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The practical parts of the publication: calculators for mid-session arithmetic, a glossary for recurring terms and archive records for old references that can still be verified.

Glossary

Terms as this publication uses them. Where usage differs between DAWs or between disciplines, the difference is stated rather than smoothed over.

Collect All and Save
The Live command that copies every referenced sample into the project folder. The single step that decides whether a session opens on another machine.
Round-robin
Cycling through several recordings of the same note so repeats do not sound identical. Random selection can repeat; cyclic selection cannot.
Pre-delay
The gap between a dry signal and the first reflections of a reverb. Long enough and the transient stays clear; too long and the effect detaches.
Room mode
A standing wave at a frequency whose wavelength fits a dimension of the room, making some notes far louder in some positions than others.

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