Teac MX-View User Manual

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TASCAM

TEAC Professional Division

MX-View

Graphical User Interface

MX-View Version 1.0b1 Owner’s Manual

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 8

1-1

1-2

Introduction ....................................................................................................................................8

Conventions and Symbols Used..................................................................................................... 8

CHAPTER 2: ETHERNET SETUP ...................................................................... 9

2-1

2-2

2-3

2-4

System Requirements.................................................................................................................... 9

MX-2424/MMR direct to Computer............................................................................................ 9

MX-2424/MMR to Computer via Ethernet Hub ........................................................................ 9

Setting IP Addresses.................................................................................................................... 10

CHAPTER 3: OVERVIEW ................................................................................. 12

3-1

3-2

3-3

Main MX-View Window............................................................................................................. 12

Transport Window ...................................................................................................................... 13

Project/Track Window................................................................................................................ 13

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3-5

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3-8

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3-10 Machine Info Bar......................................................................................................................... 15

3-11 Network Window......................................................................................................................... 16

3-12 Starting a New Project ................................................................................................................ 16

3-13 Basic Playback and Record ........................................................................................................17

3-14 Performing a Copy and Paste Edit............................................................................................. 17

3-15 Trimming Audio .......................................................................................................................... 19

3-16 Virtual Track Basics.................................................................................................................... 20

Overview Window ....................................................................................................................... 14

Level Meters Window ................................................................................................................. 14

Menu Settings (N/A) .................................................................................................................... 14

Location Markers Window (N/A) ..............................................................................................14

Group Window (N/A).................................................................................................................. 14

Edit Bar ........................................................................................................................................ 15

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CHAPTER 4: MX-VIEW FUNDAMENTALS AND TERMINOLOGY.................. 21

4-1

4-2

4-3

4-4

4-5

4-6

4-7

4-8

4-9

Working with Windows .............................................................................................................. 21

Docking windows......................................................................................................................... 22

Expandable Windows.................................................................................................................. 24

Window sets (N/A)....................................................................................................................... 24

Working With Projects ............................................................................................................... 24

Working with Tracks .................................................................................................................. 25

Events, Regions and Waveforms................................................................................................ 26

Register Entry.............................................................................................................................. 27

Setting In and Out Points............................................................................................................ 27

CHAPTER 5: PLAYBACK, NAVIGATION, AND RECORD .............................. 29

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Play ............................................................................................................................................... 29

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5-3

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5-6

5-7

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5-10 Return View To Playhead........................................................................................................... 32

5-11 Reverse Play................................................................................................................................. 32

5-12 Using the Playhead Counter ....................................................................................................... 32

5-13 Fast Forward and Rewind .......................................................................................................... 32

5-14 Move Playhead to Next/Previous Locate Marker..................................................................... 33

Pages With Playhead Scrolling................................................................................................... 29

“In to Out“ Play........................................................................................................................... 29

Loop Play...................................................................................................................................... 30

Last Play....................................................................................................................................... 30

Audition Play Modes ................................................................................................................... 31

Locate With View ........................................................................................................................ 31

Pre/Post Roll On Play.................................................................................................................. 31

Return After Play ........................................................................................................................ 32

5-15 Move Playhead to Next/Previous Edit ....................................................................................... 33

5-16 Locate to Head/Tail ..................................................................................................................... 33

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5-17 Locating to In and Out Points .................................................................................................... 33

5-18 Roll Back and Roll Forward....................................................................................................... 33

5-19 Clicking in the Main MX-View Window ................................................................................... 34

5-20 Overview window ........................................................................................................................34

5-21 Horizontal Zoom.......................................................................................................................... 34

5-22 View Whole Project..................................................................................................................... 35

5-23 View Samples ............................................................................................................................... 35

5-24 Track Height ................................................................................................................................ 35

5-25 Vertical Zoom ..............................................................................................................................35

5-26 Scrolling with the Mouse............................................................................................................. 35

5-27 Scrolling Up/Down in the MX-View Main Window ................................................................. 35

5-28 Basic Recording ........................................................................................................................... 36

5-29 Auto Record and Auto Rehearse................................................................................................ 36

5-30 Loop Record................................................................................................................................. 37

5-31 External Synchronization ........................................................................................................... 38

5-32 View Options................................................................................................................................ 38

CHAPTER 6: EDITING ...................................................................................... 40

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6-2

6-3

6-4

6-5

6-6

6-7

6-8

Selecting a Region for Edit ..........................................................................................................40

Force Region Select .....................................................................................................................42

Cut.................................................................................................................................................. 43

Local Cut ...................................................................................................................................... 43

Left Cut ........................................................................................................................................ 44

Local Left Cut.............................................................................................................................. 44

Copy.............................................................................................................................................. 45

Paste.............................................................................................................................................. 45

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6-10 Paste at Playhead......................................................................................................................... 47

Paste Left...................................................................................................................................... 46

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6-11 Clear .............................................................................................................................................47

6-12 Open.............................................................................................................................................. 48

6-13 Insert............................................................................................................................................. 49

6-14 Repeat Selection........................................................................................................................... 50

6-15 Split............................................................................................................................................... 51

6-16 Separate........................................................................................................................................ 52

6-17 Discard.......................................................................................................................................... 52

6-18 Sync Paste..................................................................................................................................... 53

6-19 Sync Insert.................................................................................................................................... 54

6-20 Nudge............................................................................................................................................ 54

6-21 “In to Now” .................................................................................................................................. 56

6-22 Renaming Events......................................................................................................................... 56

6-23 Render ..........................................................................................................................................57

6-24 Reverse .........................................................................................................................................58

6-25 Undo and Redo ............................................................................................................................58

6-26 Drag and Drop Editing................................................................................................................58

6-27 Drag and Trim Tool Fundamentals ........................................................................................... 59

CHAPTER 7: ADVANCED EDITING................................................................. 60

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7-2

7-3

7-4

7-5

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Event Trimming Basics............................................................................................................... 60

Horizontal Trimming .................................................................................................................. 60

Trimming Multiple Events .........................................................................................................61

Event Ripple Trim....................................................................................................................... 62

Trim to Next................................................................................................................................. 62

Lock Trim .................................................................................................................................... 63

Event Volume Trimming ............................................................................................................ 63

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7-9

Fades and Cross-Fades................................................................................................................ 64

Multiple Clipboard Select........................................................................................................... 66

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7-10 Event Slip .....................................................................................................................................67

7-11 Compile......................................................................................................................................... 68

CHAPTER 8: ADVANCED OPERATIONS........................................................ 69

8-1

8-2

8-3

8-4

8-5

Using Groups (N/A)..................................................................................................................... 69

Using Location Markers .............................................................................................................69

Level Meters................................................................................................................................. 69

Breakpoint Volume Automation ................................................................................................ 70

Mute Automation......................................................................................................................... 71

CHAPTER 9: PROJECTS AND UTILITIES....................................................... 72

9-1

9-2

9-3

Loading Projects.......................................................................................................................... 72

Project Utilities ............................................................................................................................72

Network Backup and Restore.....................................................................................................74

9-4

9-5

9-6

Disk Utilities................................................................................................................................. 76

Updating Software (MX-2424) ................................................................................................... 77

Preferences (N/A)......................................................................................................................... 78

CHAPTER 10: TRACKS.................................................................................... 79

10-1 Track Menu.................................................................................................................................. 79

10-2 Creating a New Virtual Track.................................................................................................... 79

10-3 Loading a Track ..........................................................................................................................80

10-4 Unloading Tracks ........................................................................................................................80

10-5 Renaming Tracks......................................................................................................................... 80

10-6 Deleting a Track ..........................................................................................................................80

CHAPTER 11: USING MULTIPLE MACHINES ................................................ 81

11-1 Connecting to Multiple Machines .............................................................................................. 81

11-2 Studio Setup ................................................................................................................................. 82

11-3 Multiple Machines in Use............................................................................................................ 83

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APPENDIX A: KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS ....................................................... 84

APPENDIX B: TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................... 88

Online Support............................................................................................................................................ 88

Software Updates ........................................................................................................................................ 88

Customer Service Contacts ........................................................................................................................ 88

APPENDIX C: ERROR AND WARNINGS DESCRIPTIONS............................. 89

APPENDIX D: PROJECT/TRACK WINDOW ICONS........................................ 89

INDEX ................................................................................................................ 90

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1-1 Introduction

Welcome to MX-View, the graphical user interface for the MX and MM series TASCAM recorders.

This user manual will guide both new and experienced audio engineers in audio recording using the MX-View graphical user interface. The experienced computer audio veterans may wish to take the shortest route and avoid reading this entire manual. If you happen to fall into this category, we encourage you to at least go through Chapter 2 Overview, which will briefly cover all the MXView windows and buttons, as well as some basic elements of recording, editing, trimming, and virtual tracks. You will be surprised to find quite a few new MX-View features, quick keys and ways of working that were previously unavailable. For those of you that are new to editing audio on a computer, welcome! Please take the time to browse through the manual and familiarize yourself with the various windows and buttons before proceeding. Hang on to your mouse as we guide you through everything you’ll need to know about MX-View, from record and playback to editing and backups and get ready for a new experience in audio engineering.

Before we get started, please note that this user manual will cover all aspects of the MX-View user interface and is meant to complement the MX-2424 and MMR/MMP manuals. It does not explain synchronization, digital I/O setup, or front panel operations. Please refer to your MX-2424 or MMR/MMP manuals for this information.

1-2 Conventions and Symbols Used

The following conventions and symbols will be used throughout the manual:

→

The arrow symbol is used to denote a menu location. For example,

View Menu

Waveforms option.

Cmd Cmd denotes pressing the Command key on a Macintosh computer.

Ctrl Ctrl denotes pressing the Control key on a Microsoft Windows or Macintosh computer.

+ The plus symbol is used describe the act of holding down a quick key. Example: Cmd +

B denotes holding down the Cmd key and pressing the B key.

The quick key symbol is used to note an alternate way of performing a function using a

quick key short cut.

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The note symbol is an important notice that may be often overlooked

The Tip symbol notes an insightful and important tip to help you get the most out of your

recorder.

Note:

graphics. This is due in part by the use of the BeOS platform for screenshots, as well as some recent changes, which have not yet been incorporated into this version of the manual.

→→→→

Waveforms

Some screenshots in the MX-View Manual may not reflect the most current software release

, directs you to the View pull down menu, then to the

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Chapter 2: Ethernet Setup

Chapter 2 reviews the two basic Ethernet hardware configurations as well as System requirements. Please refer to the MX-View software release notes for software installation instructions.

2-1 System Requirements

Please refer to the software release notes for system requirements.

2-2 MX-2424/MMR direct to Computer

A computer running MX-View can connect directly to an MX-2424/MMR using one Category 5 Crossover Ethernet cable. Connect one end of the cable to the Ethernet port on the recorder and the other end to the computer Ethernet port.

Crossover Ethernet Cable

2-3 MX-2424/MMR to Computer via Ethernet Hub

A single or group of MX-2424/MMR machines can be connected to an MX-View computer via a 100-baseT Fast Ethernet hub. All cables in this configuration must be standard Category 5 Ethernet “Patch” cables (also referred to as “Straight” cables).

Connect each machine to the hub, including the computer. The Uplink port on the hub may be used only when connecting that specific hub to another hub.

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Most Ethernet cable runs should not exceed 100 meters/328 feet.

Note:

Computer

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Computer

Ethernet Hub

Ethernet Patch Cable

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More complex network hardware configurations are possible, involving a number of MX-

Note:

View workstations, routers, hubs, and recorders. Please consult your facility network administrator when setting up a complex network.

2-4 Setting IP Addresses

MX-2424 IP Settings

Access Menu 950 on the MX-2424 by pressing SETUP, the numerical key “0” then the Down Arrow Key repeatedly. There will be an IP address displayed similar to this:

192.168.100.001. NOTE: Your number may be different but will follow the XXX.XXX.XXX.YYY rule.

If your computer is already connected to a network, including a Cable/DSL modem, the XXX.XXX.XXX portion of the IP address must match the corresponding portion of the IP address that your computer is already assigned. The YYY portion of the MX-2424's IP address must be a different, unique number than the computer's YYY portion. Make sure this number is between 1 and 254.

Windows Computers:

On your computer’s desktop right click the Network Neighborhood icon and select Properties. Highlight the TCP/IP icon that corresponds to the Ethernet card installed in your computer and press Properties.

Ethernet Patch Cable

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Select “Specify an IP address” and enter XXX.XXX.XXX portion from Menu 950 on the MX-2424 into the IP Address field exactly as they are displayed on the MX-2424. Enter a different value for the YYY portion of the IP address. Make sure this number is between 1 and 254.

Example: If Menu 950 displays 192.168.100.001 then the IP Address field on the computer should display 192.168.100.YYY where YYY is anything between 002 and

254. On the computer, enter 255.255.255.000 as the value for Subnet Mask. Press OK twice and restart the computer.

Macintosh Computers:

Open the TCI/IP control panel, which is accessible under the Apple menu in the Control Panels folder. Set the Connect via option to “Ethernet” and the Configure option to “Using Mac IP Manually”.

