Instruction Manual

1506 Glossary
decrescendo
A fade out. A gradual decrease in volume.
digital audio
Music or sound recorded digitally, as on a compact disk, and not recorded
by means of MIDI.
DMA
Direct Memory Access. DMA settings determine how your computer’s
sound card communicates with Cakewalk.
See The Wave Profiler for information about how to change DMA settings.
DRM (Dump Request Macro)
Utility for getting synthesizer data into a bank.
duration
In SONAR’s Step Record dialog box, duration means the actual length of
time that a note sounds, as opposed to the notated value of the note, which
could be different. If you check the Follow Step Size option in the dialog
box, the notated value and the duration are the same.
echo
Sending a MIDI input signal back out to a particular device during real-time
recording. Sometimes referred to as through, or play-through, echoing
determines what instrument sounds while you play a MIDI instrument and
record it.
effects (audio effects)
Systematic changes you can make to parts or all of the music, like reverb,
chorus, and delay.
See Audio Effects (Audio Plug-ins), Using Real-Time Effects.
envelopes
Reflects the changes in value for a parameter (volume, for example) over a
period of time. Also refers to the graph of the change—same as vector.
event
Note, MIDI action, or audio clip.
expression
Chord symbol, text of any sort (like ff or con amore), hairpin, or pedal
marks.