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MIDI
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1. Channel messages are common messages controlling note - timbre - & expressive data; System messages control inter- machine parameters
MIDI Acronym
Channel Messages
Filter Parameters
Bit Depth
2. Allows you to capture anything you play on keys while sequencer is playing back (but not actively recording); Exclusive to Logic Pro
Capture Last Take as Recording
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
Mellotron
Note Mode
3. Note events edited on a staff - similar to composing music on sheets.
Slew Rate
Score Editor
SMDI
Hardware Sampler
4. 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
Slew Rate
Pulse Wave
Volume
Click Track
5. 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
Vibrato...
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
PCM
Roland Fantom X6
6. Note Off + Channel (S) => Note # (D1) => Release Velocity (D2)
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7. 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
E- Mu Emulator
Roland Fantom X6
Resolution
E- Mu Emulator II
8. Uses powerful digital signal processing algorithms and equations to simulate the properties of a natural instrument; Very customizable
Trill
Physical Modeling Synthesis
Filter Slopes
Resolution
9. 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
IN Port
Output Assignment
Multitimbral Module
Manufacturer Terms for Multitimbral Mode
10. 16 Independent Channel; Serial Transmission Protocol; One- Directional
Sustain Level
Envelope
Subtractive Synthesis...
MIDI Cable Specs
11. Limits the playback of a certain sample to a certain range on the MIDI keyboard; May sample multiple notes per octave to maintain realism of sampled instruments
VCO
Portamento...
Serial Port
Key Range
12. Same as square; Odd numbered multiples of harmonics - but the amplitude is decreasing more rapidly
Envelope
Triangle Wave
Roland Fantom X6
Bob Moog
13. Determined by dividing PPQN into common note values (1/8th - 1/16th - 1/32nd - 1/64th - 1/128th - etc.)
Beats
Slave Devices
Quantization Values
Power Conditioner
14. Series of tempo- related electronic timing markers embedded in the MIDI data stream; Revolves around BPM; Advances one step each 1/24 of a beat
'Note Off' Data Train
Baud
MIDI Clock
E- Mu Emulator
15. Stack the next pass as a new region over the previous data; Multiple regions on one track
Rx (Abbv.)
Note Mode
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
M-Audio ProFire 2626 Audio Interface
16. Categorically grouping of samples; Grouped by instrument type or dynamics; Provides for easier programming when multiple instrument are involved
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
Zone/Key Group/Multi-Sample
Channel Voice Message
Synthesis Types
17. Place sounds in the stereo field within the device
Aftertouch
Pan
Volume
Recording with MIDI Sequencer
18. 50'
Ensoniq Mirage
Ableton Live
Accessibility
Max MIDI Cable Length
19. Wave that consists of a single traveling pulse
Preset/Patch/Instrument/Bank
Pulse Wave
A/D Converter
Rx (Abbv.)
20. MIDI message used to change sound patches on a remote module or the effects patch on a MIDI effects unit
AMS
MIDI Program Change
Data Train
Akai MPC2500
21. This changes when keys are pressed above or below the key note; Alters the playback speed of the sample
Slave Devices
Pitch
Amplitude Modulation
Akai MPC2500
22. Smooth gliding from one note to another (as in singing or string playing)
Synthesis Types
Quantization Values
PPQN
Portamento...
23. 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
Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
Midi Thru Box
DIN Pin 4
MIDI Interface Setup
24. 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
FM Synthesis
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
Filter
Note Ranges
25. Connects computer to MIDI device; All MIDI routing and communication is handled by the computer
THRU Port
MIDI Interface Setup
Tremolo
Graintable Synthesis
26. Devices that receive MIDI data (must be capable of making sounds and have audio outs)
Akai MPC2500
OMNI (On) MONO
Playback Quantizing
Slave Devices
27. Ability to play ONLY one note at a time; Often used for solo instruments (horns) - bass - portamento - slides - and trills
Monophonic
Vibrato...
Master Devices
Note ON MIDI
28. A curve or surface
POLY Pressure Data Train
Envelope
Filter Slopes
Mellotron
29. Device allowing for the capture of sound and allowing it to be played back using MIDI messages; Hardware and software modules available
Sampler
Modulation
Max MIDI Cable Length
MIDI Clock
30. +5 Bias Voltage; Provides +5V to 1's in binary code data
DIN Pin 4
KORG Triton Rack
VCO
Sawtooth Wave
31. Incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant harmonic information
Ultrabeat Import File Types
Noise
A/D Converter
Destructive Quantize
32. Device receives on any and all channels but merges all the data together to one specific channel and then plays all notes received as the one sound assigned to that channel; Ability to play MORE than one note at a time
Linn LM-1
Serial Port
OMNI (On) POLY
Channel Mode Message
33. Pitch Bend + Channel (S) => Coarse Tune (D1) => Fine Tune (D2)
MMA
Oscillator
Pitch Bend Data Train
Note Mode
34. Audio MIDI Setup; Utility designed to tell the computer what MIDI Interface and hardware is being used - as well as audio connections; Built into System Software of Mac OS 10.1 and up; Sequencers communicate with AMS for audio and MIDI routing and se
Velocity Mapping
Envelope
AMS
Zone/Key Group/Multi-Sample
35. Where samples are recorded or loaded when playing back from within a sampler; Erased when sampler is turned off so sounds must be stored on removable media; Static/
Non - Dedicated Sequencer
Coarse Tuning
Save
RAM (Memory)
36. Electronic tape- based keyboard instrument featuring prerecorded sounds; Tape bank could be removed and loaded with different sounds
Mellotron
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
MIDI Protocol Type
E- Mu Emulator
37. Advantage: Higher stability; Disadvantages: Lower memory (RAM) amount & separate media for samples
PCM
Square Wave
Hardware Sampler
S/PDif...
38. Voltage Controlled Oscillator; Controls pitch
'Note On' Data Train
Additive Synthesis
Master Devices
VCO
39. Determines dynamic range and signal- to- noise ratio
Cutoff Frequency
EXS
Bit Depth
3 Main MIDI Circuits
40. Defines the lowest and highest note on a keyboard that an individual part is active
Key Tracking
Note Ranges
Ableton Live
Max MIDI Cable Length
41. Circuits on a synth that determine the character of the attack and release of a tone can be controlled; Controls how sound changes over time; Most commonly on amplifier circuit
Envelope Generator
Triangle Wave
VCA
Amplitude
42. Windows only based digital audio workstation platform
Granular Synthesis
Cakewalk Sonar
Dedicated Sequencer
Channel Assignment
43. Two or more sounds play simultaneously on the same channel
IN Port
Controller Editor
Layer
Sampler
44. Least Significant Bit - the right- most bit in a binary whole number or code
Max MIDI Cable Length
Decay Time
lsb
Ensoniq Mirage
45. One of the first affordable samplers; Contained only 2 samples; Very limited functionality
E- Mu Emulator
PCM
VCF
Types of Channel Voice Messages
46. Record with highest input level possible - without clipping; Record more than you need; Adjust sample start and end times; Truncate unwanted material
Recording Samples (Guidelines)
Ultrabeat
Destructive Quantize
Slave Devices
47. Voltage Controlled Filter; Voltage amount changes harmonic content
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
Additive Synthesis
VCF
Hardware Sampler
48. Using an envelope generator on a filter does this...
Subtractive Synthesis...
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
Quantization
VCF
49. Value = 0 - 127 (Variations of the last 7 numbers)
Data Byte Breakdown for MIDI
Playback Quantizing
E- Mu Emulator II
Modulates Cutoff Frequency
50. 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
Sustain Level
Tempest
Score Editor
E- Mu Emulator II