Operation Manual

Zoom In
Zoom in for a closer view.
Preferences
Brings up the Preference dialog.
Buy or Register Mixcraft
Purchase Mixcraft and enter your registration information. More on purchasing and registration.
Select Envelope
Selects the current envelope type for all sounds in workspace. Choose from Volume, Pan, Low Pass Filter, Low Pass
Resonance, High Pass Filter, High Pass Resonance.
Snap Settings
The Snap Setting allows you to edit in precise lengths of measures, 1/4 notes, 1/8 notes or one millisecond
precisions. To turn snap off, click the snap button and choose "Snap Off". To snap to the measure, choose "Snap
Measure" or "Snap Bar".
File Menu
New Project (Ctrl+N)
Creates a new project and shows the New Project Dialog.
Open Project... (Ctrl+O)
Opens or loads an existing project or template. Add
Save (Ctrl+S)
Saves your current project. If you have not saved it before, it prompts you to name it and select the save type as
described below in the Save As... section.
Save As...
Saves your current project or mixes down to audio file depending on the Save as type format selection.
Save As MIDI File...
Saves your Virtual Instrument Tracks as a MIDI file. More info...
Copy Project Files To...
Copies Project Files to a folder or a new ZIP file. This is useful for backing up your projects (i.e. to CD), for easily
reorganizing your project files, or for collaborating with others. For example, you can quickly zip up your project,
including all included loops, videos and recorded sounds, and e-mail it to another person.
Mix Down To
This menu has four formats in which you can mix down to. Choosing one of the mix down options for audio (WAV,
MP3, OGG and WMA) or for video (AVI and WMV) will bring up the Save As dialog with the chosen mix down format.
Burn CD... (Ctrl+B)
Burn an audio CD compatible in any standard audio CD player.
Label CD...
This will launch the optional Acoustica CD/DVD Label Maker so that you can make print a CD label, etch a
LightScribe disc or print on a direct-to-CD printer.