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AudioPedia 110 - Synths, Samplers and Virtual Instruments.
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A Portamento control on an analog synth
allows the synth to be packed into a portable case
sets the glide time between legato-played notes
adds bandpass filtering to a raw oscillator tone
2
White & Pink noise
are random signals that can be used as sound sources or modulators
are digital processes that are available in modern synthesizers
are filters that can be used to add color to various sound sources
3
A Synthesizer
is a type of analog sampler
creates sounds using either analog or digital means
is by definition an analog-only device
4
In a sampler Transposition
morphs between two different instruments loaded simultaneously
automatically matches each sampled instrument to the key of a particular song
is automatically done to all samples within a user-specified range
5
The East Coast & West Coast schools of synthesis
tend to use all-digital vs all-analog technologies, respectively
generally follow the design philosophies of Moog vs Buchla, respectively
both incorporate all-digital technologies
6
The earliest samplers
were all virtual instruments
had a gritty sound due to their 8-bit resolution
had only 24-bit resolution instead of the 48-bit resolution of modern samplers
7
In a modeling instrument Exciters & Disturbers
can only be used to create strange & unusual sounds
emulate vibrating objects and the physical devices used to trigger notes on them
are used to modulate the modeler's traditional oscillators & filters
8
A virtual instrument is
a hardware instrument that mimics an acoustic instrument
a software plug-in instrument
an instrument so expensive that most musicians can't afford it
9
To create a percussive envelope with an ADSR envelope generator
Attack would be set to its slowest value
Decay & Release would be set to their fastest values
Sustain would be set to zero
10
In an analog synth Vibrato can be created
by patching an LFO into a VCA
by patching an LFO into a VCO
by patching an LFO into a VCF
11
The ARP 2600
used a patented 4-pole" ladder" filter for a fat sound
was a fully modular synth that used a pin matrix instead of patch cables
combined a pre-wired design with selective patching capabilities
12
A virtual synthesizer is
a software synth, often a plug-in emulation of an analog synthesizer
a hardware instrument that sounds like a synthesizer but is really a sampler
a hardware synth that includes both analog & digital technology
13
A multi-timbral instrument
is polyphonic-that's what multi-timbral means
includes an EQ for multiple timbres for its single instrument
can play multiple instruments at the same time
14
The stages of a typical 4-stage ADSR Envelope Generator are
Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release
Activation, Dynamics, Saturation, Release
Amplifier, Dropoff, Sustainer, Regulator
15
An analog synth's voltage-controlled modules include
VCX, VCY VCZ
VBR, VCR, VDR
VCO, VCF, VCA
16
In traditional analog synths the most common type of VCF is
a notch filter
a lowpass filter
a spectral filter
17
VCA stands for
Voltage-Controlled Activator
Video-Cassette amplifier
Voltage-Controlled Amplifier
18
Pusle Width Modulation (PWM)
is only available on digital emulations of analog synths
is only possible on modular synths
allows for dynamically changing the shape of a pulse wave via LFOs or EGs for timbral variations
19
A Sampler
uses digital oscillators to create buzzy waveforms
uses recordings of notes or sounds as its sound source
is a mixtape with snippets of various songs
20
Eurorack is
an equipment rack that uses European screw sizes
a standard format for modular synthesizers, since 1996
a pre-wired synth that adheres to a standardized layout
21
A sampler Keymap is
a collection of samples mapped across the keyboard
the collection of sampled instruments available in the sampler
the range of transposition of a single sample
22
An Oscillator
generates short one-cycle samples
generates periodic waves
generates random noise
23
Ring Modulation
is an effect that generates a series of sideband frequencies by amplitude-modulating two waves
is an effect that mimics the sound of an old-fashioned telephone ringer
is a strictly digital effect that requires a specialized pair of complex waves
24
Synthesizer parameters
are the adjustable controls used to shape sounds
are the dimensions of the synthesizer's case
are all always preset to their optimal settings to ensure the best sounds
25
Additive synthesis
creates a complex sound from a chain of short one-cycle samples
builds up a complex wave from individually assembled sine wave harmonics
layers a collection of bright analog oscillator waves for a rich sound
AudioPedia 110
Synths, Samplers and Virtual Instruments
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