Operation Manual

right click on the loop editor window and choose Set As Loop Start or Set As Loop End to set a loop point.
Push the Play button to preview how your loop will sound.
Showing Detected Beats
If you are not seeing the detected beat points, click the Show Detected Beats button. This will show the beats
in the sound. Each beat point has tempo. The software will not show all the beat points depending on your zoom
level. Zoom in to see more detail and beat points. Hover your mouse over a beat point and a tool tip will show you
the exact precise tempo at that time.
Zooming
You can click the Zoom In or Zoom Out buttons to the left of the loop editor. Alternatively, you can zoom in or out
with the mouse wheel.
Making The Perfect Loop Tip
If the Loop Editor is displaying beat points and you drag one of the loop markers over a beat point, it will snap to
the beat point to make a very precise loop.
Setting The Snap Point
The Snap Point is the offset in a sound that is used with the Snap Settings ( by default, the Snap Point is at time
0). For example, if you had a sound with a long introduction and you wanted the sound to snap to that first beat,
you could move the snap point to the first beat. Alternatively, you can right click on the loop editor wave form and
choose Set As Snap Point to set the Snap Point. More on the setting the Snap Point.
Resetting Your Loop And Snap Point
To start over and reset your loop, simply right click on the loop editor window and choose Reset Loop And Snap.
Cross Fading Audio Clips
Cross fading is extremely easy in Mixcraft. Just drag one sound of another sound and you have an instant cross
fade where one sound fades seamlessly into the next!
The cross fade looks like a cross hatched area. The red line shows the cross fade area in this example.
Edit In An External Editor
The software will work in conjunction with an external sound editor in order to apply permanent changes or edits to
the sound. For example, if you want to reverse a sound or edit out clicks and pop or some other audio editing, you
may want to use an external editor. (This requires that you own or have downloaded a sound editor.)
Configure An External Sound Editor
Go to the preferences and choose the General tab to select an external sound editor to use.
How To Edit A Sound In An External Editor
Right click on a sound and choose Edit In External Editor or choose Edit In External Editor from the Sound menu.
You will have the option of editing the original sound or a copy. If you edit the original sound, the change will be a
permanent and will not be undo-able.
Setting the Snap Point
The snap point is the position in the sound that is snapped or aligned. The snap point defaults to the start of the
sound. The snap point only matters if you have snap on.
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