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Several songs in a single long object
When you record an LP for example, one complete side of the LP will appear as one single object in
your track window. If you want to split such an object into individual song-objects
, you will have to search for the transitions in the waveform presentation and cut them "by hand".
In most cases however, it is not necessary to create an individual object for each song. Placing track
markers at the beginning of the songs is normally sufficient.
Draw volume curves
With the "Vol" button, you activate a volume curve. You can
modify the course of a volume curve for your audio
material (for example, to iron out fluctuations of volume in a
recording or to increase the volume during quiet passages).
Changes in volume are immediately presented in waveform, enabling an easy graphic comparison of
volumes between different passages.
There are basically two methods with which to edit volume curves:
1.
By clicking on a curve, "volume curve handle" is called up. You can move it with the mouse to
produce lineal fades. These fades are calculated exactly to match the sample, thus eliminating
clicks or other unwanted noises. This method is recommended for longer passages that demand
gradual volume modification.
2.
Additionally, the volume drawing mode is available (also activated in the track view window).
This allows you to "draw" volume curves with the mouse. This method enables the quick creation
of soft curves (e.g. in order to fade out sharp cuts or to modify only specific aural ranges)
To delete a single volume handle just double-click on the handle or use the "Delete Mouse Mode"
(Eraser). If you want to delete several volume handles
you have to select them first. Click on the first handle, hold the Shift-key and click on the last handle for
selecting all handles between the first and the last handle. Selected volume handles are blue and can be
deleted with the "Del"-key.
Quick zoom
For many tasks it is quite useful to enlarge the wave
shape display.
For quickly zooming it is sufficient to click in the timeline, keep the mouse button
pressed and move it up or down. This way you can quickly zoom the cursor in and out at any position
without releasing the mouse.
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