Reference Guide

1920 Glossary
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
A single pass of recording a part or a song. Multiple “takes” are often used in the studio as a means
of editing the best of each take for the final production.
Template
A file which stores specific project layouts, such as numbers of tracks and/or plug-in assignments,
but does not store any audio or MIDI data. Useful for creating new projects which might require a
similar layout.
See “Templates and key bindings” on page 1063.
Tempo
The speed at which the project or selection of music is played at. Measured in rhythmic beats per
minute.
See “Metronome” on page 1915.
Thru time
Time up to which the music is to be played back or recorded. Set it in the Control Bar’s Select
module.
Ticks
Subdivisions of quarter notes. MIDI projects often use a resolution of 480 parts per quarter note
(“PPQ” on page 1917); 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 offset
Adjustment of all track events by a specified amount of time.
See “Adjusting the time alignment of a MIDI track (Time+)” on page 227.
Time ruler
Bar showing evenly-spaced 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 “The Time ruler” on page 184.
Timebase
Same as “PPQ” on page 1917. Timing resolution, measured in pulses (ticks) per quarter note.
Determines how finely you can specify notes.
See “Setting the MIDI timing resolution” on page 259.
TPQ
Same as timebase or PPQ. Short for Ticks Per Quarter note.