Specifications
Getting Started with MIX72
5 Record a drum track (see “Recording an Audio
Track” on page 67) keeping in mind that you
want to use only the best bar (measure). Your re-
cording should fit the grid at the specified
tempo and meter.
– or –
Import an existing audio file, such as a drum
loop from a sample library, and place it on an
audio track (see “Importing Audio” on page 65)
6 Drag on the waveform with the Selector to
make a one-bar selection. Note that the selec-
tion snaps to the specified grid.
7 Create a new audio track (File > New Track).
8 From the Grabber pop-up menu, select the
Separation Grabber tool.
9 With the Separation Grabber tool, click and
drag the selection to the beginning of the new
audio track. A new region will be created and ap-
pear at the beginning of the new track.
10 With the new region still selected, choose
Edit > Repeat.
11 In the Repeat dialog, enter a number of re-
peats, and click OK.
You now have a new rhythm track with a
“looped” (repeated) phrase. You can use these
editing tools to do much more advanced and in-
volved editing of regions. For example, you
could separate beats or “hits” into individual re-
gions and rearrange them in Grid mode as a way
of coming up with new and interesting
rhythms.
Playlists and Non-Destructive Editing
Playlists let you create and retrieve multiple ver-
sions of track edits. A playlist can be a complete
take, an overdub, or an arrangement of selec-
tions from multiple takes. You can duplicate
playlists to save edits in their current state, then
continue making additional edits to the new
playlist knowing you can always go back to the
previous version.
To create multiple playlists for editing:
1 Start with a track on which you want to try
different edits.
2 From the Playlist Selector pop-up menu,
choose Duplicate.
3 Name the duplicated playlist and click OK.
4 Make your first series of edits.
5 Return to the original playlist by selecting it
from the Playlist Selector pop-up menu.
Making a selection in Grid mode
Dragging a selection with the Separation Grabber tool
Repeat dialog
Duplicating a playlist