Apple Logic Pro 7 (TDM Guide) - Manual (Page 46)

46 Glossary
Settings menu Accessible via the Arrow button found in the gray header at the top of
all plug-in windows. Allows you to save, load, copy and paste settings: the parameter
values of effects and software instruments.
shelving EQ EQ type that allows reducing or increasing the frequency range above or
below the specified frequency.
side chain A side chain is effectively an alternate input signal—usually routed into an
effect—that is used to control an effect parameter. As an example, you could use a side
chained track containing a drum loop to act as the control signal for a Gate inserted on
a sustained pad track, creating a rhythmic gating effect of the pad sound.
Snap menu A pull-down menu found at the top of all linear editing windows in Logic.
Selection of items in the menu will cause events or Regions to “snap” to the specified
value when moved.
software instrument Logic’s software counterpart to a real sound source or a sampler
or synthesizer module.
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).
Touch Tracks An Environment Object that allows MIDI Regions to be assigned to, and
triggered by, individual MIDI note events. This enables you to assign a number of
musical phrases to different MIDI keyboard keys, and trigger (or record) them in real-
time, making the process of arrangement faster and more intuitive.
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.