Xara Music Editor - 3.0 User Guide
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If you experience any problems with your software
, please contact our support team:
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FAQs (frequently asked questions) and general tricks and tips. In most cases, you'll find the
solution to your problem here. If not, use the email support form.
Email support form: Use the special form to inform our support staff about your system. This
information is used to solve your problems quickly and competently. Simply fill it out and send it
with a mouse click!
Support forum: You are not alone. Perhaps other users had a similar problem and can help you
solve yours. Our support staff are also regular contributors.
Download section: Updates, improvements, and patches are likewise offered free of charge via
download. Many problems you may experience are already familiar to us, and they can often be
solved by downloading the latest patch. Besides patches, there are also wizards for checking and
optimizing your system.
Links: The links list contains the contact addresses for all of the most important hardware
manufacturers.
Please note:
To be able to use the support, you have to register your product using the serial number provided. This
number can be found on the CD case of your installation CD or on the inside of the DVD box.
You can also reach our support team by telephone:
You can request a free access code to the phone support hotline by using this link:
http://support.magix.net/phone
. There you'll also get additional information and explanations about phone support.
Please have the following information at hand:
Program version
Configuration details (operating system, processor, memory, hard drive, etc.), sound card
configuration (type, driver)
Information regarding other audio software installed
You can also contact our support team by mail:
UK/Scandinavia: MAGIX Development Support, P.O. Box 20 09 14, 01194 Dresden, Germany
US/Canada: MAGIX Customer Service, 1105 Terminal Way #302, Reno, NV 89502, USA
Customer service & upgrades (US only)
Periodically, MAGIX offers users who purchased their software an upgrade from a previous product to
the current version. For details about an upgrade, please call us using the following number:
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Serial number
A serial number is included with each product, and although it is not required for the installation of the
software
, it does enable access to additional bonus services. Please store this number in a safe place.
What can a serial number do?
A serial number ensures that your copy of MAGIX Music Editor 3 is clearly assigned to you and only
you, and it makes improved and more targeted customer service possible. Abuse of the software can be
prevented with a serial number, since it ensures that the optimum price/performance ratio continues to be
offered by MAGIX.
Where can the serial number be found?
The serial number can be found on the reverse side of your CD/DVD case. If your product, for
example, is packed in a DVD box, then you'll find the serial number on the inside.
For versions that have been especially optimized for the Internet (download versions), you'll receive your
serial number for activating the software directly after purchasing the product via email.
When will you need the serial number?
The serial number is required when you start or register MAGIX Music Editor 3 for the first time.
Note: We explicitly recommend registering your product, since only then are you entitled to get program
updates and contact MAGIX Support
. Entering the serial number is also required for activating codecs.
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More about MAGIX
In this chapter
MAGIX Online World
magix.info
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directly in your Online Album or in
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Find professional templates & content for
enhancing your personal projects.
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Discover the possibilities offered by the MAGIX Online World. Every MAGIX product offers a direct
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Design your own personalized website using professional Flash® design with photos, videos,
music & impressive animations.
Order brilliant photo prints to be sent directly to your doorstep. It's quick, easy, and well-priced.
Experience these and many more online services on www.magix.com
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magix.info
You can go to magix.info in the "Online" menu, or via this
button
.
Help and get help
- Directly from within the program, you'll be able to access magix.info, the new MAGIX Multimedia
Knowledge Community. In the Multimedia Knowledge Community, you'll find answers to all of the most
frequently asked questions about MAGIX products and multimedia in general. Couldn't find an answer to
your particular question? No problem, just ask the question yourself.
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Introduction
In this chapter
What is MAGIX Music Editor 3?
How does MAGIX Music Editor 3 work?
Features
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What is MAGIX Music Editor 3?
MAGIX Music Editor 3 is a universal audio
editing program for home use. Simple, regularly occurring tasks can be quickly and easily taken care of
with MAGIX Music Editor 3, for example:
Importing audio CDs and converting MP3s to other formats,
Recording from microphone or analog sources like vinyl or cassettes.
Connecting multiple audio files, removing unwanted sections, or cutting out passages from large
audio files ("Samples").
Improving the sound of audio files or your own recordings or adding audio effects like reverb,
pitch changes, or filters,
To save the result as an audio file, to export audio files in other formats (e.g. MP3), or to burn
material onto an audio CD.
