15.0

Tips & tricks
A few tricks that help make working with Samplitude Music Studio 15 easy:
In this chapter
Working with projects
Mixer
Performance
Recording / Playback
Working with projects
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The "A" key will select the complete sample as a range.
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"Home" and "End" set the play cursor to the beginning or end; all selected ranges will disappear.
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A range can be selected from one exact marker position to the next by clicking on the marker
above the wave. Next, hold "Shift" and click on the second marker.
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Using the "Shift + mouse click" a range can be moved horizontally.
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"Shift + Ctrl + arrow keys" will flip a range to the right or left. This is a great way of testing a loop
at a different position.
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Objects in Virtual projects can be displayed in two different modes. By pressing "Tab" you
alternate between the modes. Pressing "Shift + Tab" will open a dialog window in which you can
set the parameters of the display modes.
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Using "Ctrl + mouse click" on an object copies the object.
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Double clicking the mouse button on the volume curve creates and deletes volume handles.
Activate the volume automation curve with "V" in each track of the VIP!
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Change the function of the mouse buttons in VIPs with "Preferences -> Mouse mode", or use
one of the mouse mode buttons in the mouse mode toolbar!
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The function "Lock objects" allows you to lock objects to prevent accidental movement. This is
especially useful for multitrack recording when the individual tracks need to stay in sync with each
other.
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To determine the tempo of a selected range (BPM), open the snap definition dialog ("Shift + R")
and select the number of beats the selected range represents (for example: 4) in the "Free bar
snap" section. Next, click on the "Get range" button in the "Free bar snap" section to retrieve the
length of the selected range. The BPM display in the "Fixed bar snap" section now displays the
BPM of the audio section.
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Try the right mouse button on various components of the VIP window! A context-sensitive
popup menu is displayed which features useful functions depending on the window component
you clicked on. Among them are objects, "Record" and "Mute" buttons, and the scrollbars.
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"Delete" deletes markers when the play cursor (real-time cursor) is located exactly on the
marker. The same key deletes any selected objects and deletes ranges that are selected.
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"T" separates a selected object at the position of the play cursor. If a range is selected within the
object, the object is separated on the range borders, which results in three objects. If auto
crossfade mode is active while the separation takes place, Samplitude Music Studio 15 adds
smooth crossfades at the separation points. These crossfades can later be edited for further
refinement. Use the crossfade editor to change the crossfade aspects.
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Multiple zoom levels can be saved to the four "Z" buttons in the lower left-hand corner of the
virtual project window. Use "Shift + left mouse click" to store a zoom level to a specific preset
button. When clicking on a previously assigned preset button, the zoom level is recalled. The "S"
preset buttons can be used with "Shift + left mouse click" to store a complete window
configuration set. This includes the scroll position of the window and the mute/solo assignments
for the tracks. This offers four mute/solo groups that can be quickly recalled.
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