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Vocabulary and Concepts

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show The number of channels available to you in a MIDI connection. Provides the use of multiple MIDI controllers  
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Active Speaker   show
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show An electric device that boots sound to a level strong enough to move a speaker at the desires sound level  
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Analog   show
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show Where you trim and edit audio wave information  
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show Generally, a device which converts analog electrical signals to digital data that a computer can understand, and vice versa; often connected via USB cable  
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Automation   show
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show The process of turning the product created in a DAW to a mixed down mp3 or WAV file  
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show Beats per minute, how a metronome measures steady beat  
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Cardioid Pattern   show
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Condenser Microphone   show
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show Central processing unit of a computer. The brain where most calculations take place  
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DAW   show
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Digital   show
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show Microphone which uses a coil of wire wrapped around a magnet. Known for being cheap, rugged, and affordable. It does not cover the complete frequency spectrum  
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show The tool used in order to boost or attenuate (cut) specific frequencies within a sound  
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show A device for adjusting the relative strengths of different audio frequencies. Used to boost or cut specific frequencies within a sound  
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Form   show
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show A subset of the MIDI spec that standardizes instrument names, patch locations, MIDI channel assignments, and drum kit note assignments between various synthesizer manufacturers  
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Hammond B3 Organ   show
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show The combination of multiple notes used to support the melodic line. Creates fullness, texture, color, or emotion  
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show The process of starting with a single musical idea or loop and gradually adding additional sounds or tracks one at a time  
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Les Paul   show
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show Where loops are installed and indexed for use in composition  
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show A plus symbol shaped tool used for highlighting audio wave file information  
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Melody   show
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show A tool used in music to mark time as a consistent steady click  
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MIDI   show
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MIDI   show
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MIDI Clock   show
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MIDI Controller Messages   show
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MIDI Instrument Controller   show
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show A device that adds a MIDI in, out, and sometimes thru port to a desktop computer. Commonly used between the MIDI instrument and the computer to translate the MIDI signal for the computer  
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MIDI Port   show
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show Device which splits the MIDI out signal of a master instrument or sequencer to avoid lengthy daisy chaining  
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show An electronic board that can connect 4 to 72 different signals. It is used for combining and changing levels of various instruments and voices to create a desired sound  
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show An instrument that can produce only one sound at a time. Used to create a melodic line  
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show It was the first synthesizer to use a piano-style keyboard  
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show French classical music in which the composer works directly with sounds recorded on magnetic tape, not with musical notation and performers  
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show Disables the audio output of the track  
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Pan   show
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show A loud speaker that requires an external amplifier to work  
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Patch   show
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Pencil Tool   show
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Phantom Power   show
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Piano Roll   show
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show Marks your project's current position in the timeline or the browser. It appears as a gray vertical line with a triangle at the top that is fixed in place unless you move it or the song is playing  
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Polyphonic   show
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Pre-amp   show
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RCA Mark I Synthesizer   show
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Rhythm   show
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Robert Moog   show
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show Creating a MIDI controlled instrument from live recorded sounds  
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Sequencer   show
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show The piano roll. This allows for the arrangement of individual MIDI notes within the timing grid  
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show Click to play only that track. Mutes all of the other tracks  
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show Where you select individual patches or instruments  
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show The standardized file format that allows different sequencers or computer programs to share MIDI data with each other  
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Teleharmonium   show
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Theremin   show
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show Separate layers of audio used to record sources individually  
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show Contains the buttons for navigating through the song (rewind, play, fast forward)  
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TR Cable   show
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show Three pin cable commonly used to connect balanced equipment, speakers, and headphones. Good for 100'  
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Wendy Carlos   show
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show The cable used for microphones or high quality balanced equipment such as audio mixers. Good for 200'  
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show The first affordable and portable synthesizer which used modern circuitry  
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