; Adjust sample start and end times; Truncate unwanted material






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






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






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






24. Serial






25. Windows only based digital audio workstation platform






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






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.






28. MIDI Manufacturers Association; Defines MIDI specifications & coordinates with manufacturers and users in Americas & Europe






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






30. Only recording the performance and not the actual sounds; Completely editable and changeable post- recording






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






32. Overall sound quality defined by harmonic content






33. Mark of the Unicorn; Runs on Mac only; Used for film scoring or sound design






34. Digital recordings triggered by MIDI






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






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






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)






38. Categorically grouping of samples; Grouped by instrument type or dynamics; Provides for easier programming when multiple instrument are involved






39. Only error corrected on playback; Data remains the same as one records it






40. Ability to play MORE than one note at a time; Often used for drums; sections






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






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






43. L ->R === msb (1) - MIDI Message (3) - MIDI Channel (4)






44. Operating system made sense to most musicians; Became very popular because of its accessibility






45. Actual audio files (.WAV - .AIFF - etc.) that we hear when playing a sampled instrument






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






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.






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






49. Enables the subtraction of frequencies from a basic waveform allowing shaping of desired content






50. Filter Type & Slope; Cutoff Frequency; Resonance (Emphasis); Key Tracking