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Magnifying Glass
– used to zoom in and out

Major Scale
– a series of seven notes that follows the pattern of whole and half steps, with an eighth notes that duplicates the first an octave higher

Master Level
– the combined level of all sources in the master channel

Master Out
– the route to the master channel

Master Tempo
– the speed at which your project plays

Master Track
– All audio/MIDI tracks are routed through a main master track as the main output.

Master Volume
– simultaneously controls the overall volume of one or more channels

Metronome
– any device that produces a regulated audible and/or visual pulse, usually used to establish a steady beat or tempo measured in beats-per-minute (BPM) for the performance of musical compositions

Mid Frequency
– usually held to occupy the range from 100 to 200 Hz. This is the range in which most basic instrumental and vocal tones occur and in which human hearing is the most sensitive.

MIDI
– Musical Instrument Digital Interface. This is a protocol that permits digital devices to communicate with each other, provided they both support MIDI. An example would be using an electronic keyboard to write music onto a PC.

MIDI Clip
– a clip containing MIDI data; this could be a loop, a phrase, or an entire track

MIDI Controller
– a device that controls parameters within your sequencer, VST, sound module, etc., by transmitting a MIDI signal

MIDI Controller Keyboard
–a keyboard that can be used to control parameters within your software, such as playing instruments

MIDI Editor
– allows you to adjust MIDI info, such as note length and position

MIDI Effect
 – an effect that alters the MIDI note programming, e.g. chord, arpeggiator, etc.

MIDI Mapping
– gives the ability to assign certain parameters and functions within Live to a MIDI controller (usually a knob, slider, or key)

MIDI Note
– similar to a music note but used to trigger a note within a MIDI instrument

MIDI Out-Ports
– send out MIDI information

MIDI Part
– a piece of MIDI information within a MIDI track. This is created automatically when you record data on a MIDI track in Cubase.

MIDI Points
– let you adjust values of a parameter along a timeline; otherwise known as ‘hinges’ or ‘automation points’

MIDI Ports
– a one-way (send or receive) connection point in a hardware-based or virtual MIDI network. Each port can support up to 16 channels of MIDI data.

MIDI Track
– a track that handles a MIDI signal. A MIDI signal is a sequence of commands and is a symbolic representation of musical material. MIDI signals are generated by input devices such as MIDI or USB keyboards.

Millisecond
– one one-thousandth (0.001) of a second; represented by MS

Mix
– selects how much of the effect is combined with the original

Mixdown
– In multi-track recording, mixdown is the name given to the process of mixing multiple pre-recorded tracks into a combined output master.

Mixer
– one of the main pieces of equipment needed to DJ. The mixer allows you to combine two or more sound sources and play them as one.

Mixing
– the art of blending, balancing and converging all the tracks into one master output

Monitor Switch
– When monitoring is on, the track’s input is processed through whatever devices are selected in its device chain and played out the master at the other end.

MP3
– otherwise known as MPEG-1 audio layer 3; an audio encoding format