Enter the XXX.XXX.XXX portion from Menu 950 on the MX-2424 into the IP Address field exactly as they are displayed on the MX-2424. Enter a different value for the YYY portion of the IP address. Make sure this number is between 1 and 254.

Example: If Menu 950 displays 192.168.100.001 then the IP Address field on the computer should display 192.168.100.YYY where YYY is anything between 002 and

254.

On the computer enter 255.255.255.000 as the value for Subnet Mask. Close the TCP/IP control panel, saving changes and restart the computer.

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Chapter 3: Overview

Chapter 3 consists of two sections: MX-View Windows and a Quick-Start Guide. The Quick Start Guide provides some quick tips on getting up and running, with examples of some common operations. The MXView Windows section previews the major MX-View windows, with brief descriptions to familiarize you with MX-Views’ features.

MX-View Windows

3-1 Main MX-View Window

Active Track

Track Number

Input All: Places all active tracks

into Input mode.

Record Arm All: Record arms all active tracks.

Edit All: Places all tracks into Edit. Useful

when editing all tracks.

In Point

Out Point

Location Marker

Selected audio

Time Ruler

Group

Inactive/ Virtual Track

Virtual Track Drag Handle

Track Edit

Track Menu

Event Name

Track Name

Show/Hide Virtual Tracks

Input: Solid Yellow – Input Armed.

Half Lit - Record Armed.

Record Arm: Blinking Red - Record Armed.

Solid Red - Recording.

Playhead

Columns within the main MX-View window have the ability to be hidden or shown in order to provide more screen real estate. To hide or show columns, access the column window in

View Menu

columns you wish to display.

→→→→

Columns

and select the

Track

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3-2 Transport Window

Reverse Play

Re-Wind

Locate to Head

Locate to Previous

Online

Locate to Next

Playhead Counter: Displays playhead position. Clan be used to locate

playhead (section 4-8).

Stop

Loop

Play

Locate to Tail

By selecting the box for Show Transport Hints, under the Edit window's help menu, tool

Auto (AutoRecord/Rehearse)

Fast Forward

tips are available for all the quick keys that aren't visible by looking in the menus.

Selector Tool: Primarily used to select and edit audio regions.

Capture In and Out points

Rehearse

In Point Register

Selection Length Register

Out Point Register

Record

Drag and Trim Tool: Used to select and edit individual events, drag and trim events as well as Volume and

Mute Automation.

Zoom Tool: Used to zoom in or out on an audio region.

Scrub Tool and Pencil Tool. Available in

future upgrade.

Nudge Register

Pre-Roll Register

Post-Roll Register

Pre and Post-Roll Enable/Disable. Click in box to enable.

3-3 Project/Track Window

Show/Hide Projects

Show/Hide Tracks

Icon: Note that Icon displays File system type (in this case the Apple

Logo).

Disk: SCSI Disk ID followed by available disk

space in parentheses

Track Name

Project Name: Double click to open a project.

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3-4 Overview Window

The Overview window displays the entire project and allows for quick view and navigation to any location in a project. Selecting an area within the Overview window causes the main MX-View window to view that selection. A single click in the window moves the view in the main MX-View window to the clicked location. If the

→→→→

playhead will locate to the center of the new view.

Locate with View

Playback

option is selected and the MX-2424 is not in motion, the

Events (dark gray)

Main screen view (blue highlight)

3-5 Level Meters Window

The Meters window displays 24 meters indicating the amplitude of audio level, much like on the MX-2424 front panel.

Peak hold

Signal Level

3-6 Menu Settings (N/A)

This feature will be available in a future update.

Signal Clip (0 dB)

Signal Present (-50 db)

3-7 Location Markers Window (N/A)

This feature will be available in a future update.

3-8 Group Window (N/A)

This feature will be available in a future update.

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3-9 Edit Bar

The Edit bar contains commonly used functions, divided into six sections (from left to right): Track View, Basic Editing Functions, Clipboard Select, Edit Mode Select, Advanced Editing Functions, and window open section.

Zoom In/Out (Horizontal)

Copy Clear Open

Cut Paste Insert

Edit Sound Events

Edit Mute Automation

Undo

Vertical Zoom Out

Fade

Nudge Right

Machine Settings Window

Meters Window

Location Markers Window

Network Window

Increase/Decrease Track Height

Multiple Clipboard Selection

3-10 Machine Info Bar

The Machine Info bar contains important machine information including Project Name, Sample Rate, Timecode Type, Control Mode, Bus status, Sample Reference, Disk Encoding, Record Mode, and Record Disk (ID and Type). The Busy LED reflects the front panel Busy LED and is helpful when the unit is in a machine room or out of direct view. The pull-down menu can be switched between Bus Offset, Timecode Offset, Timecode Reader, and Free space, using the register on the right.

Edit Volume Automation

Redo

Vertical Zoom In

The Machine Info bar can be customized to show or hide information segments. Select

View Menu

select the segments you wish to display.

Nudge Left

Mark

Transport Window

→→→→

Machine Info Segments

Overview Window

Groups Window

Project/Track Window

and

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3-11 Network Window

The Network window shows machines you may connect to. It is especially useful for those with multiple machines on a synchronized bus. Multiple machines may be selected by holding down the Cmd key on Macintosh or the Ctrl key on Windows, and clicking the desired machines to highlight them. Once selected, a main MX-View window with all of the selected machines can be opened by pressing the space bar or by selecting

→→→→

Machine Name: Double click to open

main MX-View window.

Edit

File

Quick Start Guide

3-12 Starting a New Project

To start a new project, first connect to the desired machine by accessing the Network window. Double clicking on the desired machine name will launch the main MX-View window. From the File menu, choose New Project. The following window will appear:

Machine Information

The Network Window can be customized to show or hide columns. Select Network window and select the columns you wish to display.

Machine Menu

→→→→

Columns

in the

Enter the project name, and then choose the Record Disk SCSI ID, Sample Size, Sample Rate and Timecode type. If you wish your session to be in Tapemode, click once on the Tapemode check box. Click on OK to continue. You are now ready to record!

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3-13 Basic Playback and Record

Recording:

Use the record arm buttons to select the tracks you wish to record onto.

To begin recording, click the record button in the Transport Window so that it is blinking, followed by the Play button. The blinking record button and record arm buttons will turn solid - you are now recording.

Record arm

Play and Record are both solid when in record

To stop the recording, press the spacebar or use the Stop button in the Transport window. Disarm any record-armed tracks.

Playing Back Your Recording:

To move the playhead to the beginning of the project, click the Head button located in the Transport window.

You may then click the play button or press the Spacebar key to begin playback of your recorded audio.

The playhead can be moved anywhere in the main MX-View window with a single click of the mouse, when in Selector Tool mode (

Playback, Record and Navigation is covered in detail in Chapter 5.

Locate to Head

3-14 Performing a Copy and Paste Edit

Selecting an area:

In order to select an area for edit the Edit Sound event icon must be selected (located in the Edit bar). Note that the Edit Sound Event must be selected for all audio event editing.

Edit Sound Event

To select an area, use the Selector Tool in the Transport window ( Click and drag over the desired audio region so that it appears highlighted.

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Highlighted region selected for edit

Performing a Copy:

To Copy the highlighted region to the clipboard, click the Copy button in the Edit bar.

Copy Paste

Performing a Paste:

To Perform a Paste, you must first choose the location for which to paste onto. Using the Selector Tool, click and drag where desired.

New location for Paste

Click the Paste button to place contents from the clipboard at the desired location.

Audio event pasted from

clipboard

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You may Undo or Redo an edit by clicking on the Undo or Redo buttons, located in the Edit bar.

Editing covered in detail in Chapter 6, with Advanced Editing covered in Chapter 7.

3-15 Trimming Audio

To Trim an Audio Event, first select the event using the Drag and Trim Tool ( located in the Transport window. The events’ trim handles will appear, offering you the option to trim the volume, horizontal length, or fade. For the example below, the event’s Horizontal trim handles will be used to extend the events left edge.

Selected Event

Fade Trim Handles

To trim an event’s length move the mouse over the left Horizontal Trim handle so that it appears like a double-sided arrow (

Undo Redo

Volume Trim Handles

Horizontal Trim Handles

↔↔↔↔

). Click and drag to the left to extend the event.

Trimming is covered in detail in sections 7-1 through 7-8.

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3-16 Virtual Track Basics

There are three types of tracks used in MX-View: Loaded tracks, Virtual tracks, and Unloaded tracks. This section reviews Loaded and Virtual tracks.

Loaded tracks

edit. These tracks are visible in the main MX-View window.

Virtual tracks

However, you cannot playback or record onto these tracks.

Creating a New Virtual Track:

To create a new Virtual track choose a track for which you wish to record an alternate take. Access the Track drop down menu, as shown below, and select New Virtual Track. Type in a new track name for the Virtual track and click on OK. The new Virtual track will appear below.

are “active” tracks that you can play and record onto, as well as

are “inactive” tracks. They are visible tracks that can be edited.

Tracks Menu button

Track dropdown menu

Loading a Virtual Track

To switch playback and record abilities to a Virtual track, you must load, or “activate”, the desired track. Clicking on the Active/Inactive track button, so that it appears lit, will load, or activate, the track.

Virtual track 1 is inactive. Audio within this track can be viewed and edited, but cannot be played

back or recorded on to.

Clicking on the Active/Inactive track button caused Virtual track 2 to become active, or loaded. Audio from this track is audible and can

be recorded on to.

Virtual track 3 is inactive. Audio within this track can be viewed and edited, but cannot be played

back or recorded on to.

Virtual Track management is covered in detail in section 4-6 and Chapter 10.

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Chapter 4: MX-View Fundamentals and Terminology

This chapter provides a general overview of projects, tracks, events, and waveforms as well as working with windows. The last two sections in this chapter cover setting In and Out points and register entry.

4-1 Working with Windows

The Windows within MX-View allow you to customize how you wish to work. You can hide or display MX-View windows, move them around or minimize and resize them. MX-View windows can be opened by using either the open window buttons located on the right section of the Edit bar, by choosing the desired window from the Windows pull down menu, or by using the quick key short cuts.

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Windows within MX-View do not all share the same properties. Windows with distinct

Note:

features will be pointed out.

Macintosh:

When working from a Macintosh platform, an MX-View window can be conveniently moved around the screen by clicking and dragging the sides of the window. The MXView window can be resized by clicking and dragging the bottom right corner tab of the window. The Macintosh OS 9 window has the following features:

Close Window

Zoom/Reset Window

Collapse/Hide Window

Scroll Window Contents Up and Down

Resize Window

Scroll Window Contents Left and Right

(drag to resize)

Close window on a Macintosh: Cmd +W

Microsoft Windows:

When working from a Microsoft Windows platform an MX-View window can be conveniently moved around the screen by clicking and dragging the top bar of the window. The MX-View window can also be resized by either clicking and dragging on the sides or bottom of the window or by using the bottom right corner tab of the window.

The following Microsoft Windows 98 window has the following features:

Minimize Window

Scroll Window Contents Left and Right

Maximize/Restore Window

Close Window

Scroll Window Contents Up and Down

Resize Window (drag to resize)

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Close window on Microsoft Windows: Ctrl +W

Windows can be opened via the Windows pull down menu in the main MX-View window. MX-View windows can also be opened or closed using the following quick keys:

MX-View Window Quick Keys

Window Microsoft Windows Macintosh

Transport Ctrl + 1 Cmd + 1

Machine Settings Ctrl + 2 Cmd + 2

Overview Ctrl + 3 Cmd + 3

Meters Ctrl + 4 Cmd + 4

Markers Ctrl + 5 Cmd + 5

Groups Ctrl + 6 Cmd + 6

Project/Track Ctrl + 7 Cmd + 7

Import/Export Audio Ctrl + 8 Cmd + 8

Edit Ctrl + 9 Cmd + 9

Network Ctrl + 0 Cmd + 0

Microsoft Windows machines only: Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+F6 will cycle you through the open

windows on the screen that are not floating windows. For example, if you have the Network window, Project/Track window, Meters window, and Edit window all open. Ctrl+Tab will cycle you through them one at a time.

4-2 Docking windows

The Transport and Overview windows as well as Machine Info and Edit bars have the ability to dock, meaning they can be attached to the main MX-View window, float above it, or be hidden from view.

By default, when MX-View is launched, the Transport and Overview windows are visible and are in a floating state above the main MX-View window. The Machine Info and Edit bars are both docked above the time ruler in the main MX-View window.

Edit bar in docked state

Hiding and Showing a Docking Window or Bar

When in a floating state, the Transport and Overview windows can be hidden from view by simply closing the window (see section 4-1 on closing a window on a Macintosh or Microsoft Windows PC). The window can be restored to view by either clicking on the desired quick button in the Edit bar or by selecting the desired window under the

Machine Info bar in docked

state

Main MXView window

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Windows menu

(Windows Menu

→→→→

Transport

Windows Menu

and The Edit and Machine Info bars can be hidden or shown by selecting bar or

View Menu

→→→→

Machine Info bar

. When in a floating state, the Edit bar and

→→→→

Overview

View Menu

→→→→

Edit

Machine Info bar can also be hidden from view by closing the window as described in section 4-1.

