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| Synthesis is the process of |
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| Devices that create a consistant, repeating sound |
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| Sine, Sawtooth, Square, Triangle |
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| The wave that plays one frequency. The most basic waveform |
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| The wave that play together at different frequencies and at different volumes. |
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| Sawtooth. You hear the fundamental and (softer sounds) Harmonics. |
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| The wave that sounds somewhere between the sawtooth and the Sine. |
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| Square. It is sine waves added together but with less harmonics, therefore creating a slightly "smoother" sound. |
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| The wave that plays only odd harmonics, with volume dropping off more quickly |
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| Voltage Control Amplifier. It allows signal to be turned up or down or cut out. |
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| Filter out frequencies while letting others pass. Filters can be set permanently or can be automated. |
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| High Pass, Low Pass and Band Pass. |
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| Eliminate sound outside the prescribed frequency range. |
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| Resonance is the introduction of sound to a filter, creating _________ |
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| feedback. the feedback can be controlled to shape the sound. |
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| Envelope generators are used to |
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| tell the sound what to do and for how long. They can control filters, volume, panning or whatever parameter you want to automate |
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| What is an LFO and why is it important? |
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is a Low Frequency Oscillator designed to modulate other parts of the synth with functions like vibrato& panning while being able to choose what frequency, how fast and how much of the effect you want to hear.
It's good to use in case we want the same thing to happen over and over without rewriting automation. |
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| Subtractive Synthesis is the method of |
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| subtracting harmonic content (i.e Moog. Using a filter after a waveform to soften the sharpness of a sound) |
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| uses the addition of multiple waveforms to produce harmonics more like those found in traditional instruments. (i.e Hammond Instruments) |
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| Granular synthesis uses ______ chopped up into tiny _____, then played back in a mix of sounds |
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| ________ __________ is the use of band-limited waveforms combined to provide harmony while rejecting conflicting harmonics. |
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| Frequency Modulation, or ____ _________ is the use of multiple sounds that have a _________ ________ played back together to produce a complex and sympathetic sound. |
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| FM Synthesis, harmonic relationship |
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| ________-______ _________ is the use of samples to create a sound rather then an oscillator. What is the advantage? |
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| Sample-Based Synthesis. There is reduced processing by the computer since it is just playing back and not creating sound from scratch |
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| Taking a portion of one sound and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording. |
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| What can you use to Sample? |
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| A sample (hardware OR software), tape loops or vinyl records |
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| Who is credited with originating Musique Concrete? |
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| What is Musique Concrete? |
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| A style of music in which sound and Play were the two main tools of creating compositions |
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| What sort of equipment did Musique Concrete use? |
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| Microphones, reverb machines, filters, a mixer, magnetic tape recorders and shellac record players. |
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| A keyboard with tape loops under each individual key. Considered by many to be the first modern sampling. |
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| ____ _______ allowed a sample to repeat as a recording passed across the head of a tape deck and was recorded onto another song. |
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| What was the first commercially available digital sampling instrument, when was it released, and how much did it cost? |
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| Fairlight CMI (computer music instrument), 1979, $25,000 |
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| What are 3 things you want a sampler to do? |
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| Play, truncate, and alter |
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| What are the 3 main parts of a synth? |
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| Oscillator, Filter, and Amplitude |
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| A device that allows playback of an audio file with the ability to change the pitch, timbre and length of the file. |
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| What does the transform tool in Logic do? |
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| adds rules to Midi to make it do what you want |
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| What are the windows you can see Midi in Logic? |
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| Arrange, Hyper Editor, Piano Roll |
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| Information based on the region selected. |
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| The predictable amount you are moving quantization off the grid |
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| Changes time information without sacrificing pitch |
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