Apple 8 manual Glossary

Finger tool Tool (as used in the Piano Roll Editor, for example) that looks like a hand with an extended index finger. This tool allows you to manipulate the length of events or perform other operations in other areas of the program.

FireWire Apple trademarked name for the IEEE 1394 standard. A fast and versatile serial interface, often used to connect audio interfaces, and audio processing units to computers. FireWire is well suited to applications that move large amounts of data, and can be used to connect hard disks, scanners, and other kinds of computer peripherals. There are two versions of FireWire: FireWire 400 and FireWire 800. The latter is a faster variant, which uses a different connector type. Use of FireWire 400 devices on a FireWire 800 port is possible with suitable cabling, but it effectively halves the bandwidth to all devices on the port.

folder A folder is a container for regions in the Arrange. It can contain other folders or regions, much like a folder in the Finder can contain other folders or files. You can imagine a folder as a project within a project. The inside of a folder looks just like the Arrange area and track list in a project.

frequency The number of times a sound signal vibrates each second, measured in cycles per second, or Hertz (Hz).

Glue tool This tool can be used to merge regions or events by simply clicking on two (or more) of them.

grab (an object) Positioning the mouse cursor over an object, then pressing and holding the mouse button down.

grid The Logic grid is represented by vertical lines that are used to indicate the positions of measures, beats, and sub-beats in various editors.

help tag A small text window which appears when the mouse cursor is placed over an interface element. It indicates the name or value of the element. When editing operations such as moving or cutting a region are performed, a larger help tag will display the current (and starting) position of the region or function—in real time.

Hyper Editor Graphical editor that can be used to create or edit MIDI note and controller data. The Hyper Editor is ideal for drawing drum parts and creating crescendi, amongst other tasks.

icon Small graphic symbol. In Logic, an icon may be assigned to each track.

importing The process of bringing files of various types into a Logic project. Imported files can be created in another application, captured from another device, or taken from another Logic project.

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