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A Roland keytar, keyboard MIDI controller designed to be worn with a shoulder strap during performance.The keytar does not produce any musical sounds by itself. As a MIDI controller, it only sends data about which keys or buttons are pressed to a MIDI-compatible sound module or synthesizer, which then produces the sounds.
[3]: 4 A MIDI recording of a performance on a keyboard could sound like a piano or other keyboard instrument; however, since MIDI records the messages and information about their notes and not the specific sounds, this recording could be changed to many other sounds, ranging from synthesized or sampled guitar or flute to full orchestra.
SoundFont is a brand name that collectively refers to a file format and associated technology that uses sample-based synthesis to play MIDI files. It was first used on the Sound Blaster AWE32 sound card for its General MIDI support.
General MIDI logo from the MIDI Manufacturers Association. General MIDI (also known as GM or GM 1) is a standardized specification for electronic musical instruments that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the American MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA) and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee (JMSC) and first published in 1991. The ...
Soundboard (computer program), a web application or computer program with buttons that play short, often humorous sound clips; Soundboard, a quarterly publication of the Guitar Foundation of America; Any circuit board used to produce or handle sound Sound card; Sound chip; Sound board, building construction material used for soundproofing
MIDI melodic channels 8 15 15 [a] 16 combined 32 combined (on 2 ports) 64 combined (on 4 ports) 14 16 combined Rhythm/percussion channels 1 1 (#10) 1 2 (#10 & #11)
The Wave Blaster was an add-on MIDI-synthesizer for Creative Sound Blaster 16 and Sound Blaster AWE32 family of PC soundcards. It was a sample-based synthesis General MIDI compliant synthesizer. For General MIDI scores, the Wave Blaster's wavetable-engine produced more realistic instrumental music than the SB16's onboard Yamaha-OPL3.
A soundboard recording is a sound recording of a concert taken from a direct connection to the soundboard at the venue. Soundboard recordings are considered to be among the highest quality bootleg recordings of live performances [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] though some soundboard recordings may have an off-balance audio mix.