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The Arrange Zone
Overview
The Track Controls
Each track includes a set of track controls. These are described in the following
sections.
• To display all the available track controls, you may have to adjust the track height.
Mute
Clicking this button for a track stops the output from the corresponding track.
Solo
Clicking this button for a track stops the output from any other track.
Record Ready
Clicking this button enables recording on a track. You can record on up to 8 tracks at
once.
Convert to Instrument Track (Beat Tracks Only)
Clicking this button converts the beat track into an instrument track and replaces all
pattern parts with instrument parts.
This is useful if you want make finer adjustments, for example, enter 32th notes or edit
the note lengths. Instrument tracks also allow you to use MIDI controllers.
Automatic Fades (Audio Tracks Only)
Clicking this button applies a short fade to the edges of all the events on the track.
This is useful to eliminate pops or clicks that can occur when playing over event
boundaries.
Open/Close Instrument Window (Instrument Tracks Only)
Clicking this button opens the control panel for the instrument that is assigned to the
instrument track. Here, you can make settings for the instrument. For a description of
the available VST instruments and their parameters, see the chapter
“Effects and
Instruments Reference” on page 119.
Freeze
Effect plug-ins and instrument track presets sometimes require a lot of processor
power. If you are using a large number of these tracks, you may reach a point where
the computer cannot play back the track properly (the Computer Usage indicator
lights up, you get crackling sounds, etc.). To remedy this, you can freeze the track by
clicking the Freeze button. After freezing, you hear the track play back as before, but
the insert effects or instrument track presets do not have to be calculated in realtime,
easing the load on the computer processor.
Typically, you freeze a track when it is finished and you do not need to edit it anymore.