Piano roll notation
music notation that uses the length of line segments to indicate duration, and height above the x axis to indicate pitch
event list
a list of musical events for MIDI playback, containing note ons and offs, velocity, patch changes, and continuous controller data such as volume and pitch bend
MIDI import
to bring in MIDI data to a program
MIDI export
to save data in a standard MIDI format that can be read by other programs
Tick
smallest unit of time in a MIDI record mode: often set to 960 ticks per quarter note
tuplet
a non-integer (or irrational) division of a beat
quantization
changing note onsets and durations to fit specific beats and note values
clicktrack
a digital metronome that plays during recording (but is not recorded) to assist in keeping time