Project preferences – Apple Soundtrack Pro User Manual

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Chapter 3

Getting Started With Soundtrack Pro

 Scrollwheel pop-up menu: Choose whether an attached mouse with a scrollwheel

scrolls the Timeline or zooms in or out at the playhead position.

 Automation Recording Sensitivity slider: Drag to set the level of sensitivity with which

onscreen and control surface movements are recorded. Setting the slider to High
results in all movements being recorded.

 Scratch Location button and display: Click, then browse to the location of the disk or

folder you want to use as the location for storing scratch files. The current location is
shown in the Scratch Location display.

Project Preferences

These preferences let you set project properties and other default settings for new
projects you create.

 Tempo value slider: Sets the default tempo for new projects in beats per minute

(bpm). The range is 60 to 200 bpm.

 Key pop-up menu: Sets the default key for new projects. The range is any key in the

chromatic scale from A to G#, or None.

 Time Signature pop-up menu: Sets the default time signature for new projects. The

choices are 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/8, and 7/8.

 Sample Rate pop-up menu: Sets the default sample rate for new projects. The choices

are 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz (CD-quality audio), 48 kHz (DVD-quality audio), and 96 kHz.

 Export Bit Depth pop-up menu: Sets the export bit depth for the current project and

new projects. The choices are 16-bit (CD-quality audio) and 24-bit.

 Timescale pop-up menu: Choose whether the overall project uses Time-based or

Beats-based time format.

 Video Frames per Second pop-up menu: Choose which video frame rate to use for

new projects.

 Tracks slider: Sets the default number of tracks for new multitrack projects.
 Snap buttons: Turn snap on or off for new multitrack projects.

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