Document Outline

• Soundtrack Pro User Manual
  • Contents
  • An Introduction to Soundtrack Pro
    • What Is Soundtrack Pro?
    • Resources for Learning About Soundtrack Pro
    • Soundtrack Pro Onscreen User Manual
    • Apple Websites
      • Soundtrack Pro Website
      • Apple Service and Support Website
      • Other Apple Websites
  • Setting Up Your System
    • System Considerations
      • Processor Speed and RAM
      • Hard Disk Space
      • Setting the Audio Input and Output
      • Adding Audio Units Plug-Ins to Your Computer
    • Connecting Audio Equipment
      • Audio Interfaces
      • Audio Cabling
      • Audio Output
      • Control Surfaces
    • Example Hardware Setups
      • Setting Up a System Using Powered Speakers
      • Setting Up a System Using a USB Audio Interface
      • Setting Up a System Using a FireWire Interface and a Control Surface
      • Setting Up a System Using a Video Output Device
  • The Soundtrack Pro Interface
    • Project Window
      • Toolbar
      • Transport Controls
      • Timeline
      • Headers
      • Timeline Controls
      • Mixer
      • Waveform Editor
    • Media and Effects Manager
      • Browser Tab
      • Favorites Tab
      • Search Tab
      • Bin Tab
      • Effects Tab
    • Utility Window
      • Video Tab
      • Recording Tab
      • Meters Tab
      • Details Tab
  • Getting Started With Soundtrack Pro
    • Two Kinds of Projects
      • Multitrack Projects
      • Audio File Projects
    • Setting Up Your Workspace
      • Basic Window Controls
      • Using Tabs
      • Using Project Layouts
      • Customizing the Toolbar
    • Playing Projects
      • Setting the Playhead
      • Scrubbing a Project
      • Controlling Playback With the Transport Controls
      • Controlling Playback Using Keyboard Shortcuts
    • Locating and Adding Audio Files
      • Supported Audio File Formats
      • Looping and Non-Looping Files
      • Using the Browser to Locate Files
      • Using Favorites to Locate Files
      • Using Search to Locate Files
      • Storing Files in the Bin
    • Previewing Audio Files
      • Using the Preview Controls
      • Viewing Audio File Information
    • Using Undo and Redo
    • Using Snap
    • Reconnecting Media Files
    • Setting Soundtrack Pro Preferences
      • General Preferences
      • Project Preferences
      • Recording Preferences
      • Synchronization Preferences
      • Control Surfaces Preferences
      • Video Out Preferences
  • Working With Multitrack Projects
    • Creating and Opening Multitrack Projects
    • Closing Multitrack Projects
    • Setting Project Properties
      • Time Format
      • Sample Rate
      • Tempo
      • Time Signature
      • Key
      • Overlap Mode
    • Setting the Project Length
    • Saving Multitrack Projects
    • Adding Audio Files to a Multitrack Project
    • Viewing and Editing Clip Properties
    • Tracks, Busses, and Outputs
      • Tracks
      • Busses
      • Outputs
  • Working in the Timeline
    • Moving Around in the Timeline
      • Using the Scroll Bars
      • Using the Zoom Control
      • Setting Track Height
      • Using the Global Timeline View
      • Using the Time Ruler
      • Working With the Playback Region
    • Working With Tracks, Busses, and Outputs in the Timeline
      • Adding Tracks, Busses, and Outputs
      • Selecting Tracks, Busses, and Outputs
      • Moving and Copying Tracks, Busses, and Outputs
      • Renaming Tracks, Busses, and Outputs
      • Changing a Track, Bus, or Output Icon
      • Using the Track Controls
      • Removing Tracks, Busses, and Outputs
    • Editing Audio Clips in the Timeline
      • Selecting Audio Clips
      • Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Audio Clips
      • Moving Audio Clips
      • Snapping Clips to Clips on Adjacent Tracks
      • Resizing Audio Clips
      • Creating Crossfades Between Audio Clips
      • Truncating Overlapping Audio Clips
      • Splitting and Joining Audio Clips
      • Transposing Tagged Audio Clips
      • Changing the Offset of an Audio Clip
      • Changing a Clip’s Playback Mode
      • Replacing the Source Audio in a Clip
      • Removing Audio Clips
    • Working With Markers
      • Types of Markers
      • Inserting Markers
      • Naming Markers
      • Moving Markers
      • Deleting Markers
  • Working in the Mixer
    • Steps in Mixing
    • Working With Channel Strips in the Mixer
      • Adding Channel Strips to the Mixer
