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Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. All Sounds OFF ~ Cuts all outputs of sound ==> SILENCE






2. Sustain Pedal






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






4. Low Resolution (MSB)






5. Voltage signal changes AMPLITUDE






6. 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






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. Reduces the load by about ? (30 -33%) by removing redundant Status Bytes; Only for Channel Messages; Occurs only on playback; Function of the Sequencer; Basically drops similar status bytes so they don't have to be repeated each time






9. MONO






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






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






12. 1 (msb) ---> 110 (System Message) ---> 0100 (Which Message)






13. Tempo & Location






14. Switches






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






16. Base 10






17. Manually initiate transfer from device






18. POLY






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






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






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






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






23. Modulation






24. Relative & Absolute






25. Always referenced from the beginning of the song






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






27. Local ON/OFF






28. Storage Media or Sequence Track






29. Switches between songs or patterns on a sequence






30. 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






31. 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






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






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






34. Volume






35. SPP with added tempo information; Relative






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






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






38. Timing Clock; Start; Continue; Stop; Active Sensing; System Reset






39. Beats Per Minute






40. 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






41. 16 -384






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. OMNI ON






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






50. 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