ALCATECH BPM STUDIO 4 PRO User Manual page 139

Glossary
Dialogue box
The Dialog box is a window that you can use to
communicate with the computer or application.
Dialog boxes give you information on the progress
of a working application and offer you the option
to put that information to the use in the application.
For example BPM Studio will show the program
options as a dialog box.
Directory
A directory is an area on the hard disk designated
for storage for data files and other directories. As
an example, you would store all of your music
titles in a directory.
Driver
A driver is a program that determines how a
computer will communicate with a peripheral
device such as a sound card or video card. The
manufacturers of the peripherals create the
drivers. We recommend always visiting the
manufacturer homepage of your sound card and
other peripherals to find the newest information
about their drivers.
Dynamics
Dynamics (or dynamic volume) in regard to sound
is a range between the smallest and the greatest
value of volume (the softest and the loudest
position). If the possibility to copy or play silence
or loudness is greater, then greater the dynamics
will be. It is also valid in the same way in the
recording of audio signals.
Encode, Encoder, Encoding
To encode (code) means to transfer messages
or files into an encrypted form. Code is a system
of rules that is applied to transform a message
into an impossible form so that it can only be read
by authorized persons (normally to keep a
message in secrecy). Another way to encode is
by decreasing the number of determined rules
used by an application with regards to huge data
transfer without a considerable loss of content.
MP3 files are created as audio files by using an
audio Codec that holds only a fraction of the ori-
ginal size of the file. The reading of AUDIO CDs
is also called 'ripping'.
In this process, titles are copied from the CD as
WAVE files to the hard disk. Then, an encoder
will read these files and transform them into MP3
FORMAT. BPM Studio also offers the option to
encode the CDs into MP3 format immediately
during reading ('ripping'). You can activate that
option (rip and encode) in the program options -
> option CDDA.
Encryption
Data translation into an appropriate code to
protect information against unauthorized use by
other persons. To be able to read coded files, you
must to have access to a code (or to a password)
that authorizes you to decipher the coded
information.
File
Data collection (based on an application or pro-
gram) of a determined type put on a computer,
on floppy disks, on CD etc. Each file is stored
under an attributed name so that it's quick to find
for later use.
Format
This is the preparation of a data medium (for
example: a hard disk) to store files. This is usually
done during the first installation of an operating
system on a hard disk. It is also done to any
additional hard disk in a PC.
Format is a word that determines arrangement
based on rules. For example, there are left hand
and right hand text formats and there are
determined audio file formats like WAVE, MP2
and MP3.
Icon
A small image on the Desktop that symbolizes or
represents a program or file. You can see
examples of different icons on your Desktop.
Normally, they are arranged on left side of the
screen as 'Recycle Bin', 'My Computer', and 'My
Documents'. They are also called 'shortcut icons'.
Programs associated with an icon will start by
double clicking on the icon.