SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
MIDI - 2
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
engineering
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. MIDI Time Code message sent during playback
3 Ways to Transfer SysEx Data
Quarter Frame
Pitch- to- MIDI
SMPTE
2. (MIDI Beat Clock) - Keeps devices locked to the same tempo (24 PPQN)
SPP
0 - 32
BPM
Timing Clock
3. MONO
Decimal
Channel Mode Message 126
Mirroring
MIDI Implementation Chart
4. 00 - 31 = Low Resolution (MSB) 32 - 63 = High Resolution (LSB) 64 - 95 = Switches 96 - 119 = Various / FX 120 - 127 = Channel Mode Messages
System Messages
Channel Mode Message 123
Controller Categories
Timing Clock
5. POLY
MIDI Beat Clock
VCA
Channel Mode Message 127
Absolute Location Synchronization
6. Local ON/OFF
Controller #0
Mirroring Requirements
Channel Mode Message 122
Relative Location Synchronization
7. 16 -384
Best Way to Calculate Hexadecimal
96 - 119
Synchronization
High Resolution Bank Total
8. 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.
MIDI Implementation Chart
Timing Clock
Full Frame
Program Data
9. Relative & Absolute
Types of Location Sync
Decimal
MIDI Show Control
Trigger- to- MIDI
10. Longitudinal Time Code; When SMPTE time code is encoded as an audio signal on audio track; Audio version of SMPTE; Absolute
System Reset
Running Status
LTC
Timing Clock
11. The process of locking two or more devices together in time and/or tempo
Full Frame Message
MIDI Region
Quarter Frame
Synchronization
12. Controller that will commonly change banks on most MIDI devices (sometimes 0 & 32 are necessary)
96 - 119
3 Ways to Transfer SysEx Data
Controller #0
End of Exclusive (EOX)
13. Timing Clock; Start; Continue; Stop; Active Sensing; System Reset
3 Ways to Transfer SysEx Data
System Realtime Messages
10
64
14. Pan
Song Select
System Messages
10
Synchronization
15. 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
VITC
Event Chasing
Tempo
00 - 31
16. Keyboards - Wind Controllers - Brass Controllers - Electronic Drums - and Control Surfaces; Significantly less latency
Channel Mode Message 126
10
MIDI Show Control
Trigger- to- MIDI Devices (Examples)
17. Switches between songs or patterns on a sequence
Song Select
32 - 63
Controller Categories
0 - 32
18. Switches
Hexadecimal
64 - 95
VCF
Full Frame
19. Synchronization to a point in time or a direct address
1
Location
System Common Messages
64 - 95
20. Message sent for the device to send SysEx data - then sends it to the device; Most commonly used by an editor or library program
Syncing MIDI Beat Clock
Request
Controller Categories
Channel Mode Message 125
21. SMPTE; MTC; LTC; VITC; SPP
Examples of Location Sync
Where to Save SysEx Data
0 - 32
10
22. 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
Channel Mode Message 126
System Messages
Absolute Location Synchronization
MIDI Beat Clock
23. Direct; Request; Handshake
Bank Select
Channel Mode Message 123
3 Ways to Transfer SysEx Data
VCA
24. 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
BPM
LTC
Offset
Where to Save SysEx Data
25. 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
Quarter Frame Message
SPP
Pitch- to MIDI Devices (Examples)
Timing Clock
26. 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
Mirroring Requirements
64
Full Frame
BPM
27. Least Significant Byte; Controller #32
Best Way to Calculate Hexadecimal
Pitch- to MIDI Devices (Examples)
Device ID
LSB
28. Resets to default power up state
Timing Clock
Syncing MIDI Beat Clock
1
System Reset
29. MIDI Time Code; Sub- format of SMPTE; Absolute
System Reset
Low Resolution
VCF
MTC
30. A way to save or change complete settings
Full Frame Message
BPM
Song Position Pointer
System Exclusive
31. Container that carries all MIDI events in a sequence; Method of grouping MIDI events to make editing and arranging easier
MIDI Region
Trigger- to- MIDI Devices (Examples)
120 - 127
Most Common Controllers
32. Bank Select
Timing Clock
0 - 32
Most Common Controllers
Absolute Location Synchronization
33. Channel Mode Messages
Event Chasing
Pitch- to- MIDI
Product ID
120 - 127
34. Start of Exclusive; Manufacturer's ID; Product ID; Device ID; Program Data; End of Exclusive (EOX)
MIDI Time Code
Tempo
System Exclusive Protocol
Channel Mode Message 125
35. MIDI Clock; MIDI Sync
Tempo Sync Types
Location
0 - 32
System Exclusive
36. Base 2
MIDI Event
System Exclusive Protocol
Binary
10
37. How high resolution is achieved in MIDI Controllers
Program Data
System Reset
Control Change Data Train
Mirroring
38. 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
End of Exclusive (EOX)
MTC Full Frame Message
Timing Clock
SMPTE
39. 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
Channel Mode Message 124
Where to Save SysEx Data
Running Status
Control Change (Controllers)
40. Locks devices to the same location (in increments of 16th notes)
Channel Mode Message 122
Song Position Pointer
Mirroring
Trigger- to- MIDI Devices (Examples)
41. Beats Per Minute
MIDI Region
BPM
SMPTE
10
42. F7h
Bank Select
End of Exclusive (EOX)
VITC
MTC Full Frame Message
43. Tune Request; Song Select; Song Position Pointer; MIDI Time Code
System Message Format
Controller Categories
Full Frame
System Common Messages
44. 1 (msb) ---> 110 (System Message) ---> 0100 (Which Message)
VCO
Stop
Program Data
System Message Format
45. Using handshake wiring - requests for data are continuously sent between devices
Quarter Frame
Start of Exclusive
Handshake
Timing Clock
46. Most Significant Byte; Controller #0
MSB
LSB
120 - 127
System Realtime Messages
47. Low Resolution (MSB)
System Realtime Messages
00 - 31
High Resolution Bank Total
3 Ways to Transfer SysEx Data
48. Controls some aspect of sound on a channel; 128 Different controllers available (1 -127); Give us the ability to automate changes when recorded
System Message Format
Start
Types of Location Sync
Control Change (Controllers)
49. Modulation
Channel Mode Message 126
1
Quarter Frame Message
Quarter Frame
50. Guitar - Bass - Strings - & Monophonic Audio- to-Video Conversion; More Expressive
Continue
Pitch- to MIDI Devices (Examples)
LSB
10