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Timebase
Same as PPQ. Timing resolution, measured in pulses (ticks) per quarter note. Determines how finely
you can specify notes.
See the online Help topic Setting the MIDI timing resolution.
TPQ
Same as timebase or PPQ. Short for Ticks Per Quarter note.
Track
Cakewalk's representation of one or more lines of music with shared properties, for example, music
played by one instrument.
Transients
Peaks of loudness in an audio clip. Used to determine where the beats lie in audio clips.
Vector
The graph of the change of a parameter’s value. In audio programs, some parameters can be
changed by drawing vectors; means the same as drawing Envelopes.
Velocity
A measurement taken when recording MIDI note events of how fast a key is struck. A MIDI notes
velocity will dictate how loud the note will sound during playback.
Volume
Loudness of a sound or piece of music.
WASAPI
WASAPI (short for Windows Audio Session Application Programming Interface) is a new driver
model available in SONAR that allows it to communicate with the new audio features in Windows
Vista.
WDM
Windows Driver Model—low-latency audio driver that bypasses the operating system’s audio
streaming software so that the driver can communicate directly with the sound card and the audio
application.
Widget
A graphical element of a StudioWare panel (such as a knob or slider) that controls a parameter on a
MIDI instrument or runs a CAL program.
Wipe
Deletes a track's clips and events, but leaves its properties. You can undo a wipe, but not paste it.
xRPN
RPN and NRPN.
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