Edit and Info bar are hidden

from view.

From Floating to Docking State

Each docking window or bar has a specific location in the main MX-View window where it can dock. To dock a floating window or bar, click in any "empty" space within the docking window or bar, or in its drag handle if applicable, and drag towards it’s docking location. The window or bar will snap to its docking location.

From Docking State to Floating State

To transform a docking window or bar into its floating state, click in any "empty" space within the docking window or bar, or in its drag handle if applicable, and drag away from its docked location. Drag the Transport or Overview window towards the bottom of the screen and the Machine and Edit bar towards the top of the screen. The window or bar will be removed from the main MX-View window and will float above it. The floating window or bar can then be positioned anywhere on the screen.

Edit bar in floating state

Main MX-View window

Machine Info bar in floating state

Microsoft Windows machines only: Floating windows can be “re-docked” instantly by

simply double-clicking the title bar of the floating window. A floating window can be forced to remain floating by holding down the Ctrl key while releasing the mouse.

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4-3 Expandable Windows

The Transport Window, Machine Info Bar, and Edit Bar can expand or reduce in size to show more or less information. To reduce or increase the size of a window, it must be in an undocked, floating state. Click the Reduce or Expand arrow buttons, shown below, to expand or reduce the size of the window or bar.

Reduce

4-4 Window sets (N/A)

This feature will be available in a future upgrade.

Each time the MX-View application is closed, window positions are remembered by

MX-View. When MX-View is launched again, windows are returned to their last locations.

4-5 Working With Projects

Creating a New Project:

Project

. The New Project window will appear, prompting you to choose the desired

A new project can be created by selecting

project name (limited to 28 characters), record disk ID, sample size and rate, Timecode type, and TapeMode or Non-destructive settings.

Expand

File Menu

Use the drop down boxes to select the desired settings.

→→→→

New

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New Project: Ctrl+N on Microsoft Windows, Cmd+N on Macintosh

Opening Projects:

To open an existing project, select Project/Track window.

Disk

Project

Track

File Menu

→→→→

Project/Track

. This will open the

Note that the Project/Track window may contain a number of machines with a number of disks. Click on the desired machine and disk ID so that all projects on disk are visible. To open an existing project, double click on the desired project icon. A list of Project/Track window icons is available in Appendix D.

Opening a Project: Ctrl + O on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + O on Macintosh

Closing Projects:

When a new or different project is opened, the current loaded project is automatically closed. If you wish to close a project and power down the recorder, you must first unmount all disk drives. Unmount is located in the Volumes menu of the Project/Track window as well as on the recorder front panel. Following the unmount, you may turn off the machine.

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Projects are automatically saved to disk once you have pressed stop and the Busy and Disk

Note:

LEDs are no longer active

4-6 Working with Tracks

Three types of tracks exist in MX-View: Loaded Tracks, Virtual Tracks, and Unloaded Tracks.

Loaded Track (Active Track)

A Loaded Track in MX-View is much like a track on a multi-track tape deck. You can play back all loaded tracks simultaneously and record different instruments on different tracks. Loaded tracks appear in the main MX-View window and are referred to as “active” tracks, due to their record and playback ability. You can edit and organize numerous audio events on each track.

Unmount all disks

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The number of loaded Tracks MX-View allows for is limited by the recorder itself. So the MX-2424 can never play/record more than 24 tracks back and the MMR-8 can never play/record more than 8 tracks.

Virtual Track (Inactive Track)

Virtual Tracks appear in the main MX-View window, but cannot be played back or recorded onto. They are quite useful when “comping” many takes onto one track as well as for auditioning different takes. The MX-2424 can have up to 100 virtual tracks.

Virtual tracks, which are “inactive” tracks, can become active by clicking on the Active/Inactive Track button, thus deactivating the previously loaded/active track.

V1 is inactive and cannot be recorded onto or played back. It can,

however, be edited.

V2 is active and can be recorded onto or played back.

Inactive Virtual Track

Active/Loaded Track

Unloaded Track

Unloaded Tracks do not appear in the main MX-View screen. They are available in list form in the Project/Track. Unloaded tracks must be loaded into the main MX-View window if you wish to play them back. An MX-2424 can have up to 999 unloaded tracks per project.

For more on Track management please refer to Chapter 10.

4-7 Events, Regions and Waveforms

An Event is a clip of audio that can be edited and moved around within loaded and virtual tracks.

Audio events can be viewed as waveforms, which are a graphical representation of the audio. Waveforms can be hidden or shown by checking or unchecking the Waveforms

option in

View Menu

→→→→

Waveforms

process.

An Audio Region can be an event, part of an event, or group of events that can be selected for an edit.

Waveform(dark grey)

Event

. Waveforms are generated during the recording

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4-8 Register Entry

Registers in MX-View can be used to view and alter Location values, In and Out Points, Nudge settings, and Pre and Post-rolls, to name a few. The two ways of performing a register entry are outlined below.

Highlighting the Entire Register:

1. Click and drag within the entire register so that it appears highlighted.

2. Enter the desired numbers, which will appear from right to left, as on the MX-2424

front panel. For the example below, the number sequence 12345612 was entered (starting with 1).

3. Press the Enter key to commit to the entry and exit the register.

4. To exit the register without changing the current location press Esc.

Highlighting Number Pairs:

1. Single click over a pair of numbers so that they appear highlighted.

2. Press the Up and Down Arrow keys to increment/decrement the value, or enter a

two-digit number. For the following example, the Up Arrow key was pressed four times:

3. Press the Left and Right Arrow keys to toggle to the next pair of numbers (i.e. jump

between hours, minutes, seconds, and frames). For the following example, the Right Arrow key was pressed twice.

4. Press the Enter key to commit to the entry and exit the register.

5. To exit the register without changing the current location press Esc.

4-9 Setting In and Out Points

Setting In and Out points is essential to most operations in MX-View. In and Out points can be set in several way.

In point

Out point

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Capture In and Capture Out buttons in the Transport window:

Clicking on the Capture In button will place the In point at the current playhead position. Similarly, clicking on the Capture Out button will place the Out point at the current playhead position

Capture In point

In point register

Capture Out point

Out point register

Using the In and Out point Registers:

Click and enter the desired In or Out point location in these registers, as described in section 4-8.

Highlighting an area or Event:

Using the Selector Tool, click and drag over the desired area. In and Out points will appear at the outer edges of the highlighted area. Alternately, use Drag and Trim Tool and click once on an event or (group of events). The events’ start and end times will turn in to the In an Out points, respectively. For more on the Selector and Drag and Trim Tools please refer to section 6-1.

Using Quick Keys:

Microsoft Windows: Ctrl + × for Capture In, Ctrl + Ø for Capture Out.

Macintosh: Cmd +

for Capture In, Cmd + Ø for Capture Out.

In and Out points can also be dragged within the time ruler. This is done by clicking on the desired In or Out point and dragging left or right to the desired location.

Dragging the In point

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Chapter 5: Playback, Navigation, and Record

Chapter 5 reviews recording and playback operations, modes, and options. In addition to this, a comprehensive Navigation section covers locating, zooming, and maneuvering within a project.

Playback Modes and Options

5-1 Play

The transport can be set to play by clicking the play button ( or via the Space Bar quick key. When in play, the playhead will remain stationary at the center of the screen while audio tracks move horizontally to the left, unless one of the other Playback options is selected.

Play or Stop: Space Bar for both Microsoft Windows and Macintosh.

5-2 Pages With Playhead Scrolling

When Pages With Playhead is selected ( playhead scrolls to the right across the screen when in play. When the right edge of the screen is reached, the main MX-View window contents are scrolled and the playhead is moved to the left of the screen to repeat this process again.

Playback Menu

) in the Transport window

→→→→

Pages With Playhead

), the

5-3 “In to Out“ Play

“In to Out” play sets the transport into play from the In point. After reaching the Out point, the playhead relocates back to the In point and stops. This is a very convenient means of auditioning audio. To perform an “In to Out” playback, set In and Out points

(refer to section 4-9) and select

{

The playhead locates to In point

and initiates a Play.

After reaching the Out point, the

playhead relocates to the In point and stops.

In to Out Play: Shift + Spacebar on both Microsoft Windows and Macintosh

To include Pre and Post-roll playback for an “In to Out” command, click the Pre and

Post-roll checkboxes in the Transport. “In to Out” play will then begin at the Pre-roll before the In point and end at the Post-roll following the Out point. More on Pre and Post-roll settings can be found in section 5-8.

Pre-roll and Post-roll

enable/disable

Playback Menu

Example: In and Out points are set and “In to Out” is initiated

In Point

{

→→→→

In to Out

Out Point

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5-4 Loop Play

To perform a Loop Play, you must first set In and Out points as explained in section 4-9. Click the Loop button in the Transport Window to begin a Loop Play.

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Three Loop Modes are available – Play Repeatedly (default), Play Once and Cue, and Play

Note:

Once and Stop - which can be set in the MX-2424 Menu 210. For more detail on Loop modes please refer to MX-2424 Manual Menu Bank 200: System Controls (Page 38 of the Complete MX2424 User Manual).

In and out points selected, Loop Mode initiated.

{

The playhead locates to the Pre-roll before the In point and begins to play

The playhead plays all the way to the Post-roll after the Out point and stops.

}

Depending on the loop mode defined in MX-2424 Menu 210, a loop may repeat until stopped, relocate to point 1 and stop or remain

at point 2.

Loop button: turns bright

Pre-roll

In Point

{

yellow when selected.

Out Point

Post-roll

Press any transport key to stop a Loop play.

Ctrl + L on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + L on Macintosh

5-5 Last Play

A Last Play command initiates a Play command at the location where Play was last initiated. To perform a Last Play select

Playback Menu

→→→→

Last

or press the L key.

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5-6 Audition Play Modes

Several Audition Play modes simplify play back of desired audio events and sections. They are located in the Playback Menu and also have assigned quick key short cuts.

Audition Play modes under the

Playback menu

Audition Play modes are explained in detail in the MX-2424 Reference Manual: TO/PREV/REF and FROM/NEXT/SYNC (page 23 of the Complete MX-2424 User Manual).

For both Microsoft Windows and Macintosh:

To In – T followed by I To Out – T followed by O From In – F followed by I From Out – F followed by O Thru In - Y followed by I Thru Out - Y followed by O

5-7 Locate With View

The Locate With View option will react differently depending on whether or not the transport is in motion. If you select

motion

and move to view another area of the project, the playhead will relocate with your view and appear at the center of the screen. For example, if you use the bottom scroll bar to view a chorus downstream, the playhead will follow the view.

If the transport

is in motion

project, the playhead will continue rolling at its present position. You will not see the playhead until you return your view manually or choose “Return View To Playhead “ from the Playback Menu. For example, if the transport is in play at the head of the project and the view is moved to the tail of the project, the transport will continue to play while you view the tail of the project. By selecting “Return View to Playhead”, the main MXView screen jumps to the playhead location.

Playback Menu

→→→→

Locate With View

while

not in

(play or record) and you move to view another area of the

5-8 Pre/Post Roll On Play

In normal operation, rewinding the playhead by a small amount is needed to allow the user to hear a small portion of the audio before the current location. Likewise, playing beyond the Out point by a small amount is often desirable to check the selection.

This operation can be accomplished by enabling the “Pre/Post Roll on Play” feature in

Playback Menu

→→→→

Pre/Post Roll On Play

the Transport window) is checked before initiating the play command. The Pre-Roll amount is used by the Play and Play “In to Out” commands. The Post-Roll amount is

and ensuring that the Pre-Roll checkbox (in

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only used when playing a selection using the Play In to Out command with Post-Roll checked in the Transport window.

Enable/Disable Pre and Post roll: Ctrl + K on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + K on

Macintosh

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5-9 Return After Play

5-10 Return View To Playhead

Return View to Playhead: Ctrl + P on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + P on Macintosh

This feature is separate from the Pre/Post-roll menus 212 and 213, as set from the MX-

Note:

2424’s front panel. Menu 212 and 213 Pre/Post-rolls are applied only to a Loop or audition play modes. The Pre-roll and Post-roll lengths in the Transport window do not affect the functions of the MX-2424 front panel transport buttons and can be used with commands such as play and “In to Out” play.

Selecting Return After Play under the Playback Menu causes the playhead to return to its previous start point after the transport is stopped.

This feature, located in the

View Menu

View to the playhead. This feature is particularly useful whenever the transport is in motion and the playhead is out of view.

→→→→

Return View To Playhead

, will return the

5-11 Reverse Play

Reverse Play sets the transport into backwards, or “reverse” play, such that the playhead is moving to the left of the screen at normal play speed. To initiate a reverse play, click

on the reverse play button in the Transport window.

Locating Around a Project

MX-View allows you to locate around a project with ease. The following location tools are available.

5-12 Using the Playhead Counter

The playhead position counter, located in the upper left of Transport window, allows you to enter and locate to a desired playhead location. Simply enter the location, as described in section 4-8 (Register Entry), and press Enter.

