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Preface

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Welcome to Soundtrack Pro

 

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About Soundtrack Pro

 

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About This Book

 

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What You’ll Need

Chapter 1

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Starting Your Project and Assembling Media

 

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Opening Soundtrack Pro

 

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Setting Up Your Computer’s Audio System

 

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Creating a New Multitrack Project

 

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Assembling Media in Soundtrack Pro

Chapter 2

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Assembling Your Multitrack Project

 

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Working with Multitrack Projects

 

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Playing and Saving a Multitrack Project

 

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Creating a Soundtrack Pro Multitrack Project from a Final Cut Pro Sequence

 

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Adding Clips to the Timeline

 

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Editing Clips in the Timeline

 

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Adding Markers to the Timeline

 

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Creating a Fade in an Audio Clip

 

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Adding a Crossfade Between Two Clips

 

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Adding Tracks, Busses, and Submixes to a Multitrack Project

 

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Working with Stereo and Surround Track Panners

 

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Routing Your Multitrack Project

 

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Adding Effects to Your Multitrack Project

 

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Automating Track, Bus, Submix, and Master Bus Parameters with Envelope Points

Chapter 3

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Working with Individual Audio Files

 

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Editing Audio Files

 

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How Soundtrack Pro Processes Audio Files

 

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Where to Edit Audio Files

 

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Opening a Logic Pro Audio File in Soundtrack Pro

 

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Adding Processes and Effects to a File with Actions

 

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Using the File Editor Tools

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Contents Getting Started Apple Inc Copyright 2007 Apple Inc. All rights reserved Contents Surround Projects Solving Audio ProblemsAnalyzing and Fixing Problems in an Audio File Mixing StereoAbout This Book About Soundtrack ProWhat You’ll Need 1Starting Your Project Assembling Media To open Soundtrack Pro Opening Soundtrack ProDo You Need More Equipment? Setting Up Your Computer’s Audio SystemTo create a new multitrack project Creating a New Multitrack ProjectTo set a project’s sample rate Click the Project tab and enter settings for your projectTo locate files using the Browser Assembling Media in Soundtrack ProBrowsing for Media Searching for Files To search for files using the Search tabTo add a file to the Favorites tab Adding Files to the Favorites TabWhere’s Your Media? Indexing Your Personal Media FilesPage 2Assembling Your Multitrack Project Music Working with Multitrack ProjectsTo play your project Playing and Saving a Multitrack ProjectTo do this Do this To stop playbackTo save your project Assembling Your Multitrack Project To add an audio clip to a track Adding Clips to the TimelineTo add a video file to the video track in your project Editing Clips in the TimelineTo cut a clip into several segments To move a clip on a trackTo change the length of a clip To delete a clipTo cut all clips down the length of the Timeline Adding Markers to the TimelineTo add a marker to the Timeline To add name or comment text to a markerTo move the playhead between markers To reshape a fade’s contour using the Fade Selector HUD Creating a Fade in an Audio ClipTo create a fade in a clip in the Timeline To add a crossfade between two audio clips Adding a Crossfade Between Two ClipsAdding Tracks, Busses, and Submixes to a Multitrack Project Adding, Moving, and Removing Tracks, Busses, and SubmixesCustomizing a Track, Bus, or Submix To change the color of a track or bus To change the icon for a track, bus, or submixWorking with Stereo and Surround Track Panners To adjust stereo panning on a trackUnderstanding Surround Sound To switch a track or bus panner to surroundMove the puck to determine where the sound goes To adjust surround panning on a trackRouting Your Multitrack Project Adding Effects to Your Multitrack Project Compressor effect is selected Assembling Your Multitrack Project To automate a track’s parameters Control-click the envelope point, choose Set Value from Editing Audio Files Working with Individual Audio FilesHow Soundtrack Pro Processes Audio Files Where to Edit Audio FilesTracking File and Clip Relationships Editing Single Audio Files in File Editor Project View To save an audio file project or other single audio file Opening a Logic Pro Audio File in Soundtrack Pro To open a Logic Pro audio file in Soundtrack ProTo send the edited audio back to Logic Pro Adding Processes and Effects to a File with Actions Here are some easy ways to work with actions To flatten your Actions list Flattening an Actions ListScrubbing a File Using the File Editor ToolsTo scrub a file To zoom in to a file Zooming In to a FileEditing a File’s Samples What Is a Sample?To edit a file’s samples To time stretch a file Time Stretching an Audio FileTo view the Soundtrack Pro advanced frequency controls Editing a File in Frequency Spectrum ViewTo view a file’s frequency spectrum To select a frequency regionAnalyzing and Fixing Problems in an Audio File 4Solving Audio ProblemsTo analyze an audio file for problems To examine a found problem To fix problems one at a time Fundamentals of Mixing 5Mixing Stereo Surround ProjectsWorking in the Soundtrack Pro Mixer To do this Do this Steps for Mixing a Project Mixing the Voice TracksTo mix the first set of voice tracks Adjust each track’s panning To mix the dialogue tracks Dialog 1 and Dialog Mixing the Effects and Music TracksTo mix an effects or music track Adjusting the Entire MixTo make changes to the overall mix Use the Meters tab to watch for clipping Correcting Clipping on the Master Bus or for Exported Items Listening One More TimeTo find and correct clipping To listen to a temporary mono mix Page 6Exporting Your Multitrack Project Export Dialog To export a master mix of a multitrack project Exporting a Final MixExporting a Submix Exporting a Multitrack Project to Final Cut ProTo export a submix To add podcast markers to your project Exporting a PodcastThis example has two podcast regions or chapters Saving a Multitrack Project with Its Media Files To save a project and its media files together More Soundtrack Pro Resources 7What’s Next?Page An Introduction to the Soundtrack Pro Interface Working with Tabs Timeline Define project To display from Settings hereFile Editor Conform Multitake EditorMixer Set the Automation Mode pop-up menuToolbar BinTabs in the Left Pane Tabs in the Right Pane Using Preconfigured Interface Layouts Arranging the Soundtrack Pro InterfaceArranging Tabs To put any Soundtrack Pro tab in its own floating window Customizing Your InterfaceTo save an interface setup as a custom layout To access your new layoutSaving Your Own Custom Layouts
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