Terms page for this forum?

Nate · 01-22-2002, 07:33 PM

Ok, y'all.... copying an idea from the theology forum, I've decided that this forum could also use a terms page. It won't be nearly as fancy as Luke's (unless I can get him to help me with it)... but I think it'll help. Of course, y'all can always feel free to ask anything you want... but this could help people who don't feel like registering or don't feel like asking or whatever.

Basically, we'll have basic musical and keyboard/piano terms defined. Here's a few of the terms I think we should add... if anyone has some suggestions for more we should add, please feel free to share them. (also, if anyone would like to help with this project... email me)

A few terms to get us started: (in alphabetical order, hopefully)

Aftertouch
Arpeggio
Arpeggiator
Broken chord
Block chord
B-3
Chord (if deemed necessary, we'll make this into a sub-topic with descriptions of all kinds of different chords. Tell me what you think)
Chorus (the effect, not what comes after a verse

)
EQ
GM (General MIDI)
Leslie speaker
MIDI
Modulation
Multi-timbral
Patch
Polyphony
Reverb
Rhodes
Sequencer
Synthesizer
Timbre
Tone
Waveform
Wurly/Wurlitzer

Ok... that should get us started. Anyone got anymore to add to the list?

LWatford · 01-22-2002, 07:39 PM

So how is this going to work? We just post something here and then you clean it up into a nice, pretty page?

Nate · 01-22-2002, 07:44 PM

If you look into the theology forum and find the terms page... you'll see the ideal final setup.

Basically, we'll get a final list of all the terms that could use defining.... then we'll devy them up to whoever wants to (and is qualified) to help. Then I'll post a new thread (closed and stickied) with all the stuff in it. If possible, I'll get Luke to give us a nice search box like the one in theology.

Does that make sense?

Nate · 01-23-2002, 08:46 AM

Ok, we've got 6 votes for yes.... does anyone have any terms to add to the list?

Nathanael · 01-23-2002, 11:57 AM

Dissonance. Dissonant chords.

Dissonant chords rock.

LWatford · 01-23-2002, 12:15 PM

Analog
Digital
Clavinet
Flange
Phase Shifting
Sampling
Vitual Analog
Expresion Pedal
GS
XG
GM2
Software Synthesis
Modular Synthesis
Controller
Mellotron

Nate · 01-23-2002, 02:00 PM

Yes! Yes!! NOW we're getting somewhere!!!

Ok... would either of you care to help with the definitions? If so, which terms would you be able/like to do?

Nate · 01-23-2002, 02:05 PM

Aftertouch
Analog (synthesis)
Arpeggio
Arpeggiator
Broken chord
Block chord
B-3
Chord
Chorus
Clav/Clavinet
Consonance/Dissonance (if one person can do both of these, that would be great)
Controller
Digital (synthesis)
EQ
Expression pedal
Flanger
GM (General MIDI)
GS/GM2/XG (I figured these could be easily grouped together... seeing as they're all about the same thing anyway)
Leslie speaker
Mellotron
MIDI
Modular synthesis
Modulation
Multi-timbral
Patch
Phase Shifting
Polyphony
Reverb
Rhodes
Sampler/Sampling
Sequencer
Software synthesis
Synthesizer
Timbre
Tone
Virtual Analog (synthesis)
Waveform
Wurly/Wurlitzer

Ok... that's the list so far. What do y'all think about doing a chord subdivision? It could show things such as how to form a sus or maj7 chord or other types of chords.

Bri-Guy · 01-23-2002, 04:14 PM

Hey, I think the terms page is a great idea. I'd be willing to help out in any way. I could help out with some of the chord stuff. I'm pretty good at all that theory stuff.

Nate · 01-23-2002, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ZAMAR01
I could help out with some of the chord stuff. I'm pretty good at all that theory stuff.

Sounds great. How 'bout if you take these:

Arpeggio
Block chord
Broken chord
Chord (just give a real basic definition)
Consonance
Dissonance

If you have a problem with any of those, just say so.... if not, (and you want to do them)... let me know that you're gonna do them, and then just email me the definitions when you finish. pianoman_ns@yahoo.com

Anyone else have anything they'd like to do???

Nate · 01-23-2002, 09:16 PM

Ok... I think we need to divide these terms into sub-categories. Let's see how this looks:

Basic musical terms
Arpeggio
Block chord
Broken chord
Chord
Consonance
Dissonance

Hardware
B-3
Clavinet
Leslie
Mellotron
Rhodes
Sampler
Synthesizer
Wurlitzer

Effects
Chorus
Delay
EQ
Flanger
Phase shifting/Phaser
Reverb
Rotary (used this instead of the name Leslie, seeing as there are all kinds of knock-offs, and the Leslie should go in hardware anyway)

Types of synthesis
Analog
Digital
Modular
Sampling
Software
Virtual Analog

MIDI terms
Controller
GM
GM2/GS/XG
MIDI
Multi-timbral
Sequencer

Technical terms
Patch
Polyphony
Timbre
Tone
Waveform

Performance
Aftertouch
Arpeggiator
Expression pedal
Modulation

Anyway... do any of those look out of place?? How 'bout the categories themselves. Should any be combined? Deleted?? Changed??

01-23-2002, 09:29 PM

I like it. I think sampling should go under types of synthesis, and samplers should go under hardware (instruments). You need to put delay in the effects section, maybe Leslie, with cross referance to the hammond section.

LW

Nate · 01-23-2002, 09:32 PM

Thanks Lee.

Ok.....

- Changed Keyboard Instruments to Hardware
- Added "Leslie" and "Sampler" to Hardware
- Added "Delay" and "Rotary" to Effects
- Added "Sampling" to Types of Synthesis

bobthecockroach · 01-28-2002, 11:03 AM

do keyboard have harmonizers?

Nate · 01-28-2002, 02:50 PM

Not really...