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How does MAGIX Music Editor 3 work?
This process is quite easy and takes just four steps:
Import: Load audio files or CDs via the corresponding buttons in the "Import" tab. Multiple files
1.
may also be loaded into one project in MAGIX Music Editor 3. If MAGIX Music Editor 3 is
opened via another program, (function: "Edit with MAGIX Music Editor..."), then the file to be
edited is loaded automatically. For microphone, vinyl, or cassette recordings, use the "Record"
function.
Edit: The master tracks allows the material to be divided, parts to be removed, and transitions
2.
and volume curves to be inserted. There are various tools for these tasks (mouse modes).
Apply effects: All of the material may be enriched with audio restoration ("Cleaning" tab) and
3.
mastering effects ("Mastering" tab). The functions can be adjusted using the sliders or exactly set
in the effect device. The effects are immediately audible and the effect may be changed at any
time without permanently changing the source material. The "Effects" menu provides these effects
and more for immediate application to individual objects, but the result will be saved in the audio
material in this case.
Export: If you are satisfied with the result of your work, then you can burn it to CD at the press
4.
of a button without any further conversion or save the material onto the hard drive, e.g. as MP3
songs. "Save & close" saves the file and returns to the initial program after MAGIX Music Editor
3 closes.
Features
Cleaning
Remove unpleasant noise in your recordings and enrich the overall sound. To do this, there are
numerous professional tools available like the "De-clipper", "De-noiser
", and "De-hisser".
So that your recordings sound optimal, a series of mastering tools are available to you once you have
cleaned up the audio
.
You can also add a number of sound effects to your music. Resampling and timestretching help adjust the
speed and pitch of pieces so that they match, and reverb/echo adds professional reverb to your music.
Automatic Volume Adjustment
The problem with compilation CDs: The songs of different artists usually have different volume levels
because they were produced differently. A balanced compilation CD therefore needs volume adjustment
so that the volume doesn't need to be turned up or down for each song. Previously, each track had to be
adjusted by hand, but now MAGIX Music Editor 3 does it automatically.
There are two functions: The Leveler in MultiMax compresses the entire material into one uniform
volume. The function "Loudness adjustment" analyzes the actual "loudness" of all songs perceived by the
listener and adapts them to one another without changing the inner dynamics of the songs.
Volume automation curves
Use the "Volume" button to activate a volume curve. You can use it to draw volume curves onto your
audio
material, for instance, for compensating fluctuations while recording or increasing the volume of quiet
passages.
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Video sound post-editing
MAGIX Music Editor 3 can also edit video sounds as well as the music. Here, the audio
track can be extracted and inserted automatically at a precise point in the video once the editing is
finished.
Burn CD
An Audio CD can be burned from the most varying of audio sources which can then be played on any
Audio CD player. For this to work, the audio material has to be loaded into MAGIX Music Editor 3,
further intermediary steps are not required. In general, MP3 songs first have to be converted into WAV
files in order to burn them onto an Audio CD in a second step. MAGIX Music Editor 3 does all this "on
the fly".
The CD will sound exactly the same as the audio
material on playback in the master track.
Export
Of course, you can also export your recordings. There is a wide range of formats
available which enable you to enjoy your recordings anywhere you like.
Supported formats
Import
:
Audio: WAV, AAC, MP3, WMA
, AIFF, OGG, M3U, CUE, CD-A, FLAC
Video: AVI
, WMV, QuickTime (*.mov), MPEG
Export:
Audio: WAV, MP31, WMA, OGG Vorbis
, CD-A, FLAC
Video
: AVI (replace sound track in an existing AVI video)
1)
Windows Media Player 10 required
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Features
Cleaning
Remove unpleasant noise in your recordings and enrich the overall sound. To do this, there are
numerous professional tools available like the "De-clipper", "De-noiser
", and "De-hisser".
So that your recordings sound optimal, a series of mastering tools are available to you once you have
cleaned up the audio
.
You can also add a number of sound effects to your music. Resampling and timestretching help adjust the
speed and pitch of pieces so that they match, and reverb/echo adds professional reverb to your music.
