User manual
Table Of Contents
- Soundtrack Pro User Manual
- Contents
- An Introduction to Soundtrack Pro
- Setting Up Your System
- The Soundtrack Pro Interface
- Getting Started With Soundtrack Pro
- Working With Multitrack Projects
- Working in the Timeline
- Moving Around in the Timeline
- Working With Tracks, Busses, and Outputs in the Timeline
- Editing Audio Clips in the Timeline
- Selecting Audio Clips
- Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Audio Clips
- Moving Audio Clips
- Snapping Clips to Clips on Adjacent Tracks
- Resizing Audio Clips
- Creating Crossfades Between Audio Clips
- Truncating Overlapping Audio Clips
- Splitting and Joining Audio Clips
- Transposing Tagged Audio Clips
- Changing the Offset of an Audio Clip
- Changing a Clip’s Playback Mode
- Replacing the Source Audio in a Clip
- Removing Audio Clips
- Working With Markers
- Working in the Mixer
- Steps in Mixing
- Working With Channel Strips in the Mixer
- Adding Channel Strips to the Mixer
- Selecting Channel Strips
- Reordering Channel Strips
- Copying Channel Strips
- Setting Channel Strip Volume Levels
- Setting Channel Strip Pan Position
- Setting Channel Strip Output
- Muting and Soloing Channel Strips
- Enabling Track Channel Strips for Recording
- Renaming Channel Strips
- Changing a Channel Strip Icon
- Showing and Hiding Sections of the Mixer
- Using the Channel Strip Level Meters
- Removing Channel Strips
- Working With Effects and Sends in the Mixer
- Setting the Overall Project Volume Level
- Listening to a Temporary Mono Mix
- Recording Audio in the Mixer
- Recording Automation in the Mixer
- Creating Multiple Mixes
- Things to Keep in Mind While Mixing
- Working in the Waveform Editor
- Getting Started With Audio File Projects
- Supported Audio File Formats
- Creating and Opening Audio File Projects
- Closing Audio File Projects
- Saving Audio File Projects
- Setting the Time Ruler Units in the Waveform Display
- Choosing the Sample Units in the Waveform Display
- Zooming In and Out in the Waveform Editor
- Using the Global Waveform View
- Viewing an Audio File in Spectrum View
- Playing Audio Files in the Waveform Editor
- Editing Audio Files in the Waveform Editor
- Processing Audio Files
- Working With Actions
- Applying Actions
- Editing Actions
- Turning Actions On and Off
- Reordering Actions
- Using the Action Insert Bar
- Reversing the Order of the Actions List
- Flattening Actions
- Comparing the Project With and Without Actions
- Comparing the Last Two Actions
- Deleting Actions
- Limitations of Actions That Change the File’s Length
- Analyzing an Audio File
- Using Markers in the Waveform Editor
- Scripting Actions in the Waveform Editor
- Getting Started With Audio File Projects
- Working With Video in Soundtrack Pro
- Working With Audio Effects
- Realtime and Processing Effects
- Audio Effects Included With Soundtrack Pro
- Working With Realtime Effects
- Working in the Effects Tab
- Adding Realtime Effects
- Adjusting Realtime Effect Parameters
- Chaining and Reordering Realtime Effects
- Bypassing Realtime Effects
- Adding Sends to Tracks
- Reordering Sends
- Choosing the Bus to Which a Send Is Routed
- Adjusting Send Volume
- Adjusting Send Pan Position
- Bypassing Sends
- Automating Realtime Effect Parameters
- Resetting Realtime Effects to Their Default Settings
- Removing Realtime Effects
- Advanced Settings for Realtime Effects
- Working With Processing Effects
- Working With Effect Presets
- Working With Automation
- Working With Envelopes
- Track, Bus, and Output Envelopes
- Master Envelopes
- Adding Envelope Points
- Selecting Envelope Points
- Moving Envelope Points
- Changing the Values of Envelope Points Numerically
- Changing the Position of Envelope Points Numerically
- Viewing and Editing Envelope Point Details
- Nudging Envelope Points
- Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Envelope Points
- Deleting Envelope Points
- Automating Effect and Send Parameters
- Recording Automation Data
- Working With Timeslices
- Working With Envelopes
- Recording Audio in Soundtrack Pro
- Using Control Surfaces With Soundtrack Pro
- Exporting Multitrack Projects
- Using Soundtrack Pro With Apple Professional Applications
- Using Apple Loops Utility
- Soundtrack Pro Keyboard Shortcuts
- Audio Basics
- Solutions to Common Problems and Customer Support
- Index
136 Chapter 6 Working in the Mixer
Turning Effects Off and On
You can turn off a channel strip’s effects. Turning off an effect lets you hear the channel
strip without the effect, while preserving the current effects settings.
To turn off an effect in a channel strip, do one of the following:
m Deselect the checkbox to the left of the effect name.
m Control-click the effect, then choose Disable [effect name] from the shortcut menu.
To turn off all effects in a channel strip:
m Control-click an effects slot, then choose Disable All Effects from the shortcut menu.
To turn on an effect again, do one of the following:
m Select the checkbox to the left of the effect name.
m Control-click the effect, then choose Enable [effect name] from the shortcut menu.
To turn on all effects in a channel strip:
m Control-click an effects slot, then choose Enable All Effects from the shortcut menu.
Replacing an Effect
You can replace an effect in a channel strip with another effect. When you replace an
effect with another effect, the new effect has its default settings, regardless of the
settings of the previous effect.
To replace an effect in a channel strip:
m Control-click the effect, choose Replace [effect name] from the shortcut menu, then
choose a new effect from the submenu.
Deleting Effects From a Channel Strip
You can delete an effect if you decide you don’t want to use it in a channel strip. You
can also delete all effects from a channel strip.
To delete an effect from a channel strip, do one of the following:
m Select the effect, then choose Edit > Delete (or press the Delete key.)
m Control-click the effect, then choose Delete [effect name] from the shortcut menu.
To delete all effects from a channel strip:
m Control-click an effects slot, then choose Delete All Effects from the shortcut menu.
For more information about working with effects, including information on uses of
different effects and adjusting effect parameters, see Chapter 9, “Working With Audio
Effects,” on page 195.