Reference Guide

2054 Glossary
Marker
Flag marking a specific time in the music.
MBT
Short for Measure, Beat and Tick number which is the time format used for beats.
9:04:0060 is the 60th tick of the fourth beat of the ninth measure.
MCI command (Media Control Interface command)
Special event in the Event List view that lets you control other multimedia hardware and software.
Meter
The meter, or time signature, divides time into rhythmic pulses. Specifies the number of beats per
measure and the note value of each beat.
See “Setting the Meter and Key signatures” on page 270.
Metronome
A feature that plays a regularly recurring audible beat which aids in accurate performances. Can be
observed in playback or recording. The rate is set by the tempo of the project.
See “Tempo” on page 2059.
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface. The means by which computers communicate with most sound
cards, keyboards, and other electronic instruments.
Mixdown
Combination of two or more audio tracks into a stereo submix. See “Routing and mixing digital
audio” on page 891.
MMC (MIDI Machine Control)
A protocol that controls an MMC-equipped remote device through MIDI.
See the online Help topic “MIDI Machine Control (MMC)” on page 1281.
MME
Multi Media Extensions—the name of Windows’ built-in audio and multimedia software that was
originally developed for Windows 3.0, and is still used by many sound card drivers. WDM drivers
offer much better performance.
MTC Sync
MIDI Time Code sync. Messages are received in SMPTE/MTC format from an external MIDI device
and generate MTC.
See “SMPTE” on page 2057.
Note: MIDI data does not contain any audio data.