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Subject : engineering
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1. Two or more sounds play simultaneously on the same channel






2. Starts from 1 at the very beginning of a sequence






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






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






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






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






7. Data






8. MIDI message used to change sound patches on a remote module or the effects patch on a MIDI effects unit






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






10. SCSI Musical Data Interchange; Better option than SDS






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






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






13. Ground






14. Alters the phase angle of a waveform 'bending' the shape to create a unique character or tone






15. 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






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






17. Device allowing for the capture of sound and allowing it to be played back using MIDI messages; Hardware and software modules available






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. Tells how to interpret data that is coming up; 'note number is following'; Defines what we want the MIDI device to do; Represented by msb = 1






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






21. The industry benchmark for beat production; Features a 32- voice drum/phrase sampler with up to 128MB RAM and extensive editing capabilities; 100 -000- note - 64- track sequencer; 4 MIDI Outputs; Internal sounds reside in flash memory and can easily






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






23. Sampler that comes packaged with Logic Pro






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

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25. How long it takes for sound to fade to silence






26. 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






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






28. Overall sound quality defined by harmonic content






29. 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






30. Maximum of 3 MIDI Slave Devices can be wired past the Master Device according to the MMA; All MIDI IN Ports are optically isolated to prevent hum - buzz - ground looping - and RF interference.






31. A curve or surface






32. Two or more instruments with note ranges that do not overlap






33. 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






34. 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






35. Rate (Speed) & Depth (Intensity)






36. Determines the layout of MIDI channels for each of the multitimbral parts






37. Individual edit window to alter MIDI parameters such as pitch bend and volume






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






39. MIDI Note #60 (Roland Standard)






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






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






42. One of the first affordable samplers; Contained only 2 samples; Very limited functionality






43. 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






44. +5 Bias Voltage; Provides +5V to 1's in binary code data






45. Voltage Controlled Filter; Voltage amount changes harmonic content






46. Voltage Controlled Oscillator; Controls pitch






47. Multi Mode; Performance (Perf) Mode; Sequence Mode






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






49. 16 Independent Channel; Serial Transmission Protocol; One- Directional






50. LFO is routed to low pass filter