Glossary

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APE (Monkey's Audio): APE (Monkey's Audio) is an audio file format using lossless compression. This audio format is free but not open source. This format is using the APE file extension. For more information about this format, click here.

F

FLAC: FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is an audio file format using lossless compression. This audio format is open source. This format is using the FLAC file extension. For more information about this format, click here.

L

The library is where the metadata of all audio files are saved. The library database can be found in the user application data folder (MPfm.Database.db).

Library Browser

The Library Browser is the tree view located at the left of the main window. In this control, you can select the view shown in the Song Browser. The Library Browser has the following views:

All songs
Artist name
Album title
Artist name + Album title

See Also: Song Browser

A loop has a start position and an end position. They can be used to loop through portions of an audio file for practice. A loop can be made from two markers.

See Also: Marker

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Marker: A marker points to a specific position in an audio file.
See Also: Loop
Metadata: Metadata is a collection of information on an audio file (for example, the artist name, album title, etc.). It can be found in different tag formats (APE, ID3, etc.).
MP3: MP3 is an audio file format using lossy compression. This audio format is proprietary and a license must be paid when using this commercially. This format is using the MP3 file extension. For more information about this format, click here.
MusePack (MPC): MusePack (MPC) is an audio file format using lossy compression. This audio format is open source. This format is using the MPC file extension. For more information about this format, click here.

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OGG: OGG Vorbis is an audio file format using lossy compression. This audio format is open source. This format is using the OGG file extension. For more information about this format, click here.

S

Song Browser: The Song Browser is the table located at the bottom of the main window. This control displays the songs filtered by the view selected in the Library Browser. The columns can be shown, hidden or reordered.
See Also: Library Browser

W

WAV: WAV is an uncompressed audio file format. This audio format is very similar to AIFF and RIFF. This format is using the WAV file extension. For more information about this format, click here.
WavPack (WV): WavPack (WV) is an audio file format using lossless compression. This audio format is open source. This format is using the WV file extension. For more information about this format, click here.