Reference Guide

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Glossary
Controls
Sliders, faders, knobs, and buttons on the console or your on-line equivalent of “Controllers” on page
1805.
See “Mixing” on page 803.
Crescendo
A passage of music during which the volume gradually increases.
Crossfade
One clip fading in while another fades out. You can create destructive or non-destructive crossfades.
For more information, see “Fades and crossfades” on page 379.
dB
The abbreviation for Decibel.
See “The decibel scale” on page 756.
Decibel
A logarithmic unit used to measure loudness; abbreviated dB.
See “The decibel scale” on page 756.
Decrescendo
Also referred to as a diminuendo, is a passage of music during which the volume gradually
decreases.
Digital audio
Music or sound recorded digitally, as on a compact disk as opposed to an analog signal recorded to
tape.
DMA
Direct Memory Access. DMA settings determine how your computer’s sound card communicates
with Cakewalk.
See “The Wave Profiler” on page 1105 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
Enables real-time monitoring of the associated track's inputs through the outputs of your sound
device.