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Sound Menu

You can also use the Sound menu by right clicking on a sound bar. Make sure that the sound is selected first.

 

Cut (on right click only)

This will remove the sound from the Mix. (You can always redo to get it back.)

 

Copy (on right click only)

This will copy the sound and it’s associated envelopes.

 

Add Sound

This allows you to add a sound or sounds to the mix. More on Adding Sounds

 

Record Sound

This brings up the recording dialog. You can also press Ctrl+R More on recording

 

Split

This allows you to split a sound clip into two sound clips without cutting any extra audio. You can also press Ctrl+T. More on Split

 

Join

This allows you to join several sounds together, eliminating silence. You can also press Ctrl+J. More on Join

 

Trim Silence
Trims the silence from the start and end of a sound. You can also press Ctrl+i.

 

Invert Envelope

This is a helpful function, which changes each pivot point to an opposite or mirrored value. (This can be undone, as well.) IE: For volume envelopes, volumes of 100% will go to 0%. Volumes of 50% will stay the same. Volumes at 33% will go to 66%, etc. More on envelopes.

 

Reset Envelope

Have you added a billion pivot points to "godly.wav"? Don’t want to undo everything else that you like, but you want to get this sound back to normal. Simply select this Reset Envelope and it will be set back to the very original settings. This works for each effect type separately, so you don’t have to cleanse the volume, if you’ve been mucking around with the Low Pass Cutoff. More on envelopes.

 

Fade In

This will fade in the selected part of a sound for the current envelope type. See more on Envelope Tricks & Shortcuts

 

Fade Out

This will fade out the selected part of a sound for the current envelope type. See more on Envelope Tricks & Shortcuts

 

Boost 20%

This will boost the selected part of a sound by 20% for the current envelope type. See more on Envelope Tricks & Shortcuts

 

Reduce 20%

This will reduce the selected part of a sound by 20% for the current envelope type. See more on Envelope Tricks & Shortcuts

 

Edit Loop

This launches the loop adjustment window, which allows you to define a looping area for a sound.

 

Time Stretch…

This allows you to choose a new playback rate for a sound. You will have the option of preserving the pitch as well! More on time stretching

 

Pitch Shift…

This allows you to choose a new pitch for a sound. More on changing the pitch of a sound

 

Edit In External Editor
This will launch a 3rd party single sound editor that allows you to edit the sound or a copy of the sound in more detail. More on external editing

 

Muted

This either sets the sound to be muted or un-mutes the sound. A check mark on the menu item indicates that it is muted.

 

Locked

This is a flag, which tells you if the sound is locked in position. If it has a check box next to it, it means that the sound bar is locked and cannot be moved. To reposition a locked sound, un-toggle this option.

 

Play/Stop

This will play the sound if its not playing and stop it when it is.

 

Sound Properties

This brings up a dialog with information about the sound, including name, file path, format, length and size. You can rename the sound if it appears to generic looking, ie: "untitled-wav-302123x12.wav" could be "john-tooted.wav". Plus, it gives onlookers a brief laugh. More on Sound Properties