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crystal.bk : glossary.fb4 Page 157 Monday, March 23, 1998 4:09 AM Glossary Synthesizer Hardware for generating audio from software. Typical methods used are FM synthesis and wave table synthesis. to the display. terminator A resistor at the end of a data connection cable that prevents the signal from reflecting back along the cable. Total harmonic distortion A specification for quantifying the fidelity of audio processing equipment. Tracks The virtual tracks used by MIDI sequencers. video controller A chip or expansion card which converts signals in the computer into displayable signals. video RAM Memory that enables or speeds up drawing to the screen or increases resolution or color options. Voices The number of synthesized sounds that a device can generate simultaneously. WAV files A Microsoft file format for storing digital audio data. Wavesample A sample used in a wavetable or sampling synthesizer to reproduce a musical instrument. WRAM Windows RAM. Dual-ported memory, which allows for simultaneous input of data from the graphics controller and output of data English 157

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Glossary
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Synthesizer
Hardware for
generating audio from software.
Typical methods used are FM
synthesis and wave table synthesis.
terminator
A resistor at the end of a
data connection cable that prevents
the signal from reflecting back along
the cable.
Total harmonic distortion
A
specification for quantifying the
fidelity of audio processing
equipment.
Tracks
The virtual tracks used by
MIDI sequencers.
video controller
A chip or
expansion card which converts
signals in the computer into
displayable signals.
video RAM
Memory that enables or
speeds up drawing to the screen or
increases resolution or color options.
Voices
The number of synthesized
sounds that a device can generate
simultaneously.
WAV files
A Microsoft file format for
storing digital audio data.
Wavesample
A sample used in a
wavetable or sampling synthesizer to
reproduce a musical instrument.
WRAM
Windows RAM. Dual-ported
memory, which allows for
simultaneous input of data from the
graphics controller and output of data
to the display.
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