Automatic Volume Adjustment
The problem with compilation CDs: The songs of different artists usually have different volume levels
because they were produced differently. A balanced compilation CD therefore needs volume adjustment
so that the volume doesn't need to be turned up or down for each song. Previously, each track had to be
adjusted by hand, but now MAGIX Music Editor 3 does it automatically.
There are two functions: The Leveler in MultiMax compresses the entire material into one uniform
volume. The function "Loudness adjustment" analyzes the actual "loudness" of all songs perceived by the
listener and adapts them to one another without changing the inner dynamics of the songs.
Volume automation curves
Use the "Volume" button to activate a volume curve. You can use it to draw volume curves onto your
audio
material, for instance, for compensating fluctuations while recording or increasing the volume of quiet
passages.
Video sound post-editing
MAGIX Music Editor 3 can also edit video sounds as well as the music. Here, the audio
track can be extracted and inserted automatically at a precise point in the video once the editing is
finished.
Burn CD
An Audio CD can be burned from the most varying of audio sources which can then be played on any
Audio CD player. For this to work, the audio material has to be loaded into MAGIX Music Editor 3,
further intermediary steps are not required. In general, MP3 songs first have to be converted into WAV
files in order to burn them onto an Audio CD in a second step. MAGIX Music Editor 3 does all this "on
the fly".
The CD will sound exactly the same as the audio
material on playback in the master track.
Export
Of course, you can also export your recordings. There is a wide range of formats
available which enable you to enjoy your recordings anywhere you like.
Supported formats
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Import
:
Audio: WAV, AAC, MP3, WMA
, AIFF, OGG, M3U, CUE, CD-A, FLAC
Video: AVI
, WMV, QuickTime (*.mov), MPEG
Export:
Audio: WAV, MP31, WMA, OGG Vorbis
, CD-A, FLAC
Video
: AVI (replace sound track in an existing AVI video)
1)
Windows Media Player 10 required
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Automatic Volume Adjustment
The problem with compilation CDs: The songs of different artists usually have different volume levels
because they were produced differently. A balanced compilation CD therefore needs volume adjustment
so that the volume doesn't need to be turned up or down for each song. Previously, each track had to be
adjusted by hand, but now MAGIX Music Editor 3 does it automatically.
There are two functions: The Leveler in MultiMax compresses the entire material into one uniform
volume. The function "Loudness adjustment" analyzes the actual "loudness" of all songs perceived by the
listener and adapts them to one another without changing the inner dynamics of the songs.
Volume automation curves
Use the "Volume" button to activate a volume curve. You can use it to draw volume curves onto your
audio
material, for instance, for compensating fluctuations while recording or increasing the volume of quiet
passages.
Video sound post-editing
MAGIX Music Editor 3 can also edit video sounds as well as the music. Here, the audio
track can be extracted and inserted automatically at a precise point in the video once the editing is
finished.
Burn CD
An Audio CD can be burned from the most varying of audio sources which can then be played on any
Audio CD player. For this to work, the audio material has to be loaded into MAGIX Music Editor 3,
further intermediary steps are not required. In general, MP3 songs first have to be converted into WAV
files in order to burn them onto an Audio CD in a second step. MAGIX Music Editor 3 does all this "on
the fly".
The CD will sound exactly the same as the audio
material on playback in the master track.
Export
Of course, you can also export your recordings. There is a wide range of formats
available which enable you to enjoy your recordings anywhere you like.
Supported formats
Import
:
Audio: WAV, AAC, MP3, WMA
, AIFF, OGG, M3U, CUE, CD-A, FLAC
Video: AVI
, WMV, QuickTime (*.mov), MPEG
Export:
Audio: WAV, MP31, WMA, OGG Vorbis
, CD-A, FLAC
Video
: AVI (replace sound track in an existing AVI video)
1)
Windows Media Player 10 required
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Volume automation curves
Use the "Volume" button to activate a volume curve. You can use it to draw volume curves onto your
audio
material, for instance, for compensating fluctuations while recording or increasing the volume of quiet
passages.
Video sound post-editing
MAGIX Music Editor 3 can also edit video sounds as well as the music. Here, the audio
track can be extracted and inserted automatically at a precise point in the video once the editing is
finished.