      • Selecting Channel Strips
      • Reordering Channel Strips
      • Copying Channel Strips
      • Setting Channel Strip Volume Levels
      • Setting Channel Strip Pan Position
      • Setting Channel Strip Output
      • Muting and Soloing Channel Strips
      • Enabling Track Channel Strips for Recording
      • Renaming Channel Strips
      • Changing a Channel Strip Icon
      • Showing and Hiding Sections of the Mixer
      • Using the Channel Strip Level Meters
      • Removing Channel Strips
    • Working With Effects and Sends in the Mixer
      • Adding Effects to a Channel Strip
      • Showing Channel Strip Effects Settings
      • Reordering Effects in the Mixer
      • Turning Effects Off and On
      • Replacing an Effect
      • Deleting Effects From a Channel Strip
      • Adding Sends to a Channel Strip
      • Reordering Sends in the Mixer
      • Showing Send Settings
      • Turning Sends Off and On
    • Setting the Overall Project Volume Level
      • Using the Peak Indicators
    • Listening to a Temporary Mono Mix
    • Recording Audio in the Mixer
    • Recording Automation in the Mixer
    • Creating Multiple Mixes
    • Things to Keep in Mind While Mixing
  • Working in the Waveform Editor
    • Getting Started With Audio File Projects
      • Supported Audio File Formats
      • Creating and Opening Audio File Projects
      • Closing Audio File Projects
      • Saving Audio File Projects
      • Setting the Time Ruler Units in the Waveform Display
      • Choosing the Sample Units in the Waveform Display
      • Zooming In and Out in the Waveform Editor
      • Using the Global Waveform View
      • Viewing an Audio File in Spectrum View
    • Playing Audio Files in the Waveform Editor
      • Scrubbing Audio Files in the Waveform Editor
      • Using the Timeline Controls in the Waveform Editor
    • Editing Audio Files in the Waveform Editor
      • Selecting Part of an Audio File
      • Moving Between Selections
      • Cutting, Copying, and Pasting in the Waveform Editor
      • Graphically Editing Audio Files
    • Processing Audio Files
      • Effects Submenu
      • Fade In
      • Fade Out
      • Normalize
      • Adjust Amplitude
      • Silence
      • Invert
      • Reverse
      • Swap Channels
      • Insert
      • Time Stretch
      • Adding Ambient Noise
      • Convert to Mono
      • Resample
      • Reducing Noise
      • Show Realtime Effects
      • Bounce Realtime to Action
    • Working With Actions
      • Applying Actions
      • Editing Actions
      • Turning Actions On and Off
      • Reordering Actions
      • Using the Action Insert Bar
      • Reversing the Order of the Actions List
      • Flattening Actions
      • Comparing the Project With and Without Actions
      • Comparing the Last Two Actions
      • Deleting Actions
      • Limitations of Actions That Change the File’s Length
    • Analyzing an Audio File
      • Types of Audio Analysis
      • Setting Analysis Parameters
      • Reading Analysis Results
      • Zooming In on Analyzed Problems
      • Fixing Analyzed Problems
    • Using Markers in the Waveform Editor
    • Scripting Actions in the Waveform Editor
      • Applying a Saved Droplet to a Clip in Final Cut Pro
  • Working With Video in Soundtrack Pro
    • Supported Video File Formats
    • Adding a Video to a Project
    • Playing the Video
      • Controlling Video Playback Using Keyboard Shortcuts
      • Resizing the Video Tab
      • Using Video Output Devices
    • Viewing Video Details
    • Working With a Video’s Audio
    • Using the Time Display and Time Ruler With Video
    • Using Markers With Video
      • Using Final Cut Pro Scoring Markers
      • Using Markers to Align Audio Clips to Timecode
      • Scoring a Marker to the Playhead
    • Removing a Video From a Project
  • Working With Audio Effects
    • Realtime and Processing Effects
      • Realtime Effects
      • Processing Effects
    • Audio Effects Included With Soundtrack Pro
      • Dynamics Effects
      • Distortion Effects
      • EQ and Filter Effects
      • Modulation Effects
      • Reverb and Delay Effects
      • Meters and Diagnostic Effects
      • Miscellaneous Effects
    • Working With Realtime Effects
      • Working in the Effects Tab
      • Adding Realtime Effects
      • Adjusting Realtime Effect Parameters
      • Chaining and Reordering Realtime Effects
      • Bypassing Realtime Effects
