User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Overview of CD Technology
- Introduction
- Learning the CD Architect Workspace
- Getting Started
- Basic Editing Techniques
- Advanced Editing Techniques
- Working with Events
- Working with Tracks
- Adding Effects
- Burning Audio CDs
- Customizing CD Architect Software
- Index
Ruler
The ruler displays the time for your project. You may specify how the ruler measures time: seconds, samples, frames, etc.
CD layout bar
The CD layout bar displays information about the tracks you’ve created for your CD project. Each CD track in the CD layout bar shows the
track’s number, active take name, and length.
Required pause time indicator
Note:
Red indicators are drawn at both ends of the CD layout bar. The first indicator represents the required pause time at the
beginning of the disc, and the second indicator represents the end of the disc (if the disc length is known)
Time display
The time display reflects the current cursor position on the timeline in minutes:seconds:frames
format.
Transport bar controls
The transport bar contains the playback and cursor positioning buttons frequently used while working on and previewing your project.
Emulate CD Player: Changes the
Pause: Pauses playback and leaves the cursor in
behavior of playback controls to
its current position
simulate unmute fades applied by CD
players
Loop Playback: Plays only the events in Stop: Stops playback and returns the cursor to
the loop region in a continuous mode its starting position
Play From Start: Starts playback from
Previous Track: Moves the cursor to the previous
the beginning of the project regardless
track or index
of the cursor position
Play: Starts playback from the cursor Next Track: Moves the cursor to the next track or
position index
Scrub control
The scrub control is used to play your project forward or backward for editing
Drag either forward or
purposes. You may adjust playback speed by setting the speed control marker
backward for playback
located beneath the scrub control. For more information, see Scrubbing on page 44.
Set playback speed
Window docking area
This area allows you to keep frequently used windows available, but out of the way, while you are working with a project. To dock a
window, drag it to the docking area. Windows can be docked next to each other, subdividing the docking area, or they can be docked in
a stack. When stacked, each window has a tab at the bottom with its name on it. Click the window’s tab to bring it to the top.
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