Burn CD
An Audio CD can be burned from the most varying of audio sources which can then be played on any
Audio CD player. For this to work, the audio material has to be loaded into MAGIX Music Editor 3,
further intermediary steps are not required. In general, MP3 songs first have to be converted into WAV
files in order to burn them onto an Audio CD in a second step. MAGIX Music Editor 3 does all this "on
the fly".
The CD will sound exactly the same as the audio
material on playback in the master track.
Export
Of course, you can also export your recordings. There is a wide range of formats
available which enable you to enjoy your recordings anywhere you like.
Supported formats
Import
:
Audio: WAV, AAC, MP3, WMA
, AIFF, OGG, M3U, CUE, CD-A, FLAC
Video: AVI
, WMV, QuickTime (*.mov), MPEG
Export:
Audio: WAV, MP31, WMA, OGG Vorbis
, CD-A, FLAC
Video
: AVI (replace sound track in an existing AVI video)
1)
Windows Media Player 10 required
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Video sound post-editing
MAGIX Music Editor 3 can also edit video sounds as well as the music. Here, the audio
track can be extracted and inserted automatically at a precise point in the video once the editing is
finished.
Burn CD
An Audio CD can be burned from the most varying of audio sources which can then be played on any
Audio CD player. For this to work, the audio material has to be loaded into MAGIX Music Editor 3,
further intermediary steps are not required. In general, MP3 songs first have to be converted into WAV
files in order to burn them onto an Audio CD in a second step. MAGIX Music Editor 3 does all this "on
the fly".
The CD will sound exactly the same as the audio
material on playback in the master track.
Export
Of course, you can also export your recordings. There is a wide range of formats
available which enable you to enjoy your recordings anywhere you like.
Supported formats
Import
:
Audio: WAV, AAC, MP3, WMA
, AIFF, OGG, M3U, CUE, CD-A, FLAC
Video: AVI
, WMV, QuickTime (*.mov), MPEG
Export:
Audio: WAV, MP31, WMA, OGG Vorbis
, CD-A, FLAC
Video
: AVI (replace sound track in an existing AVI video)
1)
Windows Media Player 10 required
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Burn CD
An Audio CD can be burned from the most varying of audio sources which can then be played on any
Audio CD player. For this to work, the audio material has to be loaded into MAGIX Music Editor 3,
further intermediary steps are not required. In general, MP3 songs first have to be converted into WAV
files in order to burn them onto an Audio CD in a second step. MAGIX Music Editor 3 does all this "on
the fly".
The CD will sound exactly the same as the audio
material on playback in the master track.
Export
Of course, you can also export your recordings. There is a wide range of formats
available which enable you to enjoy your recordings anywhere you like.
Supported formats
Import
:
Audio: WAV, AAC, MP3, WMA
, AIFF, OGG, M3U, CUE, CD-A, FLAC
Video: AVI
, WMV, QuickTime (*.mov), MPEG
Export:
Audio: WAV, MP31, WMA, OGG Vorbis
, CD-A, FLAC
Video
: AVI (replace sound track in an existing AVI video)
1)
Windows Media Player 10 required
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Overview of the program
Import: Add new audio material here like audio files from the
hard disk
, LPs, or tapes via the recording function or songs on audio
CD.
Cleaning:
In the cleaning display you can remove audio disturbances in
the track.
Mastering:
In the mastering display you can optimize the audio material in
the track.
Export: Here you can export the audio material as an audio file
or podcast
, or burn it directly to CD or DVD.
Mouse modes
: Select a suitable tool here: Arrow (Standard mode), Scissors
(Cut mode), Magnifying glass (Zoom mode), "X" (Delete
mode), Clock (Resampling mode), Pen (Volume Draw mode).
Transport control
: Controls the playback of the track.
Mastering section: Here you can access the individual
cleaning and mastering effects. Every effect can be more
exactly defined via a preset menu and its intensity can be set
with a slider. The "edit" button
enables the exact setting of the effect parameter.
Analyzer
: The visualization display displays the audio material
graphically. You can choose between the following display
options: peak meter, oscilloscope, phase correlator,
spectroscope, and spectrogram.
screen
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Master volume
: This allows the total volume to be set. The limiter hinders
overmodulation, and the auto function enables the volume to be
automatically optimized.
