Apple Soundtrack - Manual (Page 43)

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 Video Playback value slider: Move the video to a specific frame by dragging, clicking
the left or right arrow, or double-clicking and typing a value in the value slider.
 Video Scale pop-up menu: Choose the scale of the video in the Video tab from the
pop-up menu.
 Video viewing area: Add a video by dragging it into the viewing area, and watch it
play in the viewing area.
 Video transport controls: Control playback of the video with the project using the Play
from Beginning, Previous Frame, Play/Pause, Next Frame, and Cycle buttons.
Recording Tab
The Recording tab is where you edit a track’s recording settings. When you click a
track’s Record Enable button, the Recording tab appears, displaying the track’s current
recording settings.
 Peak indicator: Shows the highest level reached by the recording input signal. If the
level rises above 0 dB, the peak indicator becomes red to indicate clipping.
 Level meters: Show the input volume for the selected track during recording.
 Input pop-up menu: Choose the input device and input channel (or channels)
for recording.
 Gain slider and field: Drag the slider or type a number in the field to set the input
gain for recording.
 Stereo checkbox: Select to record to a stereo file, or deselect to record to a mono file.
 Monitor pop-up menu: Choose the output device and output channel (or channels)
for monitoring during recording.
 Mute Project checkbox: Select to mute the project during recording, so you hear only
the sound being recorded.
 Disk space indicator: Shows the available disk space on the recording sessions
location set in Recording Preferences.
Level meters
Peak indicator Input pop-up menu
Monitor pop-up menu
Gain slider and field
Disk space indicator
Stereo checkbox
Mute Project checkbox