Glossary

16-bit

Bit depth

24-bit

Bit depth

Algorithm

Effect algorithm

Assign

To specify the source/destination (or placement) of a channel or effect.

Attenuator, ATT

A device or circuit that reduces the level of a signal.

Audio CD

CD-DA (Compact Disc Digital Audio). Commonly called “music CDs.” A CD that contains only music data.

Auto punch in-out

A function that automatically punches-in (begins record- ing) when playback reaches a pre-specified location, and punches-out (resumes playback) when recording has continued to a different pre-specified location.

Automation

A function that records and reproduces the operations or settings of mixer knobs and faders according to the pas- sage of internal time code or of externally-input MTC data.

AUX

Inputs or outputs used to connect high-impedance line level signals. AUX OUT jacks send signals to an external recorder or effect processor, and AUX IN jacks receive signals from a recorder or electronic musical instrument.

Backup

To copy program data or recorded audio data files onto another storage medium for safekeeping.

Balanced connection

A connection using a cable with three conductors; two conductors sending the “hot” (positive phase signal) and “cold” (negative phase signal), and the third conductor being the ground. Balanced cables have the advantage of being less susceptible to hum or noise even when carry- ing low-level signals.

Bit depth

The number of bits used to express gradations in the amplitude of an analog signal when converting it to dig- ital form. Normally 16 bits or 24 bits are used. The greater the number of bits, the more precisely the original sound can be recorded.

Blank disc

A disc on which nothing has yet been written.

Bypass

To send a signal without passing it through a specific cir- cuit. By temporarily bypassing an effect, you can hear how it is modifying the sound.

Channel/CH/ch.

A unit of signal routing capacity; the path taken by a sig- nal that is input to the mixer section as its volume and pan are adjusted before being output.

Cue

A mixing balance or volume balance adjustment that allows the performer to hear their own performance (e.g., through headphones) while they play.

Current drive

The drive (partitioned area of the internal hard drive)

Troubleshooting

that is currently selected and is the object of editing oper-

 

ations.

 

Current song

 

 

The song that is currently selected and is the object of

 

 

 

 

editing operations.

 

messages

 

Default settings

 

 

 

The factory-set state that appears when the power is

 

Various

turned on for the first time after purchasing the unit. Also

 

 

 

called “factory settings.”

 

drivesaboutMore filesand

 

 

 

Digital input/output

 

Dialog box

 

 

A window (containing buttons or check boxes etc.) that

 

 

asks the user for instructions.

 

 

Inputting or outputting audio data in digital form. The

 

 

 

 

 

 

D3200 comes with S/P DIF input/output as standard.

 

Specifications

Disc At Once

 

 

 

A method by which the data to be recorded is converted

 

 

into a complete disc image and then written to CD-R/RW

 

 

in a single operation. Once this type of writing is per-

 

 

formed, no further data can be written to that CD-R/RW

 

lists

even if it contained unused space.

 

Dither

 

Various

 

 

Processing that is applied to minimize the noise that

 

 

occurs when converting the bit depth of a digital audio

 

 

 

 

signal as it is output.

 

 

 

keys

Drive

 

 

Shortcut

A device used to store and reproduce data; e.g., a hard

 

 

 

disk or CD-R/RW drive.

 

 

DSP

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stands for Digital Signal Processor. A digital signal

 

Glossary

processing LSI optimized for processing audio or video.

 

 

 

DSPs are built into recent recorders and effect processors.

 

 

Their signal processing can be varied by software to per-

 

 

form a variety of operations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dynamic range

 

 

The range of volume level between silence and the maxi-

 

Index

mum volume, expressed in dB (decibels). This is one of

 

the elements that determines the accuracy with which a

 

 

device can handle audio signals.

 

 

Effect algorithm

 

 

Appendices

The calculation method that is the basis of an effect. The

 

 

set of calculations that implement a certain type of signal

 

 

processing.

 

 

Effect program

 

 

A program that specifies a set of parameters for use by an

 

 

effect algorithm. The D3200 provides preset programs

 

 

that contain factory settings, and user programs that can

 

 

store your own edited settings.

 

 

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