Regions/Playlist toolbar

The Regions/Playlist toolbar contains the Regions List and Playlist buttons as well as buttons corresponding to synchronization commands and status displays.

Regions List Displays the Regions List. For more information, see Using the Regions List on page 127.

Playlist Displays the playlist. For more information, see Using the Playlist on page 130.

Trigger from MIDI Timecode Configures the software to be triggered by MIDI commands received through the MIDI input port. The MIDI input port is specified on the MIDI/Sync tab in the Preferences dialog. For more information, see Turning on MIDI input synchronization on page 254.

Generate MIDI Timecode Configures the software to send MIDI timecode through the MIDI output port. The MIDI output port is specified on the MIDI/Sync tab of the Preferences dialog.

Pre-Queue for MIDI Timecode Opens the wave device and preloads data for the next region to be played from the playlist.

Playlist Position display

Displays the current playback position of an audio file being played from the playlist. Right-clicking this box displays a shortcut menu that allows you to specify a new format.

Sync Status display

Allows you to monitor the status of incoming/outgoing MIDI commands.

Insert toolbar

The Insert toolbar contains buttons corresponding to all commands located in the Insert menu.

Insert Marker Inserts a marker at the cursor location. For more information, see Using markers on page 114.

Insert Region Inserts region tags at the beginning and end of the current selection. For more information, see Using regions on page 120.

Insert Sample Loop Inserts sustaining loop tags at the beginning and end of the current selection. For more information, see Creating a sustaining loop on page 261.

Insert Command Inserts a command marker at the cursor location. For more information, see Using command markers in streaming media files on page 118.

Insert CD Track Inserts a CD track using the current selection as the track length. For more information, see Creating and editing tracks for disc-at-once CDs on page 292.

Insert CD Index Inserts a CD index marker at the cursor location. For more information, see Creating and editing tracks for disc-at-once CDs on page 292.

Insert Volume Envelope Adds a volume envelope to the active data window. For more information, see Adding a volume or panning envelope on page 205.

Insert Pan Envelope Adds a panning envelope to the active data window. For more information, see Adding a volume or panning envelope on page 205.

Insert Silence Inserts user-configurable silence into audio files. For more information, see Inserting silence on page 149.

DTMF/MF Tones Synthesis Generates dial tones used by telephone companies. For more information, see Generating DTMF/MF tones on page 156.

FM Synthesis Uses frequency modulation and additive synthesis to create complex sounds from simple waveforms. For more information, see Generating audio with frequency modulation on page 157.

Simple Synthesis Generates a simple waveform of a given shape, pitch, and length. For more information, see Generating simple waveforms on page 158.

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