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Subject : engineering
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1. Keyboards - Wind Controllers - Brass Controllers - Electronic Drums - and Control Surfaces; Significantly less latency






2. Pan






3. Always referenced from the beginning of the song






4. Local ON/OFF






5. Resets to default power up state






6. Manually initiate transfer from device






7. Sustain Pedal






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






9. Start of Exclusive; Manufacturer's ID; Product ID; Device ID; Program Data; End of Exclusive (EOX)






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






11. High Resolution (LSB)






12. Low Resolution (MSB)






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






14. 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






15. Stops the sequence or pattern






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






17. Single MIDI message; Status Byte + associated Data Bytes; Can be edited individually allowing complete control over every minute detail of the MIDI sequence






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






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






20. Voltage signal changes PITCH






21. 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






22. Status Byte = Controller + Channel Data Byte 1 = Controller Number Data Byte 2 = 0 - 127 (Value/Range)






23. SPP with added tempo information; Relative






24. 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






25. Setting the SMPTE time to match the desired Bars/Beats/Ticks location; Set by the slave device after frame rate is set; Start of sequence should typically be at the same time as the start of media's MTC address






26. Switches






27. OMNI OFF






28. A way to save or change complete settings






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






30. Base 10






31. Voltage signal changes HARMONIC CONTENT (TIMBRE)






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






33. MIDI Clock; MIDI Sync






34. 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'






35. 00 - 31 = Low Resolution (MSB) 32 - 63 = High Resolution (LSB) 64 - 95 = Switches 96 - 119 = Various / FX 120 - 127 = Channel Mode Messages






36. All Sounds OFF ~ Cuts all outputs of sound ==> SILENCE






37. POLY






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






39. 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






40. SMPTE; MTC; LTC; VITC; SPP






41. ( S -> 01:01:01:01 -> Transport Method ); 1 for 'System Message' -> 8 for SMPTE -> 1 for Transport Method; Data = 0; 3 numbers = Which column of SMPTE; 4 numbers = Value for the column






42. F7h






43. Reset All Controllers






44. Actual bulk of data; Easily up to 100 parameters (Patch Name - Filters - LFO - Oscillator Settings - and all other data)






45. Series of tempo- related electronic timing markers embedded in the MIDI data stream; Revolves around BPM; 24 PPQN; Also known as the Timing Clock; Setup is generally the same as MTC






46. Message sent for the device to send SysEx data - then sends it to the device; Most commonly used by an editor or library program






47. Least Significant Byte; Controller #32






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






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






50. MIDI Time Code message only sent on start - stop or continue