MacroSystem Pro-Pack - Manual (Page 14)

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Select this piece of music. Then click on the Cor-
rection button to call up a list of all sound tracks.
From this list, select the original sound track
and reduce the volume by means of the button
adjacent to Correction until it is muted.
You now have no original sound for the comple-
te duration of the piece of music. You can now
hear the music at this point of the video without
being disturbed by the original sound.
The second track contains a commentary which
begins in the middle of the piece of music and
does not end until some time after the music
has ended. Select the commentary. You can then
reduce the volume of the music for the complete
duration of the commentary by clicking on Cor-
rection, selecting the music track, and reducing
the volume by means of the right-hand control.
The original sound, which was muted for the
duration of the piece of music, must now also be
switched off for the remainder of the commentary.
For this purpose, create a new piece of music:
silence. Create a generous length. Insert it after
the piece of music, and trim it using the Range
button up to the point in the video at which the
commentary ends. If you cannot find the point in
the video easily from the material, calculate the
correct position if necessary.
The volume control for the track in which the
audio sample is activated is of course not selec-
table under Correction, as changes affecting the
volume must be made by means of the Volume
button.
You’ll also notice the presence of a Sample
button in this screen, if you have installed Smart
Edit 6.
Click onto this button. A window similar to the
Scene video effect menu (chapter 3.5 and 3.6)
will appear.
At first, you can see the name of the sample,
which can be changed if needed. The default
name is the name of the sample.
Next, you can decide if you want to create a
sample that runs across the length and position
of the selected sample, combining all audio
tracks in that position. To do this, click onto
Sample and then Ok. The sample will then be
added to the Audio Record /Edit screen.
Another possibility is the Sample + Scenes
function. Here, you can determine that the new
sample starts at the beginning of the first scene
– and ends at the end of the last scene it is
positioned under.
Alternatively, you can select any time range for
creating the new sample. A sample is created,
containing all sound from all soundtracks.
Click onto Range, confirm with Ok and select
the IN and OUT points from the already familiar
Range menu. The Envelope (chapter 3.2 of the
Smart Edit manual) helps you to do this. You can
de/activate it using the speaker symbol.
Click onto Ok in the Range menu. This creates
the sample and adds it just after the currently
activated/marked sample in the Record/Edit
menu.