User Manual

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Editing events

An easy way to view and edit events in your project is by using the Playlist window. Every event you add to the timeline is automatically

added to the Playlist. You can use the Playlist window to edit the event’s start and end times, duration, active take name, and the take

start.

You can also edit events directly on the timeline. For more information, see Trimming events on page 50.

Working with tracks

A project can consist of many tracks. All tracks appear within the timeline. The Track List provides information about each track. You can

view track and index markers, edit track position and length, edit track title and artist, toggle protection and emphasis flags, and edit

ISRC data.

Note:

When you create a track using a media file that includes title and artist metadata, that information will be added to the Track

List window as CD Text.

Tracks are made up of events on the timeline. A single track can contain single or multiple events. You can either create tracks when you

add events to the timeline, or you can create tracks from existing events on the timeline.

Creating tracks automatically

From the File menu, select Open Media. The Open Media dialog appears.

Navigate to and select a media file to add to the timeline. You can use Ctrl or Shift to select multiple files.

Select the Add to Timeline and Create Tracks check boxes.

Click Open. The media file is added to the timeline as an event, and a track is added to the Track List.

Creating tracks from existing events

Add media files to your project and edit events on the timeline to create the contents of your audio CD.

From the Tools menu, choose Create Track List from Events. The application marks each event with a track region.

You can drag CD tracks on the timeline to rearrange tracks, drag either end of the track to change its length, or use the Track List

window to edit the track's position or name.

Using the timeline

CD Architect software provides numerous options for viewing and navigating in the timeline.

Scrolling and zooming

There are several ways to scroll and zoom in the timeline.

• Click the scroll bar arrows or drag the scroll bars to move up and down the tracks or to move forward and back along the timeline.

•Click the Zoom buttons to reveal more or less of the timeline.

• Drag the edge of the scroll box, found on the scroll bar, to zoom.

• Press and to zoom in and out along the timeline.

• In the lower-right corner of the timeline, click the Zoom Tool . In this mode, drag on the

timeline to draw a rectangle that defines the zoom area.

CD Architect software also supports mouse wheel control. The default behavior of the

wheel is to zoom horizontally.

Zoom

• Shift+wheel scrolls horizontally (through time).

Scroll box

tools

• Ctrl+Shift+wheel moves the cursor in small increments.

• Ctrl+Shift+Alt+wheel moves the cursor in one-frame increments.

• Clicking the mouse wheel turns auto-scrolling on and off.

• Hover over handle and use wheel to move fader/slider.

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