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Quickstart
Handles (Tabs)
All objects in VIP can be shortened or looped, simply lead
the mouse to one of the lower corners of the object until
the mouse pointer becomes a stretch symbol. Now the ob-
ject can be compressed. If the option ‘Create looped object’
is activated in the ‘Object’ menu, the object can be stretched
via the lower right tab. This allows you to create entire
rhythm tracks from short drum samples simply by stretch-
ing!
At the two upper corners there are two fade tabs, which are
pulled towards the inside in order to fade the object in or
out. The upper middle tab adjusts the volume of the object.
Processing
All objects can be cut into several objects. To do this, select
the option ‘Cut object’ in the ‘Process’ menu or ‘Separate
objects’ in the mouse mode. The mouse pointer becomes a
scissors and you can cut the objects into as many smaller
objects as you like.
Multiple objects can be consolidated as a group, e.g. to pre-
vent inadvertent movement within the group. The first step
here is to mark individual objects.
Single objects can be marked simply by clicking the lower
half with the mouse button in standard mouse mode. The
three upper object tabs of a marked object become grey to
indicate their selection. Multiple objects can be marked by
keeping the Shift key depressed. If you click with the mouse
next to an object on the lower half of track, you can draw a
rectangle with the depressed mouse button. All objects
within the rectangle are then marked (‘rubber band selec-
tion’).
Export
The destination for all arrangements and processes is nor-
mally an audio file. There are a number of different export
formats, which can be selected via the File menu. In the
deLuxe version, the arrangement can be burned directly
onto an audio CD. All export calculations are independent
of the play performance . If the computer experiences re-
play difficulties due to an excessive number of objects and
effects, the export file will nevertheless calculate correctly.
In the event of computer overload, it is recommendable
here to move already completed passages of complex ar-
rangements by export or mix-down function into a single
file.
Length
Fade
Volume