Kurzweil PC88 - Common Terms Glossary

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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 dierent 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 cong-
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.