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Track window and constant
In this chapter
Upper buttons
MAGIX News Center
The master track
Transport control
Mouse mode
Analyzer
Zoom
Zoom settings
Volume controller/auto button
Status line
control elements
This chapter describes the display and control elements which are available to you independently from
the selected section in MAGIX Music Editor 3
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Upper buttons
Using this option you can set up a new MAGIX Music Editor
3 project
.
Key: E
Using this option you can load previously saved projects
.
Key: O
The current project
is stored under its given name. If there is no name chosen,
the program opens a file requester, where the path and name
can be determined.
Key: S
In the project you can undo the last changes you made. This
way, it's no problem if you want to try out critical operations.
If you don't like the result, you can always revert to the
previous state using "Undo".
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Z
Redo "undoes" a previous Undo command.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Y
Set a track marker at the actual playback position.
Opens a menu with different functions for automatically
setting track markers; additional information via the "
CD/DVD
" menu.
The buttons above the track display provide quick access to the most important program functions.
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MAGIX News Center
MAGIX can supply you with all of the latest information about
your software
. In the MAGIX News Center, you will find all of the links to
current online tutorials as well as tips & tricks on individual
topics or software application examples.
Use the "Stereo" button to split the stereo characteristics of the
audio
material into two channels in the waveform display.
You will also be informed of the availability of brand new updates and patches for your program as well
as special offers, contests, and surveys.
The news is split into three color-coded sections:
Green for practical tips & tricks for your software
Yellow reports the availability of new patches and updates for your product
Red for special offers, contests, and surveys
And if there are no new messages, then the button will be grey
All available information is shown as soon as you click on MAGIX News Center. If you click on one of
the news items you will be forwarded to the corresponding website.
The master track
Audio material display
All of a project's audio
material is displayed in the master track of the track window as a waveform. The waveform corresponds
with the acoustic properties of the material. This means that there isn't anything to listen to at places
where there isn't anything visually; higher waves mean high volumes. The tracks waveform display forms
the most important basis for locating specific passages.
The display is compressed, meaning that the waveform is displayed as a ratio of loud passages to quiet
passages. This ensures correct display for quieter sections at the beginning or end of a song.
Stereo
This view is useful to optically monitor processing of the material in the stereo panorama, or to locate
precise crossover points during editing operations.
Position line
During playback a thin line will move horizontally from the left to the right over the master track. This is
the position line, which indicate, which part of the wave
form is currently reproduced.
The last starting point of the playback is indicated by a small triangle in the master track. The position line
will jump back to that position, once playback has finished.
Time ruler
On top of the track is the time ruler. Here you control the time course of the project. The units in which
the time is measured can be selected in the Options menu
. You can choose between samples, milliseconds, hours/minutes/seconds and CD-frames.
The track markers are also displayed in the time ruler. You can click on them and move or delete them
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with the mouse If you pull a track marker over another, then the corresponding objects
You can activate a volume curve with the "Volume curve"
button
.
The entire track window can be enlarged to include the entire
screen. Click on the corresponding button
on the right-hand side.
will also be moved, so this is an easy means to change the sequence of the songs.
Navigation
The task of the transport controls is to help you navigate through the audio material in the master track.
Here you can find functions that you will already now from your old tape recorder. You can get more
information in the chapter Transport controls
.
The simplest solution, however, is to navigate directly in the track: a mouse click on the time ruler will set
the starting point for the playback (even if playback is already running!) The space bar starts and stops
playback.
Volume curve
Enlarge track window
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The master track
Use the "Stereo" button to split the stereo characteristics of the
audio
material into two channels in the waveform display.
You can activate a volume curve with the "Volume curve"
button
.
Audio material display
All of a project's audio
material is displayed in the master track of the track window as a waveform. The waveform corresponds
with the acoustic properties of the material. This means that there isn't anything to listen to at places
where there isn't anything visually; higher waves mean high volumes. The tracks waveform display forms
the most important basis for locating specific passages.
The display is compressed, meaning that the waveform is displayed as a ratio of loud passages to quiet
passages. This ensures correct display for quieter sections at the beginning or end of a song.
Stereo
This view is useful to optically monitor processing of the material in the stereo panorama, or to locate
precise crossover points during editing operations.
Position line
During playback a thin line will move horizontally from the left to the right over the master track. This is
the position line, which indicate, which part of the wave
form is currently reproduced.
