User Manual

SONG FILE HANDLING
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Saving and optimizing a Song
When you record audio in the Sequencer, the recordings are stored in your Song document. If you remove recordings
in your song, there might be “empty” areas left in the document, similar to a fragmented hard disk. To “defragment”
the Song document, and thus reduce the file size, you can use the “Save and Optimize” command on the File menu.
Note that the “Save and Optimize” command can only be used on previously saved Song documents.
D Select “Save and Optimize” from the File menu.
The Song will be optimized and saved at the original location.
! Note that saving and optimizing a Song could take a couple of minutes if you have lots of recordings in it.
Therefore, the best alternative would probably be to use the “Save” command while you’re still working with
your Song, and then use the “Save and Optimize” command as a final step when you’ve finished editing.
q Using the “Save As...” function also automatically optimizes the Song.
q In some situations, it’s possible to reduce the file size even further by deleting any recordings you haven’t used
in your Song. See “Delete Unused Recordings”.
Including Song Information
Selecting “Song Information” on the File menu opens a dialog in which you can add information about your song. For
example, if you plan to send the song to other Record users, this dialog allows you to add contact information, com-
ments about the song, etc.
D Select “Song Information...” from the File menu.
The Song Information dialog opens.
The Song Information dialog contains the following items:
• Text in Window Title:
The text you add here will be displayed directly after the file name in the song window’s title bar.