Getting Your Gear in Sync (BRC, ADAT, XP-80)
From inSync reader Ross M. comes the question: “I run a BRC, three ADAT-XT’s and Digital Timepiece for sync in various directions. I can’t seem... Read more »
Keyboard News
Mar 3, 1998, 12:00 AM
Mar 2, 1998, 12:00 AM
ADSR
Abbreviation for “attack, decay, sustain, and release.” These are the four parameters found on a basic synthesizer envelope generator. An... Read more »
Feb 19, 1998, 12:00 AM
Keyboard Scaling
Keyboard scaling is a parameter found in many modern keyboards. Its function is to provide a way for a sound to be altered smoothly across the... Read more »
Feb 10, 1998, 12:00 AM
Quick Ideas For Getting New and Interesting Sounds For Music Composition
Sweetwater Sound Sales Engineer Chad Miller (a.k.a. DJ Mad Chiller) has a couple of quick ideas for getting new and interesting sounds for music... Read more »
Jan 12, 1998, 12:00 AM
Disengaging the Velocity Setting on the K2000
From inSync reader Ken L: “Do any of your experts know how to disengage the velocity setting on the K2000 so that a program or sample will play... Read more »
Jan 7, 1998, 12:00 AM
Ring Modulator
A type of audio mixer combining two audio signals, and outputting their sum and difference. The frequencies found in the original signals are... Read more »
Dec 29, 1997, 12:00 AM
More On Pronouncing Multitimbral…
In the true holiday spirit of giving, several readers have generously contributed more support for pronouncing "multitimbral" as... Read more »
Dec 22, 1997, 12:00 AM
Aftertouch
Aftertouch is MIDI data sent when pressure is applied to a keyboard after the key has been struck and while it is being held down or sustained.... Read more »
Dec 16, 1997, 12:00 AM
MIDI Mode
One of several ways in which a device can respond to incoming MIDI information. There are two parts to each mode, one defining whether it is... Read more »
Dec 8, 1997, 12:00 AM
Polyphonic
When discussing musical instruments, the ability to play more than one note simultaneously. All instruments have a finite number of notes they... Read more »