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Glossary
Non destructive editing: Editing that doesn’t change, erase or delete the
original material, just changes a playlist of play and stop pointers.
Random
Access: The ability to instantly jump to any event in time.
Pitch Corr
ection: A digital algorithm that changes the pitch of a phrase of
audio without changing its length.
Pointer Based Editing
: Feature of HDRs that make them non destructive
and capable of many levels of undo. Editing doesn’t re-record or erase
the original material, which remains unchanged for future use.
Removable Media Drives
: Zip, Magneto Optical, CD-R (Recordable CD), or
other drive that stores data on removable disks or cartridges. They allow
you to back up your songs, or load previously recorded material. They are
almost always SCSI devices.
Restor
e: Loading material that has been archived on removable media or
other digital back-up to your hard drive for more editing or recording.
SCSI
: Small Computer Systems Interface. A high speed standard used to
transfer digital information from a computer or HDR to another storage
device such as an external Hard Drive or removable media.
SMPTE
: A representation of real time in Hours: Minutes: Seconds: Frames:
Subframes format that can be recorded to an audio track or to video,
used for synchronizing audio, video or MIDI recording devices.
Snap Shot
: Storage of all mixer settings at one instant in time.
Song
Arrange: Automatic way to make a copy of a song with a new
arrangement. User specifies sections and their order, then the HDR auto
matically makes a new copy without using any additional disk space.
Magneto Optical (MO) drive
: SCSI based removable media that stores
digital information using lasers and a polymer substrate. Very reliable
storage, but not as fast to read or write as magnetic hard drives.
SubMix
: Often MIDI generated audio is mixed to stereo and routed as a
separate, or “sub”, mix to the digital mixer of an HDR. The total mix is
then output digitally to DAT for mastering. This allows the HDR
recorded material to remain in the digital domain.
T
empo Maps: Referencing recordings by Bars and Beats for easy editing.
Tempo maps can be created before or after a recording has been made.
T
ime Compression: A digital algorithm that changes the length of a phrase of
material without changing its pitch. Used for matching or changing tempos.
Undo
: The ability to instantly restore a system to a previous state after an
edit or recording. Multiple levels of undo allow a user to try several
edits without the risk of losing their original material.
V
irtual Tracks: Storage areas for more recordings "underneath" the main
track. Virtual tracks allow recording many different solos or versions
on the same track, without throwing away material. Later the material
can be edited together to produce a "best of", or different version. Stays
with the song when it is saved or backed up.