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Apple Soundtrack User Manual (209 pages)

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English

Table of contents

Soundtrack

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User Manual

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© 2005 Jean-Paul Bonjour;

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© 2005 Eric Escobar

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Contents

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An Introduction to Soundtrack

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8 Preface

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Preface

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Apple Websites

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Other Apple Websites

12

Audio and Music Basics

13

Musical Sounds

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Envelopes

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Phase Relationships

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Recording Sound

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Low sample rate

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High sample rate

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Basic Music Concepts

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Harmony and Key

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Instrumentation

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Musical Patterns and Form

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Setting Up Your System

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Hard Disk Space

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Connecting Audio Equipment

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FireWire 400 (6-pin)

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(Sometimes labeled iLINK)

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FireWire 400 (4-pin)

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USB (Universal Serial Bus)

24

Audio Cabling

25

Audio Output

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Example Hardware Setups

27

The Soundtrack Interface

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Project Window

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Transport Controls

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Timeline Controls

36

Media and Effects Manager

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Favorites Tab

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Search Tab

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Effects Tab

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Utility Window

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Recording Tab

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Meters Tab

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Details Tab

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Overview

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Setting Up Your Workspace

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Using Project Layouts

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Customizing the Toolbar

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Playing Projects

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Drag the playhead where you

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Enter a time position

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Enter a beat position

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Scrubbing a Project

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Supported Audio File Formats

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Looping and Non-Looping Files

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Using Search to Locate Files

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Select a keyword

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Search Results area

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Click match categories

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These are files that

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Click a button to display

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Click the Add Directory

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Click here to index

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Storing Files in the Bin

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Previewing Audio Files

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Using the Preview Controls

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Using Undo and Redo

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Using Snap

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Reconnecting Media Files

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General Preferences

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Project Preferences

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Recording Preferences

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Synchronization Preferences

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Working with Projects

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Closing Projects

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Setting Project Properties

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Sample Rate

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Time Signature

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Overlap Mode

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Setting the Project Length

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Saving Projects

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Drag the file from the

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Tracks, Busses, and Outputs

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Tracks, busses, and

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Working in the Timeline

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Using the Zoom Control

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Setting Track Height

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Using the Time Ruler

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Drag in the Time ruler to

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Playback region

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Drag handle

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Using the Track Controls

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Drag the pan slider

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Click the Mute button to mute

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Click the Solo button to solo

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Click the envelopes

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The envelopes appear

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Timeline

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Editing Audio Clips

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Moving Audio Clips

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Resizing Audio Clips

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Crossfade Mode

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Crossfade

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Truncate Mode

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Split Tool button

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Command-Option-drag left

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The waveform moves inside

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Working with Markers

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Types of Markers

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Inserting Markers

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Naming Markers

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Moving Markers

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Deleting Markers

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Supported Video File Formats

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Adding a Video to a Project

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Playing the Video

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Resizing the Video Tab

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Viewing Video Details

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Working with a Video’s Audio

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Using Markers with Video

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With Markers selected

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Click the marker handle at

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The marker is scored

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Working with Audio Effects

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Dynamics Effects

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Distortion Effects

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EQ and Filter Effects

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Modulation Effects

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Reverb and Delay Effects

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Miscellaneous Effects

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Working with Effects

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Adjusting Effect Parameters

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Bypassing Effects

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Adding Sends to Tracks

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Reordering Sends

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Adjusting Send Volume

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Adjusting Send Pan Position

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Bypassing Sends

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Automating Effect Parameters

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Removing Effects

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Advanced Settings for Effects

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Working with Effect Presets

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Working with Automation

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Master Envelopes

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Adding Envelope Points

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Selecting Envelope Points

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Moving Envelope Points

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Nudging Envelope Points

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Deleting Envelope Points

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Recording Automation Data

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Automation Modes

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Working with Timeslices

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Drag in the selection bar

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Deleting Timeslices

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Recording Audio in Soundtrack

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Recording a Single Take

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Recording Multiple Takes

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Saving Recorded Clips

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Exporting a Project Mix

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Exporting to QuickTime

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Making the First Roundtrip

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Making Subsequent Roundtrips

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Using Apple Loops Utility

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Assets drawer

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Playback controls

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Main window

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Tags Tab

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Transients Tab

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Assets Drawer

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Working with Transients

181

Saving Changes to Files

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General and File

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Navigation

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Key and Scale Type Tagging

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Descriptor Tagging

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Transients

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Soundtrack Keyboard Shortcuts

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General Editing

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Navigating in the Timeline

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Tracks and Markers

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Recording

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Solutions to Common Problems

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Eliminating Recording Latency

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Calling AppleCare Support

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200 Index

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Index 201

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202 Index

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Index 203

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204 Index

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Index 205

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206 Index

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Index 207

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208 Index

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Index 209

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