User Manual

CONTENTS
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125 Bundle channel formats
126 Reassigning bundles
127 Bundles and surround sound
127 The instruments tab
128 The MIDI Devices tab
131
MIDI Tracks
131 Overview
131 Integrated MIDI and hard disk audio
131 MIDI only
131 What is a MIDI track?
131 Creating a MIDI track
131 Creating several MIDI tracks at once
132 MIDI track settings
132 Record-enabling a MIDI track
132 Choosing an input source
132 Choosing a MIDI output destination
133 Making I/O assignments for multiple MIDI tracks
133 Multiple output destinations
134 Creating a MIDI device group
135 MIDI Drum & percussion tracks
135 Remap MIDI Devices
135 Choosing a default patch (sound)
135 The patch list
135 The current patch
136 MIDI Keys
139
Audio Tracks
139 Overview
139 Integrated MIDI and hard disk audio
139 Types of audio tracks
139 Audio (disk) tracks
139 Mono, stereo, and surround tracks
139 Creating an audio track
140 Creating several audio tracks at once
140 Audio track settings
140 Input source: Audio bundles
141 Choosing an audio input and output
141 Record-enabling an audio track
141 Input monitor enable
141 Stretch
142 Pitch and Stretch Cache
142 Enabled
143 Monitoring an audio track input
143 Changing audio track settings on the fly
143 Making I/O assignments for multiple tracks
143 Managing your computer’s system resources
144 Freezing tracks
145
Instrument Tracks
145 Overview
145 Creating an instrument track
146 Instrument track settings
146 Working with instrument plug-ins
147 Instrument tracks in the Mixing Board
147 Open Instrument shortcut
147 Instrument track automation
147 Freezing instrument tracks
147 Instruments as audio plug-ins
147 Instrument plug-ins in V-Racks
148 Multiple audio outputs
148 Digital Performer’s included instruments
149
Aux Tracks & Master Fader Tracks
149 Overview
149 Aux tracks
150 Master Fader tracks
153
VCA Tracks
153 Overview
153 VCA tracks and track groups
153 Creating a VCA track
154 VCA control
154 Shared tracks and nested VCA groups
155 VCA tracks and mix automation
156 Releasing a VCA track from its group
156 MIDI tracks and VCA tracks
156 Exporting to earlier versions of DP
157
Tracks Window
157 Overview
158 Quick Reference
160 Tracks Window Mini-menu
161 Opening the Tracks window
161 Sequence management in the Tracks window
163 The Marker menu
163 The Track List
168 Working with the Track List
170 The Track Overview
175 Customizing the Tracks Window
177
Track Folders and Track Groups
177 Overview
177 Track Folders
178 Track Groups
Part 4: Playing and Recording
185
Control Panel
185 Overview
186 Quick Reference
188 Control Panel preferences
188 Transport Controls
191 Counter
195 Large Counter
196 Memory buttons
200 Auto-Record button
202 Overdub record mode
202 Countoff button
202 Wait button
203 Slave to External Sync button
203 Saving Memory and Auto Record Times
203 Status Strip
204 Tempo Controls
208 Click
208 Audible Mode
208 Auto Scroll
208 Solo Mode
208 Primary and alternate tools
209 Keypad shortcuts
210 Display Preferences
211
Playback
211 Overview
211 MIDI Playback basics
211 Audio playback basics
211 How to play a sequence or song
212 Monitoring levels
212 Editing during playback
212 Screen re-display
213 Muting and unmuting tracks during playback
213 Soloing Tracks
213 ‘Partial-solo’
214 Looping playback
214 Playing the current selection
214 Event Chasing
216 Auto scroll
218 Scrubbing multiple MIDI tracks
219 Scrubbing and grid snapping
219 Scrubbing audio
219 Slow and fast forwarding
219 Stop Sounding MIDI Devices (Panic)
221
Recording
221 Overview
222 Choosing a sequence to record into
222 Setting tempo and meter
222 Recording to a click
222 Recording with a Countoff
223 Input Filter
223 Input Quantize
224 Non-destructive output quantize
225 Preparing a MIDI track for recording
225 Preparing an audio track for recording
228 MIDI input monitoring
231 Audio input monitoring
233 Using the wait and countoff features
233 Start recording
234 Stop recording
234 How audio is recorded on disk
234 Undo record
234 Recording stereo audio
235 Recording in surround
235 Recording several MIDI tracks in one pass
236 Recording several audio tracks in one pass
236 Recording audio and MIDI at the same time
236 Manual punch-in/punch-out on the fly
236 Automatic punch-in/punch-out
238 Punch Guard
238 Overdub recording
239 Recording multiple takes
239 Cycle-recording
242 Step Recording
242 Recording in External Sync
242 Sample Format
243 Getting an error message
245
Click and Countoff
245 Overview
245 Click
246 Click Preferences
248 Click Defaults
249 Countoff
250 Countoff preferences
253
MIDI Monitor
253 Overview
253 Opening the MIDI Monitor Window
253 Basics
255
Audio Monitor
255 Overview
255 Audio Monitor quick reference
256 Mini-menu quick reference
256 Buses in the Audio Monitor
256 Virtual instrument inputs
257 Naming a takefile before recording
257 Changing the takefile location before recording
258 Adjusting the level meter range
259 Setting the input level
259 Other ways to monitor input levels
261
Looping
261 Overview
261 Basics
262 Creating a loop
265
Step Record
265 Overview
265 Step Record quick reference
266 Basics
266 Getting ready
270 Performing step entry
273 Step recording during playback
273 Step Record shortcuts
276 Be careful