Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 509)

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Solo tool Click-holding on individual Regions or events with the Solo tool temporarily
allows them to be heard in isolation. All other objects are muted.
song Main Logic file, containing all MIDI events and parameter settings (including
mixer automation data) plus information about the audio files to be played.
stereo Short for stereophonic sound reproduction of two different audio channels.
Compare with mono.
synthesizer A device (hardware or software) that is used to generate sounds. The word
is derived from early attempts with mechanical and electronic machines to emulate (or
synthesize) the sounds of musical instruments, voices, birdsong, and so on. Logic
features several software synthesizers, including; the ES1, ES2, EFM 1, ES E, ES P, and
ES M.
toggle To switch between two states such as on or off (applies to windows, parameter
values and so on).
track A horizontal row in the Arrange window that contains either Audio or MIDI
Regions that can be played back over time. Each track has a specified destination that
data is routed to. Logic allows hundreds of tracks to be used in a song.
Track List Situated to the left of the Arrange window’s working area. Displays the
Objects assigned to various tracks as well as the Track buttons.
window class Status of the window as a float window or a normal window. Float
windows always “float” in the foreground and can not be hidden by normal windows.
Also see float window.
word length See bit depth.