Loop Playback button, 37, 62 Loop Tuner

displaying, 264

finding zero-crossings, 265 locking loop length, 266 playing loops, 264

switching between sustain and release loops, 264 viewing loop amplitude, 265

window, 25 loops

creating for ACID, 267–271 doubling, 269

editing, 263–266 halving, 269 locking length, 266 locking lengths, 126 release, 261 rotating audio, 270 saving, 271 setting tempo, 271

shifting selections left/right, 269 sustaining, 261

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Magnify tool button, 36 overview, 90 zooming level ruler, 91

zooming time and level ruler, 91 zooming time ruler, 91

main window components, 22 overview, 22

Mark In command, 38, 93 Mark Out button, 38 Mark Out command, 93 markers

automatically naming, 115 benefits of using, 113 changing position, 115

changing position using drag-and-drop, 115 creating regions from, 116, 124

deleting, 115 deleting all, 115

deleting all within a selection, 116 editing default names, 317 inserting, 114

inserting during playback, 114 inserting during recording, 114 inserting for clipped audio, 117 inserting while recording, 143 moving, 115

moving to specific locations, 115 naming, 114

previewing, 116 renaming, 114

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markers (continued) snapping to, 95

triggering using MIDI commands, 116 updating to current cursor location, 115

Measures & Beats status format, 38, 80–81 metadata

copying to clipboard, 25

editing extended summary information, 107 editing summary information, 107

saving with files, 107

viewing extended summary information, 107 viewing summary information, 107

meters channel, 44 disabling, 307 hardware, 111–112 viewing, 112

Microsoft Audio Compression Manager (ACM), 337 MIDI

conflicting SCSI IDs, 251 device configuration, 254 devices, 256

fine-tune value, 244 initiating playback, 255 input synchronization, 254 keyboard, 249–250

open loop vs. closed loop, 243 periodic transfer failures, 252 playback vs. triggered playback, 253 resetting triggers, 255

Sample Dump Standard (SDS), 241, 251 SCSI MIDI Device Interface (SMDI), 241 SMPTE, 253–259

synchronizing while recording, 142 timecode synchronization, 257–259 trigger configuration, 254 triggered playback, 253 triggering markers, 116

triggers, 253 unity note, 244

using commands to trigger regions, 126 MIDI keyboard

configuring, 249 displaying, 249 generating chords, 250 specifying instruments, 250 troubleshooting, 249 turning on, 249

window, 25

minimizing quantization errors, 103–104 Mix button, 36

Mix/Replace dialog, 75–77