MIDI

Question 1

Binary number system

Answer 1

Number system that has only two digits used for MIDI communication

Question 2

Channel aftertouch

Answer 2

Has one data byte; amount of pressure in the one data byte will be applied to every sustained note on the channel

Question 3

Control change

Answer 3

First data byte defines the control number and the last data byte defines the value for the control number

Question 4

Daisy chain

Answer 4

Output of one device is connected to another device’s input, that output’s device is connected to another device’s input, etc. in a chain

Question 5

General MIDI

Answer 5

Specific instrument types are associated with specific program change numbers

Question 6

Hexadecimal

Answer 6

Number system that has 16 digit

Question 7

Local control

Answer 7

Switch that allows you to connect and disconnect the internal sound engine from the keyboard on the controller

Question 8

MIDI cable

Answer 8

Cable used to connect one MIDI device to another or to connect to a computer through a MIDI interface

Question 9

MIDI channels

Answer 9

16 channels designated for MIDI transmission and reception (TX=transmission, RX=reception)

Question 10

MIDI controller

Answer 10

Type of MIDI device that is primarily used to create and transmit MIDI messages

Question 11

MIDI instrument

Answer 11

Type of MIDI device that is primarily used to receive and playback MIDI messages (converts MIDI to audio)

Question 12

Virtual instrument

Answer 12

Software that receives MIDI and transmits audio

Question 13

Tone module

Answer 13

Synthesizer minus the keyboard

Question 14

Workstation keyboard

Answer 14

Keyboard synthesizer that has sequencing capability

Question 15

Monotimbral

Answer 15

MIDI instrument that plays one patch at a time

Question 16

Multitimbral

Answer 16

MIDI instrument that plays multiple patches at a time

Question 17

MIDI DIN

Answer 17

Unique 5-pin connector used on MIDI cables (pins 2, 4, and 5 are used, pins 1 and 3 are not connected to anything)

Question 18

MIDI ports

Answer 18

Ports on a MIDI device that receive, transmit, or copy MIDI messages

Question 19

MIDI thru

Answer 19

Retransmits (forwards) a copy of every MIDI message received in this device’s IN port

Question 20

MIDI USB

Answer 20

Transmits and receives MIDI messages (and maybe audio) with a host computer

Question 21

Star network

Answer 21

MIDI connection in which an OUTport of a MIDI controller is connect to the IN port of a THRU box, and the THRU ports of the THRU box are connected to the IN ports of tone modules

Question 22

MIDI merge

Answer 22

Allows a performer to add MIDI data on top of already sequenced MIDI data

Question 23

MIDI modes

Answer 23

Determine how an instrument will respond to channel messages

Question 24

MIDI messages

Answer 24

Binary messages that consist of one, two, or three bytes that convey MIDI information

Question 25

Program change

Answer 25

MIDI message that defines which patch to change to

Question 26

PPQN

Answer 26

Pulses per quarter note; timing resolution for placement of MIDI events

Question 27

Timing clock

Answer 27

Assures that, if two or more devices are in use at the same time, their tempos will lock together

Question 28

Polyphonic key pressure

Answer 28

Has two data bytes; amount of pressure in the data bytes can be applied to one or multiple sustained notes

Question 29

Polyphony

Answer 29

Multiple notes played at the same time

Question 30

MIDI quantization

Answer 30

Moves MIDI data to a specific location determined by a quantizing grid value

Question 31

MIDI sequencing

Answer 31

When a device holds a series of MIDI information that tells MIDI devices what to play

Question 32

Status byte

Answer 32

Byte that contains message type information or channel assignment, most significant bit is 1

Question 33

Data byte

Answer 33

Supports status byte with additional information (note number, velocity value, etc.)

Question 34

Step sequencer

Answer 34

MIDI-based tool that divides a measure of music into a pre-determined number of note values called steps

Question 35

System exclusive

Answer 35

Used to transmit and receive stored patch parameters and sequencer data between devices from the same manufacturer, or back up patches on one device

Question 36

Velocity sensitivity

Answer 36

Value from 1-127 that determines speed at which a key is strikes on a MIDI controller