User guide
Tracktion 4 Reference Manual
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Filter sort: Controls how lters are sorted in the new lter popup or tree-view.
• Sort lters by disk location:
By default the new lter lists will replicate the layout of your VST
plugin folder, such that plugins that placed in a ‘piano’ folder on your drive will be represented in
a corresponding ‘piano’ when adding lters to your edit.
• Sort lters by category:
When this mode is selected, Tracktion will attempt to determine wheth-
er a plugin lter is an effect, a synth, or something else (such as a hybrid effect/synth). The lter
list will thus contain ‘effect’, ‘synth’, and ‘other’ folders which will contain all lters of those types.
• Sort lters by manufacturer:
When this option is selected, the lter list will contain folders for
each lter manufacturer in your plugin library.
Filter GUI default: This control species whether lter windows are opened in the locked or unlocked
state by default. Locked lters will not disappear when they lose focus. This allows you to edit the set-
tings of more than one plug-in at a time, for example. It can also be useful if you have dual monitors,
and therefore can leave windows open without obscuring other parts of the Tracktion interface. If you
would prefer Tracktion to close lter windows for you once they lose focus, choose the unlocked option.
This second option is generally useful when you have limited screen space available. In both cases, the
behaviour can be easily overridden from the lter’s title bar.
Language: This is where you can select the language that you want Tracktion to use for its user in-
terface. You can choose between English, French, German, and Spanish. Changes to the language
require restarting Tracktion in order to take effect.
Default markers type: You can select the default type of marker to be created when adding markers
through the keyboard numeric entry system. If you select automatic then the marker type will be chosen
by Tracktion based on whether the timeline is current in Beats and Bars mode or Absolute Timecode, or
alternatively, which of the marker tracks is currently selected.
Audio clip import: Tracktion can automatically make copies of imported audio in the project folder, al-
lowing you to work safely with the audio, free from the risk that changes may impact other projects. The
trade-off is that les will be replicated across your hard-drive, potentially wasting space. You can use
this option to specify when Tracktion will make a local copy of an imported audio le. There are three
available options:
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Ask if le should be copied: When this mode is selected, Tracktion will give you the option of
making a local copy of source audio les whenever audio material is imported into an edit.
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Always copy the le: When this mode is selected, imported audio will always be copied into the
project folder.
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Only copy if le on a network: When this mode is selected, imported audio will only be copied
if it is located on a network or some other potentially temporary storage device.
Show colour editor: This option displays the colour editor for conguring the appearance of Tracktion.
The colour editor is very powerful, allowing nearly every aspect of Tracktion’s user interface to be al-
tered. You will learn about the colour editor on the next page.