There are two main ways to connect MIDI devices. They are called a Thru configuration or a Star configuration. Both are shown below Thru configuration Below is a diagram of a MIDI “thu configuration”, also called a “daisy chain”. If more than one device has the same MIDI channel(s) set to the “on” value then […]
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Reverberation
Reverberation (abbrev. reverb) is the persistence of sound in a particular space after the original sound is removed. When sound occurs in an acoustic space, a large number of echoes build up and then slowly decay. Reverberation is made up of two distinct phases: early reflections and the reverberant tail. Early reflections describe the first […]
Pro tools: Elastic Audio
Elastic Audio is a time manipulation processing system in Digidesign Pro Tools. It was introduced in 2007 with Pro Tools 7.4. Elastic Audio (also known as Elastic Time) enables the user to change an audio file’s tempo or timing in real time without altering the file’s pitch, allowing for quick rhythmic or time-based adjustments without […]
Beat Detective
Beat Detective is Digidesign Pro Tools’s proprietary means of analyzing, editing and manipulating audio or MIDI material that is rhythmic in nature. Beat Detective overview Beat Detective can be accessed via Events>Beat Detective Beat Detective is a tool for manipulating and editing audio material that is rhythmic in nature.With Beat Detective you can:Extract a tempo […]
SMPTE Time Code
SMPTE timecode is a set of cooperating standards to label individual frames of video or film with a timecode defined by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers in the SMPTE 12M specification. SMPTE revised the standard in 2008, turning it into a two part document: SMPTE 12M-1 and SMPTE 12M-2. Important clarifications and […]
XLR connector
The XLR connector is an electrical connector design. XLR plugs and sockets are used mostly in professional audio and video electronics cabling applications. Home audio and video electronics normally use RCA connectors. In reference to its original manufacturer, Cannon (now part of ITT), the connector is colloquially known as a cannon plug or canon. Originally the “Cannon […]