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Glossary
MIDI property controlling how much pressure is applied after sending a Note On message. See Channel aftertouch (ChanAft) and Key aftertouch (KeyAft).Short for Audio Interchange File Format, the audio file format on the Macintosh platform. Files in this format have the extension .aif or .aiff.Silence and suppress the processing of a track. Archived tracks are not loaded into RAM, so they can’t be unmuted in real time. Use the archive command to reduce the demand on your CPU. See Mute.A visual reference to a portion of, or an entire, recorded audio file. This is represented graphically as a wave form which can be edited and manipulated in a variety of manners.An audio track is a reference point for playing and recording a single digital audio file stored on your computer's hard drive. The inputs of the audio track are where you would like to record a signal from and the outputs are where you would like to send this signal to monitor.Ability to change controllable parameters over the length of a track. This is achieved by referencing “snapshots” or “nodes” assigned to specific parameter values in relation to their position on the timeline and is achieved with envelopes.The amount of data allocated to reproducing a sound wave of digital audio file. Closely related to the dynamic range of the audio file. 1-bit typically represents 6dB of dynamic range when converting an analog signal to a digital signal. Thus, the greater the bit depth, the greater the dynamic range.A wave file with the following embedded information: description, originator, origination date, origination time, and SMPTE time reference.A single file that incorporates all project information and audio data. Bundle files are useful for creating backups of your work or for moving projects from on computer to another.An event-processing language that extends Cakewalk with custom editing commands. Useful for applying quantization, humanization, or other instant changes to MIDI events.Path through which MIDI transmits information. MIDI devices typically send data over 1 of 16 channels, or over all channels simultaneously (Omni).MIDI property regulating the pressure applied to all the notes of the instrument on the specified channel.Three or more notes played simultaneously. Typically represented by a single letter representing its root, numbers representing additional notes, and symbols representing its quality. On the guitar chord grid, the notes are shown on the neck of a guitar.The c among the expression marks on the staff view. Put one above the notes where you want to define a guitar chord grid.A reference to a portion or entire audio or MIDI file stored on your computer. Clips can be edited, moved, linked, copied etc. as a means of creating your project.A command that allows you to copy a track along with its properties. You can choose to copy the clips or events or both. You can choose the destination track for the copy.Pedals, knobs, and wheels on your electronic instrument that you can use to change the sound while you're playing.One clip fading in while another fades out. You can create destructive or non-destructive crossfades. For more information, see Fades and crossfades.Also referred to as a diminuendo, is a passage of music during which the volume gradually decreases.Music or sound recorded digitally, as on a compact disk as opposed to an analog signal recorded to tape.Direct Memory Access. DMA settings determine how your computer’s sound card communicates with Cakewalk.See The Wave Profiler for information about how to change DMA settings.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.Enables real-time monitoring of the associated track's inputs through the outputs of your sound device.Reflects the changes in value for a specified parameter (volume, for example) over a period of time. Also refers to the graph of the change—same as vector.Dynamic markings and other musical instructions (like decrescendo, con amore, etc.) in the Staff view.One of the many single photographic images in a motion picture or video. It is the smallest unit used for SMPTE synchronization.The beginning of a selection. Set it in the Control Bar’s Select module.The ability to stream data in two directions simultaneously. Sound cards that support full-duplex allow for simultaneous recording and playback of audio.Audio clip that contains pitch and tempo information that allows SONAR to automatically adjust the pitch and tempo of the clip to that of the project you insert it into.Lets you lay a grid over your groove pattern, then adjust time, duration, and velocity of selected notes so they line up with the grid.An entity consisting of multiple controls or buttons and specifying relationships between or among them.Displays chord symbols as well as the fingerings on the fret board of a guitar above the Staff View.Hearing real-time playback of a track's input as it is being sent to, or recorded, in SONAR. You can enable input monitoring with a track’s Input Echo button.Menu appropriate for a particular location or item. Display a context menu by right-clicking on the location or item.A file that contains information necessary to communicate settings about banks, patches, controllers, and other features of an instrument.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.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.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 buttonin the Control Bar’s Mix module.
Locks a marker to a specified time from the start of the music. Not affected by changes in tempo or time signature.Small pieces of audio data, suitable for being repeated back to back, such as a single drum beat or measure.The meter, or time signature, divides time into rhythmic pulses. Specifies the number of beats per measure and the note value of each beat.A feature that plays a regularly recurring audible beat which aids in accurate performances. Can be observed in playback or recording. The rate is set by the tempo of the project.Musical Instrument Digital Interface. The means by which computers communicate with most sound cards, keyboards, and other electronic instruments.
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