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MIDI - 2
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Relative & Absolute
MTC
MIDI Event
Types of Location Sync
Product ID
2. Direct; Request; Handshake
Hexadecimal
3 Ways to Transfer SysEx Data
System Exclusive Protocol
Channel Mode Message 127
3. Always referenced from the beginning of the song
Relative Location Synchronization
Tempo Sync Types
Timing Clock
Where to Save SysEx Data
4. Switches between songs or patterns on a sequence
Song Select
Pitch- to MIDI Devices (Examples)
Pitch- to- MIDI
Control Change (Controllers)
5. Bank Select
System Message Format
SMPTE
0 - 32
3 Ways to Transfer SysEx Data
6. Increments of 16th notes measured from the beginning of the song; Provides bars - beats - and ticks; Relative
ReWire
Stop
SPP
Song Position Pointer
7. Voltage signal changes HARMONIC CONTENT (TIMBRE)
System Messages
MIDI Region
Program Data
VCF
8. Manually initiate transfer from device
Binary
Tune Request
Registered Parameter Numbers
Direct
9. Divide the number by 16 and convert remainder to hexadecimal value
Synchronization Types
Decimal
Controller Categories
Best Way to Calculate Hexadecimal
10. MIDI Time Code message sent during playback
Best Way to Calculate Hexadecimal
Product ID
Quarter Frame
Pitch- to MIDI Devices (Examples)
11. Base 16 (0 - F); The numbers 0 - 9 are still the same but the numbers 10 - 15 are represented by the letters A - F
1
LTC
Manufacturer's ID
Hexadecimal
12. 1 (msb) ---> 110 (System Message) ---> 0100 (Which Message)
Absolute Location Synchronization
System Message Format
Request
Tempo Sync Types
13. Start of Exclusive; Manufacturer's ID; Product ID; Device ID; Program Data; End of Exclusive (EOX)
Hexadecimal
System Exclusive Protocol
Start
System Exclusive
14. Resets to default power up state
System Reset
MSB
System Message Format
Quarter Frame
15. Controls some aspect of sound on a channel; 128 Different controllers available (1 -127); Give us the ability to automate changes when recorded
System Exclusive Protocol
Pitch- to MIDI Devices (Examples)
Control Change (Controllers)
MIDI Show Control
16. Preferred; Not referenced from the beginning of the song; Slave always identifies with location of bar
Control Change Data Train
Absolute Location Synchronization
32 - 63
End of Exclusive (EOX)
17. All Sounds OFF ~ Cuts all outputs of sound ==> SILENCE
MIDI Implementation Chart
Registered Parameter Numbers
Channel Mode Message 120
Song Select
18. Controller that will commonly change banks on most MIDI devices (sometimes 0 & 32 are necessary)
Full Frame
Channel Mode Message 123
Controller #0
Program Data
19. Most Significant Byte; Controller #0
Timing Clock
Control Change Data Train
MSB
Synchronization
20. Status Byte = Controller + Channel Data Byte 1 = Controller Number Data Byte 2 = 0 - 127 (Value/Range)
Start
Tune Request
Location
Low Resolution
21. MONO
Channel Mode Message 126
64
VITC
Binary
22. Message sent for the device to send SysEx data - then sends it to the device; Most commonly used by an editor or library program
96 - 119
Request
End of Exclusive (EOX)
VITC
23. Sustain Pedal
64
Quarter Frame
Most Common Controllers
Registered Parameter Numbers
24. 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.
LSB
System Exclusive Protocol
Trigger- to- MIDI Devices (Examples)
MIDI Implementation Chart
25. OMNI OFF
Tempo Sync Types
Channel Mode Message 124
MSB
Tune Request
26. (Vertical Interval Time Code); Popular method for recording time code onto videotape; Video version of SMPTE; Absolute
Device ID
VITC
LTC
MIDI Show Control
27. All Notes OFF (Release Time) ~ Does not guarantee a complete sound loss
64
Device ID
Event Chasing
Channel Mode Message 123
28. How high resolution is achieved in MIDI Controllers
System Realtime Messages
Mirroring
Controller #0
Synchronization
29. Beats Per Minute
Channel Mode Message 121
Examples of Location Sync
BPM
Song Position Pointer
30. F0h (One of the highest priority system message)
Absolute Location Synchronization
Channel Mode Message 120
Syncing MIDI Beat Clock
Start of Exclusive
31. A way to save or change complete settings
MIDI Region
System Exclusive
Device ID
Control Change (Controllers)
32. Guitar - Bass - Strings - & Monophonic Audio- to-Video Conversion; More Expressive
3 Ways to Transfer SysEx Data
Channel Mode Message 123
VCA
Pitch- to MIDI Devices (Examples)
33. F7h
Manufacturer's ID
Mirroring Requirements
End of Exclusive (EOX)
3 Ways to Transfer SysEx Data
34. Volume
Channel Mode Message 127
0 - 32
7
MIDI Sync
35. Keyboards - Wind Controllers - Brass Controllers - Electronic Drums - and Control Surfaces; Significantly less latency
Control Change (Controllers)
Start
Examples of Location Sync
Trigger- to- MIDI Devices (Examples)
36. Local ON/OFF
Active Sensing
Channel Mode Message 122
System Realtime Messages
10
37. Synchronization to the timing or speed of a pattern or song
Tempo
32 - 63
Device ID
Song Select
38. Switches
Control Change Data Train
64 - 95
Direct
Full Frame Message
39. Container that carries all MIDI events in a sequence; Method of grouping MIDI events to make editing and arranging easier
Synchronization
MIDI Region
Tune Request
Full Frame Message
40. Least Significant Byte; Controller #32
LSB
Quarter Frame Message
Continue
Synchronization Types
41. Converting an analog signal or sound into a MIDI message
End of Exclusive (EOX)
System Reset
Pitch- to- MIDI
Channel Mode Message 126
42. Storage Media or Sequence Track
VCA
Most Common Controllers
Pitch- to MIDI Devices (Examples)
Where to Save SysEx Data
43. OMNI ON
SPP
End of Exclusive (EOX)
Channel Mode Message 125
Running Status
44. 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
VCF
VCA
LTC
Offset
45. 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
Event Chasing
Device ID
Hexadecimal
Channel Mode Message 125
46. A pulse is sent out every 300 ms; If a slave device receives them it will function normally
VCA
Mirroring Requirements
Active Sensing
MIDI Sync
47. Single MIDI message; Status Byte + associated Data Bytes; Can be edited individually allowing complete control over every minute detail of the MIDI sequence
120 - 127
Running Status
Channel Mode Message 126
MIDI Event
48. 0 - 32 - Bank Select 1 - Modulation 7 - Volume 10 - Pan 64 - Sustain Pedal
Control Change Data Train
Tempo Sync Types
Most Common Controllers
Channel Mode Message 120
49. 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
ReWire
BPM
MIDI Beat Clock
System Realtime Messages
50. Tempo & Location
Synchronization Types
System Messages
Offset
SPP