Acoustica Mixcraft 7 - Manual (Page 378)

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Megabyte
A megabyte is approximately one
million bytes ( 1024 X 1024 bytes ). A
typical hard drive stores around 40 GB
(gigabytes). A gigabyte is equivalent to
a billion bytes or 1024 X 1024 X 1024
bytes.
Metronome
A metronome is a device or system that
produces a regulated pulse, usually
used to keep a beat steady in musical
compositions.
MIDI
MIDI is an acronym for Musical
Instrument Digital Interface. It is
the way that physical and virtual
synthesizers communicate with each
other. For example, when you press
middle C on your musical keyboard, it
sends a message says "Play Middle C". It
is a small and compact series of codes.
MP3
MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more
commonly referred to as MP3, is a
popular digital audio encoding, lossy
compression format, and algorithm,
designed to greatly reduce the amount
of data required to represent audio, yet
still sound like a faithful reproduction of
the original uncompressed audio to most
listeners.
option to upgrade to the full version of
Mixcraft allowing CD burning, MP3 file
creation, and unlimited tracks.
Multitrack
Multitrack recording (“multitracking”
or just “tracking” for short) is a method
of sound recording that allows separate
recording of multiple sound sources to
create a cohesive whole.
Normalize
The process of raising the volume so
that the biggest volume in the sound is
increased to the maximum possible and
the rest of the sound is raised in volume
by the same percentage.
OGG
Ogg is a patent-free, fully open,
and standardized multimedia bit
stream container format designed for
efficient streaming and manipulation
(concatenation and muxing) by the
Xiph.Org Foundation.
Overdub
Overdubbing (the process of making an
overdub, or overdubs) is a technique
used by recording studios to add a
supplementary recorded sound to a
previously recorded performance.
Pan
The balance or ratio between the left and
right speakers (channels).
Peaks
A visual display of a sound's amplitude
over time. (Mixcraft displays one peak
per millisecond.)