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Glossary
Default, default value: The preset parameter value.
Delay: An object that can create a series of repeats. In the
Arrange window, a playback parameter which can delay or
advance a selected Track by a given number of millisec-
onds.
Dialog, Dialog box: A window containing a query or mes-
sage. It must be cancelled or replied to before it will disap-
pear and allow you to continue.
DIMM: Abbreviation for Double Inline Memory Module.
Type of RAM chip.
Display Format Value: Adjustable note value for the grid
used in displays and operations. Third number in the po-
sition indicator.
Drag & Drop: Grabbing objects with the mouse, moving
them, and releasing them.
Driver: In MAGIX midi studio generation 6: specialized
support for audio hardware. The part of MAGIX midi stu-
dio generation 6 which allows you to address and use this
hardware.
Drop, drop-in, drop-out (Punch in/out): Going into and out
of record to record over a section of an existing recording.
Edit: Local menu with clipboard functions.
Editor: Window for editing MIDI Events.
Envelope, Envelope Generator: This term comes from the
analogue synthesizer technique. Produces a change of
voltage over time after triggering (e. g. by hitting a key on
the keyboard).
EQ, Equalizer: Used to boost or cut frequencies within a
sound spectrum.
Erase: Delete
Event definition: Parameter for defining the display of a
line in the Drum Editor.
File: In MAGIX midi studio generation 6 the two most im-
portant types of file are: 1. Song files containing all the
MIDI events and parameter settings in a song (including
mixer automation data) plus information about which au-
dio files are to be played; 2. Audio files containing the ac-
tual recordings of guitar, vocals, etc. (not actually stored in
the song files).
Flip menu: See Pull-down menu.
Float window: Window with special status which always
“floats” on the surface above all the other windows, but
can only be operated with the mouse.
Font: Character printing style.
Frame: Unit of time. A second in the SMPTE standard is
divided into frames, corresponding to the frames in a
movie or video.