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Editing Files That Are Associated with a Multitrack Project in the File Editor Tab

You can nondestructively edit and apply effects to audio files used in a multitrack project in the File Editor tab. It is easy to open a single file from the Timeline of a multitrack project—simply click that file in the Timeline, and it appears in the File Editor tab below the Timeline.

The File Editor tab, displaying a file selected in the Timeline (not shown)

When you work on individual files in the File Editor tab, you don’t need to save or update individual audio files. Saving the multitrack project automatically saves all the individual audio files associated with the multitrack project.

Tracking File and Clip Relationships

One thing you do need to keep track of is the relationships between multiple clips that refer to the same audio file.

If you apply an effect to an .aiff file in a multitrack project, Soundtrack Pro creates an audio file project (.stap) from the original file to allow you to edit the file nondestructively, and the effect is applied as an action to the new .stap file.

The situation is complicated when multiple clips refer to the same audio file.

For example, if you drag three copies of a .wav file into the Timeline of a multitrack project, you create three new clips, each pointing to the original .wav file. When you select one of the new clips to begin editing it, a new audio file project is created from the .wav file that the clip refers to. Any edits you make are applied to the new audio file project, and then all three clips are updated to point to the new audio file project that was created.

The example above is useful when you want to do file cleanup operations such as noise reduction across multiple clips that share the same file. Applying an effect to any one of the clips will edit all the clips that point to that file. However, what if you want to edit the audio in a single clip?

To edit a single clip (and not the rest of the clips associated with the source file), you create an independent audio file project. This makes a new audio file for each selected clip. Creating an independent audio file also conveniently trims the file to match the original clip’s length.

Chapter 3 Working with Individual Audio Files

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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 projectAssembling Media in Soundtrack Pro To locate files using the BrowserBrowsing 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 name or comment text to a marker To add a marker to the TimelineTo move the playhead between markers Creating a Fade in an Audio Clip To reshape a fade’s contour using the Fade Selector HUDTo create a fade in a clip in the Timeline To add a crossfade between two audio clips Adding a Crossfade Between Two ClipsAdding, Moving, and Removing Tracks, Busses, and Submixes Adding Tracks, Busses, and Submixes to a Multitrack ProjectCustomizing 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 To open a Logic Pro audio file in Soundtrack Pro Opening 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 Mixing the Voice Tracks Steps for Mixing a ProjectTo 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 Listening One More Time Correcting Clipping on the Master Bus or for Exported ItemsTo 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 Multitrack Project to Final Cut Pro Exporting a SubmixTo 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 Arranging the Soundtrack Pro Interface Using Preconfigured Interface LayoutsArranging Tabs To put any Soundtrack Pro tab in its own floating window Customizing Your InterfaceTo access your new layout To save an interface setup as a custom layoutSaving Your Own Custom Layouts

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