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32 Cards in this Set
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Pitch
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the relative highness or lowness of a tone; expressed in frequency, measured in Herz(Hz - cycles/second)
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Rhythm
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the time parameter of music.
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Melody
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the horizontal pitch dimension of music
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Harmony
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the vertical pitch dimension of music; the effect or manner in which simultaneous pitches relate to each other.
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Dynamics
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the relative loudness or softness of a musical event.
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Timbre
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the quality/physical characteristics of a musical sound (tone color)
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Texture
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the resulting effect of combined musical timbres.
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Form
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the shape of a piece of art.
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MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
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the worldwide standard by which MIDI controllers, computers, and sequencers communicate.
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MIDI Controller
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a device used to send MIDI control data to a computer or sequencer.
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Synthesizer
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a device capable of generating artificial sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies.
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Patch
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a sound used for MIDI playback; usually found in a computer soundcard, synthesizer, or VSTi ("softsynth")
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VSTi (Virtual Studio Technology Instrument)
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digital samples of instrumental sounds placed in a computer software program to be used for MIDI playback.
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Pan
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the direction from which a sound originates in a stereo field.
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GM (General MIDI)
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created in 1991, it is an addition to the basic MIDI specification, containing a bank of 128 instrumental sounds and sound effects in a fixed order.
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Timbre
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the quality/physical characteristics of a musical sound (tone color)
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Texture
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the resulting effect of combined musical timbres.
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Form
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the shape of a piece of art.
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MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
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the worldwide standard by which MIDI controllers, computers, and sequencers communicate.
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MIDI Controller
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a device used to send MIDI control data to a computer or sequencer.
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Synthesizer
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a device capable of generating artificial sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies.
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Patch
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a sound used for MIDI playback; usually found in a computer soundcard, synthesizer, or VSTi ("softsynth")
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VSTi (Virtual Studio Technology Instrument)
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digital samples of instrumental sounds placed in a computer software program to be used for MIDI playback.
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Pan
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the direction from which a sound originates in a stereo field.
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GM (General MIDI)
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created in 1991, it is an addition to the basic MIDI specification, containing a bank of 128 instrumental sounds and sound effects in a fixed order.
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What is the difference between a synthesizer and a MIDI Controller?
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A SYNTHESIZER creates artificial sound a MIDI CONTROLLER sends MIDI control signals to the computer of synthesizer (so it controls the sounds not creates them)
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How many channels are there in the basic MIDI spec?
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1-16 (16)
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What are the first and last sound in GM?
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First: Grand Piano
Last: Gunshot |
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What is portamento? Modulation?
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Portamento:A slide from one note to another, esp. in singing or playing a bowed string instrument.
Modulation: a musical passage moving from one key to another. |
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Name a scorewriting/composition software other than Sibelius mentioned in class?
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Logic
Massive Pro Tools Sonar |
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What are the three possible sources of MID playback?
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What is the difference between a patch/program and a bank?
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