Glossary; Playback; Recording - Yamaha MCX-CA15 Owner's Manual

This manual uses a number of terms that, though not specific to the MusicCAST system, are not in general
everyday use. In addition, some terms are used in a slightly unusual context. These words are listed
alphabetically and in context below, along with an explanation of their meaning.

Playback

Album
A collection of songs in the MusicCAST database
assigned to a particular artist, and given a name.
Each album is assigned to an artist. By default, each
CD you store in the server is stored as an Album.
Artist
The item in the MusicCAST database to which
albums are assigned. The artist of any CD you store
in the MusicCAST is stored as the artist to the
corresponding album (see "Album" above).
Bookmark list
A list of songs that have been bookmarked for easy
access. The list can hold up to 999 songs.
Genre
The music type to which the albums stored in the
server are assigned. Examples include Jazz, Rock,
and Classical.
Group
The category which you are operating your
MusicCAST component in. For example, if you
playback an album without selecting a song, then
you are operating within the "Album" category. If
you playback a genre without selecting a song, you
are operating within the "Genre" category.
Library
A group of songs stored on the server by artist,
album, genre etc.
Playlist
A list of your favorite songs that can be accessed by
its grouping. You can store up to ten different groups
and a total of 1,007 playlists.
Song
A single continuous track, equivalent to a single
track from a CD, cassette, or other source, stored on
the server.
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GLOSSARY

Recording

MP3 Format
A data format used to store music on the Hard Disk
Drive in the server. MP3 files take roughly one tenth
of the space that PCM files need to store the same
song. However, sound quality is not as good as that
of PCM files, and the server cannot record MP3 files
to a CD-R.
PCM format
A data format used to store music on the hard disk
drive in the server. PCM files provide CD-quality
audio playback but require a lot of space on the hard
disk drive.