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






2. Simple waveform is changed by modulating it with another waveform creating a new - more complex waveform with a different tone and character; Used in Yamaha DX & TX series in 1980's






3. Rise and fall of amplitude generated by LFO being routed to amplifier






4. 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






5. Changes the sound envelope based on how high or low the pitch of the note






6. Change internally to a program number that is different than the one received; ONLY a function of a slave device; Programmable slave device responses (loading presets for MIDI program changes)






7. Stack the next pass as a new region over the previous data; Multiple regions on one track






8. Sampler that comes packaged with Logic Pro






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






10. SCSI Musical Data Interchange; Better option than SDS






11. 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






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






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






14. 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)






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






16. Debuted in 1980; First sampling based instrument by Small Australian company






17. POLY Pressure + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => Amount (D2)






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






19. The extent to which schemas and concepts are at the forefront of people's minds and are therefore likely to be used






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






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






22. 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)






23. 12 notes; Change between B & C






24. 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






25. Device receives on any and all channels but merges all the data together to one specific channel and then plays all notes received on the one sound assigned to that channel; Ability to play ONLY one note at a time






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






27. Controller message sent by pressure on an INDIVIDUAL key after initial touch (release PRESSURE measurement)






28. Allows assignment of a different SOUND to each of the multitimbral parts






29. 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






30. Contains only the fundamental frequency and all of its odd- numbered harmonics






31. Determines dynamic range and signal- to- noise ratio






32. Transmit






33. Music production software that offers a great array of tools for mashup production - including tempo beatmapping and real time manipulation






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






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






36. 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






37. Rate (Speed) & Depth (Intensity)






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






39. Receive






40. 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






41. How quickly sound reaches its peak volume when key is pressed






42. How accurate the timing of a MIDI performance is recorded;






43. Smallest increments between beats; Coincide with the resolution in PPQN; MIDI data locks to these for start






44. 16 Independent Channel; Serial Transmission Protocol; One- Directional






45. Serial






46. Space






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






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






49. 31.25 Kilobaud (31 -250 baud)






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