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1. This changes when keys are pressed above or below the key note; Alters the playback speed of the sample






2. Japanese MIDI Standards Committee; Defines MIDI specifications & coordinates with manufacturers and users in the Asian and Pacific Rim regions






3. Defines the instrument's response to voice messages






4. LFO is routed to low pass filter






5. Using an envelope generator on a filter does this...






6. VCO -> VCF -> VCA -> Speakers; (LFO and Envelope Generator run to all of the 3 circuits)






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






8. MONO Pressure + Channel (S) => Amount (D1) => N/A






9. Sampler that comes packaged with Logic Pro






10. Emulator containing sounds that may be layered - filtered - modulated by low frequency oscillation - and shaped by envelopes; Does not allow the user to record sounds but instead offer a range of factory sounds suitable for any given use






11. 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






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






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






14. Software sequencer that eventually developed into Apple's Logic Pro; Released in 1988






15. Program Change + Channel (S) => Patch # (D1) => N/A






16. Smooth gliding from one note to another (as in singing or string playing)






17. Value = 0 - 127 (Variations of the last 7 numbers)






18. Digital sampling but sounds are divided into small pieces of sound lasting from 1 to 50 milliseconds; Sounds are layered on top of one another and can be adjusted by speed - phase angle - and volume






19. Windows only based digital audio workstation platform






20. The first drum machine to use digital samples of acoustic drums






21. Another term for 'Channel Enable/Disable'






22. Pitch bend parameter that sets the range in semitones






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






24. MIDI sound source capable of producing several different sounds at the same time - controlled on different MIDI channels






25. High Resolution; 14- bit parameter; (Coarse Tune X Fine Tune = 16 -384 Steps of resolution






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






27. MIDI Note #60 (Roland Standard)






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






29. Communications language based on the Master Device/Slave Device protocol used in synchronization systems; MIDI is NOT audio...it is performance data only






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






31. 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






32. 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






33. Powerful feature of MIDI editing that fixes timing issues; Moves notes to a predetermined grid by dividing the PPQN into common note value divisions






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






35. MIDI interface designed to work with the USB protocol - as well as both Mac and PC serial ports; 8-Input & 8-Output; Uses a clever look- ahead buffering system to improve the timing of MIDI signals at the interface ports.






36. Positional numbering system represents numerical values using only two symbols - 0 and 1






37. MIDI Out (Master) --> MIDI In (MIDI Interface) --> Travels via Dual Serial (USB) both to and from interface --> MIDI Out (MIDI Interface) --> MIDI In (Slave) --> Audio Out (Slave) --> Audio In (Mixer or Audio Interface) --> Audio Out (Speakers)






38. Each pass will overwrite the pass before it permanently erasing previous MIDI data






39. Pitch - Amplitude - Timbre






40. 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)






41. Note On + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => On Velocity (D2)

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42. In; Out; Thru






43. Contains harmoics and all odd and even harmonics; 6dB roll off between octaves; Same starting phases






44. Determines the highest frequency to be captured






45. Musical Instrument Digital Interface






46. 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






47. Measurement of how fast a note was pressed that enables samplers to be more dynamically expressive; Incoming note velocities are the player's variations in dynamics and they trigger different sets of samples






48. Wave that consists of a single traveling pulse






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






50. Determines which note on the MIDI keyboard will play the sample at its original pitch and speed; Almost always set to Middle C







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