Instruction Manual

1516 Glossary
timebase
Same as PPQ. Timing resolution, measured in pulses (ticks) per quarter
note. Determines how finely you can specify notes.
See Setting the MIDI Timing Resolution.
TPQ
Same as timebase or PPQ. Short for Ticks Per Quarter note.
track
Cakewalk's representation of one or more lines of music with shared
properties, for example, music played by one instrument.
transients
Peaks of loudness in an audio clip. Used to determine where the beats lie in
audio clips.
vector
The graph of the change of a parameter’s value. In audio programs, some
parameters can be changed by drawing vectors; means the same as
drawing envelopes.
velocity
How fast or how hard a key is struck when a track is recorded.
velocity offset
Adjustment of all track events by a specified amount of time.
See Adjusting the Time Alignment of a MIDI Track (Time+).
volume
Loudness of a sound or piece of music.
widget
A graphical element of a StudioWare panel (such as a knob or slider) that
controls a parameter on a MIDI instrument or runs a CAL program.
WDM
Windows Driver Model—low-latency audio driver that bypasses the
operating system’s audio streaming software so that the driver can
communicate directly with the sound card and the audio application.
wipe
Deletes a track's clips and events, but leaves its properties. You can undo a
wipe, but not paste it.