5.0

26
The Project window
Handling tracks
To add a track to the project, select “Add Track” from the
Project menu and select a track type from the submenu
that appears. The new track is added below the currently
selected track in the Track list.
• The items on the “Add Track” submenu are also avail-
able on the context menu.
This is accessed by right-clicking in the Track list.
• If you select Audio, MIDI, Group Channel or Instrument
from the Add Track submenu, a dialog opens, allowing
you to insert several tracks in one go.
Just enter the desired number of tracks in the value field.
• For audio and group channel tracks, the channel config-
uration – mono or stereo – can be set in the Configuration
pop-up.
• The Browse Sounds option in the Add Track dialog is
described in the chapter “Working with Track Presets” on
page 155.
• In the Preferences (Editing–Project & Mixer page), you
can find the option “Auto Track Color Mode”.
This offers you several options for automatically assigning colors to
tracks that are added to the project.
Once you have created tracks, you can manipulate and re-
arrange them in various ways:
• To rename a track, double-click in the name field and
type in a new name.
If you hold down any modifier key when pressing [Return] to close the
name field, all events on the track will get the name you entered.
• To select a track, click on it in the Track list.
A selected track is indicated by a light gray color in the Track list.
It is possible to select several tracks by pressing [Ctrl]/[Command] and
clicking on them. [Shift]-click to select a continuous range of tracks.
• To move a track, click and drag it up or down in the list.
• To duplicate a track, complete with all contents and
channel settings, right-click in the Track list and select
“Duplicate tracks” from the context menu, or select “Dupli-
cate tracks” from the Project menu.
The duplicated track will appear below the original track.
• You can select a default color for a track by activating
“Show Track Colors” above the Track list and selecting a
color from the Color pop-up menu on the toolbar. This color
will be used for all events on the track and will also be
shown in the Mixer. You can override the default track color
for individual events and parts by using the Color tool or the
Color Selector pop-up menu. For more information, see
“Applying track and event colors” on page 265.
The option “Colorize Event Background” in the Preferences dialog
(Event Display page) determines whether the backgrounds or waveforms
of events will be colorized.
• To remove a track, right-click on it in the Track list and
select “Remove Selected Tracks” from the context menu.
You can also remove multiple selected tracks, by selecting “Remove Se-
lected Tracks” either from the context menu or from the Project menu.
• To change the track height of an individual track, click
on its lower border in the Track list and drag up or down,
see “Resizing tracks in the Track list” on page 23.
Ö Note that you can also automatically enlarge the se-
lected track, see “The Enlarge Selected Track option” on
page 24.
This track is selected.