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Tracktion 4 Reference Manual
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1.4 : The Control Panel
The control panel is located just below the search box, and provides easy access to much of the
functionality of the projects page (see Figure 1.4.1).
New project..: This button allows you to create a new empty project.
Your project, once created, will be stored on your hard-drive in a new directory of the same name as
the project. You do not need to create an empty directory, as Tracktion will automatically do this for you.
When this button is clicked, Tracktion will display a dialogue box
(Fig. 1.4.2) with the following elds:
•
Name: Enter a name for your new project here. As described above, this name will be used both
for the
project and the directory that will house it.
• Location:
You can specify where the project folder should go by changing the path in this eld. The
button to the right of the eld will display a directory requester dialogue box. You can use this re-
quester to navigate to a suitable parent directory for your new project.
• Template: From this eld you can select one of your project templates. A template is a project
that can be used as the basis for other projects. This allows you to start a new project with pre-
assigned inputs, frequently used effects, and pre-named tracks, for example. Templates are
discussed in greater detail later on in this chapter.
The <none> option will create a standard empty project. If you have not yet created any template
projects, this may be the only option you have available.
Clipboard: The clipboard button allows easy access to the common clipboard operations, such as copy
and paste.
The contents of the clipboard are shown in the clipboard panel (discussed later in this chapter). You
can use the clipboard to copy content between projects. When the edit page is showing, material on the
clipboard can also be pasted into edits. This can be an efcient way of locating audio clips for use in an
edit.
Figure 1.4.1
Figure 1.4.2