5-13 Fast Forward and Rewind

Fast Forward and Rewind work just like on a regular tape machine, including ramp-up and ramp-down. You can access the Fast Forward and Rewind buttons via the Transport window or via short cut quick keys.

Fast Forward: Ctrl + . (period) on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + . (period) on Macintosh.

Rewind: Ctrl + , (comma) on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + , (comma) on Macintosh.

Rewind Fast Forward

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5-14 Move Playhead to Next/Previous Locate Marker

Next/Previous Locate Marker is used to move the playhead to the next or previous locate marker quickly. This function is only available via quick keys:

Next Locate Marker: Ctrl + Ö on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + Ö on Macintosh.

Previous Locate Marker: Ctrl + Õ on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + Õ on Macintosh.

Microsoft Windows: to select an area between location markers, hold down the Shift and

Ctrl keys and use the arrow keys to jump to the next or previous location point.

Macintosh: to select an area between location markers, hold down the Shift and Cmd

keys and use the arrow keys to jump to the next or previous location point.

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5-15 Move Playhead to Next/Previous Edit

Next/Previous Edit: Tab/Shift + Tab on both Microsoft Windows and Macintosh.

Please refer to section 8-2: Using Location Markers

Note:

Using Shift + Tab for previous and Tab for next, the Playhead can easily jump from one edit to the next. This function is also available via the Next and Previous buttons in the Transport window.

Previous Next

for more on location markers.

5-16 Locate to Head/Tail

Locating to the “head”, or beginning, of the project can be done by clicking on the Head

button in the Transport window ( beginning of the first audio event. Locating to the “tail”, or end, of the project can be

done by clicking on the Tail button in the Transport window ( playhead at the very end of the last audio event.

5-17 Locating to In and Out Points

To move the playhead to the In point press the “I” key. To move the playhead to the Out point press “O”

Locate to In: I on both Microsoft Windows and Macintosh.

Locate to Out: O on both Microsoft Windows and Macintosh.

5-18 Roll Back and Roll Forward

Pressing the comma “,” key will cause the playhead to “roll” or jump backwards by the Rollback length amount set in MX-2424 Menu 260 (Default is 5 seconds). You can also press the comma “,” key several times and Roll back by that amount. For example: With a default setting of 5 seconds, you can press the comma “,” key three times and cause the playhead to jump back by 15 seconds. Roll forward operates in the same manner only using the period “.” key. Roll Back and Roll Forward are also available by selecting

Playback Menu

Roll Back: “,” on both Microsoft Windows and Macintosh.

Roll Forward: “.” on both Microsoft Windows and Macintosh.

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This function is equivalent to double tapping the rewind or fast forward buttons on the MX-

Note:

2424 Front Panel or RC-2424

→→→→

Roll Back

and

)

. This will place the playhead at the very

). This will place the

Playback Menu

→→→→

Roll Forward

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5-19 Clicking in the Main MX-View Window

Using the Selector Tool ( window relocates the playhead to that specified location.

5-20 Overview window

→→→→

Locate with View

playhead will locate to the center of the new view.

The Overview window can float and be moved anywhere on the screen. When the transport is in motion, the blue highlighted section scrolls with the Edit screen.

), a single mouse click on a track within the main MX-View

option is selected and the MX-2424 is not in motion, the

Main screen view (black outline)

Events (dark gray)

In/out selection (blue highlight)

Playback

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The Overview window has no locate functionality during record.

Note:

Navigational Tools

5-21 Horizontal Zoom

Horizontal Zoom allows you to view detailed waveforms all the way down to the sample level. There are three different methods to zoom in and out in the main MX-View window: The Zoom In and Out buttons located in the Edit bar, the Zoom Tool located in the Transport window, or the zoom quick key short cuts.

•

The Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons, located on the Edit bar, can be clicked to zoom in or out at single level increments. When clicking on these buttons the playhead remains in the center of the screen.

•

The Zoom Tool, located in the Transport window ( you wish to view in more detail. To zoom in, click and drag the mouse on an area you wish to enlarge. Note that this will not relocate the playhead unless “Locate with

View” is selected ( zoom in or out at single level increments. Click on an area you wish to enlarge to zoom in or hold the Shift button while clicking to zoom out.

•

The Zoom quick keys function identically to the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons.

Zoom In Zoom Out

Playback Menu

→→→→

Locate with View

Overview window in docked state

), allows you to select the area

). The Zoom Tool can also

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Zoom In: Ctrl + [ on Microsoft Windows or Cmd + [ on Macintosh.

Zoom Out: Ctrl + ] on Microsoft Windows or Cmd + ] on Macintosh

5-22 View Whole Project

To View an entire project, from head to tail, choose

View Whole Project: Cmd + Shift + Z on Microsoft Windows, Ctrl + Shift + Z on

Macintosh.

You may also double click on the Zoom Tool button, located in the Transport window, to

view the whole project.

5-23 View Samples

MX-View allows you to zoom all the way down to the sample level by simply holding down the Z key. This allows you to quickly view an edit or splice. Releasing the Z key returns the main MX-View window to its previous view. This function is also available in

View menu

View Samples: Z on both Microsoft Windows and Macintosh.

5-24 Track Height

There are 10 levels of track height available. To increase or decrease the track height click on the Increase Track Height or Decrease Track Height buttons located in the upper left of the Edit Bar.

→→→→

View Samples

View Menu

→→→→

View Whole Project

, however, without returning to the previous view.

Increase Track Height: Ctrl + = (equals) on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + = (equals) on

Increase Track Height Decrease Track Height

Macintosh. Reduce Track Height: Ctrl + - (minus) on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + - (minus) on Macintosh.

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When in 2 x Sample Rate recording modes (96/88.2 kHz) the track count is reduced to 12

Note:

tracks.

5-25 Vertical Zoom

Vertical Zoom causes the waveform to increase in amplitude so that an edit can be performed with more precision. To Zoom in or out vertically, click the Vertical Zoom In and Vertical Zoom Out buttons located in the midsection of the Edit Bar.

Vertical Zoom In Vertical Zoom Out

5-26 Scrolling with the Mouse

The mouse can be used as a Tool for scrolling by clicking and dragging to either left or right of the main MX-View screen.

5-27 Scrolling Up/Down in the MX-View Main Window

Tracks can be scrolled up and down using the Page Up and Page Down buttons. For example, if you are viewing tracks 9-16, pressing the Page Up button will scroll the main MX-View window so that track 1 is the first visible track.

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To scroll the main MX-View screen all the way to the top, so that track 1 is viewable, press the Home key. To scroll the main MX-View screen all the way to the bottom so that track 24 is viewable, press the End key.

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Recording

5-28 Basic Recording

Note:

ome laptops and compact keyboards may not include Page Up/Down and

Home/End buttons

To select a track for record, click the record arm button next to the track you wish to record on so that it is blinking.

To begin recording, click the record button in the Transport Window so that it too is blinking, followed by the Play button. The blinking record button and record arm buttons will turn solid - you are now recording.

Record arm

Play and Record are both solid when the MX-2424 is in record

Use the Record Arm All button , located above the record arm buttons, to record arm

all tracks. It can also be used to disarm all tracks.

To stop the recording, simply press the spacebar or use the Stop button in the Transport window. To punch out of record but continue playing, press the play button in the Transport window. You can also disarm individual tracks that are in record by clicking once on the track arm button for the desired track.

Record: Ctrl + Spacebar on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + Spacebar on Macintosh.

Stop: Spacebar on Microsoft Windows and Macintosh.

Punch out of Record and back into Play: Ctrl + Spacebar on Microsoft Windows and

Macintosh.

To Undo a recording just click the undo button , located in the Edit bar. Please refer

to section 6-25 for more on Undo and Redo.

5-29 Auto Record and Auto Rehearse

Auto record will put the transport into record at the In point and back into play at the Out point. To perform an Auto Record you must first set In and Out Points. Record-arm the desired tracks and click on the Auto button followed by the Record button in the Transport window. At this point the record arm buttons and record button should be

blinking red and the Auto button should be solid red:

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Place the playhead prior to the In point by the desired amount and press play. The recorder will begin to play and will punch into record at the In point. It will punch out of record and back into play at the Out point. You must press stop for the transport to stop.

Auto Rehearse works in the same manner, except that instead of switching to record mode, the MX switches to input allowing you to audition the record process. To enter Auto Rehearse mode you must press Auto followed by the Rehearse button. The Rehearse button will blink yellow and the Auto button will appear solid yellow. To begin an Auto Rehearse, press play.

To exit either Auto Rehearse or Auto Record click once on the Auto button.

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Auto Record/Rehearse mode: Ctrl + Shift + A on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + Shift + A

5-30 Loop Record

Note:

You can use Auto Record with Pre and Post roll to easily provide auto punch

capabilities.

on Macintosh.

Several types of Loop modes are available in MX-View:

•

Play Repeatedly (default): This mode will continuously record over the existing

audio without stopping.

•

Play Once and Stop: This mode will record once and stop at the Post-roll location following the Out point.

•

Play Once and Cue: This mode will record once and place the playhead at the Pre-roll location before the In point.

For more detail on these settings please refer to the Menu Bank 200: System Controls section of the Complete MX-2424 User Manual (page 38).

Before performing a Record Loop, you must choose and set the loop mode you desire in MX-2424 Menu 210. Next set the desired In and Out points, record-arm the desired tracks, and click the Auto button in the Transport. The Auto button should now appear solid red. Press the record button in the transport so that it and the record-armed tracks are blinking. Click on Loop in the Transport window to begin the record loop. The transport will look as follows:

Note that a Rehearse Loop can also be performed in the same manner: only the Rehearse button is armed instead of the Record button.

Transport in Play

Loop button solid yellow

Rehearse (Blinking Yellow)

Auto (Solid Yellow)

Record button solid red

Auto button solid red

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Loop: Ctrl + L on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + L on Macintosh.

Loop Record with Auto Unload

Auto Unload automatically unloads a track so that a new recording can take place, without deleting the previous take. Loop Record, set in MX-2424 Menu 211, toggles between Auto Unload On and Off. This mode is particularly useful for users who wish to record the best take, without recording over previous takes.

5-31 External Synchronization

While most of the external synchronization parameters for the MX-2424 and MM-series machines are located in the Machine Settings, several essential features are located in the Machine Info bar and the Transport window. When the transport is synchronized to external device, the Online button must be engaged. The Online button is located in the

lower left of the Transport window and will appear solid yellow when engaged (

Opt + click (On Macintosh) or Alt + click (Microsoft Windows) on the Online button

enables all valid machines online.

The Machine Info bar contains a brief overview of important machine settings. In addition to this, the Machine Info bar enables you to view incoming Timecode, set Bus and TC Offsets, and view disk space available for record. To view or change these settings, access the drop down menu located to the right of the Busy LED.

Drop down menu Register

Click to select

TC and Bus offsets can be set in the register located to the right of the drop down menu (as described in section 4-8), while the Free space and TC Reader are read-only registers.

5-32 View Options

Preload All Waveforms

Preload All Waveforms, available under View menu, is for advanced users. At zoom levels typically used when working, MX-View has available to it all the information necessary to show waveforms. When zoomed in far enough, MX-View may not have this information and may need to transfer the information from the MX-2424 "on the fly." This normally occurs very quickly, with a slight delay as MX-View "fills in" the missing information. When zoomed in far enough and with the MX-2424 in motion, however, waveforms may disappear and reappear frequently. If this is observed, Preload All Waveforms causes MX-View to transfer from the MX-2424 all the waveform information for the entire project, eliminating the waveform flicker, but with the drawback that it is very time consuming and uses a large amount of disk space on the hard drive of the computer running MX-View.

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Subframes

Selecting the Subframes option under the View Menu adds the two-digit subframe counter to MX-View registers.

Subframes

Feet/Frames

N/A

(

)

This feature will be available in a future upgrade.

Splice Points

Enabling Splice points, under the View menu, provides lines at each audio event’s start and end points. Splice points create more pronounced separation lines between events, making it easier to differentiate between closely located events.

Splice points disabled

Splice points Enabled

Splice point

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Chapter 6: Editing

Chapter 6 provides an in depth explanation of fundamental edit functions, including selecting a region, cut, copy, paste, and other edit commands. In order to use these commands and functions, the Edit Sound event icon must be selected (located in the Edit bar).

Edit Sound Event

6-1 Selecting a Region for Edit

Prior to performing an edit, an audio region must be selected. There are a number of ways to select a region: Using the Selector Tool, Drag and Trim Tool, or by individual selection of Track Edit buttons and In and Out points.

Selector Tool

The Selector Tool, located in the Transport window ( highlight, regions for editing. To select a region, click and drag over the desired area. In and Out points are automatically set and Track Edit buttons are automatically enabled when selecting the region.

Track Edit button armed

To add an edit track to already highlighted group of tracks, hold down Shift while clicking on the desired tracks. To deselect a track either hold down the Shift key and click once on the selected track or Ctrl + Click on the selected track. You may also add or

remove tracks for editing by selecting or deselecting the desired Track Edit buttons ( ).

