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Sonic Charge : BitSpeak Flashcards

1
Q

Bitspeek is a …

A

real-time pitch-excited linear prediction codec effect.

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2
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Linear prediction coding is________that appeared in commercial products in the
____ and was implemented in some well-known ___ of the early

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a voice compression technology
seventies
speaking toys
eighties

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3
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We have applied this technology ( Linear prediction coding) to create a VST / AU effect plug-in that ___audio, ____ a number of parameters (including pitch, volume and
formant data) and then ______ the audio using a simple____,
____ and ___ architecture.

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analyzes

extracts

resynthesizes

oscillator

noise

filter

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4
Q

We have added a number of playback parameters that adjusts the___ and ___
quality of the sound as well as support for ____and a beat-synchronized “
_______”.

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pitch
tonal
MIDI
“formant freezing effect”

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5
Q

Despite having only a few simple controls, this box can produce a broad range of sounds from cheap _____to high-end
_____and _____effects.

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speaking toys
vocoder
talkbox

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6
Q

User Interface:
Rate (kHz):
Bitspeek performs its calculations at a _____ sample-rate, regardless of
_______. The possible settings are
(the last mode will actually adjust to the project sample rate and select a rate between ___).

A

designated fixed
the sample-rate your project is running at
8 kHz, 11 kHz, 22 kHz and 44 -> 48 kHz
44 and 48 kHz

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Rate (kHz):Notice that Bitspeek is still compatble with any host sample-rate by performing _______. The Rate choice affects several other ____in the _____ and
changing Rate will ____
(Notice that the_____ mode
may require a lot of CPU. In many cases, the ___ mode works just as well.

A 
automatic sample-rate conversion
internal parameters 
DSP algorithms
change the sound dramatically
 44 kHz
22 kHz
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8
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Frame Rate:

The audio signal is _______ in blocks called “frames”

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analyzed and processed

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9
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Frame Rate: For each
frame, Bitspeek estimates the ______of the incoming audio, as
well as the balance between _________.

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pitch, volume and formants
“voiced” audio (e.g vowels) and
“voiceless” (e.g., the noise in a consonant)

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10
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Frame Rate: By _______, the analysis will be performed more rarely and you will achieve a cheaper toy-like sound.

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lowering the frame rate

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11
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Frame Rate:
You can also “______” the
audio by dragging Frame Rate all the way down to___.

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freeze

0

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12
Q

Frame Rate:

The parameter range is _____to___ (if Sync is ___)

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0 to
80 Hz
off

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13
Q

Frame Rate:

higher rates requires more ____ than lower rates.

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CPU

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14
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Sync:

Enable Sync to make Bitspeek ____ in sync with the tempo of your music.

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“freeze” frames

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15
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Sync: When Sync is enabled, you may select various___with the Frame Rate slider instead of selecting a rate in ___

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time synchronized rates (1/8, 1/16 etc)

Hz

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16
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MIDI:

Enable MIDI to control the ___and___ of the effect via MIDI.

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pitch and envelope

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17
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MIDI:
You will need a
host that is capable of _____ to effect plug-ins in order to use this feature. Please ______for your host for information on how to set it
up.

A

transmitting MIDI

read the documentation

18
Q

MIDI:

When enabled, Bitspeek will play only when it _____ and it will transpose_____ according to the MIDI notes it receives.

A

receives MID

the pitch

19
Q

MIDI:
Turn down the_____
to ____ to achieve a vocoder / auto-tune like sound.

A

Tracking parameter

zero

20
Q

MIDI:
If you set the ____(with____ disabled), Bitspeek will “freeze” the formants on MIDI____ allowing you to create interesting “stroboscopic” audio effects.

A

Frame Rate to zero
Sync
note on

21
Q

MIDI:
Finally, Bitspeek supports
Pitch Wheel messages (one ________and____) and the MIDI Sustain Pedal can
also be used to_____while playing

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(one octave up and down)

“freeze” frames

22
Q

Pitch:

You can transpose the outgoing audio by___ to _____semitones ( that =__ to ___ octaves).

A
  • 36 to +36

- 3 to +3

23
Q

Pitch:
Hold down the ___while_____ to make finer adjustments down to a
single ______ in precision.

A

shift-key
turning the knob
cent

24
Q

____:
Determines the amount by which the source signal pitch affects the synthesized
audio, from to%

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Tracking

0% to 200%.

25
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Tracking:

At 100%, the processed audio will _____

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follow the pitch intonation of the original audio as exactly as possible.

26
Q

Tracking:
(Sometimes though, the tracking
detects the wrong octave, especially ____with extremely low pitch.)

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on source material with extremely low pitch.)

27
Q

Tracking:

At____%, the pitch will stay fixed and produce a __/__-like quality.

A

0%

robotic/ vocoder

28
Q

Detune
There is a_______ which can be used to achieve a fat detuned sound or
for chord-like effects.

A

second oscillator

29
Q

Detune

The second oscillator is transposed from the first by__to__cents, representing a range of up to ____

A

+0 to +1200

one octave.

30
Q

Noise:

This parameter adjusts the balance of ___vs___ sound.

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“voiced” vs “voiceless”

31
Q

Noise:
At the default setting +/- 0%, Bitspeek attempts to follow the balance of the ___, so that “voiced” sounds (like _____) produce distinct tones while “voiceless” sounds (such
as ______) produce noise.

A

source signal
vowels
consonants

32
Q

Noise:
By turning Noise all the way down to -100%, all
noise will be…

A

removed from the output audio.

33
Q

Noise:
By turning Noise up to +100%, the
output audio will …(sounding like a loud ….)

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consist only of filtered noise

whisper

34
Q

Using Bitspeek in your Host:The DSP algorithm in Bitspeek is a)…but experience has proved that compatibility with a)…plug-ins is lacking in many major host applications.
Therefore we decided to wire the plug-in for b)… input and output, although it will
simply c)…..and the output audio will be the same for both channels-

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a) monophonic
b) .stereo
c) mix the two input channels

35
Q

Using Bitspeek in your Host:
Due to the nature of the algorithms a constant audio latency of _____ is added.
Most modern hosts____ for this latency during playback.

A

13 ms

compensate

36
Q

Playing the ___ of Bitspeek with MIDI notes is great fun, and most hosts support
routing of MIDI effects.

A

pitch

37
Q

Using Bitspeek in your Host::
1. Turn the MIDI switch to “___” in
Bitspeek and turn down Tracking to__%

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On

0%

38
Q

Using Bitspeek in your Host:

2. Create a …

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MIDI track.

39
Q

Using Bitspeek in your Host:
3. Assign “_____” to the audio
track that contains Bitspeek.

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MIDI To

40
Q

Using Bitspeek in your Host:
4. Make sure “MIDI To” is as signed to the _____
and nothing else.

A

Bitspeek effect

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