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**FM**: frequency modulation. this is a method of generating sound that uses one operator's amplitude to modify another operator's frequency.
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- the FM in Yamaha chips is more accurately called _phase modulation,_ which uses a different method of computation to achieve similar results.
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**.ftm**: FamiTracker Module.
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**.fui**: a Furnace instrument file.
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**.fur**: a Furnace module file.
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**interpolate**: to fill in the area between two values with a smooth ramp of values in between.
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- some sample-based chips can interpolate, filtering out unwanted harmonics.
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**.it**: Impulse Tracker module.
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**ladder effect**: an inaccurate yet common term for the DAC distortion that affects some Yamaha FM chips.
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**LFO**: low frequency oscillator. a wave with a slow period (often below hearing range) used to alter other sounds.
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**register**: a memory location within a sound chip. "register view" shows all the relevant memory of all chips in use.
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**.s3m**: ScreamTracker 3 Module.
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**sample** (1): a digitally recorded sound. usually stored as some variant of PCM.
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- these can take up a lot of room depending on length and sample rate, thus older systems tend to use short, lower quality samples.
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**wavetable** (2): an ordered group of wavetables(1) used in sequence within a single instrument.
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**.xm**: eXtended Module. the file format of songs made with FastTracker 2.
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**.zsm**: ZSound Music. a VGM-like file meant specifically for the Commander X16 computer.
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