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2013/08/13 20:10:27 (permalink)

Acronyms Help

Hello,
 
I a newbie and I am trying to figure out all these acronyms for plug-ins like Dimension Pro.. I could really use some help.
 
i.e.
 
mf
amp
p
mv
mw
vm
1v, 2v, 3v 4v, 
rt
RGC
RN
CB
FG
and on and on and on.
 
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    Re: Acronyms Help 2013/08/13 20:28:02 (permalink)
    Yeah, it can be daunting. Acronym confusion is not unique to DimPro. You might find Simon Cann's "Cakewalk Synthesizers" helpful. It does cover other Cakewalk synths too. The chapters on DimPro and SFZ are pretty good. Some acronyms may always be assumed like RGC, Rene Ceballos the man responsible for DimPro, sfz and so much more.
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    Re: Acronyms Help 2013/08/14 15:09:01 (permalink)
    I can clear up one acronym. "i.e." means "id est" (Latin) and is translated as "that is" or "in other words."
     
    Since you listed examples, I think you really meant to say "e.g.," which means exempli gratia and comes before a list of examples, as in, "Enter your two-digit state code, e.g., TX, MN."
     
    Unfortunately, I don't know anything about Dimension Pro acronyms.
     
    Sorry.  I am in a stupid mood, but at least my four semesters of Latin accomplished something.
     
     

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    Re: Acronyms Help 2013/08/15 07:59:53 (permalink)
    Some of those in the presets are the names of the programmers - FG for example.  He makes good ones.

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    Re: Acronyms Help 2013/08/15 08:16:48 (permalink)
    I've developed a dislike of TLAs over the years.
     
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    Re: Acronyms Help 2013/08/15 08:24:01 (permalink)
    I haven't used Dim Pro much and haven't re-installed it after I did an OS upgrade, so I can't be sure but I think...
     
    mw = Modulation Wheel (I'm sure about this)
    1v = One Voice (timbre)
    mf = Mezzo Forte
    p = Pianissimo

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    Re: Acronyms Help 2013/08/15 09:02:06 (permalink)
    I can help with:
    mv, they're my initials. Sorry I couldn't help it.

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    Re: Acronyms Help 2013/08/15 09:58:23 (permalink)
    mf = mezzo forte, or moderately-loud, referring to how the instrument was played when the samples were recorded
     
    amp = may refer to the instrument being recorded through an amplifier, e.g. a guitar patch can be either direct or amped, or it could indicate a patch whose amplitude is controlled by the mod wheel
     
    p = pianissimo, referring to the low-velocity articulation played for the samples (Italian for "soft")
     
    mv indicates a patch where the modwheel controls volume, useful for orchestral sounds
     
    mw = mod wheel, indicates a patch where the mod wheel does something, usually a filter
     
    vm = (guess) refers to the vector mixer, which lets you crossfade between the 4 elements
     
    1v, 2v, 3v 4v, refers to the number of stacked voices or velocity layers
     
    rt = release trigger, meaning a release sample is played on release of a note
     
    RGC is the name of the one-man company that created several of CW's synthesizers, and the initials of its designer, Rene G. Ceballos. He worked on Rapture, Pentagon and Z3ta+ as well as Dim Pro (and several others)
     
    CB, RN, FG = the initials of various sound designers
     


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    Re: Acronyms Help 2013/08/15 19:08:30 (permalink)
    Bitflipper nailed this.  Here's an old post of mine with some addtional information and guessing (sim, m3, 4th).
    CB, RN, FG = the initials of various sound designers

    RN = Ruben Nievas (talented composer and friend of RGC)
    FG = Frank Genus (ToTc at kVr and Pro-Sounds)
    CB = Chad Beckwith (ex-[Cakewalk] and FiSound developer, to name two)
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    Re: Acronyms Help 2013/08/15 21:39:32 (permalink)
    Good sleuthing, b. I'd have never figured out who those initials actually belong to.
     
    On a tangential topic, how about the mystery abbreviations in SampleTank, anyone?
    JZ
    2D
    Dn = down-stroke? 
    3Dyn
    MP
    Cln NB
    D6
    LP
     
     


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    Re: Acronyms Help 2013/08/16 00:50:22 (permalink)
    LP?  Long Play.  You use this when the sample in DimPro cuts off suddenly.  It is an alternative release.
     
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    Re: Acronyms Help 2013/08/20 14:05:52 (permalink)
    Awesome reply's - thanks for all the help
     
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    Re: Acronyms Help 2013/08/20 14:35:52 (permalink)
    Don't mean to split hairs here but 'p' = Piano which means soft, 'pp' is pianissimo which is very soft.

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