User guide

Tracktion 4 Reference Manual

Create a new edit: This option creates a new, empty, edit in the current project. This option would typi-

cally be of most use if you wanted an empty scratch pad edit where you can try new ideas. If instead

you wish to make a copy of an existing edit in the project, select that edit in the item-list and click the

make a copy of this edit button in the properties panel.

Import material: Use this option to associate audio or MIDI les with this project, or to import tracks

from an audio CD. When this option is selected, a pop-up menu (Fig. 1.2.4) will be shown:

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Import an audio or MIDI File..: Use this option to add material on your hard-drive, or on a data CD,

to the project. Files located on CDs will be automatically copied into the project folder. If the le is

stored on your hard-drive, you will be prompted whether you want to copy the le into the folder di-

rectory, or whether you would rather reference it from it’s current location.

Keyboard shortcut: A.

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Import all les in a directory..: This option works exactly like the “import an audio or MIDI le...”

option above. The difference is that this option imports all suitable les in to the selected directory

(folder).

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Unpack an archive and add it to this project..: This option adds the items from an archive into the

current project. Project archives are discussed further in Chapter 10.

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Import tracks from an audio CD...: Use this option to copy tracks from an audio CD into Tracktion.

The imported tracks are saved as audio les in the project folder and added to the edit as standard

audio clips. Chapter Eight discusses the import audio tracks dialogue-box. Note that this option is not

available on the Mac. Use the “Import an audio or MIDI File...” option instead.

Find orphan clips: This option allows you to nd any audio or MIDI les that are listed in this project’s

items list, but are not used in any of its edits. This is often useful when you are trying to delete record-

ings that are no longer needed.

Right-clicking on any project entry in the projects list causes a pop-up menu (Fig. 1.2.5) to be dis-

played.

Unpack an archive into this project...: This option adds the items from an archive into the current

project. Project archives are discussed further in Chapter Eight.

Close this project: Select this option to remove the current project from the projects list. Closing a

project does not lose or delete the project; it merely clears the entry from the list allowing you to keep

your work-space tidy. Closed projects can be re-opened at any time by clicking the open project button

in the control section. In addition, recently closed projects can be re-opened by right-clicking on a folder

in the projects list, and selecting them from the open recent project option.

Figure 1.2.5

Figure 1.2.4