Midi Theory Test Review

1. What does midi stand for?

Musical Instrument Digital Interface
2. Name 3 Midi ports and describe their functions?
• In – Receives Data
• Out – Sends Data, Transmits
• Thru – Passes data received at devices in port
1. Does the Midi system transmit digital audio data or
analog audio signal?
Neither, it carries no audio, only Midi data.
2. Over how many channels is Midi transmitted?
16
3. What device records, plays back & edits Midi data?
Midi Sequencer
4. What do we call an instrument that can play multiple
programs, each assigned to its own Midi Channel?
Multitimbral
5. What is a Midi workstation?
A multitimbral synth or sampler with a built in
sequencer.
6. What sequencer function is used to shift midi data to
the closest available rhythmic value?
Quantization
7. What do we call the device needed to input/output
midi when using a software sequencer?
Midi Interface
8. How can we allow the use of more than 16 Midi
Channels?
An interface with multiple outs.
9. What is tempo and how is it measured.
• The rate or speed of a performance.
• Beats per minute.
1. If we want to automate a mix, must we use a mixing
console with automation?
No, the program usually has its own automation
features.
2. What do we call a synth or sampler that is a program
run in a computer?
Virtual or soft Synth/Sampler
3. What do we call a synth or sampler that is self
contained?
Hardware Synth/Sampler
4. What do we call the delay produced between input
and output?
Latency
5. What is usually used to sync 2 or more sequencers?
Midi Clock
6. What is usually used to sync sequencers to multi
tracks?
Midi Time Code (MTC)
7. What do we call the creation of an audio file within
the sequencer/Hard disk recorder?
Exporting or Bouncing
8. What is a cycle?
A complete change in air pressure or voltage
9. What do we call the number of times per second a
waveform completes a cycle?
Frequency
10.What do we call the speed at which a waveform
travels through a medium?
Velocity
11.What is wavelength?
The distance it takes for a waveform to complete
a cycle.
12.What do we call the amount of change in sound or
signals intensity?
 Amplitude
13.What is harmonic content?
The relative number and amplitude of overtones
and harmonics contained in a sound (balance of
frequencies in a sound)
14.What describes how a waveforms characteristics
change over time?
Envelope
15.What do we call the time relationship of a waveform
to a known time reference?
Phase
16.What do we call changes in atmospheric pressure
that occur from 20 to 20,000 times per second?
Sound
17.What is audio signal?
Changes in voltage that represent sound
18.What word describes a synth capable of playing
more than one note at a time?
Polyphonic
19.What word describes a synth capable of playing only
one note at a time?
Monophonic
20.What is a sampler?
Digital recording and playback device with real
time control of pitch.
21.In to what type of memory does the sampler
generally record?
Ram
22.What sampler function removes an unwanted part
from beginning or end of a sample?
Trim or Truncate
23.What sampler function repeats all or part of a
sample?
Loop
24.How much of a copy righted source may be sampled
and used without owners permission?
None