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MAGIX News Center
MAGIX can supply you with all of the latest information about
your software
. In the MAGIX News Center, you will find all of the links to
current online tutorials as well as tips & tricks on individual
topics or software application examples.
You will also be informed of the availability of brand new updates and patches for your program as well
as special offers, contests, and surveys.
The news is split into three color-coded sections:
Green for practical tips & tricks for your software
Yellow reports the availability of new patches and updates for your product
Red for special offers, contests, and surveys
And if there are no new messages, then the button will be grey
All available information is shown as soon as you click on MAGIX News Center. If you click on one of
the news items you will be forwarded to the corresponding website.
The master track
Audio material display
All of a project's audio
material is displayed in the master track of the track window as a waveform. The waveform corresponds
with the acoustic properties of the material. This means that there isn't anything to listen to at places
where there isn't anything visually; higher waves mean high volumes. The tracks waveform display forms
the most important basis for locating specific passages.
The display is compressed, meaning that the waveform is displayed as a ratio of loud passages to quiet
passages. This ensures correct display for quieter sections at the beginning or end of a song.
Stereo
Use the "Stereo" button to split the stereo characteristics of the
audio
material into two channels in the waveform display.
This view is useful to optically monitor processing of the material in the stereo panorama, or to locate
precise crossover points during editing operations.
Position line
During playback a thin line will move horizontally from the left to the right over the master track. This is
the position line, which indicate, which part of the wave
form is currently reproduced.
The last starting point of the playback is indicated by a small triangle in the master track. The position line
will jump back to that position, once playback has finished.
Time ruler
On top of the track is the time ruler. Here you control the time course of the project. The units in which
the time is measured can be selected in the Options menu
. You can choose between samples, milliseconds, hours/minutes/seconds and CD-frames.
The track markers are also displayed in the time ruler. You can click on them and move or delete them
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