Conventions and Terminology
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1. To put or carry back In analog or digital audio send refers the sending of a signal to a particular location Used in conjunction with return See return Note There are two basic rules to remember regarding send and return 1 You SEND signals OUT to an IN INPUT or RETURN and 2 What you SEND OUT must eventually RETURN to the sender or you will hear any audio Sequence the order in which things are or should be connected sequentially Shortcut An icon that points to an application or to a data file Shortcuts can be placed on the desktop or stored in other folders and double clicking a shortcut is the same as double clicking the original file However deleting a shortcut does not remove the original file Snapshot An isolated observation For use in LiveProfessor a snapshot is where you can save the entire state of a plugin for later recall Snapshots can be used as simple presets or as for changing settings during a show Snapshots only save plugin parameters and therefore do not save the audio or midi patch gain or the on off bypass state of a plugin Each plugin in LiveProfessor can have its own set of snapshots Text box An area of a computer element where text is entered Timing the process or art of regulating actions in relation to others to produce the best effect as in music or theatre Page 4 ____________________________ _ eee Conventions and Terminology Toggle to switch or alternate be2. into action usually by double clicking on it The term fire is not to be confused with the term execute which will refer only to actions When a cue is fired all actions in that cue will be executed in turn Gain In electronics and audio electronics the term gain is a unit of measurement used to mean the ratio of a signal output of a system to the signal input of the system and is a term most commonly associated with amplifiers Global A term that use to mean that it affects the whole computer or application In particular to LiveProfessor global would be a configuration setting such as the Audi options or Program options These have an affect on the application as a whole See Local Goto A term used when using either the mouse or the keyboard to navigate to either a particular function within a software application or to a particular location on the computer See navigate Keyboard shortcut A finite set of one or more keys that invoke a software or operating system operation when triggered by the user The Microsoft Windows environment defines a shortcut as a designated letter in a menu command or toolbar button that when pressed together with another key will activates a command Launch A term used to activate an application Same as the term Open Local A term that use to mean that it affects the thing am doing at that time In particular to LiveProfessor local would be a project Setting within a project o
3. LiveProfessor The Audio Processor 00 Conventions and Terminology About the Conventions These will be the conventions that are used Titles Lesson and Section headings Keywords Same as titles but in italics Words such as Observation Where you are to observe the results of something Keyboard for keyboard shortcut Where you should be using the keyboard shortcut to perform the function Tips Suggestions for best use Remember A point that you are to remember especially for future reference Important To emphasize a point or to ensure that you understand a particular concept Caution Stressing the need for you to be careful Manual Referring you to the LiveProfessor User manual including the page number Underline To emphasize a key or particular word contained in the lesson or tutorial section About the Terminology The following are the terms that will be used throughout these tutorials Some may be familiar to you others may not Some terms are of my own invention and therefore should not be used outside of the context for which they were intended Also am endeavoring to use these terms within the context of LiveProfessor and its usage Action An action in LiveProfessor is an event that is part of a cue You use actions to create a list of instructions for LiveProfessor to execute when a cue is fired Analog Anything that is real and tangible like a physical audio cable as opposed to a virtual o
4. audio cable See analog Docking The term used in Microsoft Windows for a window that is a part of another window or is held within the boundaries of another window This term is used in contrast to a non dock able window which is a window that can be positioned anywhere even outside the boundaries of an application window Such windows are commonly used with dialog boxes In LiveProfessor the Cue list window is a non docking window Double click the use of a left double of the mouse used to open an application folder for file Other term used is launch Drag A term used in Microsoft Windows for the act of moving an element Also referred to as drag n drop Dry and wet A term used in either analog or digital audio to refer to a signal that is either as is or is affected in some way For example a single that has reverb added to that signal would be considered wet the original un affected signal would be considered as dry Element one of the parts of which something is made up Execute to perform indicated tasks according to instructions In LiveProfessor execute means what is done to trigger an action that is contained within a cue The term execute should be confused with the term fire which will refer only to cue Page 2 _ ______________________________________ o Fire firing to cause to start operating In LiveProfessor to fire a cue means to set a cue
