Midterm Terminology

Question 1

ludomusicology

Answer 1

the study of game music

Question 2

adaptive audio

Answer 2

music that gives a clue that something in the game has changed.

Question 3

interactive audio

Answer 3

Audio that responds to something the player does.

Question 4

dynamic audio

Answer 4

Reacts to changes in the gameplay environment.

Question 5

diegetic music

Answer 5

when you are watching something occur and music is played that the character can hear and you can hear.

Question 6

nondiegetic music

Answer 6

music that only the viewer/player hears, not the characters.

Question 7

music

Answer 7

organized sound

Question 8

ostaino

Answer 8

short bits of music

Question 9

mona fine

Answer 9

a continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm:

Question 10

granular synthesis

Answer 10

taking one section of a sound, pulling it out, and combining it with others.

Question 11

envelope

Question 12

TIA

Answer 12

television interface adaptor

Question 13

dmc

Answer 13

direct memory channel;

Question 14

double tracking

Answer 14

each channel is a track, and it is duplicated twice. (one may be slightly delayed to make the sound wobbly/thicker) (ex: Sonic Boss theme)

Question 15

dsp

Answer 15

digital sound processing; saves space so other things can be added, adjusts sounds, ie sounds Can be adjusted for distance from player

Question 16

analog to digital

Answer 16

converts source to binary to be modified by the dsp, then converts it back

Question 17

midi

Answer 17

music instrument digital interface, does not create sound, interprets it
Tells what instrument is supposed to be played, how long it’s supposed to be played for, what notes,
Different numbers would give different instruments, but each instrument’s code was the same every time
If the number was changed the instrument was changed. Prior to this, things had to be written separately if the composer wanted to change the instrument.

Question 18

leitmotif

Answer 18

musical idea that is connected to a person, place, thing, idea, or location

Question 19

ROM

Answer 19

read only memory

Question 20

Redbook audio

Answer 20

goes into detail abt what level of compression is good

Question 21

MUD

Answer 21

multi-user domains or dungeons

Question 22

MMORPGs