Apple 2 manual Opening Soundtrack Pro, To open Soundtrack Pro

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Opening Soundtrack Pro

The Soundtrack Pro interface is divided into several panes, each of which contains multiple tabs. These tabs contain all of the controls in Soundtrack Pro. As you’re working, you can show and hide the left, right, and lower panes of the interface using the buttons in the top-right corner of the Soundtrack Pro Toolbar.

If you add a video file to the video track, it’s displayed in the Video tab.

The Toolbar contains buttons for common

commands.

These tabs contain information about the clips, tracks, and other contents of a multitrack project.

Each project has its own tab.

The Timeline is where you create a multitrack project with video and audio clips.

These buttons show and hide the left, right, and lower panes of the interface.

These tabs show input and output levels and settings.

These tabs help you locate media files. You can store frequently used files in the Favorites tab.

These tabs help you edit and mix your project.

You can learn more about the Soundtrack Pro interface in the Appendix , “An Introduction to the Soundtrack Pro Interface,” on page 83.

To open Soundtrack Pro:

mDouble-click the Soundtrack Pro icon located in your Applications folder.

When you open Soundtrack Pro, a new, untitled multitrack project is automatically created.

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Chapter 1 Starting Your Project and Assembling Media

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Contents Getting Started Apple Inc Copyright 2007 Apple Inc. All rights reserved Contents Solving Audio Problems Analyzing and Fixing Problems in an Audio FileMixing Stereo Surround Projects About Soundtrack Pro About This BookWhat You’ll Need 1Starting Your Project Assembling Media Opening Soundtrack Pro To open Soundtrack ProSetting Up Your Computer’s Audio System Do You Need More Equipment?Creating a New Multitrack Project To create a new multitrack projectClick the Project tab and enter settings for your project To set a project’s sample rateBrowsing for Media To locate files using the BrowserAssembling Media in Soundtrack Pro To search for files using the Search tab Searching for FilesAdding Files to the Favorites Tab To add a file to the Favorites tabIndexing Your Personal Media Files Where’s Your Media?Page 2Assembling Your Multitrack Project Working with Multitrack Projects MusicPlaying and Saving a Multitrack Project To play your projectTo stop playback To do this Do thisTo save your project Assembling Your Multitrack Project Adding Clips to the Timeline To add an audio clip to a trackEditing Clips in the Timeline To add a video file to the video track in your projectTo move a clip on a track To change the length of a clipTo delete a clip To cut a clip into several segmentsAdding Markers to the Timeline To cut all clips down the length of the TimelineTo move the playhead between markers To add a marker to the TimelineTo add name or comment text to a marker To create a fade in a clip in the Timeline To reshape a fade’s contour using the Fade Selector HUDCreating a Fade in an Audio Clip Adding a Crossfade Between Two Clips To add a crossfade between two audio clipsCustomizing a Track, Bus, or Submix Adding Tracks, Busses, and Submixes to a Multitrack ProjectAdding, Moving, and Removing Tracks, Busses, and Submixes To change the icon for a track, bus, or submix To change the color of a track or busTo adjust stereo panning on a track Working with Stereo and Surround Track PannersTo switch a track or bus panner to surround Understanding Surround SoundTo adjust surround panning on a track Move the puck to determine where the sound goesRouting 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 Working with Individual Audio Files Editing Audio FilesWhere to Edit Audio Files How Soundtrack Pro Processes 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 send the edited audio back to Logic Pro Opening a Logic Pro Audio File in Soundtrack ProTo open a Logic Pro audio file in Soundtrack Pro Adding Processes and Effects to a File with Actions Here are some easy ways to work with actions Flattening an Actions List To flatten your Actions listUsing the File Editor Tools Scrubbing a FileTo scrub a file Zooming In to a File To zoom in to a fileWhat Is a Sample? Editing a File’s SamplesTo edit a file’s samples Time Stretching an Audio File To time stretch a fileEditing a File in Frequency Spectrum View To view a file’s frequency spectrumTo select a frequency region To view the Soundtrack Pro advanced frequency controls4Solving Audio Problems Analyzing and Fixing Problems in an Audio FileTo analyze an audio file for problems To examine a found problem To fix problems one at a time 5Mixing Stereo Surround Projects Fundamentals of MixingWorking in the Soundtrack Pro Mixer To do this Do this To mix the first set of voice tracks Steps for Mixing a ProjectMixing the Voice Tracks Adjust each track’s panning Mixing the Effects and Music Tracks To mix the dialogue tracks Dialog 1 and DialogAdjusting the Entire Mix To mix an effects or music trackTo make changes to the overall mix Use the Meters tab to watch for clipping To find and correct clipping Correcting Clipping on the Master Bus or for Exported ItemsListening One More Time To listen to a temporary mono mix Page 6Exporting Your Multitrack Project Export Dialog Exporting a Final Mix To export a master mix of a multitrack projectTo export a submix Exporting a SubmixExporting a Multitrack Project to Final Cut Pro Exporting a Podcast To add podcast markers to your projectThis example has two podcast regions or chapters Saving a Multitrack Project with Its Media Files To save a project and its media files together 7What’s Next? More Soundtrack Pro ResourcesPage An Introduction to the Soundtrack Pro Interface Working with Tabs Define project To display from Settings here TimelineFile Editor Multitake Editor ConformSet the Automation Mode pop-up menu MixerBin ToolbarTabs in the Left Pane Tabs in the Right Pane Arranging Tabs Using Preconfigured Interface LayoutsArranging the Soundtrack Pro Interface Customizing Your Interface To put any Soundtrack Pro tab in its own floating windowSaving Your Own Custom Layouts To save an interface setup as a custom layoutTo access your new layout

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