Final Flashcards
What does MIDI stand for?
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
What gets recorded when you use a MIDI?
Performance Data
Best resolution audio files?
Wave and aif. These are uncompressed audio files.
What are MP3s?
Compressed Audio Files
What is quantizing?
Way for you to correct timing of performance, it moves the notes to the nearest beat
Name instruments in reason.
Redrum- Uses a step sequencer and programs drum patterns from scratch.
Dr OctoRex- Premade loops
Subtracte, Thor, and Uropa- Examples of a true synth
NN-XT & NN-19 are sample playbacks
What are the three different windows in reason?
Sequencer, Rack, and Mixer
What are the transport controls?
Play, Stop, Record, and Fast Forward. They allow you to move around the session.
What is pre-count?
Gives a count before it starts recording
What are the three locators?
- Left Locator (for loop)
- Right Locator (For loop)
- End Locator
Advantages to recording in MIDI?
Can change the instrument after recording, can correct mistakes and timing issues
What are the two views in Ableton?
Session View (Vertical) Arrangement View (Horizontal)
What is OSC?
Wave form Oscillator (saw, tooth, triangle, square, and sign)
What is a LPF?
Low Pass Filter. It cuts the highs but let’s the lows pass through unaffected.
What is a HPF?
High pass filter. It cuts the lows and let’s the highs pass through unaffected.
Another term for low pass filter ?
Cutoff
What do oscillators do?
They repeat waveforms to create sound
The difference between samplers and synthesizers?
The ability to create sound
