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AudioPedia 110 - Synths, Samplers and Virtual Instruments.
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1
White & Pink noise
are filters that can be used to add color to various sound sources
are digital processes that are available in modern synthesizers
are random signals that can be used as sound sources or modulators
2
The Oberheim SEM module
was an effects processor with flanging, chorus & echo effects
was designed to be used in multiples to allow for polyphony
brought digital technology to the Oberheim product line
3
In a synthesizer a Sample & Hold module
stores the settings for various patches in a modular synth
adds more realistic digital samples to an analog synth
turns a continuous control voltage into a stepped control voltage
4
A virtual synthesizer is
a hardware synth that includes both analog & digital technology
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
5
In an analog synth Vibrato can be created
by patching an LFO into a VCO
by patching an LFO into a VCA
by patching an LFO into a VCF
6
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
7
The East Coast & West Coast schools of synthesis
generally follow the design philosophies of Moog vs Buchla, respectively
tend to use all-digital vs all-analog technologies, respectively
both incorporate all-digital technologies
8
A sampler that uses keyswitching
can automatically transpose an instrument by playing in a different key
selects different sampled articulations of an instrument from different keys
can be locked onstage so others cannot play it
9
In traditional analog synths the most common type of VCF is
a spectral filter
a lowpass filter
a notch filter
10
An Oscillator
generates short one-cycle samples
generates random noise
generates periodic waves
11
A virtual instrument is
a hardware instrument that mimics an acoustic instrument
an instrument so expensive that most musicians can't afford it
a software plug-in instrument
12
An analog synthesizer
uses oscillators and filters to shape its sounds
uses samples recorded on analog tape as its sound sources
uses a chain of one-cycle samples to create its complex sounds
13
What analog synthesizer brand is famous for its 4-pole lowpass filter?
Buchla
Moog
ARP
14
A Modeling instrument
emulates acoustic sounds by recreating their physical components in software
is one that looks good on stage
uses analog oscillators and filters to imitate the tones of real instruments
15
An Oscillator
generates short one-cycle samples
generates periodic waves
generates random noise
16
The stages of a typical 4-stage ADSR Envelope Generator are
Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release
Activation, Dynamics, Saturation, Release
Amplifier, Dropoff, Sustainer, Regulator
17
A Wavetable is
a collection of analog oscillator waves layered for a rich sound
a chain of short one-cycle samples that creates a complex sound
a complex wave built up of individually assembled sine wave harmonics
18
Subtractive synthesis
filters & processes harmonically-rich raw waveforms
build up a complex wave from scratch by adding individual sine waves together
uses a chain of one-cycle samples to create its complex sounds
19
Ring Modulation
is a strictly digital effect that requires a specialized pair of complex waves
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
20
A Portamento control on an analog synth
sets the glide time between legato-played notes
adds bandpass filtering to a raw oscillator tone
allows the synth to be packed into a portable case
21
A Synthesizer
creates sounds using either analog or digital means
is by definition an analog-only device
is a type of analog sampler
22
The earliest samplers
had a gritty sound due to their 8-bit resolution
were all virtual instruments
had only 24-bit resolution instead of the 48-bit resolution of modern samplers
23
An analog synth's voltage-controlled modules include
VBR, VCR, VDR
VCO, VCF, VCA
VCX, VCY VCZ
24
An analog synth's oscillator waveshapes typically include
Lowpass, Highpass, Bandpass, Notch
LFO, EG, FM, AM
Sine, Sawtooth, Pulse, Square, Triangle
25
Legato phrasing on a synthesizer
is not possible-only samplers offer a legato option
is usually achieved by playing overlapping notes
is usually achieved by holding down the sustain pedal
AudioPedia 110
Synths, Samplers and Virtual Instruments
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