Terms
Score objects
Section titled “Score objects”| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Voice | One monophonic vocal part represented by a MIDI channel. |
| Cast | The selected singer model assigned to a voice. |
| Note | A written pitch event with a start, duration, lyric slot, and optional expression. |
| Lyric slot | The text ownership position associated with a note. |
| Slur | A relationship in which one syllable continues across separate notes. |
| Articulation | An authored delivery instruction such as breath, accent, or staccato. |
Language objects
Section titled “Language objects”| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Phoneme | A speech-sound category used to represent pronunciation. |
| Phone | One occurrence of a phoneme in the planned vocal timeline. |
| Phoneme plan | The ordered pronunciation produced from lyrics, notes, slurs, and overrides. |
| Phone override | A user-supplied phone sequence that replaces automatic pronunciation for its material. |
| Phone region | The displayed time interval occupied by a phone or an expanded phone segment. |
Timing objects
Section titled “Timing objects”| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Timing strip | The phone timeline shown beneath the piano roll in Timing mode. |
| Timing boundary | The division between adjacent phone regions. |
| Focused node | The timing boundary currently selected for editing. |
| Timing Nudge | A stored offset that moves a boundary from its predicted position. |
Pitch and audio
Section titled “Pitch and audio”| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Score pitch | The stepped pitch target defined by the written notes. |
| Pitch line | The continuous sung pitch contour from the latest completed bake. |
| Pitch expression | Authored note-level pitch offsets and optional note vibrato. |
| Processor layer | A configurable package that modifies a defined part of the vocal result. |
| Bake | The operation that produces current render results from the score and settings. |
| Stem | A rendered mono audio file for one voice, intended for later mixing. |