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Quiz 2
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03/08/2006

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What are the Four MIDI Modes in Order?
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Omni On POLY, Omni On MONO, Omni Off POLY, OMNI OFF MONO
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Which Mode is the most common?
Definition
Mode Three, Omni Off Poly
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Which Mode is least useful?
Definition
Mode Two Omni On MONO
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What is Mode 4 Most used for?
Definition
MIDI Guitars
Term
What is the fifth Mode available on Newer Synthesizers?
Definition
Multi-Timbral Mode
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What are the 8 Parameters Of Multi-Timbral Mode?
Definition
Channel Assignment, Timbre Assignment, Volume, Panning, Output Assignments, Tuning, Note Ranges, and Channel Enable/Disable
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Define a Layer.
Definition
Two or more sounds playing simotaneously on the same channel
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What is a Split?
Definition
Having 2 or more instruments with note ranges that don't overlap
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What is a Zone?
Definition
2 or more instruments with note ranges that overlap
Term
Who coined the term Sequencer?
Definition
Robert Moog
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What was the first hardware sequencer called?
Definition
The Circle Machine
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What is PPQN?
Definition
Parts Per Quarter Note. It measures the accuracy of the timing of your recording
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What are the two types of MIDI Bytes?
Definition
Status Bytes and Data Bytes
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Whether a Byte is Status or Data is determined by the _________.
Definition
Most Significant Bit, the one on the left. 1=Status Byte, 0=Data Byte
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How many different value possibilities are allowed in a data byte?
Definition
128
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What are the three sections of a Status Byte?
Definition
Status (msb) Which Message (3 bits) and Which Channel (4 bits, 16 Possibilities)
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What is the difference between a channel voice message and a channel mode message?
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A Voice message is the actual sound, and a mode message tells the sequencer how to respond to voice messages
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What are the 7 Channel Voice Messages?
Definition
Note On, Note Off, Pitch Bend, Pitch Change, Channel Pressure, Note Pressure, and Controllers
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What note number is C1?
Definition
24
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What note number is Middle C (C4)
Definition
60
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