User manual APPLE SOUNDTRACK PRO

[. . . ] Soundtrack Pro User Manual Apple Computer, Inc. © 2005 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. , registered in the U. S. [. . . ] Any selection can include the same part of an audio file as another selection. As you work on the audio file, you can move back and forth between selections. Waveform View button Next Selection button To move to the previous selection: m Click the Previous Selection button above the waveform display. To move to the next selection: m Click the Next Selection button above the waveform display. The selection area appears darker than the rest of the waveform. Cutting, Copying, and Pasting in the Waveform Editor You can cut, copy, and paste audio in the Waveform Editor. To cut part of an audio file in the Waveform Editor: 1 Select the part of the file you want to cut. The selected part of the file is removed, and the file shortens by the cut amount. To copy audio in the Waveform Editor: 1 Select the part of the file you want to copy. You can paste at the playhead position, paste mix, or paste repeat. Chapter 7 Working in the Waveform Editor 157 To paste audio in the Waveform Editor: 1 Set the playhead to the point where you want to paste the audio. The audio after the playhead in the file moves to accommodate the pasted audio, and the file lengthens by the pasted amount. When you paste mix, the pasted audio is mixed (or blended) with the existing audio in the audio file. You can control the mix of the pasted audio and existing audio, and can crossfade the pasted audio. To paste mix audio in the Waveform Editor: 1 Set the playhead to the point where you want to paste the audio. 2 Choose Edit > Paste Special, then choose Paste Mix from the submenu. 3 In the Paste Mix sheet, drag the Original Material Level slider to set the mix level of the existing audio in the pasted area. 4 Drag the Clipboard Level slider to set the mix level of the pasted audio. 5 Optionally, you can crossfade the pasted audio by selecting the Crossfade In and Out Points checkbox and typing crossfade values (in milliseconds) in the Fade In Length and Fade Out Length fields. When you paste repeat, the cut or copied audio is pasted the number of times you specify in succession, so that each copy starts at the end of the previous one. To paste repeat in the Waveform Editor: 1 Set the playhead to the point where you want to paste the audio. 2 Choose Edit > Paste Special, then choose Paste Repeat from the submenu. 3 In the Paste Repeat sheet, type the number of copies you want to paste in the field. The audio after the playhead in the file moves to accommodate the pasted audio, and the file lengthens by the pasted amount. 158 Chapter 7 Working in the Waveform Editor Graphically Editing Audio Files The Waveform Editor includes four waveform editing tools you can use to graphically edit the audio file in the waveform display. Selection Tool You can use the Selection tool to select part of an audio file, as described in "Selecting Part of an Audio File" on page 154. [. . . ] See effects audio equipment, connecting 15­19 audio file project format 144 audio file projects See also projects closing 145 creating 145 editing in Waveform Editor 154­160 exporting. See exporting items getting started with 144­152 importing video into 183, 184 opening in Waveform Editor 144­145 overview 8, 46 playing 50­56, 152 processing in Waveform Editor 161­170 recording. See recording audio saving 146­148 saving projects as 146­147 scrubbing 54 audio files AAC 56 adding to multitrack projects 87­89 adding to Timeline 87­89 AIFF 56 ambient noise in 166­167 amplitude 163 analyzing in Waveform Editor 177­180 on CD-ROM discs 14 on hard disks 14 common problems 294 editing in Waveform Editor 154­160 exporting projects to 248 finding. See finding items formats for 56 gain of 163 graphically editing 159­160 information about 43 inserting noise in 164 length of 176 looping 57, 117 moving between selections 157 MP3 56 non-looping 57, 117 normalization 162 opening in Apple Loops Utility 269 opening in Waveform Editor 144­145 phase of 163 playing in Waveform Editor 152 previewing 68­69 processing in Waveform Editor 161­170 QuickTime 56 reconnecting 74 reducing noise in 168­169 sample rates 83 saving 147­148 saving with projects 87, 252 scrubbing in Waveform Editor 153 selecting in Waveform Editor 154­157 selecting parts of 154­156, 159 silence in 163­164 size of 235 source 107, 117­119 storing in Bin 67­68 supported formats 144 tagged 60 298 Index tagging with Apple Loops Utility 263­278 time stretching 160, 166 unable to find 74 WAV 56 audio input 14 audio interfaces 15 audio output 14, 18­19 audio postproduction 7, 198 audio repair. [. . . ]