5. er to either hardware or software that does not use or follow a common usage In a real sense it is non conventional For example LiveProfessor does not use the conventional keyboard functions common to the Microsoft Windows environment and therefore such usage is proprietary to LiveProfessor Project A project in LiveProfessor is used to save all settings related to the current project such as a show band or event A project contains information such as loaded plugins audio midi patch snapshots cue lists work spaces etc However projects do not save the program options like selected audio device default patch sample rate etc rack file The file extension given to a LiveProfessor data or project file Redundant Duplication or repetition of an element to provide a functional alternative in case of failure Return or receive To go or come back as to an earlier condition or place In analog or digital audio return refers to signal that was originally sent to a particular location and is then sent back to the original location See send Route routing a path for travel or to direct send forward or transport by a specified route In digital audio to connect one or more devices together either through the use of a physical or a virtual cable Scope The area covered by a given activity or subject Select Where a single left click is used in contrast to a left double click Other terms left clicking Send
6. nly affects that project and do not have an affect on the application as a whole See Global LALI Navigate meaning to follow a planned course on across or through To navigate in the Microsoft Windows environment simply means the steps are taken to locate a particular file or folder The term navigate is closely associated with the word path See Path Path Depending on how this word is used it can mean either 1 the container folder where the file resides ex c windows system32 or 2 the fully qualified file name Ex c windows system32 rundll32 exe The path is simply the steps taken to get to a particular folder or file location Non proprietary see Proprietary Parameter Any of a set of properties whose values determine the characteristics or behavior of something In computing a parameter is variable that must be given a specific value during the execution of a program or of a procedure within a program This specific value is referred to as an argument Piping symbol gt means go to Populated to Fill or be present in In computer usage it simply means to enter text into a text box or it can refer to filling in anything computer related Precedence to consider based on order of importance Principle a fundamental principle or practice An idea or a concept that though leaned in one area can be applied to other areas as well 800 Fe Page 3 Proprietary Is a term that use to ref
7. ouse operation A context menu offers a limited set of choices that are available in the current state or context of the operating system or application Usually the available choices are actions related to the selected object Cue To position an audio or video recording in readiness for playing In LiveProfessor a cue list helps you change LiveProfessor s settings during a performance A cue list is made up of cues containing one or more Actions Default A term that use to refer to something that how it was when first used For example in LiveProfessor the Program options has the Check for updates On line once a month enabled If you disable this option LiveProfessor is no longer in a default state Dependence the state of being influenced by or subject to another something on which one relies dependency dependencies Desktop The main screen areas of the Microsoft Windows environment and where most of the day to day activity will occur Dialog or dialog box A type of window used to enable reciprocal communication or dialog between a computer and its user It may communicate information to the user or prompt the user for a response or both A dialog box is most often used to provide the user with the means for specifying how to implement a command or to respond to a question or an alert Digital Anything that is not real and tangible like a virtual audio cable as opposed to a real or physical
8. r not real cable See digital Art A work that is produced by human creative skill and imagination Also creative activity resulting in the production of paintings drawings or sculpture or the use software such as LiveProfessor ASIO Audio Stream Input Output A computer sound card driver protocol for digital audio specified by Steinberg providing a low latency and high fidelity interface between a software application and a computer s sound card Whereas Microsoft s DirectSound is commonly used as an intermediary signal path for non professional users ASIO allows musicians and sound engineers to access external hardware directly Auxiliary aux Additional supplementary or available to provide something extra or additional when needed A term used in either analog or digital audio where the signal from the auxiliary send is often routed through outboard audio processing effects units that is a reverb and is then returned to the mixer using an auxiliary return input jack thus creating an effects loop This allows effect to be added to an audio source or channel within the mixing console 0O0 Clean install A situation where the software has never been previously installed or used Consecutive Following one after the other in order consecutively or successive Also marked by logical sequence Context menu or popup or pop up menu A menu option that appears upon user interaction such as a right click m
9. tween two options especially of an electronic device usually by pressing a single button or a simple key combination In compute usage the use of the Tab key to switch between two text boxes Unoccupied area In computing the area of a screen or workspace that does not contain any objects file folders shortcuts etc 1 Cue list 1 AMA A lt OOP iL es Occupied Area Unoccupied Area Up on level button The button that located on most Windows Save Save As and Open dialogs that allows you to navigate the folder and or the file locations Save As BEI Save in lo Projects e ef e My Recent Workspace LiveProfessor lets you customize your project s layout to fit your needs A workspace will include such things as the position and state of all plugin windows which windows are open or closed and the size of the program window Workspaces make it easy to hide and show multiple windows at once and quickly switch layouts during a performance Backing Tracks The Up one level button X The object located in the upper right hand corner if a Windows screen that allows you to close the open window or to close an open application 0O0 Page 5
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