An already highlighted region can be extended by performing a Shift + Click + Drag over the desired area. To remove an area from a highlighted region, perform a Ctrl + Click + Drag. A drag selection can be aborted (if the mouse is still held down) using the Esc (escape) button. A summary of Selector Tool shortcuts is available in Appendix A. *

To deselect all Edit tracks but keep the In and Out points unchanged, use the Deselect All

function under the Edit menu or the Escape key.

), can be used to select, or

In and Out points automatically set

Selected audio region

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Drag and Trim Tool

The Drag and Trim Tool, located in the Transport Window ( event or group of events and drag them to a new location. To select a single event simply click on it once. To select a group of events, hold down Shift and click on the desired events. In and Out points are automatically set and Track Edit buttons automatically armed when selecting events. To deselect an event, hold down Shift and click on the selected event, or hold down Ctrl and click on selected event

Track Edit button armed

) can be used to select an

In and Out points

Selected audio region

Note blank areas can also be selected

Additional events can be selected by holding down the Shift button, clicking from an empty area, and dragging over the desired additional events. Using the same method of clicking and dragging from an empty area, events can be deselecting while holding down the Ctrl key.

A group of events can also be selected by clicking on an empty area and dragging across an event or group of events. Use the Escape key to abort a drag selection.

Selected audio region

Begin drag from

empty area

End drag (release

mouse)

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Track Edit Buttons and In and Out Points

To select a track for editing, click on the Edit button for the respective track. The Edit

button will become solid yellow

9. The selected region will appear highlighted.

. Next, set In and Out points as described in section 4-

In and Out points selected for edit

Track selected for edit

To arm or disarm all tracks for editing click the Edit All button, located above the Track

1 edit button (

Note that when the machine is in busy state, the mouse will temporarily change to a busy

cursor (

6-2 Force Region Select

When selecting an area surrounded by events (as shown below), using the Drag and Trim Tool, a Force Region select must be performed to prevent dragging the event.

Region selected for edit

Events (in white) selected using Force Area selected. Note that the events are

surrounded by other events.

With the Drag and Trim Tool, hold R and click and drag to the left of the first event to be selected. A rectangle selection will appear highlighted when the mouse is released

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Force Region Select: R + Click + Drag on event on both Microsoft Windows and

Force Region select is not necessary when selecting an area using the Selector Tool.

Note:

Macintosh.

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Region selection can be combined with the shift key to add events to, or with the control

6-3 Cut

key, to remove events from an existing selection.

Cut will remove audio between the In and Out points and slip all the downstream audio to the left. To perform a Cut, selected the desired region and click on Cut in the Edit Bar or Edit menu. Any audio region that is cut is saved in the clipboard.

Before:

Selected audio to be cut

Cut: Ctrl + X on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + X on Macintosh

6-4 Local Cut

A Local Cut will only move the event associate with the edit. Audio associated with the edit is moved to the left as shown below.

After:

Events downstream are slipped to the left

Before:

Selected audio to be cut

After:

Events not associated with the

Fade created automatically

edited event are unaltered

Right part of the event is slipped to the left

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Local Cut: Ctrl + Shift + S on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + Shift + S on Macintosh

6-5 Left Cut

A Left Cut slips all audio left of the event to the right, as shown below.

Before:

Selected audio to be cut

All events to the left of the edit are slipped

to the right

Left cut: Ctrl + Shift + X on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + Shift + X on Macintosh

6-6 Local Left Cut

Local Left Cut is a Left Cut that will only move the event associated with the edit. Audio associated with the edit is moved to the right.

After:

Before:

Audio for Local left Cut is selected

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After:

Local Left Cut: Ctrl + Shift + D on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + Shift + D on Macintosh.

Events not associated with the edited event remain unaltered

6-7 Copy

Copy places selected audio regions, defined by In and Out points and Track Edit buttons, in a desired clipboard location. Clipboard contents can then be pasted or inserted into audio tracks. To perform a Copy, select audio and press Copy on the Edit bar or select Copy from the Edit menu.

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Copy: Ctrl + C on Microsoft Windows, Cmd C on Macintosh.

MX-View has four clipboard locations. For more on using multiple clipboards please refer to

Note:

section 7-9.

Area selected for copy

Note empty area is also

copied

Left part of the event is slipped to the right

6-8 Paste

For all Paste commands, audio must first be copied to the clipboard. After an In point is defined, the paste edit operation can be performed. Paste will place the selected clipboard contents at the In point, overwriting any audio downstream.

Audio region is selected and copied top clipboard

Before:

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New In point is selected

Audio region is pasted, overwriting existing audio

to the right of the In point.

Paste: Ctrl + V on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + V on Macintosh

6-9 Paste Left

Paste Left is similar to a Paste with the exception of overwriting clipboard content to the left of the In point.

In point selected

After:

Before:

Audio region is selected and copied to the clipboard

After:

Audio region is pasted, overwriting existing audio

to the left of the In point.

Paste Left: Ctrl + Shift + L on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + Shift + L on Macintosh

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6-10 Paste at Playhead

This edit command moves the In point to the playhead and pastes clipboard contents there.

Playhead

Audio region is selected and copied

to the clipboard

Playhead

Before:

After:

Audio region is pasted to the right of the playhead, overwriting

existing audio

Paste at Playhead: Ctrl + Shift + P on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + Shift + P on

Macintosh

6-11 Clear

Clear removes audio between the In and Out points without slipping audio events time. The cleared region is then saved to the clipboard.

Audio region is selected

Before:

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Audio region is cleared, not affecting

any other events

Clear: Ctrl + B or Delete/Backspace on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + B or

Delete/Backspace on Macintosh

6-12 Open

Open moves audio located between the In and Out points downstream to the Out point and leaves silence between the In and Out points.

After:

Before:

Audio region is selected for

Open edit

After:

Edit is performed, opening a blank area at the In and Out points, moving all

audio to the right.

Open: Ctrl + H on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + H on Macintosh

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6-13 Insert

The Insert command places audio from the clipboard at the In point and moves all audio downstream.

Audio region is selected and copied to

clipboard

Before:

In and Out points selected for insert

After:

Audio event is inserted, moving audio events

down stream

Insert: Ctrl + I on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + I on Macintosh

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6-14 Repeat Selection

Two types of Repeat functions are possible, Repeat Paste and Repeat Insert. To perform a Repeat Paste or Insert, select In and Out points and choose

Selection

not go to the clipboard. Enter the number of times you wish to repeat audio in the prompt box and select Paste or Insert. A Repeat Paste overwrites the repeated audio over existing audio.

Check box to choose Repeat Insert. Default is unchecked

box for Repeat Paste function

Audio region selected for Repeat. Note that it does not need to be

copied to the clipboard

. Note that a copy is not required for Repeat, as contents that are repeated do

Before:

Edit Menu

Number of times an audio region is to be

repeated

→→→→

Repeat

Repeat selected for Paste 20 times.

Repeat Pasted 20 times, overwriting over

existing audio.

After:

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Repeat Insert is similar to a Repeat Paste, only it moves contents downstream instead of overwriting existing audio.

Before:

Audio region selected for Repeat

Repeat selected for Insert 5 times

The audio region is repeatedly inserted 5 times, moving existing audio downstream (to the

right).

Repeat: Ctrl + R on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + R on Macintosh

6-15 Split

A Split command separates, or “splits”, an audio event into two at the location of the playhead.

Playhead is positioned for a Split

After:

Before:

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After:

Split is performed, creating two events,

separated by a cross-fade.

Split: Ctrl + E on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + E on Macintosh

Turning on Splice Points (

separation line between events allowing you to more easily view when a Split, Separate, or Discard edit is performed.

6-16 Separate

The Separate command is similar to a Split, in that it separates an audio event. However, a Separate performs a “split” at the In and Out points, separating an audio event into three events.

Audio region is selected.

View Menu

Before:

After:

→→→→

Splice Points

) creates a more pronounced

The audio event is separated at the In and

Out points

Separate: Ctrl + U on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + U on Macintosh

6-17 Discard

The Discard command will remove audio on either side of the In and Out points, not affecting other audio events.

Audio region is selected.

Before:

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After:

Discard: Ctrl + T on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + T on Macintosh

6-18 Sync Paste

One of the key differences between a Sync Paste and a normal Paste is that for a Sync Paste to be performed, an In point need not be selected. Instead, the playhead is moved, and audio from the clipboard is pasted at the In point referenced to the playhead. In other words, the Sync Paste is offset by the distance between the playhead and the In point. To perform a sync paste, you must first copy audio to the clipboard, noting where the In point is with reference to the playhead. Move the playhead where desired and perform the Sync Paste.

The selected audio region is copied to the clipboard

Discard is performed, removing audio to the left

and right of the event.

Before:

Note the distance between the In point and the playhead

The playhead is moved to another location

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After:

Note that the pasted region has the exact same distance between the In point and playhead

A Sync Paste is performed, overwriting existing audio.

Sync Paste: Ctrl + Shift + V on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + Shift + V on Macintosh

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For the MMR, Sync at Playhead must be turned on.

Note:

6-19 Sync Insert

Sync Insert is similar to Sync Paste, in that the edit is also referenced to the playhead. However, with Sync Insert, the inserted audio region does not overwrite over existing audio. Instead, the audio region is inserted, moving all existing audio downstream (to the right).

Sync Insert: Ctrl + Shift + I on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + Shift + I on Macintosh

Sync insert and paste are both very useful when editing events to video, such as placing

the sound of gunshot to the video of a gun firing. Simply place the playhead at the gunshot audio event’s peak and perform a sync paste with the playhead located where the picture of a gun is being shot. Other applications also include placing a drum sound at a fill.

6-20 Nudge

A Nudge moves audio by a preset amount, set in the Transport window register.

Audio can be nudged repeatedly to the left or the right using the + (plus) and – (minus) keys. Audio that is nudged will overwrite existing audio events.

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To perform a nudge, select an audio region. Press the + (plus) key to nudge audio to the right or the – (minus) key to nudge audio to the left.

Before:

Audio region selected

Nudge Right is performed, moving the selected event to the right by the nudge value. Note that a Separate edit was automatically performed at the In and Ou points.

After Nudge Right:

After Nudge Left:

Nudge Left is performed, moving the selected event to the left by the nudge value.

A nudge will automatically perform a Split at the In and Out points if the In and Out points are within an audio event.

Nudge Right: + (plus) or = (equals) on Microsoft Windows, + (plus) or = (equals) on

Macintosh Nudge Left: - (minus) on Microsoft Windows, - (minus) on Macintosh

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6-21 “In to Now”

This command will first perform a Separate edit at defined In and Out points (if needed) and then Paste the event at the playhead. To perform this function select In and Out points, making sure the edit button is enabled for the appropriate track(s). Place the playhead at the location where you want the selected audio to go and then select “In to Now” in the Edit Menu.

Before:

Audio region selected

After:

Selected audio region is cleared and pasted at the

playhead.

“In to Now”: Ctrl + M on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + M on Macintosh

6-22 Renaming Events

To assign an audio event a new name, double click on the event using the Drag and Trim Tool. A window will display the existing highlighted name and present the option of renaming the event.

Playhead

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A Rename event does not rename the audio file on disk.

Note:

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6-23 Render

The Render command creates a continuous audio event, which is very useful in increasing disk performance. Much like a TapeMode convert, a Render uses the In and Out points as start and end times. A Render can be performed on events within a single track or across a number of tracks. Once the Render is complete, the newly rendered event will replace existing audio events.

To perform a Render, select the desired events and select Render under the Edit Menu. Depending on the length and number of tracks selected, a Render may take up to a few minutes to process. The busy cursor will appear during this process.

Audio region is selected.

Before:

After:

Audio region is rendered. Note that empty spaces between events were also rendered.

Render: Ctrl + Shift + R on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + Shift + R on Macintosh

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A Render command will take into account volume and mute automation. The newly rendered

Note:

audio file will reflect the changes in volume level.

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6-24 Reverse

Reverse “reverses” an audio event or region, as if audio was played backwards, without affecting unselected tracks. The newly reversed audio event will replace the existing audio region. To perform a Reverse, select the desired events or audio region and select Reverse under the Edit Menu. Depending on the length and number of tracks selected, a Reverse may take up to a few minutes to process. The busy cursor will appear during this process.

Audio Event is selected

Before:

Reverse edit is performed, the

waveform reversed.

6-25 Undo and Redo

The MX-2424 has 99 levels of undo, meaning it can undo the last 99 edits or recordings performed. Undos are only valid in the existing project, meaning you cannot perform an undo on a previous project. Undos are not stored with the project - the Undo list is cleared each time you start a new project, unmount a disk, or turn off the recorder. Press Redo to go back an Undo level. Undo and Redo functions are available on the Edit bar, Edit menu, or as quick key short cuts.

Undo: Ctrl + Z on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + Z on Macintosh

Redo: Ctrl + Y on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + Y on Macintosh

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The MMR is limited to 10 levels of undo.

