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michaelvi · Post by **michaelvi** » Sat May 21, 2016 11:40 am

Hello everybody!

For an absolute starter, is there a place where I can find an explanations for all those terms - Sequencers, DAWs, Audio Editors, plugins, VST, and (very important!) etc., how they relate one to other, what are requirements and what is not needed at all for, for example, just playing on a DP (for even more complete starters than I am: DP stands for "digital piano").

Thank you!

Mushy Mushy · Post by **Mushy Mushy** » Sat May 21, 2016 11:43 am

?

Google.

Let's start with https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_sequencer

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Sat May 21, 2016 11:48 am

michaelvi wrote:just playing on a DP (for even more complete starters than I am: DP stands for "digital piano").

Better not use the acronym like this though, because, here, DP usually stands for "Digital Performer", which is a sequencer software. I never heard someone using the acronym DP for a digital piano on the other hand.

michaelvi · Post by **michaelvi** » Sat May 21, 2016 12:21 pm

Thank you Mushy Mushy, the article about Sequencers seems to be a good start!

Thank you chk071 for correction! Although I do know places where DP is used for "digital piano", but will of course follow conventions of this forum

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Sat May 21, 2016 12:29 pm

Ok, i didn't know that, fair enough.

Probably just me being rather fixed on software products than hardware.

Mushy Mushy · Post by **Mushy Mushy** » Sat May 21, 2016 12:43 pm

michaelvi wrote:Thank you Mushy Mushy, the article about Sequencers seems to be a good start!

Thank you chk071 for correction! Although I do know places where DP is used for "digital piano", but will of course follow conventions of this forum

Happy to help.

Wikipedia will have all of these terms on there.

flugel45 · Post by **flugel45** » Sat May 21, 2016 2:41 pm

Here ya go. Best site of its kind -- Should keep you busy for weeks.

http://tweakheadz.com/

el-bo (formerly ebow) · Sat May 21, 2016 2:51 pm

You've joined a forum full of complete idiots, now you want a guide as well?

ls1xxx · Post by **ls1xxx** » Sat May 21, 2016 10:05 pm

I am one of the idiots

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Sat May 21, 2016 10:09 pm

http://www.bedroom-recording.com/learn- ... rding.html

el-bo (formerly ebow) · Sun May 22, 2016 8:40 am

ls1xxx wrote: I am one of the idiots

Me too

Boardwalk · Post by **Boardwalk** » Sun May 22, 2016 8:54 am

Seems you are at the wrong address; this site is full of know-it-alls and I'm one them

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Sun May 22, 2016 10:01 am

DP = Digital Piano? That's a first for me as well...
Anyway, what's needed for that is the same as for an analog piano: someone sitting on the stool hitting the keys.

So DP's are plug&play. But you have to supply the player

ATN69 · Post by **ATN69** » Sun May 22, 2016 10:27 am

el-bo (formerly ebow) wrote:
ls1xxx wrote: I am one of the idiots
Me too

I am a nobody, but I just do like so many others. If I don't know the answer to a question I simply make one up

Here is a good terminology link, http://edmprod.com/glossary/

ATN69 · Post by **ATN69** » Sun May 22, 2016 10:29 am

By the way...I just noticed that the terminology, Fat, Smooth, Rich, Lush, and some others did not exist in the glossary

Hosts & Applications (Sequencers, DAWs, Audio Editors, etc.) - complete idiot guide needed