User Manual

CONTENTS
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276 Hints
277
Clips Window
277 Overview
278 Quick reference
279 Clip window mini-menu
280 Opening the Clips window
280 Clip window basics
280 The track Stretch setting
280 Clips versus clippings
280 Showing, hiding and arranging track columns
281 Track types
281 Track playback versus clip playback
281 Creating clips
281 The trigger button
282 Track clips
282 Clip menu
282 Scenes
282 The track scene
283 Playing clips and scenes
283 The multi-queue
284 Mixer channels
284 The Clip Editor
285 MIDI Learn Mode
285 Attaching MIDI controllers for mixing
287
POLAR
287 Overview
288 A typical POLAR session
289 Ideas for using POLAR
289 Preparations for using POLAR
290 Opening the POLAR window
290 Memory used
290 Ways to free up RAM for POLAR recording
290 Setting the length of each pass
291 Choosing an input and setting input level
291 Processing POLAR input with effects
291 Recording multiple channels into POLAR
291 Choosing an output
292 Controlling POLAR’s output volume
292 Effects processing on output
292 Monitoring POLAR’s live audio input
292 The current pass
293 Adjusting levels and panning
293 Playback and transport control
293 Punching in and out
293 Creating new passes
294 The record gate settings
294 Viewing previous passes
294 Working with passes in the pass list
294 Working with pass groups
294 Exporting a POLAR session
295 Saving and loading POLAR sessions
296 Remote control of the POLAR window
297
Movie Window
297 overview
297 Random access digital picture
297 Supported video formats
297 Opening movies
298 Closing movies
299 Movie control bar
299 The movie track
300 Movie window mini-menu commands
301 Scrubbing the Movie window
301 Improving movie window performance
301 External video hardware output
303 FireWire video output
304 Streamers and other visual cues
304 Exporting a Movie
305
ReWire
305 Overview
305 What is ReWire?
305 Setting up ReWire
306 MIDI output
307 Multiple ReWire audio outputs
307 Synchronization and transport control
307 Tempo control
307 Plug-in processing on ReWire synth inputs
307 Renaming ReWire synth inputs
307 Quitting the ReWire synth
Part 5: Editing
311
Editing Basics
311 Overview
311 Unlimited Undo/Redo
311 Editing during playback
311 Selecting and searching
311 Region editing
312 Track groups
312 View menu
314 View Filter
317 Zooming
319 Scroll To
319 Graphic editing techniques
320 Audio editing basics
322 Sample accurate editing
322 Audible mode
325
Edit Windows
325 Overview
325 Edit window overview
327 Edit windows by track type
327 Opening edit windows
328 Viewing multiple tracks in one edit window
329 Viewing the same track in multiple edit windows
329 Window Target
330 Edit Window mini-menus
330 Information windows
330 Legend
330 Related topics for Editor windows
331
Tools
331 Overview
332 Main and Alternate Tools
332 Rotating the Tool palette
332 Palette docking
332 Closing the Tool palette
332 Keyboard shortcuts for tools
333 Pointer tool
333 I-Beam tool
334 Pencil tool
334 Insert/Reshape Curve
334 Reshape tool
335 Reshape Mode menu
335 Rhythm Brush
336 Zoom tool
336 Scrub tool
336 Loop tool
336 Mute tool
337 Scissors tool
337 Trim tool
338 Roll tool
338 Slip tool
338 Slide tool
338 Comp tool
339
Information Windows
339 Snap Information
342 Cursor Information
343 Event Information
343 Selection Information
345 Track Inspector
346 Channel Strip
348 Track Selector
349 Sound File Information
351 Information Bar
355
Sequence Editor
355 Overview
356 Quick Reference
358 Tool palette quick reference
359 Sequence Editor mini-menu
360 Sequence Editor title bar
360 Sequence Editor basics
360 Opening the Sequence Editor
360 Switching sequences
360 Sequence management
360 Track management
361 Snap, Cursor, Selection, and Event Information
361 The Time Ruler
362 The Marker Strip
363 Zoom buttons
363 Zooming techniques
363 Audio track settings
368 MIDI track settings
369 Working with MIDI tracks
369 Resizing tracks
370 Effect inserts panel
371 Audio editing basics
372 Inserting soundbites
373 Moving soundbites
376 Muting and unmuting soundbites
376 Bite Gain
376 Overlapping and layering soundbites
377 Trimming (edge editing) soundbites
379 Graphic time stretching of audio
380 Applying fades and crossfades
380 Takes
380 Graphic editing techniques
380 Selection techniques
381 Show times
382 Sync points
383 Working with breakpoint mix automation
387 Soundbite volume automation
388 Working with loops
388 Working with event flags
389 The View Filter
389 Scrolling during playback
389 Scrubbing in the Sequence Editor
389 The movie track
389 The Conductor track
391
MIDI Editor
391 Overview
392 Quick Reference
394 Tool palette quick reference
395 MIDI Editor mini-menu
395 MIDI Editor title bar
395 MIDI Editor basics
395 Opening the MIDI Editor
395 The Track Selector
395 The master track selector
395 Opening a separate MIDI Editor for each track
396 Switching tracks with the Window Target menu
396 Snap, Cursor, Selection, and Event Information
396 The Time Ruler
397 The Marker Strip
397 The Note Grid
399 The Pitch Ruler
399 Inserting Notes