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Subject : engineering
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1. Designed for the Theatrical and Staging Industries; Allows MIDI to control over audio and video playback systems - lighting & effects - pyrotechnics - machinery - and robotics






2. Direct; Request; Handshake






3. 1 (msb) ---> 110 (System Message) ---> 0100 (Which Message)






4. Synchronization to a point in time or a direct address






5. Starts a sequence or pattern






6. The process of locking two or more devices together in time and/or tempo






7. Base 10






8. Local ON/OFF






9. Using handshake wiring - requests for data are continuously sent between devices






10. Always referenced from the beginning of the song






11. All Notes OFF (Release Time) ~ Does not guarantee a complete sound loss






12. Reset All Controllers






13. Sometimes called a USER ID; Can be changed on two pieces of the same equipment






14. Divide the number by 16 and convert remainder to hexadecimal value






15. (Controller + Channel) + Controller # + Amount






16. Time code developed for the film industry but now extensively used in music and recording; Related to hours - minutes - seconds and film or video frames rather than to musical tempo; Absolute






17. 2 Bytes Long; 4 sent per frame of SMPTE; 8 frames needed to make a complete SMPTED address; 2 full frames of SMPTE are needed to visually update the address






18. MIDI Time Code; Sub- format of SMPTE; Absolute






19. Controller that will commonly change banks on most MIDI devices (sometimes 0 & 32 are necessary)






20. Converting an analog signal or sound into a MIDI message






21. Tune Request; Song Select; Song Position Pointer; MIDI Time Code






22. Guitar - Bass - Strings - & Monophonic Audio- to-Video Conversion; More Expressive






23. Voltage signal changes HARMONIC CONTENT (TIMBRE)






24. A way to save or change complete settings






25. Model number (functions similar to MAN ID but happens after the MAN ID is validated)






26. Beat Clock does not care where the device's location is (where in the song it is) as long as BPM is the same; Always make sure devices are ALL set to the location value desired for start; (Ex... two devices one set at Bar 1 and the other at Bar 9...M






27. 0 - 32 - Bank Select 1 - Modulation 7 - Volume 10 - Pan 64 - Sustain Pedal






28. Internal device expressed in BPM that keeps multiple devices locked at the same tempo; Also known at the MIDI Beat Clock; Setup is generally the same as MTC






29. Contains entire SMPTE address plus the last issued transport command (Start - Stop - Continue); 10 bytes long






30. OMNI ON






31. (Vertical Interval Time Code); Popular method for recording time code onto videotape; Video version of SMPTE; Absolute






32. OMNI OFF






33. 00 - 31 = Low Resolution (MSB) 32 - 63 = High Resolution (LSB) 64 - 95 = Switches 96 - 119 = Various / FX 120 - 127 = Channel Mode Messages






34. Continues the sequence or pattern from where it was last stopped






35. Manually initiate transfer from device






36. (MIDI Beat Clock) - Keeps devices locked to the same tempo (24 PPQN)






37. Longitudinal Time Code; When SMPTE time code is encoded as an audio signal on audio track; Audio version of SMPTE; Absolute






38. Most Significant Byte; Controller #0






39. High Resolution (LSB)






40. Least Significant Byte; Controller #32






41. A pulse is sent out every 300 ms; If a slave device receives them it will function normally






42. The parameters that make up an operating system; Think of it like the 'stuff a band would need to do before actually making music during practice'






43. Modulation






44. Preferred; Not referenced from the beginning of the song; Slave always identifies with location of bar






45. Low Resolution (MSB)






46. Bank Select






47. Container that carries all MIDI events in a sequence; Method of grouping MIDI events to make editing and arranging easier






48. Synchronization to the timing or speed of a pattern or song






49. How high resolution is achieved in MIDI Controllers






50. Stops the sequence or pattern