digital audio workstation (DAW)
a program or website designed for recording and producing music
track
a horizontal space in the DAW for recording or programming one line of music
region
one section of music in a track
MIDI
a type of recording that tells the computer what sound to play and when
recorded audio
a recording of the actual sound made by a person or instrument
instrument
the sounds a DAW uses to play a MIDI sequence
loop
a region that can be repeated over and over again
effect
a particular method of changing audio sounds
beat
the steady pulse behind the music; a measurement of time in music
tempo
the speed of the beat
measure
a group of beats
rhythm
a pattern or sounds and silences organized around the beat
note
a single musical sound
groove
a repeated pattern of music