Note:

After:

6-26 Drag and Drop Editing

Drag and drop editing allows you to use the mouse, in conjunction with various keyboard short cut keys, to edit and move audio events around with great flexibility. While the Selector Tool is used mostly to select audio regions, the Drag and Trim Tool can trim events and fades, move and drag audio events, insert and edit volume automation breakpoints, and move location markers (Breakpoint volume automation and Event and Fade trimming are covered in Chapter 7).

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6-27 Drag and Trim Tool Fundamentals

To move a single event, click on the event and drag to the desired location. To move a group of events, click on the first desired event, then hold down the shift key and click on the other desired events, and then perform a drag. Note that whenever multiple events are selected, only the event last selected will show trim handles, even though the trim command will affect all selected events. Trimming is covered in Chapter 7.

More complex functions are also available using the Drag and Trim Tool. While holding down the Alt key, click and drag an event. This will create a copy of the event, rather than moving it, which you can paste simply by releasing the mouse.

Holding down the control key while performing a click and drag enables you to move audio events vertically from one track to another, without moving them horizontally in time. This is particularly useful if you wish to move audio to another track without loosing sync.

Several quick key short cuts can be used to temporarily switch from one tool to another.

The temporary switch takes affect as long as the F6 and F7 key is held down, with the edit mode returning to its previous state when the key is released.

•

When in Drag and Trim mode hold down F6 to temporarily switch to the Selector Tool

•

When in Drag and Trim mode hold down F7 to temporarily switch to the Zoom Tool

•

When in Selector Tool mode hold down F6 to temporarily switch to the Drag and Trim Tool

•

When in Selector Tool mode hold down F7 to temporarily switch to the Zoom Tool

•

F6 and F7 can be thought of as temporarily selecting the "other" tools on the left and right, respectively, within the often-used Selector, Drag and Trim, and Zoom tools.

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Chapter 7: Advanced Editing

This chapter covers advanced editing functions including Horizontal, Event Volume, and Fade trimming, creating Fades and Cross-fades and using Multiple Clipboards when editing.

7-1 Event Trimming Basics

To enable event trimming, click once on an event using the Drag and Trim Tool. The event will appear highlighted and have seven handles as shown below.

In and Out marker lines

Volume trim handles

Horizontal trim handles

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When selecting an event using the Selector Tool, events appear highlighted in blue between

Note:

the In and Out points. Event trimming is not possible using the Selector Tool.

7-2 Horizontal Trimming

Horizontal trimming alters the length of the event but does not move the audio event in time. To trim an audio event click once on the event, so that the trim handles appear. Position the mouse over the horizontal trim handles so that it temporarily turns into the

Trim Tool (↔). Click and drag to the left or right and release the mouse when the desired length is reached.

Before:

Fade trim handles

Left Horizontal trim handle is moved to the left.

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After:

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An event cannot be trimmed to extend beyond the length of the recorded audio file it is

Note:

associated with. If you are trying to trim left or right, and notice the Trim Tool getting stuck, you have reached the boundary of the audio file.

Trim handle is released and the event is extended to the left. Note that the

Out point remains unaffected.

7-3 Trimming Multiple Events

To Trim multiple events, hold down the shift button and select events using the Drag and Trim Tool. You can also use the Drag and Trim Tool and click and drag over an area to select multiple events. Note that only the last selected event will have trim handles, but all selected events will appear highlighted. Proceed by performing the trim on the last event clicked and all events selected will be modified simultaneously.

Before:

Last selected event, thus trim handles

appear on this event.

First selected event

After:

Last selected event is trimmed

to the right

First selected even is also trimmed to

the right

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7-4 Event Ripple Trim

A Ripple Trim is a horizontal trim that will cause all audio on the selected track to slide downstream or upstream, depending on the direction of the trim. To perform a Ripple trim, hold down the Alt button, click and drag the handle.

Before:

Event selected

for ripple trim

Event ripple trim Alt + Click + Drag handle on both Microsoft Windows and Macintosh

7-5 Trim to Next

“Trim to Next” is a horizontal trim that will automatically trim all the way to the next event in the selected track. To perform a “Trim to Next”, select the desired event, hold down Shift and drag the handle by a slight amount. Release the mouse and the trimmed edge of the selected event will snap to the next event so that their edges touch.

After:

Before:

Event is trimmed to the right while holding down the

Alt key.

Events located downstream are moved to the right

The same distance between the events is maintained

Selected Event is trimmed slightly to the right while holding down the

Shift key.

After:

Selected event snaps to the next event.

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Event Trim to Next: Shift + Click + Drag handle on both Microsoft Windows and

Macintosh

7-6 Lock Trim

When two side-by-side events are selected, a red trim handle will appear between the two events, as shown below. This trim handle is used to trim the events’ shared edge. To perform a Lock Trim, first select two events that share an edge. Trim the red handle at the events’ shared edge and release the mouse where desired.

Before:

Two side by side selected events share red Lock

Trim handle

After:

7-7 Event Volume Trimming

There are two methods of altering audio volume levels in MX-View: Breakpoint Volume Automation and Event Volume Trimming. Volume Automation, reviewed in section 8-4, involves creating and moving breakpoints to vary the volume of a track. It is the more flexible of the two methods. Event Volume Trimming allows you to modify the volume of an event or group of events. It is quick method of modifying volume levels for an event or group events. Note that both methods of modifying volume levels can be used concurrently.

Note that the In and Out points remain

stationary

Red handle is trimmed to the right

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The three Event Volume trim handles can be used in a combination to increase or decrease an event’s volume level. To view event volume handles, click on the desired event so that it appears highlighted. Click and drag on the desired trim handle.

Before:

Event is selected

After:

Left Event Volume Trim handle

moved downwards. Note the change in the waveform reflects the lower

volume

An Event handle can be fine adjusted by holding down the Ctrl key while clicking and

dragging the handle.

7-8 Fades and Cross-Fades

Creating fades:

To create a Fade-in, use the Selector Tool and select an In point to the left of the event and an Out point located inside the event.

Before:

Middle Event Volume Trim handle moved downwards. Note the change in the waveform reflects the lower

volume

Right Event Volume Trim handle moved downwards. Note the change in the waveform reflects the lower

volume

Audio region selected for fade-in

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This area will appear highlighted. The length of the selection will determine the length of the fade. Click on the Fade button in the Edit bar or the quick key to perform the fade.

After:

Fade-in is performed. Note that the waveform

has reflected the fade in.

Fade: Ctrl + F on Microsoft Windows, Cmd + F on Macintosh

A Fade-out is performed similarly, only the In point must be located within the event and the Out point must be to the right of the event.

Creating Crossfades:

To create a Cross-Fade, use the Selector Tool to select an In point within the left event and an out point within the right event. The area will appear highlighted. Press the Fade button or quick key to create the Cross-Fade.

Before:

Area between two events selected for

cross-fade

After:

Cross-fade starts at In point and

ends at Out point

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A Cross-fade can also be created by sliding an event with a Fade-in into an event with a Fade-out. Simply grab the event using the Drag and Trim Tool and slide into the next event.

Before:

Event is selected and moved to the right using the Drag

and Trim Tool

The Fade-out of the left event and the Fade-in of the right event overlap and

create a cross-fade

After:

Fade Trimming

Fades can be trimmed using the Fade trim handles. To access these handles click once on an event using the Drag and Trim Tool. Move the mouse over the desired fade trim handle so that it turns into the Trim Tool. Click and drag to Trim.

Before:

Event is selected. The lower right Fade trim handles is moved to the

right.

After:

The fade out is extended

7-9 Multiple Clipboard Select

With MX-View, you have the ability of storing up to four independent clipboards, selectable from the Edit Bar.

Storing Contents to the Clipboard:

Click the clipboard you desire to store to so that it appears selected. Select an area or event and choose an edit command that will place the selected region to the clipboard.

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These edit commands include Cut, Copy, and Clear. You may switch to a different clipboard number and perform another Cut, Copy, or Clear command.

Placing Contents from the Clipboard:

First select the desired clipboard. Choose any type of Paste or Insert edit command to place contents from the clipboard onto the main MX-View window. You may switch to a different clipboard number and perform another Paste or Insert command.

All clipboard entries retain their information from project to project. They are, however, cleared when the MX-2424 is turned off or when an Unmount or disk cleanup command is issued.

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7-10 Event Slip

If a clipboard is not selected, contents will be placed to clipboard 1, the default clipboard.

Note:

An Event Slip edit slides audio to the left or right without moving the In or Out points. An Event Slip can be performed by selecting an event, holding down A, and Clicking and Dragging the selected event. Note that you must use the Drag and Trim Tool for this feature.

Before:

Event is selected for Event Slip

After:

Note that the In and Out points remain unaltered

Event is Slipped to the right by holding down the A key, selecting the event, and dragging to

the right.

Event Slip retains the In and Out points and grabs more audio on the left or right side. Audio outside the In and Out point remains unaffected.

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7-11 Compile

The Compile function creates a “comp” virtual track containing selected audio events from selected virtual tracks. With the Shift key held down, select individual events using the Drag and Trim Tool. Note that only events within a group of virtual tracks can be selected.

Events selected for a Compile edit.

In the Edit menu, select Compile. Enter a new name for the compiled track to be created. A new virtual track containing the compiled events will be created.

Compiled track

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Events located closer to the top will have priority when there is an overlap between events,

Note:

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Chapter 8: Advanced Operations

Chapter 8 takes an in-depth look at Groups, Location Markers, and Level Meters, as well as Mute and Volume Automation.

8-1 Using Groups (N/A)

This feature will be available in a future upgrade.

8-2 Using Location Markers

Note: Location Markers Window will be available in a future upgrade. This window will allow naming, deleting, and moving of location markers. The following Quick keys can be used in the interim:

Create New Marker:

Return Key on both Microsoft Windows and Macintosh

Create a number specific Marker:

C followed by two numbers specifying a particular memory register on both Microsoft Windows and Macintosh

Locate to a Specific Marker:

V followed by two numbers specifying a particular memory register on both Microsoft Windows and Macintosh

8-3 Level Meters

The Meters window displays 24 meters indicating the amplitude of audio level, much like on the MX-2424 front panel.

Peak hold

Signal Level

Under the File menu of the Meters window, you can configure the Meter windows height and width.

Signal Clip (0 dB)

Signal Present (-60 db)

Note that in 2 x sample rates (88.1-96kHz) only 12 meters will appear for each MX-2424.

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8-4 Breakpoint Volume Automation

Breakpoint Volume Automation allows you to create and move breakpoints to vary the volume of a track. Each individual track has it’s own volume automation data, and functions similar to an automated moving fader system found on mixing consoles.

Creating Automation Breakpoints:

To start using volume automation, click the volume automation button ( located in the Edit bar and select the Drag and Trim Tool. To create an automation point, click within the desired track and move the point to the desired volume level. A small box containing the gain value (as well as change in gain in parenthesis) will appear on the screen to help you move the automation point to the desired volume level. To adjust an existing breakpoint, click on the point so that it appears white and drag vertically or horizontally within the track. To fine-adjust (in smaller increments) an existing breakpoint hold down Control, then Click and Drag.

Automation break point highlighted for editing.

Automation data, including gain value and change in gain for the

highlighted point.

Editing Automation Breakpoints:

When the Automation breakpoint data is displayed, editing of audio material is locked out. Only break point data can be altered. However, Automation data can be edited (copy, paste, delete, etc.) when in the Selector Tool mode. Use the selector key to select automation data for editing. The area will appear highlighted and the breakpoints will appear in a white in color. You may now perform the edit you desire, including nudge, copy, paste, etc. To delete breakpoints, select the desired points and press the delete/backspace key.

Before:

) button,

Area selected and copied to

the clipboard.

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After:

A paste command places automation data from the clipboard at the In

point.

You can copy and paste automation data downstream in a song or from one track to the

other when in the Selector Tool mode. So, a chorus or verse can easily have identical volume automation data!

Other Useful Breakpoint Volume Automation Quick Keys:

Shift-Click: select more gain points Alt-Click & Drag: copy gain points Shift-Click & Drag: constrain gain or time while trimming or copying

8-5 Mute Automation

Mute Automation allows you to mute and unmute each individual track, much like a mute button on an automated mixing console. To use mute automation, first click the

Mute Automation button ( Trim Tool. A mute automation point can be either at the top or bottom of a track, functioning as an unmute or mute, respectively. To create a mute breakpoint, click within the desired track and move the point to either the top or bottom of the track. You can also slide a mute automation point to the left or right.

Track is unmuted

Track is muted

) button, located in the Edit bar, and select the Drag and

The same rules for editing automation data as described above in section 8-4, Volume Automation, apply to mute automation.

The following quick keys simplify switching back and forth between Waveform,

Volume, and Mute automation.

F8: Edit Sound Events F9: Edit Volume Automation F10: Edit Mute Automation

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Chapter 9: Projects and Utilities

Chapter 9 covers project and disk management, from loading and smart copying projects to Ethernet backup and restore. Also covered are preferences and disk utilities, including Disk Cleanup, Initialize, Low Level Formatting, and more.

9-1 Loading Projects

The Project/Track window displays all disks, projects, and tracks available on each networked MX-2424 or MMR/MMP. Menu arrows, are used to display or hide items. To load a project, access the Project/Track window, and click the desired machine’s menu arrow so that all attached disks are displayed. Click once again on the disk (SCSI ID) menu arrow to display all existing projects on that disk. To load a project, double click on the desired project name or icon. Note that a single click on the drop down arrow will display all tracks within a project.

