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Scene
A scene is an object that stores all of the mixer's current settings. Each project can hold 100
scenes. You can instantly recall a scene to restore the settings it contains.
SCSI, SCSI Bus
Short for "Small Computer System Interface." SCSI is a set of cabling and data standards
for the passing of data between storage devices. The SCSI cabling that connects a series of
SCSI devices.
Slave
One device controls the timing of synchronized devices. That device is the master. Any
device controlled by the master is a slave device.
Signal flow
The journey a signal takes from one place to another, including all of the components it
passes through along the way.
SMPTE
Short for "Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers." SMPTE is a form of time
code data that's sent from a master device to a slave device(s)—see "Slave" above. It allows
you to synchronize the VS-2480's hard disk recorder with external devices.
Snapshot
An Automix object that stores the values of all automatable parameters at a particular
moment in a project. When the project is played, Automix re-installs the parameters'
values when the timeline reaches the location at which the snapshot was taken.
Song Position Pointer (SPP)
A type of MIDI message that communicates song/sequence/project location information by
transmitting the number of 16th notes since the beginning of the song/sequence/project.
Subframe
A subdivision of a SMPTE or MTC frame equaling 1/98th of a frame.
Synchronization
The process of coordinating the timing of two devices.
Take
In the VS-2480, a take is an audio file recorded on your hard drive. In general studio usage,
"take" refers to an attempt to record a performance, successful or otherwise.
Tick
One 480th of a quarter note at the current project tempo.
Timeline
The dark vertical line at the center of a playlist that represents your current position in the
playlist. Also called a "now line."
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