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Subject : engineering
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1. Locks devices to the same location (in increments of 16th notes)






2. Based on System Exclusive; Allows more control over MIDI devices unlike standard Common or RealTime messages; Fast-Forward - Fast-Rewind - Shuttle Control - Track Arming - Variable Playback - etc.






3. 16 -384 available Banks; Most common mirrored controller; Each bank contains 128 Programs (0 - 127); 2 -097 -152 possible Program Changes for MIDI






4. 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'






5. 16 -384






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






7. Sustain Pedal






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






9. 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






10. Switches between songs or patterns on a sequence






11. 00 - 31 = Low Resolution (MSB) 32 - 63 = High Resolution (LSB) 64 - 95 = Switches 96 - 119 = Various / FX 120 - 127 = Channel Mode Messages






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






13. Relative & Absolute






14. Modulation






15. Tells analog oscillators to 'tune up'






16. Assigned by MMA and JMSC; These need to be used with all future SysEx messages or they will be ignored (think saved patches)

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17. Switches






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






19. Always referenced from the beginning of the song






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






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






22. Tempo & Location






23. Increments of 16th notes measured from the beginning of the song; Provides bars - beats - and ticks; Relative






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






25. Voltage signal changes AMPLITUDE






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






27. Manually initiate transfer from device






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






29. 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






30. SMPTE; MTC; LTC; VITC; SPP






31. Using a key - button - pad - slider - knob - etc. to generate a MIDI message; 80% - 90% of MIDI controllers use this method for MIDI conversion






32. Base 2






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






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






35. Reset All Controllers






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






37. Channel Mode Messages






38. 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






39. Stops the sequence or pattern






40. Voltage signal changes PITCH






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






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






43. POLY






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






45. 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






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






47. Local ON/OFF






48. Beats Per Minute






49. Pan






50. Storage Media or Sequence Track