      • Adding Sends to Tracks
      • Reordering Sends
      • Choosing the Bus to Which a Send Is Routed
      • Adjusting Send Volume
      • Adjusting Send Pan Position
      • Bypassing Sends
      • Automating Realtime Effect Parameters
      • Resetting Realtime Effects to Their Default Settings
      • Removing Realtime Effects
      • Advanced Settings for Realtime Effects
    • Working With Processing Effects
      • Advanced Settings for Processing Effects
      • Automating Processing Effect Parameters
    • Working With Effect Presets
      • Realtime Effect Presets
      • Processing Effect Presets
  • Working With Automation
    • Working With Envelopes
      • Track, Bus, and Output Envelopes
      • Master Envelopes
      • Adding Envelope Points
      • Selecting Envelope Points
      • Moving Envelope Points
      • Changing the Values of Envelope Points Numerically
      • Changing the Position of Envelope Points Numerically
      • Viewing and Editing Envelope Point Details
      • Nudging Envelope Points
      • Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Envelope Points
      • Deleting Envelope Points
      • Automating Effect and Send Parameters
    • Recording Automation Data
      • Automation Modes
      • Thinning Envelope Points in Recorded Automation Data
    • Working With Timeslices
      • Selecting Timeslices
      • Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Timeslices
      • Deleting Timeslices
      • Changing the Timeslice Selection Area
  • Recording Audio in Soundtrack Pro
    • Getting Ready to Record
    • Recording Audio in the Timeline
      • Enabling a Track for Recording
      • Recording a Single Take
      • Recording Multiple Takes
    • Saving Recorded Clips
    • Recording Audio in the Mixer
    • Recording Audio in the Waveform Editor
  • Using Control Surfaces With Soundtrack Pro
    • Connecting Control Surfaces
    • Adding and Deleting Control Surfaces
    • Premapped Controls
    • Mapping Commands to Control Surface Buttons
    • Recording Control Surface Automation
  • Exporting Multitrack Projects
    • Exporting a Project Mix
    • Exporting Selected Tracks, Busses, and Outputs
    • Exporting With Compressor
      • Using Compressor Export Presets
      • Exporting Multichannel Projects With Compressor
    • Distributing a Multitrack Project and its Media Files Together
  • Using Soundtrack Pro With Apple Professional Applications
    • Using Soundtrack Pro With Final Cut Pro
      • Editing a Final Cut Pro Clip Nondestructively in the Waveform Editor
      • Editing a Final Cut Pro Clip Destructively in the Waveform Editor
      • Editing a Clip Using a Soundtrack Pro Script
      • Creating a Multitrack Project From Final Cut Pro Clips or Sequences
    • Using Soundtrack Pro With Motion
    • Using Soundtrack Pro With DVD Studio Pro
    • Using Soundtrack Pro With Other Applications
  • Using Apple Loops Utility
    • What Is Apple Loops Utility?
    • The Apple Loops Utility Interface
      • Tags Tab
      • Transients Tab
      • Assets Drawer
      • Playback and File Management Controls
    • Opening Files in Apple Loops Utility
    • Tagging Files in Apple Loops Utility
      • Tagging Multiple Files
    • Working With Transients
    • Saving Changes to Files
    • Removing Files From the Assets Drawer
    • Apple Loops Utility Preferences
    • Apple Loops Utility Keyboard Shortcuts
      • General and File
      • Navigation
      • Key and Scale Type Tagging
      • Descriptor Tagging
      • Transients
  • Soundtrack Pro Keyboard Shortcuts
    • General and File
    • Windows, Tabs, and Layouts
    • Project Playback and Setting the Playhead
    • General Editing
    • Editing Audio Clips in the Timeline
    • Adjusting Audio Clips in the Timeline
    • Navigating in the Timeline
    • Editing Audio Files in the Waveform Editor
    • Tracks and Markers
    • Video Out
    • Recording
  • Audio Basics
    • Basic Audio Concepts
      • Sound Waves
      • Frequency and Amplitude
      • Musical Sounds
      • Envelopes
      • Phase Relationships
    • Recording Sound
      • Analog Recording
      • Digital Recording
      • Sample Rate and Bit Depth
      • Digital Distortion
  • Solutions to Common Problems and Customer Support
    • Solutions to Common Problems
      • Audio Files and Audio Interfaces
      • Eliminating Recording Latency
    • Calling AppleCare Support
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