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MIDI
- musical instrument digital interface. A
communications protocol originally developed to control musical instruments
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MIDI
sequencing - a recording of events
rather than sounds that is then used to play and otherwise control musical
instruments through MIDI protocol
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Digital sampling
- a digitally recorded sound that is
usually then integrated into a musical instrument for playback
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Software based
synthesizers - musical instruments
that use digital samples and are internal to the computer itself usually
controlled by computer sequencer
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External
hardware synthesizers - outboard tone
generators external to the computer itself that are controlled either by
keyboard or computer sequencer
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“Acidized” audio
loops - short (usually one or two
measures) audio Wave files that are pitch and tempo intelligent. They are
used as “building blocks” for musical composition
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Digital audio
processing - the effecting of audio
files through computer manipulation
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Digital Audio
recording - the digital recording of
acoustically produced sounds (voice, non-electric instruments). Within the
confines of Sonar, they are used for synchronous playback with sequences.