CT MIDI

How many channels are in the MIDI protocol?

16

How many degrees of Velocity are there?

128

In order for one MIDI device to communicate with another, what must be true?

- Channels must match

- Connections must be correct

The part of a keyboard that generates MIDI instructions is:

the controller

The part of the keyboard that responds to MIDI information is:

sound computer

Which of the following is not a possible application of MIDI?

Recording a vocal

Aftertouch

Pressure applied to a key after it is struck

Velocity

The MIDI term for how fast or hard the key is struck

OUT Port

used to transmit MIDI information from a "Master" device

IN Port

receives MIDI information

THRU Port

Repeats & copies MIDI info to another device

MIDI cables are all ___ directional cables

one

4 Common Control Methods

- Modulation

- Midi Volume

- Midi Pan

- Sustain

CCV number for Modulation =

1

CCV number for Midi Volume =

7

CCV number Midi Pan =

10

CCV number for Sustain =

64

What are the two types of MIDI sequencers?

Pattern & Linear

If a device can respond to multiple MIDI channels simultaneously, is it considered:

Multitimbral

What best describes the function of the Thru port?

Repeats all MIDI information received by the device's IN port

What is the difference between monophonic and polyphonic synthesizers?

Number of Voices (Mono:1, Poly: Many)

Quantizing MIDI will affect which of the following?

- Timing Resolution

- Rhythmic feel of performance

Which Continuous Control Number would be used to change a sound's position in the stereo field?

10

Continuous Control Messages affect only one particular MIDI channel at a time? T/F

True

A Sustain or Damper Pedal is merely an off/on switch. What 2 values are generated?

0 or 127

When MIDI is used to create music, the following are true

- You can change the sound of a part without having to completely re-record it

- You can change one note in the middle of a chord and not affect any of the other notes

- You can fix the timing of the performance

- You can assemble the part one note at a time and work at your own pace

multi-timbral

the ability for a device to use more than one MIDI channel at one time

linear sequencer

records midi information chronologically

quantizing

adjusts MIDI event timing placement

polyphony

defines the maximum number of voices an instrument produces at one time

drum machine

a great example of a pattern sequencer

PPQ (parts per quarter-note)

measures the timing resolution of a sequencer

monophonic

can only play one voice at a time

sequencer

a device that records and plays back MIDI information

pattern mode

where the individual sections of midi information are created

step-write recording

recording MIDI events one at a time