MIDI

1)   What does MIDI stand for?

Musical Instrument Digital Interface

2)   How does it work?

to connect or interface instruments of different manufacture to control common functions, such as note events, timing events, pitch bends, pedal information

3)   How many channels area available at once?

16 channels of MIDI that can be sent at the same time.

4)   What are the 3 types of MIDI connection?1)   What does MIDI stand for?

Musical Instrument Digital Interface

2)   How does it work?

to connect or interface instruments of different manufacture to control common functions, such as note events, timing events, pitch bends, pedal information

3)   How many channels area available at once?

16 channels of MIDI that can be sent at the same time.

4)   What are the 3 types of MIDI connection?

MIDI out – where the MIDI is being sent from.

MIDI in  - where the MIDI data is being received.

MIDI through – where MIDI data is carried through a device and on to another.

5)   What is the highest MIDI value?

127 messages in 128 bits of info ranging from 0 - 127

6)   What is General MIDI?

GM specifies a bank of 128 sounds arranged into 16 families of eight related instruments, and assigns a specific program number to each instrument. Percussion instruments are placed on channel 10, and a specific MIDI note value is mapped to each percussion sound. GM-compliant devices must offer 24-note polyphony.

7)   Name 8 different channel messages that MIDI control

Notes On/Off

Velocity – how hard you press the note

Attack

Delay

Sustain

Release

Pitch Bend

Timing

Pedal information (modulation wheel)

Panning

Expression

After Touch

Program change

Volume

8)   What is a MIDI sequencer?

MIDI out – where the MIDI is being sent from.

MIDI in  - where the MIDI data is being received.

MIDI through – where MIDI data is carried through a device and on to another.

5)   What is the highest MIDI value?

127 messages in 128 bits of info ranging from 0 - 127

6)   What is General MIDI?

GM specifies a bank of 128 sounds arranged into 16 families of eight related instruments, and assigns a specific program number to each instrument. Percussion instruments are placed on channel 10, and a specific MIDI note value is mapped to each percussion sound. GM-compliant devices must offer 24-note polyphony.

7)   Name 8 different channel messages that MIDI control

Notes On/Off

Velocity – how hard you press the note

Attack

Delay

Sustain

Release

Pitch Bend

Timing

Pedal information (modulation wheel)

Panning

Expression

After Touch

Program change

Volume

8)   What is a MIDI sequencer?

Experimental Recording Techniques

Foley Artist

Foley created several very interesting ways to capture and reproduce commonly heard sounds in films, that we know and love.

Foley, is the reproduction of  day to day sound effect that can be and are added into film, video and other mediums in post-production to enhance audio quality. These reproduced sounds can be anything from the swishing of clothing and footsteps to squeaky doors and breaking glass. The best foley art us so well integrated into a film that it goes unnoticed by the audience. It helps to create a sense of reality within a scene. Without these crucial background noises, movies feel unnaturally quiet and uncomfortable.

Foley artists recreate the realistic ambient sounds that the film portrays. The props and sets of a film do not react the same way acoustically as their real life counterparts. Foley sounds are used to enhance the auditory experience of the movie. Foley can also be used to cover up unwanted sounds captured on the set of a movie during filming, such as overflying airplanes or passing traffic.

The term "Foley" is also used to describe a place, such as Foley-stage or Foley-studio, where the Foley process takes place.