Apple Logic (1.1) - Manual (Page 125)

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sequencer A sequencer is a computer application that allows you to record both
digital audio and MIDI data and blend the sounds together in a software mixing
console. There are editing tools that let you control every aspect of the production,
down to the finest details. Effect processors and software instruments are increasingly
being added to these applications. Modern sequencers such as Logic now can fulfill
many, if not all, functions that were only possible in the most expensive and well-
equipped recording studios a decade ago.
setting 1) A parameter value. 2) A set of plug-in parameter values that can be loaded,
saved, copied or pasted via the Settings menu. A plug-in setting is also known as
preset. Also see preset and Settings menu.
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.
SMPTE Abbreviation for Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. The
organization responsible for establishing a synchronization system that divides time
into hours, minutes, seconds, frames, and subframes (SMPTE time code). The SMPTE
time code is also used for synchronizing different devices. The MIDI equivalent of
SMPTE time code is MIDI Time Code (MTC).
software instrument Logic’s software counterpart to a real sound source or a sampler
or synthesizer module.
solo A way to temporarily highlight one or more tracks or Regions or events, allowing
them to be heard in isolation.
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.
Song Position Line (SPL) The Song Position Line is a vertical gray line which indicates
Logic’s current playback position in all horizontal, time-based windows (the Arrange
window, for example). The SPL can be directly grabbed and moved with the mouse
(see scrubbing).
Song Settings The Song Settings, accessible from the File menu, are a collection of
program settings that are specific to the current song. These are different to the global
preferences that affect all Logic songs (see preference).