2013
Table Of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Support
- Introduction
- Tutorial
- Program desktop overview
- Functional overview
- Mouse functions and mouse modes
- Effects and effect plug-ins
- What effects are there, and how are they used?
- Saving effect parameters (preset mechanism)
- "Sound FX" (object editor, mixer channels, Mixmaster)
- Parametric equalizer (track effects, mixer channels, Mixmaster)
- MAGIX Mastering Suite
- Vintage Effects Suite (track effects, mixer channels, mix master)
- essential FX
- Vandal SE
- Analogue Modelling Suite: AM-Track SE
- Track dynamics
- Track delay/reverb (track effects)
- Elastic Audio Easy
- Automation
- Mixer
- MIDI in Samplitude Music Studio 2013
- Software / VST instruments
- Installing VST plug-ins
- Load instruments
- Loading routing settings with software instruments
- Load effects plug-ins
- Route MIDI instrument inputs
- Instruments with multi-channel outputs
- Adjust instrument parameters
- Play and monitor instruments live
- Routing VST instruments using the VSTi manager
- Preset management
- Freezing instruments (freeze)
- Tips on handling virtual instruments
- ReWire
- Tempo editing
- Synth objects
- Surround sound
- Synchronization
- Burning CDs
- Tools and wizards
- File menu
- Edit Menu
- Track menu
- Object menu
- Playback / Record menu
- Automation menu
- Effects menu
- CD menu
- Menu view
- The "Share" menu
- Help menu
- Help
- Help index
- Context help
- Open PDF manual
- Watch the introductory video
- Online tutorials
- About Samplitude Music Studio 2013
- MAGIX auto-update
- Open magix.info
- Product registration
- Download more instruments/Sounds/Soundpools
- Screen transfer - MAGIX Screenshare
- Restore original program settings
- MP3 Encoder activation
- Preset keyboard shortcuts
- General settings
- Project options
- If you still have questions
- More about MAGIX
- Index
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Mouse functions and mouse modes
Universal mode
Right mouse button: Displays context sensitive pop-up menu.
Left mouse button: In universal mode a distinction is made
between the upper and lower half of a track
in the VIP. More mouse functions are
available for the left mouse button.
Mouse functions for the upper half of the track:
• Stretch and move ranges (with "Shift")
• Set the start position of the play cursor by clicking next to the object
• Reduce the horizontal zoom level by double clicking next to a range
• Increase of the horizontal zoom level by clicking on a range
Select objects
Single click selects objects (or group of objects).
Single click + Ctrl selects multiple single objects.
Single click + Shift selects multiple objects, including all objects between the two
clicks.
If you click left next to an object, you can sketch a rectangle with the mouse button
pressed down by dragging the mouse the right. All objects contained therein are
selected (lasso function).
Moving objects
Objects (or a group of objects) are moved if you click into their lower half and drag
them to the desired position while holding the mouse key.
Dragging + Shift moves objects or object groups up or down the track list without
changing the time position.
Dragging + key "k" move the object under the mouse pointer, plus all objects behind
on the same track.
Duplicating objects
Dragging + Ctrl duplicates one or more objects. To do this you also have to click the
lower half of the object.
Dragging + Shift + Ctrl duplicates one or more objects and allows the objects to be
moved up or down the track list without changing the time position.