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698 Glossary
Marker Text window Each marker can have a note attached to it, which may be useful
for recording session details, film cues and more. the Marker Text window allows you to
enter and edit marker notes.
Marker track Part of the Global tracks. Displays all markers in a song.
Marquee tool This crosshair-shaped tool in the Arrange toolbox can be used to select
and edit parts of Audio and MIDI Regions.
Matrix Editor A MIDI event editor that displays note events as horizontal beams.
Events can be cut, copied, moved, and resized in a similar fashion to Regions in the
Arrange window. The Matrix Editor is sometimes referred to as a piano roll editor.
main menu bar The bar at the top of the computer screen, offering global functions
such as opening, saving, exporting, or importing songs. It does not offer access to local
functions.
merge Mix, or combine, two or more MIDI events, or Regions into a single Region.
Meta Event Meta Events are internal Logic messages that are used to control certain
Logic functions, but have no MIDI meaning and are never sent to the MIDI output. They
are used to automate specific Logic functions, and organize notation objects which
cannot be represented by MIDI Events. Meta Events can be used to remotely control
the values of any transformer conditions or screensets, for example.
metronome A part of Logic that produces a sound that taps out the beat. It can set by
click-holding the Metronome button in the Transport bar.
MIDI Abbreviation for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Standardized,
asynchronous, serial, and event-oriented interface for electronic musical instruments.
MIDI is an industry standard that allows devices such as synthesizers and computers to
communicate with each other. It controls a musical note’s pitch, length, and volume,
among other characteristics.
MIDI channel A MIDI channel is a “tube” for MIDI data, which flows through MIDI ports
in channels. Up to 16 separate MIDI channels can pass through a port simultaneously.
MIDI clock Short MIDI message for clock signals.
MIDI message A message transmitted via MIDI consisting of one status byte and none,
one, two, or many data bytes (with system exclusive commands). See event.