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Table Of Contents

Contents
1 Introduction
- 1.1 Overview
- 1.2 Quick Start: Recording a Song
2 Songs
- 2.1 Songs
- 2.2 Song Versions
- 2.3 Song Properties
- 2.4 Songlists
3 Transport
- 3.1 Transport
- 3.2 Position Indicator
- 3.3 Overview Bar and Markers
- 3.4 VariSpeed
4 Recording
- 4.1 Recording
- 4.2 Audio Recording
- 4.3 MIDI Recording
- 4.4 Multiple Takes
- 4.5 Alternate Take
- 4.6 Partial Takes
- 4.7 Punch In/Out
- 4.8 Sound on Sound recording
- 4.9 Cycle Recording
- 4.10 Delay Before Recording
- 4.11 Add Click Track
- 4.12 Monitoring
- 4.13 Practice Mode
5 Playback and Mixing
- 5.1 Playback and Mixing
- 5.2 Tracks
- 5.3 Group
- 5.4 Effect Return
- 5.5 Master
- 5.6 Labels
- 5.7 Collapsing Mixer Sections
- 5.8 Mixer Section Templates
- 5.9 Disabling the Mixer
6 Mastering and Mixdown
- 6.1 Mastering
- 6.2 Preparing MIDI Tracks for mixdown
- 6.3 Offline Mixdown
- 6.4 Realtime Mixdown
7 Effects
- 7.1 Automated Fader
- 7.2 Band Effect
- 7.3 Chorus
- 7.4 Compressor
- 7.5 Convolutor
- 7.6 Deesser
- 7.7 Doubler
- 7.8 Dynamics
- 7.9 Echo
- 7.10 EQ
- 7.11 Exciter
- 7.12 Flanger
- 7.13 Guitar Amp
- 7.14 Master Limiter
- 7.15 Multi Effect
- 7.16 Noisegate
- 7.17 Parallel Effect
- 7.18 Phase Inverter
- 7.19 Phaser
- 7.20 Pseudo Stereo
- 7.21 Reverb
- 7.22 Rotor
- 7.23 Saturation
- 7.24 Stereo Effect
- 7.25 Tremolo
- 7.26 Tuner
- 7.27 Vibrato
- 7.28 VST Plugins
- 7.29 DX Plugins
- 7.30 External Sidechain Routing
8 MIDI Instruments
- 8.1 External MIDI Instruments
- 8.2 Sampler
- 8.3 Electric Piano
- 8.4 Wheel Organ
- 8.5 VSTi Plugins
- 8.6 DXi Plugins
9 Automation
- 9.1 Mixer Automation
- 9.2 Effect Automation
10 Editing
- 10.1 Editing Tracks
- 10.2 Editing Audio Tracks
- 10.3 Vocal Pitch Correction
- 10.4 Editing MIDI Tracks
- 10.5 Editing Notes
- 10.6 Pianoroll Editor
- 10.7 Notation Editor
- 10.8 Drum Editor
- 10.9 Controller Editor
- 10.10 MIDI Pattern Editing
- 10.11 Tempo/Time Signature Editing
- 10.12 Song Editor
- 10.13 Multi MIDI Editor
- 10.14 Multitrack Editing
- 10.15 Chords and Lyrics
11 Devices
- 11.1 AsioSnd
- 11.2 VistaSound
- 11.3 WinSound
- 11.4 MIDI Out Device Options
- 11.5 Compensating for bad drivers
12 Control Surfaces
- 12.1 Control Surface Settings
- 12.2 Control Surface Bar
13 Audio and MIDI Files
- 13.1 Audio Files
- 13.2 MIDI Files
14 Keyboard Shortcuts
15 Touchscreens
16 Preferences
17 Tools
18 Miscellaneous
- 18.1 Patch Editor
- 18.2 Level Meters
- 18.3 Dither
19 Requirements
20 Troubleshooting

The content of this manual is subject to change without notice. Although every precaution has been taken

in the preparation of this manual, the author assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is

any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information herein.

DIRAC Time Stretch/Pitch Shift technology licensed from The DSP Dimension,

VST and ASIO are trademarks of Steinberg Soft- und Hardware GmbH.

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Version History

1.0 November 2001 Initial release

1.2 February 2002

New MultitrackStudio 1.2 features added.

General improvements.

2.0 June 2002 New MultitrackStudio 2.0 features added.

3.0 October 2003

New MultitrackStudio 3.0 features added.

General improvements.

3.1 May 2004 New MultitrackStudio 3.1 features added.

4.0 October 2005 New MultitrackStudio 4.0 features added.

4.1 May 2006

New MultitrackStudio 4.1 features added.

General improvements.

4.2 November 2006 MultitrackStudio 4.2 features added.

4.3 May 2007 MultitrackStudio 4.3 features added.

5.0 September 2008

MultitrackStudio 5.0 features added.

General improvements.

5.02 September 2008 Some minor corrections.

5.1 October 2008 MultitrackStudio 5.1 features added.

5.2 May 2009 MultitrackStudio 5.2 features added.

6.0 October 2009 MultitrackStudio 6.0 features added.

6.1 March 2010

MultitrackStudio 6.1 features added.

Reworked "Editing" chapter