Yamaha Wave Editor TWE v.2.2.0 Macintosh Owner's manual

YAMAHA Wave Editor TWE Version 2.2.0 for Macintosh Owner's manual (1/3)

The TWE wave editor (hereafter referred to as TWE) is software for digitally recording sounds (instrumental sounds, sound effects, voice, etc.) to the hard disk of a personal computer, and for editing recorded sound data. If an external Yamaha sampler (*) is connected via a SCSI connection, the sound data recorded in the sampler can be loaded into TWE and edited, and then retransmitted back to the sampler.

*This software supports the Yamaha A3000/4000/5000 professional samplers and the EX5/5R/7 synthesizers.

TWE was created by the Yamaha Corporation, and is distributed at no cost. Yamaha Corporation makes no guarantees, implicit or explicit, regarding the quality or performance of this software. Yamaha Corporation will accept no responsibility for any damages, direct or consequential (including extended damages), which may result from use of this software. You must make backups of data files you create. In order to use this software, you will need to be familiar with the Macintosh and the connected devices. Before using this software, please carefully read this manual and the manuals for your connected device and Macintosh.

*By using this software, it is possible to create sound data which could not be produced by normal recording. However, be aware that playing back high volume full-scale data, or data of extremely low frequencies below 20 Hertz, or data with a large direct current component may damage your ears and/or any speakers or headphones that are connected. Please use caution.

•The software and this owner's manual are the exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation.

•Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is expressly forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer.

•Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and documentation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and the software.

•Since this software is being distributed in free of charge, no user support will be provided.

•Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and/or digital audio files is strictly prohibited except for your personal use.

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•The company names and product names in this owner's manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

•The screen displays as illustrated in this owner's manual are for instructional purposes, and may appear somewhat different from the screens which appear on your computer.

[Contents]

1. Basics

1.1. Operating environment

1.2. Applicable data

1.3. Recording/playback

2. Installing and starting TWE

3. Tag Window and Transport Window

3.1. Tag Window

3.2. Transport Window

4. Waveform Window

4.1. File information display

4.2. Device information display

4.3. Playback start location display

4.4. Selected region display

4.5. Loop region display

4.6. Display resolution

4.7. Waveform display

4.8. Overall waveform display

4.9 Status bar

5. File menu

5.1. New...

5.2. Open...

5.3. Close

5.4. Save

5.5. Save As...

5.6. Revert

5.7. Resample...

5.8. Convert Bit Size...

5.9. Add Channel...

5.10. Delete Channel...

5.11. Swap Channels...

5.12. Import From Sampler...

5.13. Export To Sampler...

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5.14. Load Preferences...

5.15. Save Preferences As...

5.16. Page Setup...

5.17. Print...

5.18. Quit

6. Edit menu

6.1. Undo (or Redo)

6.2. Cut

6.3. Copy

6.4. Paste

6.5. Insert

6.6. Clear

6.7. Select All

6.8. Trim

6.9. Mix

6.10. Reverse

6.11. Invert

6.12. Fade In

6.13. Fade Out

6.14. Loop Crossfade...

6.15. EQ…

6.16. Time Comp / Exp …

6.17. Pitch Shift …

6.18 Gain

6.19. Normalize...

6.20. Silence

6.21. DC Offset...

7. View menu

7.1. Go to

7.2. Zoom

7.3. Selection

7.4. Auto Snap

7.5. Hide (or Show) File/Device Info

7.6. Hide (or Show) Waveform

7.7. Hide (or Show) Overview

7.8. Time Ruler

7.9. Level Ruler

7.10. Scroll During Playback

7.11. Connect Dots

7.12. Waveform Scanning

8. Options menu

8.1. Rescan SCSI

8.2. Select Working Dir...

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8.3. Preferences …

9. Window menu

9.1. Hide (or Show) Tag Window

9.2. Hide (or Show) Transport

9.3. Cascade

9.4. Tile Horizontally

9.5. Tile Vertically

9.6. Next Window

9.7. Close All

9.8. (Select Window)

10. List of shortcut key default settings

11. Main new functions in version 2.2.0

[1. Basics]

1.1. Operating environment

•Macintosh

<CPU>

•PowerPC

<OS>

•System 7.6.1 or newer

•256 colors or more, resolution 640 x 400 or higher

•6MB or more (8MB or more is recommended)

•Average access time 30ms or less

*If you are using the OS earlier than System 7.5, there are some limitations on the use of the Transport Window. For details refer to "3.2. Transport Window."

1.2. Applicable data

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•Apple AIFF (displayed by TWE as "AIFF")

•Digidesign Sound Designer II (displayed by TWE as "Sd2f")

•Microsoft Wave PCM (displayed by TWE as "WAVE")

•1 bit to 32 bit

•11,025Hz to 96,000Hz

•1 to 16 channels

1.3. Recording/playback

•Recording/playback via the Macintosh Sound Manager is supported. (Sound Manager 3.0 or higher is recommended.)

•Only the first one or two channels are used for recording/playback. (This depends on the Macintosh that you are using.)

•If there is sufficient space on your hard disk, a maximum of two hours of continuous recording is possible.

•SCSI sample dump data can be transferred between TWE and the A3000/4000/ 5000 or EX5/5R/7.

•Loop playback of the desired number of samples can be performed.

[2. Installing and starting TWE]

The TWE application can be used by itself, without any particular installation procedure.

Double-click the TWE icon. A "Select Working Dir…" dialog box will appear. Here you can specify the directory in which TWE will create its temporary working files. (The working directory that you specify here can be changed using the [Options] menu command [Select Working Dir...]. Refer to "8.2. Select Working Dir...".) After you specify the working directory, the TWE title will appear, and Tag window (the window containing the [Open] button and [New] button) and Transport window (which contains buttons for playback and recording) will open.

Then, use the [File] menu commands [Open] or [New...] etc. to open a sound data file (sound file), and the Waveform Window (TWE's main window which

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displays various settings of the sound file) will appear. The following chapters explain the various parts of TWE's windows.

[3. Tag Window and Transport Window]

3.1. Tag Window

The Tag Window is a small window with two buttons: [Open] and [New]. Clicking [Open] will open an existing sound data file (sound file). (This is the same function as the [File] menu command [Open...].) Clicking [New] will create new sound data. (This is the same function as the [File] menu command [New...].)

If you are using other applications while TWE is running, you may find it convenient to place the Tag Window at the edge of the screen, so that it can simply be clicked when you once again want to use TWE.

3.2. Transport Window

The Transport Window contains the buttons which allow sound data to be played back and recorded, etc.

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