Machine drop down menu

Disk drop down menu

Project drop down menu

Tracks

9-2 Project Utilities

In order to perform a project utility, such as a Smart Copy, Rename or TapeMode convert, a project must be highlighted in the Project/Track Window. Note that the progress of an operation and an abort button are located at the bottom of the Project/Track window.

Smart Copy:

To perform a Smart Copy, select the desired project and choose

→→→→

File Menu

→→→→

Smart Copy

the project as well as a destination device (SCSI disk ID).

It is also possible to Smart Copy a project by selecting the project in the Project/Track window and dragging it onto another disk

Project/Track window

. A window will appear, presenting the option to rename

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After a Smart Copy is initiated, a progress percentage will appear at the bottom of the Project/Track window. Upon completion of the task, a pop-up message will appear and a check will be placed next to the operation. Note that once you click on the completed operation, it will disappear from the list.

Clicking on the check will remove the message from

the window.

Tape Mode Convert:

To perform a Tape Mode convert, select the desired project and choose

window

→→→→

File Menu

→→→→

Tape Mode Convert

. A window will appear, prompting you to

Project/Track

choose a destination device (SCSI disk ID).

As with a Smart Copy, a progress percentage will appear at the bottom, along with an Abort button. Pressing the Abort button will prompt you to verify the operation before proceeding.

Type of operation in progress

Abort button

Percentage complete

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Rename Project:

To rename a project, select the desired project and choose

File Menu

project. Type the desired name and click on “Rename” to proceed or “Cancel” to exit without performing the operation.

→→→→

Rename Project

. A pop-up window will present the option to rename the

Project/Track window

→→→→

Delete Project/Track:

To delete a project, select the desired project or track and choose

→→→→

File Menu

performing the operation.

9-3 Network Backup and Restore

Network Backup:

MX-View allows you to backup your project via Ethernet onto your host computer. Backups are saved in BU (TimeLine BackUp) format, which allows you to segment a project to accommodate different backup media. Once on your host computer, BU segments can be easily backed up onto CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R or other backup medium, using your host computer. That way, for example, a 4 GB project on your recorder hard disk can be backed up to a few CD-Rs using your computer. Before proceeding with a

Network Backup, choose the desired format under (located in the Project/Track window).

→→→→

Delete Project

. Press “Delete” to proceed or “Cancel” to exit without

File Menu

Project/Track window

→→→→

Net Backup Format

Note that you can also custom set the size of each segment by choosing the Manual option.

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After choosing a format, select Network Backup under the File menu. You will be prompted to choose a location and new name for the backup. Selecting Save will start the process and a progress counter will appear at the bottom of the Project/Track window.

Network Restore:

To restore a project form your host computer, select (located in the Project/Track window). Locate and select the last backup file in a set. For example, when restoring a project with 3 segments, MXProject.bu, MXProject_2.bu, and MXProject_3.bu, select MXProject_3.bu first.

After selecting the BU file, click on Open. You will be prompted to enter a project name and choose the destination SCSI device you wish the project to be restored onto.

File Menu

→→→→

Network Restore

Clicking OK will start the process and a progress counter will appear at the bottom of the Project/Track window. When the restore is complete, a message will appear notifying if the process was completed successfully.

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9-4 Disk Utilities

In order to perform a disk utility other than Disk Cleanup, all volumes must be unmounted. Mounting and Unmounting is possible via the

Volumes Menu

functionality is available on page 19 of the complete MX-2424 manual.

→→→→

Unmount or Mount.

Project/Track window

More information on Mount/Unmount

→→→→



Disk Cleanup:

To perform a Disk Cleanup, verify that all disks are mounted and select

window

→→→→

Volumes Menu

→→→→

Disk Cleanup.

Upon completion, a message will confirm

Project/Track

disk cleanup was completed successfully. More information on performing a Disk Cleanup is provided on Page 46 of the MX-2424 tutorial.

Initialize:

To initialize a volume, verify all disks are unmounted and select

→→→→

Volumes Menu

→→→→

Initialize.

A window will appear, prompting you to select the

Project/Track window

SCSI Device ID and Format (HFS, HFS+, or FAT32). Upon completion, a message will confirm the Initialize was completed successfully.

SCSI Device ID drop down menu

SCSI Device ID entry box

More information on performing a disk Initialize is available on Page 48 of the MX-2424 tutorial.

If the SCSI Device ID does not appear in the device drop down menu choose the “Other”

Note:

option in the drop down menu. Then enter the SCSI ID number in the Device entry box.

Low Level Format:

To Low Level Format a volume, verify all disks are unmounted and select

window

→→→→

Volumes Menu

→→→→

Low Level Format.

A window will appear, prompting

Project/Track

you to select the SCSI Device ID. Press Format to proceed. Upon completion, a message will confirm Formatting was completed successfully. More information on performing a Low Level Format is available on Page 47 of the MX-2424 tutorial.

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Backup Erase:

To Backup Erase a volume, verify all disks are unmounted and select

window

select the SCSI Device ID. Note that only a Backup erase can only be performed on a DVD-RAM or Travan media. Upon completion, a message will confirm Formatting was completed successfully.

→→→→

Volumes Menu

→→→→

Backup Erase.

A window will appear, prompting you to

Project/Track

More information on performing a Backup Erase is available on Page 44 of the Complete MX-2424 manual.

9-5 Updating Software (MX-2424)

Updating software is possible via the Machines menu, located in the Network window.

Choosing Update Software will prompt you to select the DXIMAGE, or software image, to be sent to the TL Media card (smart media card). Clicking on Open will start the software update.

Upon completion of the update, you will be asked to leave the TL Media card in the MX2424 and cycle power. Upon rebooting, the TL Media card will update the MX-2424 software. Remove the TL Media card and cycle the MX-2424s power once more. With the software update complete, the MX-2424 is ready to use.

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9-6 Preferences (N/A)

This feature will be available in a future upgrade.

Clearing Preferences on Microsoft Windows Machines: MX-View stores various user

preferences such as window sizes and positions, etc. These preferences are maintained to allow users to return to the same window layout present when the application was last closed. To clear these preferences and return MX-View to it’s initial state, simply run the application titled “Clear MX-View Preferences” from the MX-View program group. The MX-View program group is accessible from your Windows Start button.

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Chapter 10: Tracks

Chapter 10 covers Track management in depth, including unloading, loading, deleting and renaming tracks, as well as using Virtual tracks. Note that definitions of Loaded tracks, Unloaded tracks, and Virtual tracks are available in section 4-6 as well as page 35 of the MX-2424 Tutorial (Virtual Tracks).

10-1 Track Menu

In order to perform any track-based function, you must first click on the Tracks Menu button, displaying the track drop-down menu. This menu is available for any Virtual or Loaded tracks.

Tracks Menu button

Track dropdown menu

The menu presents the options of creating a New Virtual Track, Loading a Track, Unloading a Track, Renaming a Track and Deleting a Track.

10-2 Creating a New Virtual Track

Access the Track drop down menu and select the “New Virtual Track” option. The prompt box, as shown below, will appear, presenting the option to provide the new Virtual track with a name. The default name will include the existing Track name followed by the take number. Pressing “OK” will create a new Virtual track.

The new Virtual track will appear above the original track.

Activating Virtual Tracks

To switch between an active and inactive virtual track, simply click once on the desired Active/Inactive Track Button, so that it appears highlighted. You may choose to hide all virtual tracks by clicking the Hide/Show Virtual tracks button, as pointed out below.

Inactive Virtual Track Button: This track will not play or record any audio. You can still perform edits

on this track.

Active Virtual Track Button: This track will

play or record audio.

Hide/Show Virtual tracks button

Drag Handle

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Moving Virtual Tracks

Inactive virtual tracks may be moved up or down by using the track drag handles. A white line will appear, guiding you in the placement of the desired inactive virtual track.

White guiding line

used in a “move

track” operation

10-3 Loading a Track

Access the Track drop down menu and select the “Load Track” option. This will launch the Project/Track window and allow you to choose the desired track to load. You may choose to load a track from the loaded project as well as from other projects. Once a track is selected for loading, you may place it in the desired track destination using the drop down box. Note that projects with double sample rates (88.2 - 96 kHz) will only operate in 12-track mode, and thus will only allow you to choose destination tracks 1 through 12.

Active virtual track

Inactive virtual tracks

Destination Track drop-down menu.

10-4 Unloading Tracks

Access the Track drop down menu and select the “Unload Track” option. A pop-up window will provide the option of canceling the operation or proceeding with the track unload.

10-5 Renaming Tracks

Access the Track drop down menu and select the “Rename Track” option. A pop-up window will present the option to rename the track. Enter the desired track name, and click “OK” to continue or “Cancel” to exit.

10-6 Deleting a Track

Access the Track drop down menu and select the “Delete Track” option. Click on “Delete” to proceed or “Cancel” to abort the operation.

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Chapter 11: Using Multiple Machines

Multiple machines can be viewed in the main MX-View window. This chapter reviews using a multiple machines setup.

11-1 Connecting to Multiple Machines

Loading Machines onto the Main MX-View Window:

MX-View auto-detects all machines available on the local network and automatically places them in the Network window. In the Network window, select the desired machines (local and remote) while holding down the Ctrl key on Microsoft Windows, or Cmd key

on Macintosh, so that they appear highlighted. Then select

File Menu

the space bar. The machines will now appear stacked in the main MX-View window. The

order that machines appear in the main MX-View window is dependent on the order in which the machines were selected in the network window. Each machine is separated by

it’s own time-ruler and may be run independent of other machines on the network, although this feature is most effectively used with machines that are synchronized through the TL-Bus.

→→→→

Edit

or press

Machine 1 time-ruler

Machine 1 Tracks

Machine 2 Tracks

When multiple machines are launched in the main MX-View window, an additional column of machine ID (Bus ID) numbers is added to the right of the main transport controls. The Transport window as well as keyboard, has control of only the machine ID that is highlighted. To change Transport and keyboard focus from one machine to the next, click once on the desired ID number.

Machine ID (Bus ID). In this case, the Transport has control over Machine

with Bus ID 2.

Machine 2 time-ruler

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When multiple machines are present, a Transport focus segment is provided in the Machine Info bar.

Transport Focus segment

Connecting to Remote Machines:

In certain situations, you may want to connect to a machine not on the local network. For example, an MX-View user in a New York studio wishes to connect to an MX-2424 in a Los Angeles studio. This is possible using the New Remote Machine feature. To add a remote machine to the Network window, open the Network window and select

→→→→

machine.

The machine will then appear in the Network window’s main list, with a globe icon at it’s left to help differentiate it as a remote machine.

New Remote Machine

. Enter the desired name and IP address for the remote

Machine Info Bar

Machine

11-2 Studio Setup

The Network window is equipped with a system to help organize a multi-room facility with multiple machines.

Creating a New Studio:

Select “New Studio” under the Machine menu (Network window).

Enter the name of the new studio. Each studio appears as a folder. To add machines to a studio, drag the machine icon into the desired studio folder. In the example below, the Network window shows three studios: Studio A, Studio B, and Studio C. Studio B has one remote 24-track machine.

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Machines can be moved from one studio to another, be renamed, or deleted, all using the Machines menu in the Network window. Studios can also be renamed and deleted using this menu.

11-3 Multiple Machines in Use

In order to have all machines running on the main MX-View window simultaneously, they must be synchronized via the TL-Bus (MMR-Bus for MMR/MMPs). Verify that all machines are Online and that the Bus Master has Transport focus (refer to section 11-1 on changing Transport and keyboard focus). Each machine has an Online button, located to the left of its time-ruler, making it easy to identify which machines are online.

Machine dropdown menu

To the left of the Online button is a Machine drop-down menu, only present when there are multiple machines on one main MX-View window. The Machine drop-down menu enables you to access Machines Settings, launch the Level Meters window, start a new project, access the Project/Track window, and in a future upgrade, import and export sound files.

Editing with multiple machines on the main MX-View window is much like editing on a single machine. However, audio selected from one machine cannot be moved onto audio tracks of another machine.

