Apple Soundtrack Pro 2 - Manual (Page 16)

16 Preface An Introduction to Soundtrack Pro
 Tape-style scrubbing: The Scrub tool provides detailed scrubbing that realistically
approximates the “rock-the-reels” scrubbing on analog tape decks to help you
quickly find a particular sound or event in a long audio file.
 Multichannel support: You can edit up to 24 channels in a single audio file, and play
back and record up to six channels in a single audio file in the Timeline.
Soundtrack Pro 2 supports the following types of multichannel files: AIFF, WAVE,
Broadcast Wave, QuickTime, CAF, and single folder/multi-mono file AIFF.
Multitrack project features:
 Advanced multitrack editing features: Soundtrack Pro includes the ability to lock/unlock,
enable/disable, and color-label clips and tracks in the Timeline; an advanced Timeslice
tool for marquee time selections; enhanced marquee clip selection; Final Cut Pro–style
J-K-L transport controls; the ability to spot clips from various media tabs to the
Timeline; the ability to move clips numerically; blade tools for splitting clips; region
markers; and a mode for selecting and moving envelope points with clips.
 Record and edit automation tools: You can record movements to sliders and other
onscreen controls, play back the automation, and edit it in the Timeline.
 OMF and AAF support: Soundtrack Pro can use these industry-standard project
interchange formats to import the editing decisions from other video and audio
editing applications. You can also export a multitrack project from Soundtrack Pro
as an AAF file.
 Sophisticated export options: You can export an entire project, or selected portions of
it, to a mono, stereo, or multichannel audio file using the following audio file types:
AIFF, WAVE, NeXT, Sound Designer II, MP3, AAC/Podcast, and Dolby Digital Professional
(AC-3). Soundtrack Pro has a direct link to Compressor, the Final Cut Studio
transcoding application, for exporting to numerous other audio and video formats.
Other options include a variety of post-export actions, the ability to add your own
custom AppleScript actions using the Export dialog, as well as custom export presets.
 Lift and Stamp tools and the Sound Palette: Soundtrack Pro includes time-saving tools
for applying work you have done on one clip to one or more other clips. Use the Lift
tool to copy properties from selected clips. Create a processing template in the
Sound Palette that can be applied to other clips with the Stamp tool.
Final Cut Studio workflow features:
 Send clips: You can send clips from the Final Cut Pro Timeline to Soundtrack Pro and
edit the clips in the File Editor. When you save the clip, it is automatically updated in
your Final Cut Pro project. Soundtrack Pro includes similar support for Motion and
DVD Studio Pro.
 Send sequences: You can also send clips or entire sequences to a Soundtrack Pro
multitrack project to complete your final mix, adding additional tracks of sound
effects, voiceover, and music. Both stereo and surround sound mixing are supported.