Instruction Manual

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Glossary
Sysx
Cakewalk's System Exclusive library, which can store, record, and display
for viewing or editing 256 banks, each holding any number of patches.
See System Exclusive Data.
Sysx Bank
A Sysx bank is a storage area plus some associated parameters such as a
destination output and an optional description. Each bank can hold any
number of messages; the amount of data it can hold is limited only by
available memory. The banks are saved in the Cakewalk song file. Each
bank can also be saved as a .
SYX file in the format used by the public
domain MIDIEX utility.
take
Single instance of recording the same thing. You might want to record
several takes, then choose the best to keep.
template
Special file used as a pattern to create other, similar projects.
See Layouts, Templates and Key Bindings.
tempo
Number of beats per minute.
thru time
Time up to which the music is to be played back or recorded. Set it in the
Select toolbar.
ticks
Subdivisions of quarter notes. MIDI projects often use a resolution of 480
parts per quarter note (PPQ); each part is also called a tick.
time
In Cakewalk, Now time, from time, or thru time. When an event takes place
in the music.
Time Ruler
Bar showing evenly-spaced measure intervals. It appears in the Track,
Staff, and Piano Roll views. You can use the Time Ruler to change the Now
Time, make a time selection, and insert markers. For more about the Time
Ruler, see Time Ruler.