Apple 2 manual Adding Processes and Effects to a File with Actions

Adding Processes and Effects to a File with Actions

When you add a process or effect, like EQ or reverb, to an audio file, it is applied as an action. Actions are useful because they are nondestructive and easy to work with; you can easily preview, reorder, and remove them in the Actions tab. When you’re happy with the actions applied to a file, you can flatten the actions onto the audio file to which they are applied. This applies all of the actions in your list as a single action. While this makes the actions uneditable, it reduces the size of the audio file.

Any of the Soundtrack Pro processes or effects can be applied to an audio file as an action. Take a minute to check out the variety of processes and effects available in the Process menu.

When you add any process or effect from the Process menu, it is applied as an action.

You can add processes and effects to a file in several ways. Here’s an easy way to add a process or effect to a file.

To add a process or effect to a file (or a section of a file) as an action:

1Select the file (or section of the file) you want to add the effect to in the File Editor.

2Choose Process, then choose the process you want to apply as an action.

3Some actions have a dialog that contains setting options. Choose the settings you want, then click Apply.

The action appears in the Actions list.

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