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Adding tracks
- You can add tracks in the Cue window the usual way,
+ It's possible to add tracks in the Cue window the usual way,
either by double-clicking on the free space in the canvas or
- by choosing the
+ by choosing the
menu item. The important part is to enable the
Show on Cue Page checkbox in the newly
opened dialog.
- Alternatively, you can drop an existing audio or MIDI file into
+ Alternatively, it's possible to drop an existing audio or MIDI file into
the empty part of the canvas to automatically create the cue track
- and fill the first empty trigger slot with it.
+ and fill the first empty trigger slot with it.
-Loading clips to slots
-
-Via right-click menu. FIXME
-
-Via Clip Properties box. FIXME
-
-From the Clips library. FIXME
-
-By bouncing from the timeline. FIXME
+
+ Trigger slots not only work as a drag-and-drop target, they also
+ work as a drag-and-drop sources. It's possible to drag the contents
+ of an existing trigger slot into the empty part of the canvas to create
+ a new track and fill the first slot with the contents of the original
+ slot. It's also possible to drag and drop the contents of one slot into
+ another in case you want to use the same clip with some variations
+ (e.g. a custom follow length).
+
-Setting Clip Properties
+Loading clips to slots
- The contents of this options box partially depends on the type of data
- in the clip, audio or MIDI. The common settings are:
+ There are several ways to load a clip into a trigger slot:
- -
- Name: the full name of the clip's file, usually visible in its
- shortened form.
-
- -
- Load: this button allows loading a clip's file into
- the selected trigger slot.
-
- -
- Color: here you can open a color chooser dialog to set
- the color of the clip's title inside the trigger slot.
-
+-
+ From right click menu: right-click over a trigger slot, choose
+ , select an audio or a MIDI file.
+
+-
+ From Clip Properties box: click the
+ Load button, select an audio or a MIDI file.
+
+-
+ From the Clips library: choose an audio or a MIDI file,
+ listen to it before adding, then pick, drag towards the grid and drop
+ into a trigger slot.
+
+-
+ From the Regions list: choose a region, drag it towards
+ the grid and drop it into a trigger slot.
+
+-
+ From the timeline: select a region, right-click, choose
+ or
+ ,
+ then enable the Bounce to Trigger Slot checkbox
+ and choose the cue.
+
- The only audio-specific setting is Gain (dB) which adjusts
- the output volume of a clip.
-
-
-
- For MIDI clips, there are several specific options:
+ The type of data must match the type of tracks a clip is being inserted to.
+ E.g. it's impossible to place a MIDI clip into a trigger slot of an audio
+ track.
-
-
- -
- Velocity Adj: this effectively adjusts the output volume
- by increasing the velocity of MIDI notes.
-
- -
- Send Patches: this enables sending a control message
- to load a particular patch. This is typically used for external
- MIDI gear such a hardware synthesizers.
-
- -
- MIDI Patches: clicking this button will open a dialog
- where you can select a patch to send when a MIDI clip is triggered.
-
-