User guide
Tracktion 4 Reference Manual
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Introduction
Tracktion originated in the mind of Julian Storer, an English programmer with a love of audio. State-
side Tracktioneers* will notice a distinctly British avor to the user interface. To help you understand
Tracktion better, the manual was written with a British accent (thank you to Adam Starkey), and many
cups of tea. So sit back, imagine yourself watching the sunrise over Stonehenge (or sitting in an Eng-
lish pub if you prefer), and enjoy Tracktion!
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Introduction 1: Navigating This Manual
Hello, and welcome to Tracktion! If you have not already read through the Quick-Start Guide, may we
suggest that you start there. The Quick-Start Guide is specically designed to get you up and writing
music with your new Tracktion software as quickly as possible.
This reference manual will hopefully serve as both user guide and formal reference for all of Track-
tion’s options and features. To help you navigate, each chapter covers a single subject, or section,
of Tracktion. These chapters are then broken down into easy to manage sections. Where possible,
chapters will begin with a hands-on look at the subject matter, including best practice suggestions, and
walk-throughs for common tasks. Detailed reference sections will make up the remainder of the chap-
ter.
That said, Tracktion has been designed with the specic goal of being as easy to use and accessible
to you, the user, as possible. As such, while you are free to read this reference manual from cover to
cover, we are condent that you will nd Tracktion so easy to learn that you will only need to turn to this
manual when you have specic questions.
Conventions Used In This Manual
Keyboard shortcuts are referenced throughout this manual. They are signied by bold typeface, e.g.,
F1. Where multiple keys are used to create a shortcut, the + symbol is without bold typefacing, to sig-
nify that the keys should be pressed together, e.g., SHIFT+S.
The following pages assume you have a two-button mouse. For Mac users with a single-button
mouse, the right-click options are available by holding down the CTRL key whilst clicking. If you have
a single-button mouse, you will nd Tracktion far faster to use with a two-button mouse. Such mice are
inexpensive and can be found at most good computer or ofce supply stores.