Fundamentals of MIDI Ch 2 Flashcards
A MIDI cable uses a unique _____ male plug at each end with _____ pins.
DIN, 5
A MIDI cable is _____ which means MIDI messages travel in _____ direction(s).
unidirectional, one
MIDI is a _____ transmission, meaning messages travel one bit at a time.
serial
The MIDI specification states that the hardware MIDI interface operates at a transmission rate of _____.
31.25 Kbaud
The MIDI _____ port will transmit MIDI messages that originate in the MIDI device.
OUT
The MIDI _____ port will receive MIDI messages for the MIDI device.
IN
The MIDI _____ port is used to retransmit (forward) a copy of every MIDI message received by the MIDI device’s IN port.
THRU
A MIDI USB port will most likely function the same as the MIDI DIN _____ and _____ ports.
IN, OUT
Connect a MIDI cable to the _____ port of a MIDI controller and to the _____ port of a hardware MIDI instrument to transmit MIDI messages from the MIDI controller.
OUT, IN
The traditional solution to connect a MIDI controller and a computer is to place an extra piece of hardware called a _____ _____ between them.
MIDI interface
_____ _____ is a switch that allows you to connect and disconnect the keyboard on the MIDI controller from its internal sound engine.
Local control
To daisy chain a MIDI controller and two modules, connect a MIDI cable to the _____ port of tone module 1 in order to forward MIDI messages to module 2.
THRU
A star network requires an extra piece of hardware called a _____ _____.
THRU box
A merge box has multiple _____ ports to allow merging from multiple MIDI controllers.
IN
A _____ MIDI interface has multiple IN and OUT ports.
multiport
A MIDI instrument set to which mode will respond to all MIDI channels and play back polyphonically?
Omni on/poly
A MIDI instrument set to which mode will respond to one MIDI channel and play back monophonically?
Omni off/mono
A _____ MIDI instrument will have a set number of parts. Each can be set to a different RX channel, patch, etc.
multitimbral
As you record-enable a track, the incoming MIDI messages are reassigned to the track’s TX channel. In order for this to work, the MIDI sequencer’s _____ _____ switch must be turned on.
Patch THRU
A great advantage of a multiport MIDI interface is that _____ channels can be transmitted for each OUT port on the interface.
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