Reference Guide

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Glossary
Instrument definitions
A file that contains information necessary to communicate settings about banks, patches,
controllers, and other features of an instrument.
See “Creating instrument definitions” on page 1049.
Key aftertouch (KeyAft)
MIDI property regulating the pressure applied to an individual note.
Key offset
The number of half-steps by which to transpose the track. A value of 12 raises the notes an octave.
You can transpose all note in a track on playback by setting this value (Key+) in the Track Inspector.
Key signature
Key of the piece, how many sharps or flats it has, and how the music displays in the various views.
Latency
Often referred to as “buffer size” is a measurement of the time it takes, in samples, for audio to travel
from its source, through a sound card's drivers and converters, into SONAR, and back through the
sound card to your speakers.
Linked clips
Clips so specified that any change made to one applies to all.
See “Splitting and combining clips” on page 355.
Live mode
Temporary condition of a project with all automation turned off. You can toggle back and forth
between live mode and regular mode by clicking the Global Automation Playback button in the
Control Bar’s Mix module.
Locked (SMPTE) time
Locks a marker to a specified time from the start of the music. Not affected by changes in tempo or
time signature.
See “Creating and using markers” on page 348.
Looping
Repetition of a part of the whole piece of music.
Loops
Small pieces of audio data, suitable for being repeated back to back, such as a single drum beat or
measure.
Lyrics
Words to go along with music.
See “Working with lyrics” on page 1040.