The last starting point of the playback is indicated by a small triangle in the master track. The position line
will jump back to that position, once playback has finished.
Time ruler
On top of the track is the time ruler. Here you control the time course of the project. The units in which
the time is measured can be selected in the Options menu
. You can choose between samples, milliseconds, hours/minutes/seconds and CD-frames.
The track markers are also displayed in the time ruler. You can click on them and move or delete them
with the mouse If you pull a track marker over another, then the corresponding objects
will also be moved, so this is an easy means to change the sequence of the songs.
Navigation
The task of the transport controls is to help you navigate through the audio material in the master track.
Here you can find functions that you will already now from your old tape recorder. You can get more
information in the chapter Transport controls
.
The simplest solution, however, is to navigate directly in the track: a mouse click on the time ruler will set
the starting point for the playback (even if playback is already running!) The space bar starts and stops
playback.
Volume curve
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Enlarge track window
The entire track window can be enlarged to include the entire
screen. Click on the corresponding button
on the right-hand side.
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Transport control
The time display indicates the current playback
position (using the measurement unit selected via
Options > Measurement units
)
Loop: Clicking on the loop button
starts playback an endless loop.
This function is useful if you wish to monitor transitions or
effect settings in critical sections and therefore want to listen
to certain ranges or objects repeatedly. You can extend or
shorten the loop range in the Timeline by using the mouse or
by entering changes numerically in the "Playback parameters"
window (options menu
).
Return to start:
Resets the position line to the start of the project (also
works during playback).
Rewind/Fast-forward: Rewind/fast-forward first starts
slowly, then quickly speeds up if you continue to hold the
rewind or FF button
. This corresponds to the functionality of a tape recorder
which also takes some time to gain speed.
Alt + Click
on this button lets you jump to the next or previous marker.
Stop:
Stops playback, the position line jumps back to the starting
position.
Play:
Starts playback, clicking again stops playback at the current
position.
Recording: Opens the record dialog
where you can set the recording format, level etc. The actual
recording is started in the record dialog.
Use the transport control to control the playback position in the project. The position line, which
indicates the current playback position, is a thin vertical line located in the track window.
Quickly move the position line within the project by using the position slider
.
Use the transport control to start and stop playback, move forward and backward within the project and
set the position line back to the very beginning.
Control functions of the keyboard and mouse:
The space bar starts or stops playback.
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A simple mouse-click in the timeline above the track moves the position line to the corresponding
position (also works during playback).
The Pos 1 key moves the position bar back to the start of the project.
Use the position slider to quickly move the playback cursor within the project.
Other special keyboard commands are available to jump between markers and object borders
quickly, see Zoom commands.
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Mouse mode
"Mouse modes" are your tools when working in the
track window of MAGIX Music Editor 3.
Depending on which mode you choose, the mouse
pointer will look differently and have a different
function in the track window.
The following modes are available: scissors (for
cutting), magnifying glass (for zooming), eraser (for
deleting), arrow pointer (for standard operations), a
clock (for changing playback speed) and two pens
(for drawing a volume curve or a waveform).
In this section:
Move mouse mode
Cut Mouse mode
Delete Mouse mode
Zoom mode
Resampling/Timestretch mode
Draw volume mode
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Move mouse mode
The shift mode is preset. It allows you to handle all-important
tasks:
Select objects
in the track window with a left-click. Selected objects can be moved or deleted in move mode. All
subsequent objects are also moved so that no unwanted gaps develop later in the track. The object can
be removed from the track with the Del key. All subsequent objects are moved so that no gaps occur.
In move mode you can use the 5 handles
to fade or shorten all objects or to change the master volume.
Right-clicking on an object opens the so-called context menu
from which you can select important editing options for the object.
Keyboard shortcut: V
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Cut Mouse mode
The cutting mode converts the mouse pointer into scissors.
Every object can be cut on the mouse position.
This creates two separate objects
that can be edited separately.
Moving the mouse over the wave form depiction of the audio
material you move the Position Bar along with the mouse pointer. So you can control exactly the point
where you want to cut. The perform precision editing we recommend zooming the wave shape display
before using the cut mode.
Like in move mode, right-clicking on an object opens the so-called context menu
from which you can select important editing options for the object.
This mode is suitable for dividing a recording into different parts in order to apply object effects to each
of the passages.
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