a piece of hardware or software that generates one of four types of sound waves using oscillators: sine waves, square waves, saw-tooth waves, and triangle waves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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oscilloscope <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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a device used to graphically represent the frequency of an electronic signal over time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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oscillator <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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a sound wave generator within a synthesizer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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patch <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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a term used when referring to a specific sound within a synthesizer, as oscillators were traditionally connected via quarter-inch patch cables to create new sounds during modular synthesis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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modular synthesis <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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a type of sound design wherein multiple sound modules (oscillators) are connected to create patches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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LFO <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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shorthand for low frequency oscillator, which is a device or plugin used to rhythmically modify a sound\u2019s low frequencies in order to generate unique tremolo or vibrato effects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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filter envelope <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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a timbral adjustment setting on a synthesizer that allows for some frequencies to be attenuated, while others to pass through unaffected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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glide <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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a sonic adjustment setting on a synthesizer that creates a glissando\u2014a smooth, sliding effect that passes through all of the notes between the specified starting and ending pitches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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key switching <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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a MIDI editing process that allows the user to trigger articulation changes by pressing specified keys on a keyboard controller that correspond to pitches outside of an instrument\u2019s playing range.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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velocity switching <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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a MIDI editing process that allows the user to trigger articulation changes by assigning sample layers to specified velocity ranges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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automation <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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a manner of recording modifications to a musical parameter over time by means of fader or knob movements that are generated from a mouse or control surface, either during live playback or via asynchronous manipulations of a graphic display.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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control surface <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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a piece of hardware that connects to a computer\u2014usually by MIDI or USB cable\u2014to control various software functions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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write mode <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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a destructive automation mode that records override-able parameter adjustments in real time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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read mode <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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an automation playback mode that simply follows any previously recorded automation without creating new parameter adjustments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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latch mode <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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an automation editing mode that overrides automation data in the areas that are changed during playback. Once the user lets go of the fader during playback, the adjusted parameter will \u201clatch on\u201d to the most recent value and remain at that level for the rest of the passage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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touch mode <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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an automation editing mode that overrides automation data in the areas that are changed during playback. Once the fader is released, the parameter will jump back to its previously recorded value(s), as opposed to \u201clatching\u201d onto the final value and remaining at that level (as in latch mode).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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volume controller (MIDI CC7) <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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a commonly automated CC message that controls the overall maximum volume of a track that may or may not include any expression control.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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expression controller (MIDI CC11) <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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a commonly automated CC message that works as a sub-volume, allowing for volume adjustments to be made within the boundaries set by CC7 (volume controller) at any given moment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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