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Sysx
Short for System Exclusive, refers to MIDI messages that only a specific device can use and
understand. Cakewalk's System Exclusive library, which can store, record, and display for viewing or
editing 256 banks, each holding any number of patches.
See the online Help topic System Exclusive Data.
Sysx bank
A Sysx bank is a storage area plus some associated parameters such as a destination output and
an optional description. Each bank can hold any number of messages; the amount of data it can
hold is limited only by available memory. The banks are saved in the Cakewalk song file. Each bank
can also be saved as a .syx file in the format used by the public domain MIDIEX utility.
Take
A single pass of recording a part or a song. Multiple “takes” are often used in the studio as a means
of editing the best of each take for the final production.
Template
A file which stores specific project layouts, such as numbers of tracks and/or plug-in assignments,
but does not store any audio or MIDI data. Useful for creating new projects which might require a
similar layout.
See the online Help topic Layouts, Templates and Key Bindings.
Tempo
The speed at which the project or selection of music is played at. Measured in rhythmic beats per
minute.
See “Metronome” on page 165.
Thru time
Time up to which the music is to be played back or recorded. Set it in the Select toolbar.
Ticks
Subdivisions of quarter notes. MIDI projects often use a resolution of 480 parts per quarter note
(PPQ); each part is also called a tick.
Time
In Cakewalk, Now time, from time, or thru time. When an event takes place in the music.
Time offset
Adjustment of all track events by a specified amount of time.
See the online Help topic Adjusting the time alignment of a MIDI track (Time+).
Time ruler
Bar showing evenly-spaced intervals. It appears in the Track, Staff, and Piano Roll views. You can
use the Time Ruler to change the Now Time, make a time selection, and insert markers. For more
about the Time Ruler, see the online Help topic The Time ruler.
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