CHAPTER ONE

The Screen

File Edit View Effects Setup Sounds

/AEROM/SOUNDS/SAMPLE.SESSION

The Sonic Blaster Screen

*Note: SAMPLE. SESSION is not an included file.

The Sonic Blaster screen presents you with a super-simple interface and a wealth of information.

The Sound Graph

The sound graph is the window at the bottom of the screen. It contains the sound wave of the sound file currently selected.

The Select Bar

The select bar, the straight flashing line within the sound graph, lets you choose the part of the file you want to work with.

->You can play the entire file when the select bar is flashing (nothing is selected) or by choosing Select All (-A) from the Edit menu.

-> To play only a small portion of the file, click and drag over the portion to select it and then click Play.

->Select from the beginning of the graph to the pointer position by holding down the command () key while clicking the mouse.

Ch. 1 - The Screen

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