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Menu effects
Object automation / Track automation
The dialog Dynamic effects editor (view page 260) for object automation or
track parameters is shown. A parameter can be selected and edited in
Automation mouse mode (view page 61).
More about a
utomation in the chapter Automation curves (view page 257).
Short
cut: Ctrl + H
Song Maker
With the help of Song Maker, you can automatically arrange multiple audio
objects (loops) using included samples for songs or song parts without having
to drag them individually from the Media Pool into the corresponding tracks.
1. Activate the Song Maker by pressing the “Song Maker” button or from the
Effects menu.
2. Select a music style.
3. Select the instruments that you want to use. If, for example, you only want a
rhythm section with drums and bass, deactivate the other instruments with
a mouse-click.
4. Select the song part or parts that you want to create. The parts differentiate
through their harmonic structure and instrument density, for example verses
have fewer instruments than refrains, while there are accompaniment
variations between the 1st and 2nd verses as well as in the refrains. The
pitch sequence from verse to verse remains the same. If you activate all
parts, Song Maker creates a complete song in the known structure of a
classical pop song. The intro-verse-refrain-verse-refrain-bridge-(transition or
solo)-refrain-outro.
5. Use the sliders to the right to set the speed and the length of your song.
6. "Chaos" draws a different loop of the corresponding instrument for each
new object. Normally, the same loop is continuously used in various pitches
for each element of the song such as verse, chorus etc.b If you use
"Automatic", a new song in a randomly generated style will be created
automatically, as soon as a song has been played.