KEY TO SYNTHESIZER CHART ABBREVIATIONS

??: info not amp: amplitude AS: analog subtractive ASR: attack/ sustain/ release envelope BC: breath controller available BP: bandpass Cart: cartridge CAT: chanel aftertouch CC: continuos controllers Char: character Combis: combinations ( multi-timbre/multi-layer patches ) CV: control voltage D/A: digital-to-analog conversion DAC: digital-to-analog convertor (D) ADSR: (delay) / attack/ decay/ sustain/ release envelope DD: double-density Dest: destinations Env: envelope Exp: expandable Fc: filter cutoff Fd: floppy disk FM: frequency modulation FP: footpedal FS: footswitch FX: effects Hi-D: high density HP: highpass Ind: independent Inst: instrument Int: internal IOs: individual audio outputs JS: joystick K: kilobyte ( thousand ) Kbd: keyboard LFO: low frequency oscillator LP: lowpass (m): module Mb: megabyte Mod: modulation Mono: monophonic MW: modulation wheel Oct: octave Opt: optional Osc: oscillator PAT: polyphonic aftertouch PBW: pitch-bend wheel Poly: polyphonic

Prog: programmable Q: filter resonance RAM: random access memory RCM: realtime convolution and modulation synthesis Resp: response ROM: read-only memory RV: release velocity SDS: sample dump standard Seq: sequence Spec: specification V: velocity Var: variable X-fade or XF: crossfade X-switch or XS: cross-switch

KEY TO SAMPLER CHART ABBREVIATIONS

ADC: analog-to-digital converter A (H) DSR: attack/ (hold)/ decay/ sustain/ release envelope AMP: amplitude AR: attack/ release envelope AT: attack time BP: bandpass CAT: channel aftertouch CC: continuous controllers CD-ROM: read-only compact disc DAC: digitalto-analog converter DD: double density DFX: dynamic crossfade (from continuos controllers) ENV: envelope EXP: expandable FC: filter cutof FD: floppy disk FP: footpedal FS: footswitch HD: hard disk HI-D: high-density HP: highpass INT: internal IOS: individual audio outputs I/O: input/output (digital) K: kilobyte (thousand) KBD: keyboard KHZ: kilohertz LF: loop finder LFO: low-frequency oscillator LP: lowpass (M): module MB: magabyte (million)

MOD: modulation MONO: monophonic OCT: octave OPT: optional PAT: polyphonic aftertouch PBW: pitch-bend wheel POLY: polyphonic PROG: programmable PXF: positional crossfade Q: filter resonance RAM: random access memory ROM: read-only memory RT: release time RV: release velocity SCSI: small computer system interface SEC: seconds SRC: sample-rate conversion V: velocity VXF: velocity crossfade VXS: velocity cross-switch X-FADE or XF: crossfade X-SWITCH or XS: cross-switch

KEY TO DRUM MACHINE CHART ABBREVIATIONS

??: information not available _: not applicable BPM: beats per minute DEC: decrement DEN: denominator EXT: external FSK: frequency shift key HS: half-steps INC: increment INCL: includes INDEP: independent I/O: individual outputs (M): module MC: midi clock MONO: monophonic MTC: midi time code NUM: numerator OPT: optional PATT: pattern PGM: program POLY: polyphonic POS: positions

PPQ: pulses per quarter-note PROG: programmable PS: pressure sensitive REC: record RES: resolution SMPTE: society of motion picture and television engineers SPP: song position pointer SYS-EX: system exclusive VAR: variations VOL: volume VS: velocity sensitive VXF: velocity x-fade VXS: velocity x-switch W/: with

KEY TO HARDWARE/SOFTWARE SEQUENCER CHART ABBREVIATIONS + - : add to or subtract from a region

AUT: automated faders AUTO: automated punch-in/out CAT: channel aftertouch CC: continuos controllers CGA: IBM color graphics adapter CHAN: channel DTL: direct time lock (mark of the unicorn sync protocol) EGA: IBM enhaced graphics adapter F: fit music into time region FD: floppy disk FSK: frequency shift key time code H: transpose by half-steps HD: hard disk HUM: humanized (randomized) quantization INT: midi interface LC: logical event edit criteria M: multiple time signatures MC: midi clocks MPU: Roland mpu-401 midi interface MQX: music quest mqx-32 midi interface MTC: midi time code MW: modulation wheel PAT: polyphonic aftertouch PB: pitch-bend PCT: percentage quantization PG: program change PO: playback-only

REC: record (in loop options, record while looping) RE-REC: re-record (try several takes of a punch) RV: release velocity SMPTE: smpte time code SP: scale by percentage SPP: midi song position pointer STANDARD: quantizes to duplets & triplets SWING %: swing percentage (quantize with some amount of swing) SX: system-exclusive data TC: tempo changes UR: quantized to user-defined irregular rhythm USER STEP: quantize to user-defined (non duplet, non triplet) step size WINDOW: quantize notes that fall within a selectable-size window around the beat.

KEY TO DIGITAL PIANO CHART ABBREVIATIONS

Ac: accordion B: bass Ba: banjo Be: bells B/G: bass/guitar split Br: brass C: clavinet Ch: chimes Ce: cello Cl: clarinet Cs: celeste D: drums E: ensembles EP: electric piano F: flute G: guitar H: harpsichord Ha: harmonica Hp: harp Hr: horns M: marimba O: organ Or: orchestra P: piano Pr: percussion S: strings SC: split combinations Sy: synth V: vibes Vo: voice W: woodwinds