Test 1 Flashcards
What are some examples of hardware?
Computer, Audio Monitors, Headphones, Synthesizers, Midi Interface, Audio Interface, Microphone, Etc.
What are some examples of software?
DAW, Music Notation, Virtual Instrument, Etc
What does DAW stand for?
Digital Audio Workstation
What type of Audio Monitor has an amplifier built into the housing?
Active Monitor
What type of Audio Monitor does not have an amplifier built into the housing?
Passive Monitor
What does a MIDI Interface do?
Sends and receives MIDI data to and from a computer
What does an Audio Interface do?
Sends and receives audio data to and from a computer
What are the three types of synthesizers?
Keyboard, sound module, and virtual instrument
What are the five properties of a keyboard synthesizer?
Number of Keys Size of Keys Action Expression Wheels Does it double as a Midi keyboard controller?
What is a “dumb controller”?
A MIDI keyboard controller that has no internal synthesizer engine.
What does a sound module lack?
the keyboard/controller
Does a virtual instrument have any hardware?
No
What is a parameter?
A value for a particular function that can be changed
What are the four major operation modes of a synthesizer?
Program/Patch
Combination.Performance
Global/System
Edit
How many patches are located in one bank?
128
What type of memory do makes A-D use?
RAM (Random Access Memory)
What type of memory does the GM (General MIDI) bank use?
ROM (Read Only Memory)
What is General MIDI?
Common patches across all brands
What are the three types of settings available in Combination mode?
Layer
Split
VSW (Velocity Switch)
What feature makes a synthesizer a Multi-timbral device?
Multi mode
What does MIDI stand for?
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
What language does MIDI use?
Digital Data/Binary
Does MIDI create and transmit sound?
NO
Who controls MIDI?
The MMA
What does MMA stand for?
MIDI Manufactures Association
Who is the father of MIDI?
Dave Smith
What year did MIDI arrive in?
1983
What constitutes a MIDI Device?
It is able to send and/or receive Midi messages
What can be MIDI Controllers? (four of them)
Music-Instrument related forms (ie. keyboard)
Non-Music related forms (ie audio mixer console)
Dumb Controller (midi only controller)
Slave Device (Sound module or virtual instrument)
What do you use to connect midi devices?
MIDI Cable
What is it called what you have multiple midi devices connected?
Daisy Chain
What are the 7 MIDI Channel Messages?
Note On Note Off Pitch Change Control Change Pitch Bend Channel Aftertouch Poly Aftertouch
How manny MIDI channels are there?
16
What is a MIDI Interface?
A hardware device that converts, routs and transmits MIDI data
How do you connect and interface to the computer?
USB
