This wiki is intended for students in A&HM 4029.001 at Teachers College Columbia University taught by Dr. James Frankel.

Students: Please select one of the music technology terms below and enter your definition. You will need to know the password to the site to edit. If you have the password, just click "Edit Page" and then "Save" when you are done editing. To get the password to the site, please email me at jtfrankel@hotmail.com. Feel free to edit any other definition on the site as well.

I look forward to seeing the results of your efforts!

 

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MIDI:

 

 

 

 

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MULTIMEDIA: "MULTI" as in multiple and "MEDIA" which is a means for communication like radio, TV, cell phone, computer, internet, newspaper, magazines, etc.   

 

 

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GENERAL MIDI:

 

 

 

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MIDI INTERFACE:

 

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SYNTHESIZER: is an machine that electronically generates and modifies sounds, frequently with the use of a digital computer. Synthesizers are used for the composition of electronic music and in live performance.   

 

 

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TOUCH SENSITIVE: A feature on an electronic device which responds to human touch either by temperature, electricity, radio reception, pressure or light beam.  On a touch sensitive screen, insulated plates act as conductors, each charged with a capacitance (level of electricity) which, when altered by touch, creates output signals in response to coordinates on the screen to make selected function commands.

 

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VELOCITY SWITCH:

 

 

 

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USB KEYBOARD CONTROLLER:

 

 

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VST: Virtual Studio Technology: interface that integrates various pluig-ins to simulate a recording studio. The three types of plugins are instruments, which create audio (like a snythesizer); effects, which alter audio (like mic effects); and MIDI effects, which process MIDI data (like transposing).

 

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DAW:

 

 

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MULTI TIMBRAL:

 

 

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DRUM MAP:

 

 

 

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SEQUENCER:

 

 

 

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MP3:MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3) is a standard technology and format for compressing a sound sequence into a very small file (about one-twelfth the size of the original file) while preserving the original level of sound quality when it is played.

 

 

 

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AIFF:

 

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OGG VORBIS:

 

 

 

 

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WAV:

 

 

 

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CAI:

 

 

 

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ANALOG RECORDING:

A method of saving musical performance mechanically.  This can be done on magnetic tape (reel to reel or cassette) with the use of electrical transference from a microphone containing a tube (translate for UK: valve).  This can also be done by transferring vibrations to vinyl records, more recently with the aid of electricity and tube microphones, originally with the aid of spring loaded turntables and horn-shaped amplification.  The perfmances are then played back in similar methods to those that created them.  In the case of tape this is done by using a player that reads the magnetic prints on the tape. In the case of vinyl records this is done by a record player that uses a needle to discern the imprinted grooves on the record and in both methods the vibrations are amplified using a diaphragmatic speaker.  Analog recordings are discernable from digital recordings in that they do not use computer language as a method of saving information about the performance. Editing is accomplished through phsyical cuting and splicing of the tape, and changes in speed are only possible by changing the playback speed of the tape or record, resulting in pitch and tonal change.

 

 

 

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DIGITAL RECORDING:

 

 

 

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P2P NETWORKS:

 

 

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MUSIC PIRACY:

 

 

 

 

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DRM: Digital Rights Management. Used to control access to digital files like mp3s.

 

 

 

 

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PODCAST:

The name podcast derived from the combination of words such as iPOD and broadCAST. Podcasting is a form of audio broadcasting on the Internet. Instead of searching for music files one can subscribe to a podcast and receive files through syndication.

 

 

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VODCAST:A vodcast is a video podcast (sometimes shortened to vidcast); it's a term used for the online delivery of video on demand video clip content via Atom or RSS enclosures. (RSS enclosures are a way of attaching multimedia content to RSS feeds by providing the URL of a file associated with an entry, such as an MP3 file to a music recommendation or a photo to a diary entry).

 

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DIGITAL I/0:

 

 

 

 

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MIDI KEYBOARD CONTROLLER: A keyboard used to send MIDI information to other sound modules.  They have no internal sound-producing capabilities so one or more sound modules must be connected.  However, the MIDI capabilities are more sophisticated.

 

 

 

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PITCH BEND WHEEL:

 

 

 

 

 

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MODULATION WHEEL:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FM SYNTHESIS:

 

 

 

 

 

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LOSSLESS COMPRESSION:

 

 

 

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LOSSY COMPRESSION: **

 

 

 

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BIT RATE:

 

 

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Can't find a technology term that you'd like to define? Just add your own word and define it. Just click "Edit Page" and then save it when you are finished.