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Subject : engineering
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1. Most Significant Byte; Controller #0






2. POLY






3. High Resolution (LSB)






4. Keyboards - Wind Controllers - Brass Controllers - Electronic Drums - and Control Surfaces; Significantly less latency






5. MIDI Time Code message sent during playback






6. Starts a sequence or pattern






7. 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'






8. Base 16 (0 - F); The numbers 0 - 9 are still the same but the numbers 10 - 15 are represented by the letters A - F






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






10. Resets to default power up state






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






12. Low Resolution (MSB)






13. Always referenced from the beginning of the song






14. F7h






15. Manually initiate transfer from device






16. MIDI Clock; MIDI Sync






17. F0h (One of the highest priority system message)






18. Sustain Pedal






19. 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






20. Used to represent sound or performance parameters (must be used by all manufacturers)






21. 0 - 32 - Bank Select 1 - Modulation 7 - Volume 10 - Pan 64 - Sustain Pedal






22. Multiply the values (2nd Data Bytes) of a Low Resolution and a High Resolution Controller together; Controller numbers (1st Data Bytes) must be 32 digits apart






23. Bank Select






24. Reset All Controllers






25. Propellerhead Software's standard for timing - audio channels - and transport control available on most DAW's & Sequencers; Designed to control multiple applications within the same computer






26. Controls some aspect of sound on a channel; 128 Different controllers available (1 -127); Give us the ability to automate changes when recorded






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






28. A way to save or change complete settings






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






30. Volume






31. Direct; Request; Handshake






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






33. Relative & Absolute






34. Base 2






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






36. OMNI ON






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






38. MIDI's version of SMPTE; Contains two types of messages (full frame & quarter frame)






39. Looks previous to the play line for any prior MIDI information and updates the sequence accordingly; Most commonly used with Program Change and Controller Messages






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






41. 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






42. 1 (msb) ---> 110 (System Message) ---> 0100 (Which Message)






43. How high resolution is achieved in MIDI Controllers






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






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






46. Channel Mode Messages






47. 16 -384 available Banks; Most common mirrored controller; Each bank contains 128 Programs (0 - 127); 2 -097 -152 possible Program Changes for MIDI






48. 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






49. Stops the sequence or pattern






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