This Glossary contains definitions of terms as used in the OX Manual.
Address
A location in memory that contains DATA.
Beat Value
The note value of the time signature. In a time signature of 3/4
, the BEAT VALUE is
equal to a quarter note
, and there are three quarter notes per measure.
Click Value
The note value of the metronome click. The CLICK VALUE can be the same or differ-
ent than the BEAT VALUE.
Control Voltage
An electrical signal which can be used as an input to Voltage Controilable devices
such as Oscilators
, Filters, Amplifiers
, etc.
Data
DATA is the information that is processed by the MICROPROCESSOR. It is stored in
an ADDRESS.
Default
The result of not making decisions concerning parameters in the DX. If you do not
specify how long a sequence is to be for example, the DX will DEFAULT and specify
that the length is to be two bars.
Event
Any number of drums that are played on the same beat. The DX has the capacity to
store 2200 EVENTS
, each of which can contain between 1 and 6 notes.
Gate
An electrical signal which can be used to trigger Envelope Generators and other time
dependent devices.
Master
The unit that provides timing, notes
, or other data to control slave units that are con-
nected to it. Changing the master wiU generally change aU of the siave units as well.
Microprocessor
The MICROPROCESSOR is the "
brain
" of the DX. It looks at the
SOFTARE instruc-
tions and then carries them out
, reading DATA from the proper ADDRESSES
, perform-
ing the instructed function
, and then writing the result in the proper ADDRESS.
Part
In the DX the term PART refers to a segment of a Song. Each Sequence recorded in a
Song adds another PART to the Song. There can be up to 255 PARTS contained in a
Song, each PART can be one of the one hundred sequences.
Punch Out
Punch In
Switching from Play to Record (punch in) or Record to Piay (punch out) without stop-
ping. A recording studio term.
Quantize
A process of rounding off
, in the case of the DX the rhythms that are played
, to the
closest specified increment. in the DX
, your recordings can be QUANTIZED to the
nearest Half note
, Quarter note
, Eighth note
, or other smaller subdivisions down to a
1/192 note.
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