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Quiz 3 Review Flashcards

1
Q

What is MIDI? When was the MIDI standard adopted?

A

MIDI is Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Adopted in 1983, by mid 80s almost every electronic instrument manufactured was MIDI compatible

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Ways of connecting MIDI devices to a computer? Which is the most common.

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External audio interface with MIDI ports (Digidesign M-Box), MIDI interface (MOTU Midi Express), USB Keyboard (Axiom 61).

USB keyboard is most common.

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3
Q

What MIDI note number is middle C?

A

Note #60

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4
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What is a typical use for modulation?

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To add vibrato

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5
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What is a track?

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the way the software visually represents a location for entered MIDI data.

is a linear sequence of midi data.

tracks can contain large amounts of information, and different types.

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6
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What is a patch?

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an individual timbre, eg. piano, flute, string section

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What is pan?

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Panning is changing the position of the timbre in the left-right stereo field for a given channel (pan - short for panorama)

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What is velocity?

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How hard a note is struck

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9
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What is step time recordin?

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Allows you to enter notes one at a time according to the pre-selected note value

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What is real time recording?

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Similar to traditional recording methods: choose a tempo, enable metronome, record enable a track, record, overdub (record data w/o erasing anything), merge (combining data from different tracks).

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11
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What is quantizing?

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Sets a user-definable grid, pulling notes towards nearest grid location.

Used to tighten up a performance, but overuse can de-humanize music

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12
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PPQN resolution

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Parts Per Quarter Note. used for position as well as duration of notes

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13
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Which time formats are commonly found in DAWs? Which one is used for synchronization to picture?

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PPQN, Real time, SMPTE time, musical time.

SMPTE is used for syncing to picture

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14
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What important modification of the MIDI protocol was introduced by General MIDI?

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Standardized instrument patch numbers (1-28), divide into 16 groups (ie piano, strings, reeds, brass, ethnic)

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15
Q

What are some of the overall characteristics of the MIDI 2.0 protocol? What improvements
have been made to MIDI 1.0?

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Backwards compatibility, higher levels of functionality and control. Higher resolution, more channels, more controllers

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16
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What is Protocol Negotiation?

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Dialogue between 2 devices. Decides whether two devices can use MIDI 2.0, if not uses 1.0

17
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What is Profile Configuration

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Permits automatic mapping of faders, knobs, etc. Understands the type of device. Eliminates manual programming of controls.

18
Q

What is Property Exchange?

A

Specific, detailed information sharing. Discover/retrieve/set preset names, individual parameter settings, unique functionalities.

Allows the user to display all necessary data in a hardware synthesizer on a computer screen

19
Q
  1. What is an SMF? What is the file extension for an SMF?
A

Standard MIDI File. Universal File Format with the extension .mid

20
Q

Which of the common possibilities for MIDI set-ups discussed in class allows the greatest
flexibility? Which is the simplest?

A

The USB Hub setup allows the greatest flexibility in terms of type and number of devices connected.

The basic setup (computer <USB> simple interface <midi> keyboard) is the simplest.</midi></USB>

21
Q

Graphic view

A

Notes can be added with a pencil tool, dragged to different location, dragged to shorten/lengthen duration

22
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Notation view

A

traditional musical notation

23
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Event list view

A

numerical representation of events (note number, location, velocity, duration)

24
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Track Overview view

A

shows all tracks in sequence (can cut/copy/paste between them)

25
Q

What features would we commonly find in the mixer window?

A

Graphical representations of volume, pan, and other settings instead of time (images of knobs and sliders)

26
Q

. What types of musical elements can be changed in a MIDI sequence after it is recorded?

A

Sustain, modulation, volume, pan

27
Q

What was the first piece of computer-generated music? What was the name of the computer
software used to create it?

A

The Silver Scale, “Music I” software

28
Q

Which piece listened to in class utilized the FM synthesis technique? What famous synthesizer
utilized this technique?

A

“Sabelithe,” Yamaha DX7

29
Q

What is voice analysis/resynthesis? What piece listened to in class utilized this technique?

A

Sounds converted into digital signals. Analyze parameters and re-synthesize the sound. Analysis of speech used to create a singing computer.

“Bicycle Built for Two” 1961, “Her Song” by Paul Lansky

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