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Glossary of Terms
Amplitude
Amplitude is related to Volume. However, it does not describe how loud a note
sounds, but is a physical property of how audio is constructed and defines the height
of a wave for a slice in a harmonic. In a RipScript it is a value between 0 (silent) and 1
(full volume). In a 16-bit WAV file it is measured between 0 and 32767.
ASIO driver
A Windows audio device driver, which can be selected from File>Preferences…. ASIO
is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.
Decibel (dB)
A decibel (abbreviated to dB) is a relative unit of volume. Adding 10 dB to a note
makes it sound twice as loud. Taking off 10 dB halves the volume. +/- 1 dB is seen as
the lowest perceivable change in volume for an average person.
Formant
A formant is a grouping of strong harmonics that define different sounds in speech.
Transposing the pitch of a note without altering the frequency of its formants allows it
to stay more natural sounding.
Frequency
Frequency, measured in Hertz (Hz), is related to Pitch. It is a physical property of how
audio is constructed and defines the number of wave cycles per second for a slice in a
harmonic.
Full-mix track
An audio track that has had all the separate instrument recordings (stems) merged
into one, requiring software such as RipX to separate them to make them once again
individually editable.
Harmonic
A musical note or sound is comprised of harmonics, waves at multiples of the
fundamental frequency (the one you perceive) giving it its timbre or sound.
Loudness
A measure of how loud a note sounds, different from Amplitude (see above).
MIDI Number
MIDI is a standard for playing notes using electronic instruments. The MIDI number is
a scale of note pitches between 0 and 127 which each have a unique number. For
example, middle C is 60.
Panning
Panning is the apparent position of a sound, for example between left and right
speakers.
Phase
Phase is an angle which determines where in a wave’s cycle a particular slice
represents.
Pitch
Pitch determines how high or low a note sounds. Also see MIDI Number and
Frequency.
Python 3
An easy-to-use and popular programming language used for running RipScripts.
Rip
A Rip is an audio file that has been source separated into individual notes, harmonics,
frequencies, amplitudes, phases and slices by the Ripper.
RipCut
One or more RipCuts can belong to a Rip. They can be listed by clicking the arrow
button to the left of the Rip’s name in the RipList Panel. Examples of their use are:
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To store snippets of audio from a Rip you may want to regularly use: Select notes
in the Rip and then choose Edit>Copy to RipCut from the menu.