| ASIO |
Stands for 'Audio Stream Input/Output' and is a transfer protocol for low latency audio in a digital environment. |
| AU |
Stands for Audio Unit. It is a plug-in protocol and a interface standard with which you connect electronic musical instruments and studio plug-ins to hosts. |
| Cache |
It is a memory location for data to be accessed faster. Different components of the computer are equipped with a cache (e.g. the CPU, the Hard Drive). |
| CPU |
CPU stands for Central Processing Unit and is the component in a computer that interprets computer program instructions and processes data. |
| DFD |
DFD stands for “direct from disk“ and is a technique for playing back large instruments and samples without loading them entirely into RAM. In fact, only the first portion of each sample is loaded into RAM permanently; the rest is read from the computer’s hard disk while playing the instrument. |
| DRM |
Stands for Digital Rights Management and refers to a technical procedure to restrict access orusage of digital data.
|
| GUI |
Stands for Graphical User Interface. It is the interface that visually enables people to operate with a computer or software running on a computer via icons on the screen. More plain, the GUI is the surface of the software you see on your monitor. |
| IRQ |
Stands for Interrupt Request |
| Latency |
As with any digital device (including hardware signal processors) that convert audio to data and back again, a computer adds a certain amount of delay when processing audio signals. This delay is referred to as Latency. |
| MIDI |
Stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface and is a standard real time protocol that enables electronic musical instruments, computers and other equipment to communicate, control and synchronize with each other. |
| Note off |
A MIDI event which stops a note. The value of this event is always 0. |
| Note on |
A MIDI event which starts a note. The value of this event determines the velocity of a note. |
| RAM |
RAM stands for Random Access Memory and is a type of data storage used in computers. RAM is used as 'main memory' or primary storage as it allows for fast access on data. |
| Sample Rate |
Sample Rate or Sampling Frequency defines the number of samples per second (or per other unit). |
| SSE |
Stands for Streaming SIMD (Single Instruction Multiple Data) Extensions |
| VST |
Stands for Virtual Studio Technology and refers to an interface standard for connecting audio software and studio plug-ins to hosts. |
