Document Outline

• Soundtrack User Manual
  • Contents
  • An Introduction to Soundtrack
    • What Is Soundtrack?
    • Creating Music with Soundtrack
    • Resources for Learning About Soundtrack
    • Soundtrack Onscreen User Manual
    • Apple Websites
      • Soundtrack Website
      • Apple Service and Support Website
      • Other Apple Websites
  • Audio and Music Basics
    • Basic Audio Concepts
      • Sound Waves
      • Frequency and Amplitude
      • Musical Sounds
      • Envelopes
      • Phase Relationships
      • Recording Sound
    • Basic Music Concepts
      • Rhythm and Tempo
      • Melody
      • Harmony and Key
      • Instrumentation
      • Musical Patterns and Form
  • 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
    • 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 Audio Interface
  • The Soundtrack Interface
    • Project Window
      • Toolbar
      • Transport Controls
      • Timeline
      • Headers
      • Timeline Controls
    • 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 withSoundtrack
    • Overview
    • 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 Preferences
      • General Preferences
      • Project Preferences
      • Recording Preferences
      • Synchronization Preferences
  • Working with Projects
    • Creating and Opening Projects
    • Closing Projects
    • Setting Project Properties
      • Time Format
      • Sample Rate
      • Tempo
      • Time Signature
      • Key
      • Overlap Mode
    • Setting the Project Length
    • Saving Projects
    • Adding Audio Files to a 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
      • 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
      • 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 with Video inSoundtrack
    • Supported Video File Formats
    • Adding a Video to a Project
    • Playing the Video
      • Controlling Video Playback Using Keyboard Shortcuts
      • Resizing the Video Tab
    • Viewing Video Details
    • Working with a Video’s Audio
    • Using the Time Display and Time Ruler with Video
    • Using Markers with Video
      • Using FinalCutExpress 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
    • Audio Effects Included with Soundtrack
      • Dynamics Effects
      • Distortion Effects
      • EQ and Filter Effects
      • Modulation Effects
      • Reverb and Delay Effects
      • Miscellaneous Effects
    • Working with Effects
      • Working in the Effects Tab
      • Adding Effects
      • Adjusting Effect Parameters
      • Chaining and Reordering Effects
      • Bypassing 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 Effect Parameters
      • Resetting Effects to Their Default Settings
      • Removing Effects
      • Advanced Settings for Effects
    • Working with 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 inSoundtrack
    • Getting Ready to Record
    • Recording Audio in the Timeline
      • Enabling a Track for Recording
      • Recording a Single Take
      • Recording Multiple Takes
    • Saving Recorded Clips
  • Distributing Soundtrack Projects
    • Exporting a Project Mix
    • Exporting Selected Tracks, Busses, and Outputs
    • Exporting to QuickTime
    • Roundtrips Between FinalCutExpress and Soundtrack
      • Making the First Roundtrip
      • Making Subsequent Roundtrips
    • Exporting Audio to FinalCutExpress
    • Distributing a Project and Its Media FilesTogether
  • Using AppleLoopsUtility
    • What Is AppleLoopsUtility?
    • The AppleLoopsUtility Interface
      • Tags Tab
      • Transients Tab
      • Assets Drawer
      • Playback and File Management Controls
    • Opening Files in AppleLoopsUtility
    • Tagging Files in AppleLoopsUtility
      • Tagging Multiple Files
    • Working with Transients
    • Saving Changes to Files
    • Removing Files from the Assets Drawer
    • AppleLoopsUtility Preferences
    • AppleLoopsUtility Keyboard Shortcuts
      • General and File
      • Navigation
      • Key and Scale Type Tagging
      • Descriptor Tagging
      • Transients
  • Soundtrack KeyboardShortcuts
    • 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
    • Tracks and Markers
    • Recording
  • Solutions to Common Problems andCustomer Support
    • Solutions to Common Problems
      • Audio Files and Audio Interfaces
      • Eliminating Recording Latency
    • Calling AppleCare Support
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