User Manual

General tab
The General tab includes a variety of settings. The following is a list of these preferences and their meaning.
Preference Description
Automatically open last project When CD Architect software is run, the last project saved
on startup automatically opens.
Show logo splash screen on Briefly shows the CD Architect software logo while the program is
startup loading. The logo does not increase loading time.
Show active take name in Display the name of the take that is active in an event.
events
Draw waveforms in events Draws a graphical representation of an audio file’s waveform.
Create undos for FX parameter
changes
Allows you to undo all changes made to effect parameters.
Confirm media file deletion When deleting media in the Explorer or Media Pool, CD Architect
when still in use software warns you if any events in the project are using these
files.
Show trimmer history with file The trimmer history drop-down list displays the media file’s
name first, then folder name first, followed by the folder it is in. Select this to reverse the
names.
Automatically save trimmer
markers and regions with media
file
Close media files when not the
active application
Markers and regions created at the media file level in the trimmer
can be saved to the file.
This allows media files to be edited in external editors (audio, for
example) while they are contained in events on the timeline.
Enable multimedia keyboard This allows you to use a multimedia keyboard to control playback
support of a project.
Render large Wave files as The WAV format is limited by a maximum file size of ~2GB. You
Wave64 can choose to render larger files as Sony Wave64™ files.
Automatically name regions When regions and markers are added, this option automatically
and markers if not playing prompts you for a name. This does not happen when adding
markers on-the-fly during playback.
Create project file backups Automatically create backups of your project files.
(.cdp-bak)
Use Net Notify to stay informed Select this option to have CD Architect software periodically
about Sony products display information from Sony at startup.
Enable autosave Creates a temporary project file that can aid in crash recovery.
When enabled, autosave occurs every five minutes. The autosave
process does not overwrite the original project file.
Use linear scrub range When this check box is selected, the scrub control uses a linear
range. When this check box is cleared, the scrub control uses a
logarithmic range.
Make spacebar and F12 Play/ Changes the spacebar and F12 keys to start and pause playback
Pause instead of Play/Stop rather than start and stop.
Build 8-bit peak files CD Architect software builds 16-bit peak files as a default. Select
this option to build 8-bit peak files instead.
Disable pop-up animations Turns off the animation applied to FX properties.
Show hours in CD time display Displays your project time as hours:minutes:seconds:frames.
When the check box is cleared, project time will be displayed as
minutes:seconds.frames.
Use strict Red Book specification CD Architect software will adhere to Red Book specifications
checking while you are building your projects, and display warnings when
you attempt to burn a CD if your project is not following this
specification.
Autoname extracted CD tracks Select this check box if you want CD Architect software to
automatically assign file names to tracks that you've extracted
from CDs. File names will include the CD's UPC/MCN (or a
uniquely generated name) and track number.
When the check box is cleared, CD Architect software will prompt
you to specify a file name for extracted tracks.
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