User Manual

Chapter 7
Working with Events
Events are windows into media files in a project and are the most basic unit of editing in CD Architect
™
software. Media
files that are inserted into the timeline are automatically contained within an event. Trimming and editing an event does
not affect the source media file in any way.
Setting event switches
Event switches are important functions that are used to determine the basic behavior of events in CD Architect software.
You can set switches for a single event or multiple events at the same time.
1. Right-click an event.
2. From the shortcut menu, choose Switches, and choose the desired switch from the submenu.
Active switches have a check mark next to them. Choose an active switch on the menu to remove the check mark
and turn it off.
Tip: You can also set switches in the Edit menu or by right-clicking an event and choosing Properties. You can set the
Normalize switch in the Playlist window.
Mute
Use the Mute switch to mute an event. This prevents the event from playing back.
Loop
You can loop an event so that you can extend it along the timeline by dragging the right edge of the event. Notches
appear in the top of the event to mark where the media in the event ends and then repeats.
Looping
notches
Drag the right edge to
extend the event
Selected event
Selected event after
before loop
loop is applied
Invert phase
This switch inverts the phase of the sound data. Although inverting data does not make an audible difference in a single
file, it can prevent phase cancellation when mixing or crossfading audio signals.
Normalize
You may normalize an event to maximize its volume, based on the waveform’s highest peak, without clipping the event
during playback.
Selected events
Selected event after
before normalize
normalize is applied
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