Specifications

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TDM plug-in Digidesign’s proprietary real-time,
nondestructive plug-in format for Pro Tools
TDM systems.
time code address See address.
time code generation Process of creating “fresh”
time code.
Time Scale Timebase rulers The Main Time
Scale is the Timebase Ruler that determines the
time format used for Transport functions, and
Grid and Nudge values. The Sub Time Scale is
the Timebase Ruler that provides additional
timing reference.
Timebase Rulers Up to five discrete strips mea-
suring different units (samples, feet.frames,
minutes:seconds, bars:beats, or time code) dis-
played across the top of the Edit window.
Timeline insertion point Location on the time-
line corresponding to the cursor point, and the
point from where playback or recording begins.
Timeline selection A selection in any Timebase
Ruler that determines the playback or record
range.
transfer volume A storage volume that has been
designated as a Transfer Volume in DigiBase
Workspace will not be used to record or play
media in a Pro Tools session. Volumes that are
not supported by Pro Tools for audio playback,
(such as network share volumes or CD-ROMs)
will be designated as transfer volumes by de-
fault.
Universe window Provides a visual overview of
all tracks in a session, and can be used to quickly
navigate to any location in a session.
USB (Universal Serial Bus) A high-speed periph-
eral standard capable of transferring data at up
to 12 Mb/sec. USB is used for many audio and
video peripheral devices.
user preference A user-definable state for a spe-
cific Pro Tools parameter or system setup.
Mac OS X has the ability to create separate pref-
erences files for each user. For Pro Tools databas-
ing functions, these include browser views, and
parameter and search settings. See also general
preference.
user-defined region Explicitly defined regions
that are created when recording or importing
audio or MIDI; capturing, separating, or consol-
idating a selection; trimming a whole-file audio
region; or renaming an existing region.
velocity MIDI data parameter that describes how
fast or hard a key is struck and controls the vol-
ume of MIDI note playback.
video reference signal Clock information con-
tained in all video signals, which can be used as
a clock reference.
voiceable track Previously known as virtual
voicing; total voiceable tracks refers to the max-
imum number of audio tracks that can share the
available voices on your system.
voices With a Pro Tools system, refers to the
number of channels that can be played back si-
multaneously.
VTR (Video Tape Recorder) A video tape recorder
of any format.
.WAV Pronounced “wave,” this is Microsoft’s
Audio File Format. Can be read by Pro Tools on
both Windows and Macintosh platforms.
waveform Means of visually representing a
sound. When sound regions are imported into
the Pro Tools Edit window, they can be viewed
in waveform view.