Instruction Manual

1512 Glossary
PPQ. PPQ is adjustable on most sequencers, up to about 960 PPQ. PPQ’s
of 96, 120. and 480 are common.
pan
Degree to which a sound or piece of music comes from the left or right
speaker.
patch
Particular sound in an electronic device. Patches are stored in banks, in
groups of 128.
pedal mark
Expression mark indicating when the player should hold down the pedal
and release it.
pitch bend
Controller that changes the pitch of a MIDI note.
pitch marker
A marker in the Time Ruler which transposes the root note pitch of all
Groove clips and ACIDized loops in a project.
pitch wheel
Controller that changes the pitch of a MIDI note.
phase
The relative timing or polarity of two identical sounds. If their identical
amplitudes are 180 degrees apart, they cancel each other, and are
perfectly out of phase.
port
Computer connector for sending or receiving data.
project pitch
Also known as the default project pitch. The project pitch is the pitch that all
Groove clips and ACIDized loops in your project follow if there are no pitch
markers in the project. You can set the project pitch in the Markers toolbar.
property
Any attribute or value belonging to an object. Often you can see these by
right-clicking on the object. For example, right-clicking on a clip and
choosing Properties from the resulting menu, displays the Clip Properties
dialog box, which lists its properties as its name, start time, length, and
color.