B

bar

A measure of music, containing a specified number of beats, that establishes the rhythmic structure of the composition.

Bar Ruler

The timeline that runs the length of the song, divided into bars, beats, and even finer divisions. It contains the Song Position Line (SPL), the cycle and autodrop locators, and markers. It is found at the top of the Arrange, Matrix, Hyper, and Score windows.

bit resolution

A representation of the dynamic accuracy of a recording.

bounce

To combine several tracks of audio into one file.

bus

A send/return routing scheme for audio channels. In Logic, effects can be sent to and from Bus Objects for processing or submixing tasks.

Bus

Audio Object in the Environment's Audio layer. Usually used to route the signal of an individual send bus to Output Objects.

bypass

To temporarily deactivate a plug-in.