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Q. What does MIDI stand for?
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A. Musical Instrument Digital Interface
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Q. What is the group that defines the standards for the MIDI in the US and Europe?
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A. MMA (MIDI Manufacture Association)
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Q. How many MIDI channels are there?
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16
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Q. How Many Pins are there on a MIDI cable?
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5
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Q. How many pins are used on the MIDI cable?
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A. 3 ( Pins 2,4,5)
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Q. what’s the Maximum Length of a MIDI cable?
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50 Feet
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Q. Which pin carries the data?
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A. Pin 5
(Pin 2 Ground Pin 4 plus 5 Bias) |
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Q. What is MIDI Baud rate?
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A. 31.25 Kbaud
31,250 Baud (bits per second) |
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Q. If you want to only play the Sounds that are in your Master keyboard, what would you turn on?
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A. Local Control (Local On)
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Q. Which Port does the master device use?
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A. Out Port
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Q. Which Port does the slave device use?
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Out
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Q. Which Port is used to pass information to the next device?
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Thru
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Q. What is the most Basic MIDI wiring Configuration?
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Daisy Chaining
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Q. How many devices can you wire past the master when Daisy Chaining ?
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3
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Q. What is the smartest wiring technique for MIDI communication?
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Handshake Wiring.
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Q. Which port is optically isolated?
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IN port
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Q. Why is the IN PORT optically isolated?
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A. To prevent against Ground. Loops, EMI, Hum and Buzz
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Q. If you have more than 3 slave devices what would you use to wire them together? (Typically for a live MIDI setup)
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MIDI Thru Box
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Q. To connect your MIDI Device to a computer, we need what type of device?
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MIDI Interface
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Q. A cable that connects a MIDI interface to a computer is what type of cable?
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A. Dual Serial Cable
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Q. What is MIDI receive Mode 1
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A. Omni On Poly
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Q. What is MIDI Receive Mode 2
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A. Omni On Mono
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Q. What is MIDI receive Mode 3
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A. Omni Off Poly
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Q. What is MIDI Receive Mode 4
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A. Omni Off Mono
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Q. Which of the 4 midi Receive Modes is the Most Common?
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A. Omni Off Poly Mode Three
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Q. Define Multitimbral Mode?
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A. Omni Off poly (mode 3)
X16 Channels |
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Q. Which parameter of Multitimbral allows for channel selection?
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A. Channel Assign
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Q. Which parameter of multitimbral allows for sound (Patch) Selection?
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A. Timbre Assign
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Q. Which Parameter of Multitimbral allows for pre-mixing?
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A. Volume
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Q. Which Parameter of Multitambral allows for control over the stereo field?
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A. Pan
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Q. Which parameter of mulitambral allows for selection of outputs?
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Out Put Assign
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Q. Which parameter of multitambral allows for creation of Sound effects?
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A. Tuning
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Q. Which Parameter of multitambral allows for creating of splits, layers , or Zones?
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A. Note Ranges
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Q. Which parameter of Multitambral allows for the ability to turn channels on or off?
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A. Channel Enable/Disable
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Q. The ability to play more then one note at a time is called?
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A. Polyphonic
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Q. the maximum number of notes a device can play at one time is called?
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A. Polphony
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Q. This Automatically assigns notes of polyphony to each channel as they are needed in real time.
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A. Dynamic Allocation
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Q. This changes some aspect of sound depending on how fast you strike the keys.
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A. Velocity Switching
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What Circuit was created to emulate amplitude?
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VCA
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What circuit was created to emulate timbre?
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VCF
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An LFO Modulating the VCO is called what?
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Vibrato
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An LFO Modulating the VCA is called what?
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Tremolo
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An LFO modulating the VCF is called what?
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Wah-Wah
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What is the recoded piece of audio that can be triggered by MIDI?
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Sample
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Where is the best place to edit a sample so it plays back with no clicks or pops?
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Zero Crossing Point
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When Sampling, changes in pitch equal changes in?
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Tempo
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Where do you attach a sample so it plays back at its original pitch?
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Root Key/ Key Note
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Q. A sequencer’s Timing Resolution is measured in what?
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Ppqn- Parts per quarter note.
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Q. What are the most common Controllers?
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A. 0,32 Bank Select,
1. Modulation 7. Volume 10. Pan 64 Sustain |
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Q. List the Controller Categories?
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0-31 Low Resolution
32-63 Hight Resolution 64-95 Switches 96-119 Various/ FX 120-137 Modes |
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Q. What is the process of utilizing both a low Resolution and a high Resolution Controller in Combination to increase the range to total values?
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Mirroring
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Q. How many Patches are Found in a Bank?
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A. 128 (0-127)
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Q. How many total Banks are available in MIDI?
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A. 16,384
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Q. Which Bank Select controller is the MSB?
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0
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Q. List the channel Mode Messages
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A. 120 All Sounds Off
122 Local On/off 124 Omni off 121 Reset all controllers 123 all notes off 125 omni on 127 poly 126 mono |
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Q. What Function reduces the data by 30-33% by removing redundant status Bytes
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A. Running Status
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Q. a stats Byte for a channel Voice Message Tells us what 2 pieces of information?
1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 |
• -Midi Message -Midi Channel
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Q. a data byte for a channel voice message tells us what pieces of information?
0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 |
Amount value
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Q. A status Byte for a system message tells us what 2 pieces of information?
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 |
System message, Which System Message
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Q.List the system common messages
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A. Tune Request
Song select Song position pointer MIDI time Code |
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Q.List the System Realtime Messages
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A. Timing Clock
Start Continue Stop Active Sensing System Reset |
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List the system exclusive Protocal?
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Start of Exlusive (F0h)
Manufactures ID Product ID Device (user) ID Program data End of Exlusive (F7h) |
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Q. What are the 3 ways to tranfer system exclusive data?
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A. Direct Transfer
Request for data Handshake |
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Q. In which message category does timing clock belong?
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A. System Realtime Message
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Q. All Notes off?
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A. Channel Mode Messages
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Q. Manufactures ID?
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A. System Exclusion
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Q. Tune Request
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A. System, Common message
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Q. Which type of sync is based on the timing or speed of the song?
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A. Tempo
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Q. What are the two types of location based sync?
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A. Relative and Absolute
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Q. Which MTC message is only sent on Start, Stop, or Continue?
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A. Full Frame Messages
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Q. How many Bytes long is a MTC Full frame Messages?
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A. 10 bytes
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Q. Which MTC message Is sent during playback?
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A. Quarter Frame Message
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Q. How many bytes long is an MTC Quarter Frame Message?
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A. 2 Bytes
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Q. How many QF messages are needed to complete a SMPTE Address?
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A. 8 QF Messages
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Name the two types of MIDI converters
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Trigger to MIDI & Pitch to MIDI
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Which MIDID converter has the least Latency?
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Trigger to MIDI
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Which MIDI converter is Most Expressive?
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Pitch to Midi
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In which message Category does Modulation Belong to?
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Channel Voice Message
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In which message Category does Active Sensing Belong to?
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System real time message
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In which message Category does All Sounds off Belong to?
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Channel Mode Messages
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In which message Category does Product ID Belong to?
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System Exclusive message
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In which message Category does Midi time code Belong to?
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System Common Message
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In which message Category does Product ID Belong to?
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System Exclusive message
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In which message Category does Midi time code Belong to?
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System Common Message
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In which message Category does Product ID Belong to?
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System Exclusive message
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In which message Category does Midi time code Belong to?
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System Common Message
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In which message Category does Product ID Belong to?
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System Exclusive message
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In which message Category does Midi time code Belong to?
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System Common Message
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