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preset Set of plug-in parameter values that can be loaded, saved, copied, or pasted via

the Settings menu in the Plug-In window header. See setting and Settings menu.

pressure See aftertouch

project In Logic, the top-level folder that holds all media associated with a song,

including audio files, Sampler Instruments and samples, Video and Settings of various

kinds.

Project Manager A window that allows you to manage all media and file types that

Logic can read/use. You can access the Project Manager by choosing Windows >

Project Manager.

protected track A track whose contents cannot be moved or changed.

punch in See drop in.

PWM Pulse Width Modulation. Synthesizers often feature this facility, where a square

waveform is deformed by adjusting it’s pulse width. A square waveform usually sounds

hollow, and woody, whereas a pulse width modulated square wave sounds more reedy

and nasal.

Q factor A term generally associated with equalizers. The Q factor is the “quality” factor

of the equalization, and is used to select a narrower or broader frequency range within

the overall sonic spectrum of the incoming signal.

Quantize button Button labeled with a Q. It opens the pull-down Quantization menu

in the Matrix Editor or Event List. See also Quantize tool and quantization.

Quantize tool Tool labeled with a Q. It is used to apply quantization to specific

(selected) events, using the basis quantize value determined by the Quantization menu

in the Matrix or Event List editors.

quantization Time-correction of note positions by moving them to the nearest point

on a selectable grid. When quantization is applied to any selected event or Region,

Logic will move all note events non-destructively to align perfectly with the nearest

grid position.

QuickTime QuickTime is Apple’s cross-platform standard for digitized, data-

compressed films that can be run in individual windows. You can run QuickTime

movies in a Logic window or on a global Video track, in sync with the song. Whenever

you move the Song Position Line, the film follows and vice versa.

RAM Abbreviation for random-access memory. A computer’s memory capacity,

measured in megabytes (MB), which determines the amount of data the computer can

process and temporarily store at any given moment.

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