User guide

Tracktion 4 Reference Manual

Advance: Sometimes in order for a track to play in synchronisation with the edit, it is necessary to

introduce a timing offset to the track. Although this may seem counter-intuitive, there are lots of good

reasons why this may be. For example, if external MIDI hardware tends to respond a little late to MIDI

messages, you can compensate by adjusting the advance value so that this track plays a little early in

relation to the rest of the edit. The advance value can also be used to correct for plug-ins that introduce

a delay to the signal passing through them (commonly referred to as “plug-in delay compensation” or

PDC). If the auto-advance option is enabled, Tracktion will compensate for delays caused by plug-ins

automatically.

Insert into tracks: Clicking this button displays a pop-up menu (Fig. 3.3.10) with options for inserting

material into the track.

Insert space into marked region: This option creates an empty region between the loop markers on

the current track(s). All clips and automation points at, or subsequent to, the in-marker are moved to the

right by an amount equal to the current marked region. If there is no marked region, this option will ap-

pear greyed-out. If all tracks are a selected, you can use this option to insert space into the entire edit,

for example, to make room for an extended intro.

Insert clipboard contents at cursor position: This option places the contents of the clipboard at the

current cursor position. All subsequent clips and automation points on the track will be moved accord-

ingly. If there is no content stored in the clipboard, this option will appear greyed-out.

Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + I (CMD + I for Mac users).

Delete marked region: Clicking this button displays a pop-up menu (Fig. 3.3.11) with options for re-

moving material from the track.

Clear marked region of selected tracks: This option deletes any clips contained within the region de-

ned by the in and out markers on the selected track. Subsequent clips are not affected by this action.

Clear marked region of all tracks: This option deletes any clips contained within the region dened by

the in and out markers on all tracks. Subsequent clips are not affected by this action.

Delete marked region of selected tracks and close the gaps: This option deletes any clips con-

tained within the region dened by the in and out markers on the selected track. Subsequent clips and

automation points are moved to the left by an amount equal to the current loop size.

Delete marked region of all tracks and close the gaps: This option deletes any clips contained with-

in the region dened by the in and out markers on all tracks. Subsequent clips and automation points

are moved to the left by an amount equal to the current loop size.

Figure 3.3.10

Figure 3.3.11