-> Select from the pointer position to the visible end of the graph by holding down the option key while clicking the mouse

-> Extend your selection to the left or right without changing your anchor point by holding down the shift key while dragging the pointer to the left or right.

The Keyboard Help... option under the Apple menu

presents you with a quick reminder of what the mouse/keyboard commands are. (See graphic following.)

Stop, Play, Pause, and Record

The Stop, Play, Pause, and Record buttons perform the same functions as they do on a tape recorder. Click on the buttons above the word to begin that function. The keyboard alternatives for all four functions are given in the Keyboard Help menu. (See below.)

Keyboard Help

 

Player Controls: Play

(option) P

Stop

(option) S

Pause

(option)W

Record

(option) R

These keys can be used along with mouse selection

Extend selection

(shift key

Select to end

(option)

Select from beginning

(command)

Keyboard Help window

Stop, Play, and Pause affect the currently displayed sound file. Record opens a new file called, Untitled# (where # is a sequential number) into which it places the inputed sounds. Before recording:

1)Go to the Setup menu to set your Record Channel option for mono or stereo record,

2)Set your record level automatically using Auto Gain (under the setup menu) or set it manually using the VU meters and Record Level bar on screen or the Oscilloscope screen (under the View menu).

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