Sonic Studio soundBlade HD 2.0 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 16 Chapter 2 Quick Start ......................................................................................... 17 2.1 Before You Begin .................................................................................................17 2.1.1 Requirements ............................................................................................................................17 2.1.2 Installation .................................................................................................................................17 2.2 Creating CDs With soundBlade HD ....................................................................17 First: Assemble your audio ................................................................................................................18 Second: Edit and process segments and tracks ....................................................................................18 Third: Adjust Crossfades .....................................................................................................................18 Fourth: Burn the Project to a CD ...........................................................................................................18 2.3 Step By Step — Make A Quick CD ..................................................................... 19 Step 1. Open ...........................................................................................................................................19 Step 2. Drag ............................................................................................................................................19 Step 3. Check ..........................................................................................................................................19 Step 4. Burn ............................................................................................................................................19 Chapter 3 Basic Operation ................................................................................. 21 3.1 General Workflow & Explanation of Terms Used ..............................................21 3.2 Project Layout ......................................................................................................22 3.3 Starting a Project: Opening Files .......................................................................24 3.3.1 Opening Projects ...................................................................................................................... 24 3.3.2 Opening Sound Files ................................................................................................................ 25 3.3.3 Adding Your First Sound File ................................................................................................... 25 3.4 Waveforms ...........................................................................................................26 3.5 Auditioning Sound ..............................................................................................27 3.5.1 Playback .................................................................................................................................... 27 3.5.2 Playback from the Edit Point ................................................................................................... 29 3.5.3 Playback from Playhead........................................................................................................... 29 Page 2 3.5.4 Time Display ............................................................................................................................. 30 3.6 Navigating the Waveform Display .....................................................................30 3.6.1 Scrolling .................................................................................................................................... 30 3.6.2 Zooming .................................................................................................................................... 31 3.7 Selections ............................................................................................................31 3.7.1 Selecting a Region ................................................................................................................... 31 3.7.2 Selecting Segments ................................................................................................................. 34 3.8 Recording Audio ..................................................................................................36 3.8.1 Edit Recording .......................................................................................................................... 37 3.8.2 Initiating a Recording ............................................................................................................... 38 3.8.3 AutoPunch ................................................................................................................................. 38 3.9 Simple Editing .....................................................................................................39 3.9.1 The Fade Tool ............................................................................................................................ 39 3.9.2 Deleting Part of a Sound File ................................................................................................... 41 3.9.3 Splitting a segment into new segments ................................................................................. 43 3.9.4 Manipulating Fades .................................................................................................................. 43 3.9.5 Changing the order of songs ................................................................................................... 44 3.9.6 Simple Track Spacing: AutoSpace ........................................................................................... 45 3.9.7 Exporting Selections & Segments .......................................................................................... 45 3.10 PQ Marks: Defining Metadata ............................................................................46 3.10.1 Inserting PQ Marks Manually .................................................................................................. 47 3.10.2 Moving PQ Marks ..................................................................................................................... 47 3.10.3 Removing PQ Marks ................................................................................................................ 47 3.10.4 Inserting PQ Marks Automatically .......................................................................................... 47 3.10.5 Tracks ......................................................................................................................................... 48 3.10.6 The Marks Button ..................................................................................................................... 48 3.11 Delivery ................................................................................................................49 3.11.1 A Check List for Delivery ......................................................................................................... 49 3.11.2 The Mark Info Window ............................................................................................................. 50 3.11.2.8 The PQ List Button ................................................................................................................... 52 Page 3 Chapter 4 Advanced Editing .............................................................................. 54 4.1 Fade Tool Options ................................................................................................54 4.1.1 Changing Fade Parameters ..................................................................................................... 54 4.1.2 Changing the shape of the Fade ............................................................................................. 55 4.1.3 Changing the Fade Duration ................................................................................................... 56 4.1.4 Changing the Fade Type ........................................................................................................... 57 4.2 Edit Fade ..............................................................................................................57 4.2.1 Selections in the Edit Fade Panels ................................................................................................................ 58 4.2.3 Global Modes ................................................................................................................................................. 59 4.2.4 Audition Controls ........................................................................................................................................... 60 4.2.5 Additional Fade Parameters .......................................................................................................................... 60 4.2.6 Fade Selectors ................................................................................................................................................ 61 4.2.7 Nudging Fades 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