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Subject : engineering
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1. Determines the layout of MIDI channels for each of the multitimbral parts






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






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






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






5. Windows only based digital audio workstation platform






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






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






8. Same as square; Odd numbered multiples of harmonics - but the amplitude is decreasing more rapidly






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






10. Attack Time; Decay Time; Sustain Level; Release Time






11. Most commonly used MIDI receive mode; Device receives only on an assigned selectable data; Ability to play MORE than one note at a time






12. Ability of audio equipment to reproduce fast changes in amplitude; Measured in volts per microsecond; Low slew rate 'softens' the attack of a signal; High frequencies change in amplitude the fastest so slew rate is critical






13. Pitch - Amplitude - Timbre






14. Serial






15. 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






16. 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)






17. Voltage Controlled Amplifier; Controls Amplitude






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






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






20. The first sequencer developed for custom- built electronic instruments; Developed by Raymond Scott in 1950's






21. Conveys the amount of overall (average) pressure on ALL the keys at a given point






22. Device receives only on an assigned selectable data; Ability to play ONLY one note at a time






23. In MIDI - a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information






24. 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






25. Determined by time signature; Added together to form the full bar






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






27. Direct copy of any MIDI data arriving at the MIDI IN Port; Device without a MIDI thru connector must be placed at the end of a MIDI chain






28. Drum- style pattern recording in grid format with each horizontal line representing a different tone and each vertical line representing a beat of a predetermined bar






29. Incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant harmonic information






30. Sound generating device with no integral keyboard






31. 31.25 Kilobaud (31 -250 baud)






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






33. +5 Bias Voltage; Provides +5V to 1's in binary code data






34. Note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it






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






36. 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)






37. Transmit






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






39. Voltage Controlled Oscillator; Controls pitch






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






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






42. The point at which the voltage level from a signal waveform crosses from being positive to negative or vice versa






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






44. 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.






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






46. Height (or loudness) of a waveform






47. Another term for 'Channel Enable/Disable'






48. 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






49. Physical sound waveform system that has repeating cycles






50. Chooses which channels a multitimbral MIDI device will respond