Apple Soundtrack Pro - Manual (Page 45)

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Getting Started
With Soundtrack Pro
This chapter describes the two kinds of projects you
can create in Soundtrack Pro, and describes how to
work with windows, use layouts, play projects, and set
Soundtrack Pro preferences.
Two Kinds of Projects
You can use Soundtrack Pro to create and work with two kinds of projects: multitrack
projects and audio file projects. The two project types have different project properties,
and appear with different icons in the Finder. Multitrack projects and audio file projects
appear as tabs in the Project window.
Multitrack Projects
Multitrack projects let you arrange audio clips in tracks in the Timeline and synchronize
them to a video clip. You add clips to the Timeline from the Media and Effects Manager
or from the Finder, and can also record audio directly into tracks. Each track has
controls you can use to adjust volume and pan, mute or solo the track, add effects,
and adjust effect parameters. The Timeline also includes busses and outputs with
similar controls. You can automate volume, pan, and other controls using envelopes in
the Timeline.
You mix a multitrack project in the Mixer, which features a channel strip for each track,
bus, and output in the Timeline. You can adjust volume and pan, mute and solo
channel strips, record audio, and record automation in the Mixer. As you work on a
multitrack project, you can view it in both the Timeline and the Mixer and switch
between the two.