Midterm Terminology Flashcards
ludomusicology
the study of game music
adaptive audio
music that gives a clue that something in the game has changed.
interactive audio
Audio that responds to something the player does.
dynamic audio
Reacts to changes in the gameplay environment.
diegetic music
when you are watching something occur and music is played that the character can hear and you can hear.
nondiegetic music
music that only the viewer/player hears, not the characters.
music
organized sound
ostaino
short bits of music
mona fine
a continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm:
granular synthesis
taking one section of a sound, pulling it out, and combining it with others.
envelope
TIA
television interface adaptor
dmc
direct memory channel;
double tracking
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)
dsp
digital sound processing; saves space so other things can be added, adjusts sounds, ie sounds Can be adjusted for distance from player
analog to digital
converts source to binary to be modified by the dsp, then converts it back
midi
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.
leitmotif
musical idea that is connected to a person, place, thing, idea, or location
ROM
read only memory
Redbook audio
goes into detail abt what level of compression is good
MUD
multi-user domains or dungeons
MMORPGs
