Apple Logic Pro 9 - Manual (Page 1312)

Browser A tab in the Media area of the Arrange window used to browse, select, and
manage all media types supported by Logic Pro. Also see Media area.
bus Busses are used to send audio to aux channel strips for processing or submixing
tasks.
bus channel strip The bus channel type is primarily included for backward compatibility
with older Logic Pro versions. The bus channel strip functions of earlier versions are
performed with aux channel strips in Logic Pro 8.
bypass To deactivate a plug-in. Bypassed plug-ins do not drain system resources. In
Logic Pro you can bypass a plug-in by either clicking its Bypass button in the plug-in
window or by Option-clicking the appropriate plug-in slot of a channel strip.
cable In Logic Pro, the term is used to describe the virtual cables that represent a MIDI
connection between Environment objects.
CAF Abbreviation for Core Audio Format. This file format can be used as a container for
compressed or uncompressed audio files of (almost) any size, sample rate, or bit depth.
The CAF file format can handle audio recordings of around 3 hours in length (at a 44.1 kHz
sample rate—shorter at higher sample rates).
Camera tool The Camera tool is used to select, and export, sections of the Score Editor
display as PDF files.
Caps Lock Keyboard Logic Pro function that allows the use of the computer keyboard
as a real-time MIDI keyboard. It is primarily intended for use while travelling with a portable
Macintosh.
carrier In FM synthesis, the carrier is the equivalent of an analog synthesizer oscillator
that is producing a sine wave. The carrier frequency is modulated by the modulator.
Catch button The button at the top-left corner of most windows featuring the running
man icon. Activate this button to enable horizontal scrolling during playback. This ensures
that the area of the project that surrounds the current playhead position is always visible.
CD Audio Short for Compact Disc-Audio; a standard for stereo music CDs: 44.1 kHz
sampling rate and 16-bit depth.
cent A tuning division of a semitone. There are one hundred cents in a semitone. Many
of the Logic Pro software instruments contain a Fine parameter that allows sounds to be
tuned in cent steps.
1312 Glossary