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Multiple objects can be selected by holding "Ctrl" and individually clicking on the desired object.
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Holding "Shift" and clicking the mouse button behind the last object you want to select will select
objects between the two points.
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wave, HDP, and RAP projects, as well as stored objects, can be opened with Windows
Explorer by dragging them from the Explorer window to the Samplitude Music Studio 15
window. A special menu option is available to open Explorer from within Samplitude Music
Studio 15 with "Tools -> Explore the HDP directory". The default folder opened in Explorer is
the same as the HD project settings in the system dialog ("Y").
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"Shift + Tab" can be used to display the VIP display mode dialog. This dialog allows you to
change VIP display aspects like the VIP window behavior when an object or range is moved
toward the currently displayed window borders (VIP border scroll).
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Press "Enter" and all open windows are tiled on the Samplitude Music Studio 15 screen. This is a
good starting point when using drag & drop functionality to move ranges and objects between
individual project windows.
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Use the menu option "Edit -> Edit tracks" to manipulate complete tracks. This includes adding
new tracks, inserting tracks and rearranging tracks.
Mixer
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Clicking the right mouse button on a mixer effect control knob or element opens the associated
effects dialog.
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A double click on the middle of a control knob or element returns it to the passive default setting.
Another double click resets the element to the previous position.
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Clicking on the left or right outer limits of a control knob changes the setting in individual
increments.
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In the mixer window, multiple channels can be soloed simultaneously. When holding "Shift" and
clicking on "Solo", all previously soloed channels are un-soloed and the single channel is soloed.
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The "Master normalization" function in the mixer window can be used to instantaneously adjust
the output level to 0 dB, no matter how loud or soft the master output signal is.
Performance
If errors occur during playback, you have the following options:
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Increase the VIP and HD buffer in the system dialog ("Y").
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Zoom out to project full view ("A" button at position bar)
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Deactivate the "Autoscroll" function in the playback parameters dialog ("P").
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Reduce the number of displayed image elements of the VIP window in the object display in
virtual projects dialog ("Shift + Tab").
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Bounce several tracks by mixdown and mute the original tracks.
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Reduce the used real-time effects in the object editor or mixer.
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Do not use plug-ins, since they increase the CPU load.
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In Windows NT, the playback performance of the hard disk system is particularly good if the
corresponding files are played for the first time. So, if a VIP with many tracks is not played
perfectly, save it, close all windows ("H") and open the VIP again. Now the NT file system
performance is optimum again.
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It often helps to run two copies of Samplitude Music Studio 15 at the same time (simply start it
twice from the desktop). This allows you to work on an extensive effect processing, a longer
recording, the creation of a CD, or any other unattended procedure, while working on another
aspect of a second VIP or project. When working on dual processor systems in Windows NT,
both instances use the full capacity of one of the processors. Even under Windows 95 this
technique can be used to work more effectively. Make sure you disable the option "Check space
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