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Glossary
Marker
Flag marking a specific time in the music.
MBT
Short for Measure, Beat and Tick number which is the time format used for beats.
9:04:0060 is the 60th tick of the fourth beat of the ninth measure.
MCI command (Media Control Interface command)
Special event in the Event List view that lets you control other multimedia hardware and software.
Meter
The meter, or time signature, divides time into rhythmic pulses. Specifies the number of beats per
measure and the note value of each beat.
See
“Setting the Meter and Key signatures”
Metronome
A feature that plays a regularly recurring audible beat which aids in accurate performances. Can be
observed in playback or recording. The rate is set by the tempo of the project.
See
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface. The means by which computers communicate with most sound
cards, keyboards, and other electronic instruments.
Mixdown
Combination of two or more audio tracks into a stereo submix. See
MMC (MIDI Machine Control)
A protocol that controls an MMC-equipped remote device through MIDI.
See the online Help topic
MME
Multi Media Extensions—the name of Windows’ built-in audio and multimedia software that was
originally developed for Windows 3.0, and is still used by many sound card drivers. WDM drivers
offer much better performance.
MTC Sync
MIDI Time Code sync. Messages are received in SMPTE/MTC format from an external MIDI device
and generate MTC.
See
Note:
MIDI data does not contain any audio data.
Summary of Contents for sonar x3
Page 1: ...SONAR X3 Reference Guide...
Page 4: ...4 Getting started...
Page 112: ...112 Tutorial 1 Creating playing and saving projects Saving project files...
Page 124: ...124 Tutorial 3 Recording vocals and musical instruments...
Page 132: ...132 Tutorial 4 Playing and recording software instruments...
Page 142: ...142 Tutorial 5 Working with music notation...
Page 150: ...150 Tutorial 6 Editing your music...
Page 160: ...160 Tutorial 7 Mixing and adding effects...
Page 170: ...170 Tutorial 8 Working with video Exporting your video...
Page 570: ...570 Control Bar overview...
Page 696: ...696 AudioSnap Producer and Studio only Algorithms and rendering...
Page 720: ...720 Working with loops and Groove Clips Importing Project5 patterns...
Page 820: ...820 Drum maps and the Drum Grid pane The Drum Grid pane...
Page 848: ...848 Editing audio Audio effects audio plug ins...
Page 878: ...878 Software instruments Stand alone synths...
Page 1042: ...1042 ProChannel Producer and Studio only...
Page 1088: ...1088 Sharing your songs on SoundCloud Troubleshooting...
Page 1140: ...1140 Automation Recording automation data from an external controller...
Page 1178: ...1178 Multi touch...
Page 1228: ...1228 Notation and lyrics Working with lyrics...
Page 1282: ...1282 Synchronizing your gear MIDI Machine Control MMC...
Page 1358: ...1358 External devices Working with StudioWare...
Page 1362: ...1362 Using CAL Sample CAL files...
Page 1386: ...1386 Troubleshooting Known issues...
Page 1394: ...1394 Hardware setup Set up to record digital audio...
Page 1400: ...1400 MIDI files...
Page 1422: ...1422 Initialization files Initialization file format...
Page 1463: ...1463 Misc enhancements New features in SONAR X3...
Page 1470: ...1470 Comparison...
Page 1518: ...1518 Included plug ins Instruments...
Page 1532: ...1532 Cyclone Using Cyclone...
Page 1694: ...1694 Beginner s guide to Cakewalk software Audio hardware sound cards and drivers...
Page 1854: ...1854 Preferences dialog Customization Nudge Figure 518 The Nudge section...
Page 1856: ...1856 Preferences dialog Customization Snap to Grid Figure 519 The Snap to Grid section...
Page 1920: ...1920 Snap Scale Settings dialog...
Page 2042: ...2042 View reference Surround panner...