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Music119 - Ch. 9
Chapter 9
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Music
Undergraduate 1
11/05/2012

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Term
MIDI
Definition
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
Term
Protocol (2)
Definition
an agreed upon manner or method of communicating
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Controller
Definition
a device for generating data that can be used to control another MIDI device
Term
MIDI message
Definition
information sent from one MIDI device to another containing instructions
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Master
Definition
the primary controller in a MIDI set-up
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Slave
Definition
a MIDI device that receives data from a master controller
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Note on
Definition
a MIDI message indicating that a specific note is to be turned on
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Note off
Definition
a MIDI message indicating that a specific note is to be turned off
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Velocity
Definition
a measure of how fast a key has been pressed: a volume measurement for that particular note
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Patch
Definition
a synthesized or sampled instrument or timbre
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Program change
Definition
an instruction that will change the patch being played on a channel
Term
Sequencer
Definition
a software program or hardware device that can record and play back performance data
Term
General MIDI
Definition
a standardized specification for MIDI devices defining available timbres and channels
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General MIDI sound set
Definition
a standardized collection of 128 timbres for use in General MIDI
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Reserved
Definition
restricting the use of particular MIDI key numbers or channels to specific patches
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Mapped
Definition
assigning a specific response or patch to specific MIDI key numbers
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Aftertouch
Definition
MIDI messages caused by changes of pressure to a clavier key after it has been depressed
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Virtual Instrument
Definition
an instrument that exists in software form only, controlled by hardware or software interfaces or controllers
Term
Clavier keyboard
Definition
a keyboard resembling a piano or organ keyboard, as opposed to a keyboard on a computer
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