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modulating.
signal-to-noise ratio
A measurement of the amplitude of the desired sound as compared
to the background noise level. In SFX Machine Pro, you can improve
the signal-to-noise ratio by increasing the output amplitude levels
as far as possible without clipping; a master volume slider can be
useful for this purpose.
sine wave
A smooth waveform whose spectrum consists of a single frequency.
A sine wave has a pure flute-like tone.
slave
A slave link is a field that is linked to a master field and its
associated slider. The first link selected is the “master;” all other
links to the same slider are the “slaves.” A slave link is designated
by a prime (apostrophe) after the link letter (for example, B’).
Changing the value of the master link allows the user to change the
values of the associated slave links by a similar proportion.
Changing the value of a slave link will change the ratio between the
slave link and the other links of that slider.
slider link
See “link.”
slider mapping
The process of linking a slider to one or more value entry fields on
the Preset Editor.
source
As used in SFX Machine Pro, source can refer to the original sound
selection, or to any signal selected by the module’s Source menu.
The term can also refer to a modulation source, a signal used to
modulate a destination module.
spectrum
By analogy with the example of light, which can be split into its
constituent colors, an audio spectrum is the representation of a
sound’s harmonic content in terms of its component frequencies.