Online button

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Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts

Project Keys Macintosh Windows

New project Cmd + N Ctrl + N Load project/track (open Project/Track window) Close window Cmd + W Ctrl + W Quit Cmd + Q Ctrl + Q

Window Keys (Show/Hide) Macintosh Windows

Transport Cmd + 1 Ctrl + 1 Settings Cmd + 2 Ctrl + 2 Overview Cmd + 3 Ctrl + 3 Level meters Cmd + 4 Ctrl + 4 Location markers Cmd + 5 Ctrl + 5 Groups Cmd + 6 Ctrl + 6 Project/Track window (load and utilities) Import/Export Audio Cmd + 8 Ctrl + 8 Edit (Main MX-View) window Cmd + 9 Ctrl + 9 Network Cmd + 0 or Cmd + Shift + N Ctrl + 0 or Ctrl + Shift + N

Edit Keys Macintosh Windows

Undo Cmd + Z Ctrl + Z Redo Cmd + Y Ctrl + Y Cut Cmd + X Ctrl + X Copy Cmd + C Ctrl + C Paste Cmd + V Ctrl + V Clear Cmd + B or Delete/Backspace Ctrl + B or Delete/Backspace Insert Cmd + I Ctrl + I Open Cmd + H Ctrl + H Select all events in Cmd + A Ctrl + A Select more events to left/right Split Cmd + E Ctrl + E Separate Cmd + U Ctrl + U Duplicate Cmd + D Ctrl + D Discard Cmd + T Ctrl + T Nudge - / + (or =) - / + (or =) Fade Cmd + F Ctrl + F Fade to start Opt + D Alt + D Fade to end Opt + G Alt + G Repeat Cmd + R Ctrl + R Sync insert Cmd + Shift + I Ctrl + Shift + I Sync paste Cmd + Shift + V Ctrl + Shift + V Paste left Cmd + Shift + L Ctrl + Shift + L Paste at playhead Cmd + Shift + P Ctrl + Shift + P In to now Cmd + M Ctrl + M Left cut Cmd + Shift + X Ctrl + Shift + X Local cut Cmd + Shift + S Ctrl + Shift + S Local left cut Cmd + Shift + D Ctrl + Shift + D Render Cmd + Shift + R Ctrl + Shift + R

Cmd + O Ctrl + O

Cmd + 7 or Cmd + O Ctrl + 7

Shift + Õ/Ö Shift +

Õ/Ö

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Transport and Locator Macintosh Windows

Play/stop Space Bar Space Bar Return view to playhead Cmd + P Ctrl + P Record Cmd + Space Bar Ctrl + Space Bar Play in to out Shift + Space Bar Shift + Space Bar Online/Offline Online/Offline all machines Cmd + Alt + J Ctrl + Alt + J Capture in Capture out Capture new location marker Enter (auto-increments) Enter (auto-increments) Capture C followed by two numbers for

Locate to marker V followed by two numbers for

Move playhead to previous/next locate marker Move playhead to previous/next edit In I (Locate when used alone, or

Out O (Locate when used alone, or

To T followed by I or O T followed by I or O From F followed by I or O F followed by I or O Thru Y followed by I or O Y followed by I or O Last Play L L Roll Back/Forward , / . , / . Fast Forward Cmd + . (period) Ctrl + . (period) Rewind Cmd + , (comma) Ctrl + , (comma)

Toggle to next register ` (backquote) ` (backquote) Increment / decrement Toggle between hours, minutes, seconds, frames, subframes Abandon Entry Escape Escape Commit to entry Enter Enter

Track Button Modifiers Macintosh Windows

Toggle item & set all others to same new state (record arm, view volume automation, edit etc.) Toggle item & set others to opposite state

Cmd + J

Cmd + × Ctrl + Cmd + Ø Ctrl +

memory point, or I for in, O for out

memory point, or I for in, O for out Cmd + Õ/Ö Ctrl +

Shift + Tab / Tab (previous/next)

target after F,T,Y,C,V)

× Õ, Ö

Alt Alt

Ctrl Ctrl

/ Ø

Ctrl + J

× Ø

C followed by two numbers for memory point, or I for in, O for out V followed by two numbers for memory point, or I for in, O for out

Õ/Ö

Shift + Tab / Tab (previous/next) I (Locate when used alone, or target after F,T,Y,C,V) O (Locate when used alone, or target after F,T,Y,C,V)

/ Ø

× Õ, Ö

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Select Macintosh Windows

Selector tool F1 F1 Hand tool F2 F2 Zoom tool F3 F3 Scrub tool F4 F4 Temporary Left Toggle F6 F6 Temporary Right Toggle F7 F7 Edit Sound Events F8 F8 Edit Volume Automation F9 F9 Edit Mute Automation F10 Unavailable

Playback Modes Macintosh Windows

Auto (record/rehearse) Cmd + Shift + A Ctrl + Shift + A Pre/post-roll on playback Cmd + K Ctrl + K Loop Cmd + L Ctrl + L

Selector Cursor Modifiers Macintosh Windows

Locate Click Click Select in, out, edit tracks Click + Drag Click + Drag Add an edit track Shift + Click Shift + Click Extend in, out, edit tracks Shift + Click + Drag Shift + Click + Drag Deselect an edit track Shift + Click on selected track

Ctrl + Click on selected track Remove area from in, out, edit tracks selection Abort drag selection Esc Esc Temporarily switch to drag and trim tool Temporarily switch to zoom tool F7 F7

Drag and Trim Cursor Modifiers Macintosh Windows

Select event Click Click Add an event to selection Shift + Click on unselected event Shift + Click on unselected event Deselect event Shift + Click on selected event

Move Click + Drag Click + Drag Constrain move in time Ctrl Ctrl Copy instead of move Alt Alt Rename Event Double Click Event Double Click Event Slip audio under event A + Click + Drag on selected

Select events in area Click + Drag from empty area Click + Drag from empty area Select additional events in area Shift + Click + Drag from empty

Deselect events in area Ctrl + Click + Drag from empty

Force Region select R + Click + Drag on event, also

Abort a drag selection, event drag, or event trim Event or volume automation trim Click + Drag handle Click + Drag handle

Ctrl + Click + Drag Ctrl + Click + Drag

F6 F6

Ctrl + Click on selected event

event

area

works with Shift (add) or Ctrl

(remove)

Esc Esc

Shift + Click on selected track Or Ctrl + Click on selected track

Shift + Click on selected event Or Ctrl + Click on selected event

A + Click + Drag on selected event

Shift + Click + Drag from empty area Ctrl + Click + Drag from empty area R + Click + Drag on event, also works with Shift (add) or Ctrl (remove)

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Drag and Trim Cursor Modifiers Macintosh Windows

Event or volume automation fine adjustment Event ripple trim Alt + Click + Drag handle Alt + Click + Drag handle Event trim to next Shift + Click + Drag handle Shift + Click + Drag handle Temporarily switch to Selector tool F6 F6 Temporarily switch to Zoom tool F7 F7

Zoom Cursor Modifiers Macintosh Windows

Select view Click + Drag Click + Drag Zoom in 2X Click Click Zoom out 2X Shift + Click Shift + Click Temporarily switch to selector tool F6 F6 Temporarily switch to hand tool F7 F7

Navigation Macintosh Windows

Zoom in/out Cmd + [ / ] Ctrl + [ / ] View whole project Cmd + Shift + Z Ctrl + Shift + Z View samples Hold down Z Hold down Z Edit screen up/down Page Up / Page Down Page Up / Page Down Edit screen top/bottom Home / End Home / End Track height taller/shorter Cmd + = / - Ctrl + = / Move view to in Shift + I Shift + I Move view to out Shift + O Shift + O

Ctrl + Click + Drag handle Ctrl + Click + Drag handle

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Appendix B: Troubleshooting

Online Support

Please refer to release notes for updated online support information.

Software Updates

Please refer to release notes for software update information.

Customer Service Contacts

Please refer to release notes for updated Customer Service contact information.

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Appendix C: Error and Warnings Descriptions

List of error and warnings descriptions. (N/A)

Appendix D: Project/Track Window Icons

Icon Description

Macintosh Volume

Windows Volume

WaveFrame Volume (MMR/MMP Only)

Backup Volume

Unidentified Volume

Folder

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Index

Audition play modes, 31 Auto record and auto rehearse, 36

Basic playback and record, 17 Basic recording, 36 Breakpoint volume automation, 63, 70, 71

Clear, 47 Clicking in the main MX-View window, 34 Compile, 68 Connecting to multiple machines, 81, 83 Conventions and symbols used, 8 Copy, 45 Creating a new virtual track, 79 Cut, 43

Deleting a track, 80 Discard, 52 Disk utilities, 76 Docking windows, 22 Drag and drop editing, 58 Drag and trim tool fundamentals, 59

Edit bar, 15 Event ripple trim, 62 Event slip, 67 Event trimming basics, 19, 60, 67, 68 Event volume trimming, 63 Events, regions and waveforms, 26 Expandable windows, 24 External synchronization, 38

Horizontal trimming, 60 Horizontal zoom, 34

In to now, 56 In to Out play, 29, 37, 38 Insert, 49 Introduction, 8

Last play, 30 Left cut, 44 Level meters, 69 Level meters window, 14 Loading a track, 80 Loading projects, 35, 72 Local cut, 43 Local left cut, 44 Locate to head/tail, 33 Locate with view, 31 Locating to In and Out points, 33 Location markers window (n/a), 14 Lock trim, 63 Loop play, 30 Loop record, 37

Machine info bar, 15 Main MX-View window, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 Menu settings (n/a), 14 Move playhead to next/previous edit, 33 Move playhead to next/previous locate marker,

33 Multiple clipboard select, 45, 66 Multiple machines in use, 83 Mute automation, 71 MX-2424/MMR direct to computer, 9 MX-2424/MMRto computer via Ethernet hub, 9

Fades and cross-fades, 19, 64 Fast forward and rewind, 32 Force region select, 36, 42, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59

Group window (n/a), 14

Network backup and restore, 74 Network window, 16 Nudge, 54

Open, 48

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Overview window, 14, 34

Pages with playhead scrolling, 29, 34, 35, 36 Paste, 45 Paste at playhead, 47 Paste left, 46 Performing a copy and paste edit, 17 Play, 29, 32, 33, 34 Pre/post roll on play, 29, 31 Preferences (n/a), 78 Project utilities, 72 Project/track window, 13

Register entry, 27, 28, 32, 38 Renaming events, 56 Renaming tracks, 80 Render, 57 Repeat selection, 50 Return after play, 32 Return view to playhead, 32 Reverse, 58 Reverse play, 32 Roll back and roll forward, 33

Scrolling up/down in the MX-View main

window, 35 Scrolling with the mouse, 35 Selecting a region for edit, 28, 40, 47, 48, 49, 50,

51, 52, 53, 54 Separate, 52 Setting In and Out points, 27, 29, 30, 42 Setting IP addresses, 10 Split, 51

Starting a new project, 16 Studio setup, 82 Sync insert, 54 Sync paste, 53 System requirements, 9

Track height, 35 Track menu, 79 Transport window, 13 Trim to next, 62 Trimming audio, 19 Trimming multiple events, 61

Undo and redo, 36, 58 Unloading tracks, 80 Updating software (MX-2424), 77 Using groups (n/a), 69 Using location markers, 33, 69 Using the playhead counter, 32

Vertical zoom, 35 View options, 38 View samples, 35 View whole project, 35 Virtual track basics, 20

Window sets (n/a), 24 Working with projects, 24 Working with tracks, 20, 25, 79 Working with windows, 21, 22

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User Manual

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-2 Conventions and Symbols Used

Chapter 2: Ethernet Setup

2-2 MX-2424/MMR direct to Computer

2-3 MX-2424/MMR to Computer via Ethernet Hub

2-4 Setting IP Addresses

Chapter 3: Overview

3-1 Main MX-View Window

3-4 Overview Window

3-5 Level Meters Window

3-10 Machine Info Bar

3-11 Network Window

3-12 Starting a New Project

3-13 Basic Playback and Record

3-14 Performing a Copy and Paste Edit

3-16 Virtual Track Basics

Chapter 4: MX-View Fundamentals and Terminology

4-1 Working with Windows

4-5 Working With Projects

4-6 Working with Tracks

4-7 Events, Regions and Waveforms

4-9 Setting In and Out Points

Chapter 5: Playback, Navigation, and Record

5-1 Play

5-2 Pages With Playhead Scrolling

5-3 “In to Out“ Play

5-6 Audition Play Modes

Locate With View

Pre/Post Roll On Play

5-9 Return After Play

Return View To Playhead

5-12 Using the Playhead Counter

5-13 Fast Forward and Rewind

5-14 Move Playhead to Next/Previous Locate Marker

5-15 Move Playhead to Next/Previous Edit

5-16 Locate to Head/Tail

5-17 Locating to In and Out Points

5-18 Roll Back and Roll Forward

5-19 Clicking in the Main MX-View Window

5-20 Overview window

5-24 Track Height

View Samples

View Whole Project

5-26 Scrolling with the Mouse

5-27 Scrolling Up/Down in the MX-View Main Window

5-29 Auto Record and Auto Rehearse

Chapter 6: Editing

6-1 Selecting a Region for Edit

6-2 Force Region Select

6-6 Local Left Cut

6-7 Copy

6-8 Paste

6-10 Paste at Playhead

6-11 Clear

6-12 Open

6-13 Insert

6-15 Split

6-16 Separate

6-17 Discard

6-18 Sync Paste

6-20 Nudge

6-21 “In to Now”

6-23 Render

6-24 Reverse

6-25 Undo and Redo

6-26 Drag and Drop Editing

6-27 Drag and Trim Tool Fundamentals

Chapter 7: Advanced Editing

7-1 Event Trimming Basics

7-2 Horizontal Trimming

7-3 Trimming Multiple Events

7-4 Event Ripple Trim

7-5 Trim to Next

7-7 Event Volume Trimming

7-8 Fades and Cross-Fades