Instruction Manual

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Glossary
MME
Multi Media Extensions—the name of Windows’ built-in audio and
multmedia software that was originally developed for Windows 3.0, and is
still used by many sound card drivers. WDM drivers offer much better
performance.
MTC Sync
MIDI Time Code sync. Messages are received in SMPTE/MTC format from
an external MIDI device and generate MTC.
See SMPTE.
mute
Set a track to be silent during play.
normal template
Project template for all projects.
Now time
The current time in a project. Where you are in the music.
See The Now Time and How to Use It
NRPN
Non-Registered Parameter Numbers.
See Controllers, RPNs, NRPNs, and Automation Data.
offline
Not in real time. When you apply an effect to a track offline, you
permanently alter the data in that track; then you play the track to hear the
effect. When you add an effect to a track in real time, you start the track
playing, and you add the effect while the track plays. The data in the track
does not change, but the sound of it coming through the effect does.
offset
Shift (time, key, velocity) by a specified number of units. For example, you
could offset the start of a track by two measures.
overload
Loss of audio information caused by the audio level exceeding 0 db.
PPQ
Abbreviation for Parts per Quarter Note. MIDI sequencers divide each beat
into fractions of a beat (called ticks) for timing and editing purposes. You
can place events in precise timing locations, up to the sequencer’s current