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6. Common Terms
While working with the sound set, reading this manual, or corresponding with e
Sound Set Project, you may encounter unfamiliar terms. To alleviate confusion and
improve understanding, some common terms associated with the integrations are given
below.
ASIO
A low-latency audio driver for Windows systems that accesses sound hardware directly,
improving performance.
AU
Audio Unit, the native Mac OS X plugin format.
Audio Interface (Sound Card/Chip)
e interface used to route audio signal to and from the computer.
Automatic Loading
A feature available to certain software plugins whereby Sibelius is able to load required
instrument sounds without user input.
Device
Encompassing term for software plugins and hardware MIDI modules.
External Host
ird-party software used to load virtual instruments, possibly on a dierent computer.
An external host may communicate with Sibelius via virtual or physical MIDI connec-
tions or other proprietary software interface.
Host (Program)
e software application in which virtual instrument plugins are loaded and cong-
ured. Plugins loaded (activated) in Sibelius are said to be hosted in Sibelius.
House Style
A set of rules, settings, and preferences that establish a score’s layout, appearance, play-
back capabilities, and more.
Latency
e time between an instruction to play a note and when that note actually sounds.
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