Operation Manual

However, during the beat detection of a sound, the snap point will be moved the first detected beat. You can
adjust the snap point's offset in the Loop Editor.
Virtual Instrument Clips
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Virtual Instrument Clip is made up of MIDI data and instructs a synthesizer what to play. Virtual instrument clips
do not contain the actual audio data and, thus, they can be edited with greater control.
Each line inside the clip represents a note.
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Recording
Editing
Moving Sounds
Trimming Sounds
Looping Sounds
Splitting Sounds
Joining Sounds
Deleting Sounds
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djusting Volume
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djusting Pan
Editing Low And High Pass Filters
Time Stretching Sounds (FlexAudio™)
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djusting Tempo
Pitch Shifting Sounds
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djusting Key
Renaming A Sound
Locking Sounds
Muting Sounds
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dding Effects To Sounds
Sound Details And Properties
Adding Virtual Instrument Clips
You can add Virtual Instrument Clips in several ways.
Create a blank Virtual Instrument Clip.
Double click a Virtual Instrument Track or right click on a Virtual Instrument Track and click Add Instrument Clip to
create a blank Virtual Instrument Clip.
Record a Virtual Instrument Clip.
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rm a Virtual Instrument Track and record. Use your MIDI keyboard to play back notes and click Stop on the
Master Bar when you are finished.
Import a MIDI file.
You can right click on a Virtual Instrument Track and select Add Sound... Select a MIDI file (.MID) and click Open.
(Please note that if the MIDI file has more than one track, each track will be loaded on to a separate track and new
tracks may be created if necessary.) You may be able to download or purchase MIDI files that contain popular
beats and rhythms.
Recording Virtual Instrument Clips
Recordings are placed on armed tracks. When a track is armed, it means that it is ready for recording. Just click
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