Sound Synthesis and Sampling, 3rd Edition

Jargon

Jargon

Specialist	Used only in a given subject
Particular	Words used in one context
Subject	Synthesizers is the current subject
Alternative	Jargon often replaces more common words
Acronym	Jargon frequently uses acronyms

Jargon is a descriptive term for those specialist words which are used only in a particular subject. This entry shows how they are dealt with here. Look up the word which is used throughout this book, and the alternatives will be shown. This is somewhat like a thesaurus, but for jargon. The entries include both synonyms and antonyms.

After-touch

Touch	Additional key pressure used as a controller
Pressure	Alternative name for touch
Sustain pressure	After-touch is often used in the sustain ...