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Contents at a Glance
Part 1: Managing Projects
23 The Digital Performer Project
33 Import and Export
41 Soundbites Window
55 Content Browser
57 Audio File Management
61 Project File Interchange
Part 2: Customizing Your Workspace
77 Preferences and Settings
99 Time Formats and Display
105 Commands
109 Consolidated Window
119 Window Sets
Part 3: Sequences and Tracks
123 Sequence Basics
125 Track Basics
131 Bundles
139 MIDI Tracks
151 Audio Tracks
159 Instrument Tracks
167 Aux Tracks and Master Fader Tracks
171 VCA Tracks
177 Tracks Window
195 Track Folders and Track Groups
Part 4: Playing and Recording
203 Control Panel
229 Playback
239 Recording
263 Click and Countoff
271 MIDI Monitor
273 Audio Monitor
279 Step Record
291 Retrospective Record
295 Clips Window
311 POLAR
323 Movie Window
331 Articulation Maps
Part 5: Editing
339 Editing Basics
353 Edit Windows
359 Tools
367 Information Windows
383 Sequence Editor
423 MIDI Editor
449 Event List
463 Drum Editor
485 Notation Editor
491 QuickScribe Editor
537 Waveform Editor
559 Selecting
573 Searching
585 Edit Menu
605 Region Menu
657 Audio Menu
669 Fades and Crossfades
677 Takes and Comping
685 Tempos and Audio
693 Audio Beats and Tempo Detection
709 System Exclusive
717 Clippings
723 Custom Consoles
Part 6: Arranging
745 Conductor Track
753 Change Tempo
761 Change Meter
767 Change Key
771 Insert Measures
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773 Adjust Beats
777 Record Beats
783 Markers
793 Find Tempo
799 Streamers, Punches and Flutters
805 Chunks Window
817 V-Racks
823 Songs
Part 7: Mixing
835 Mixing Board
865 Mix Automation
885 Mixing in Surround
899 Meter Bridge
Part 8: Processing
905 Effects Window
911 Audio Effects Processing
925 MIDI Effects Processing
933 Audio File Conversion
935 Time-stretching and pitch-shifting
941 Background Processing
945 Spectral Effects
949 Transposing Audio
961 Scale Time
963 Audio Random Access (ARA) Processing
967 VocAlign
Part 9: Mastering
971 Bounce To Disk
989 Mastering
Part 10: Synchronization
995 Receive Sync
1013 Audio Sync
1019 Transmit Sync
1023 MIDI Machine Control
Part 11: Appendices
1033 Control Surfaces
1041 Converting RPN and NRPN MIDI Data
1047 Troubleshooting and Support
1053 Menus reference
1077 Index
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Contents
Part 1: Managing Projects
23 The Digital Performer Project
23 Overview
23 Components of a DP Project
24 Creating a new project
24 Creating a new project with Create Tracks
25 Creating a new project from a template
25 Opening an existing project
25 Open Recent sub-menu
25 Saving a project
25 Saving a project file under a different name
26 Save a Copy As
26 Using Save a Copy As for incremental backups
26 Autosave
26 Collecting a project for backup or transfer
27 Avoiding disaster
27 Importing files in other formats
27 Exporting a project
27 Moving a project between Mac and Windows
27 Interchanging with Final Cut Pro XML
27 Exporting to notation software through MusicXML
28 Reverting to a previously saved project
28 Creating project templates
29 Loading a sequence, song or V-Rack
30 Adding project notes
30 Printing project windows
31 Closing a project
31 Quitting/Exiting Digital Performer
32 Setting Digital Performer’s startup preferences
32 Helpful project and disk hints
33 Import and Export
33 Overview
33 Importing project files in other formats
33 Exporting a project
36 Exporting selections
36 Interchanging with Final Cut Pro XML
36 Importing and exporting audio
40 Bouncing audio files
41 Soundbites Window
41 Overview
41 Quick Reference
42 Soundbites window mini-menu
43 Opening the Soundbites window
43 The Soundbite list
47 Soundbite Basics
47 Mono, stereo and multi-channel audio
47 Importing and exporting audio
47 Soundbite Management
51 Dragging and dropping soundbites
52 Working with multiple sample formats
52 Converting sample rate/format
52 Automatic conversions
53 Reload Soundbite
53 Replace Soundbite
53 Edit in Waveform Editor
53 Use external waveform editor
53 Viewing more Sound File Information
55 Content Browser
55 Overview
55 Quick Reference
56 Content Browser mini-menu
56 Opening the Content Browser
56 Using the Content Browser
56 Auditioning audio clips
57 Audio File Management
57 Overview
57 The Audio Files folder
57 Renaming audio files
57 Moving audio files
57 Working with multiple drives
57 Deleting audio files
58 Getting rid of unused audio
60 Compacting an entire project
61 Project File Interchange
61 Overview
61 Introduction to OMF and AAF
61 Importing OMF/AAF files
62 Exporting OMF/AAF files
67 Final Cut Pro XML interchange
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Part 2: Customizing Your Workspace
77 Preferences and Settings
77 Overview
77 The Preferences window
78 Audio Files
79 Audio Plug-ins
79 Background Processing
79 Document
80 Run Command Window
80 Shortcuts
81 Consolidated Window
81 Control Panel
81 Data Display
83 Scrolling and zooming
83 Text Size
83 Themes
85 Track colors
89 Automatic Conversions
91 Chord Symbols
91 Clippings
91 Continuous Data
91 Edit Windows
92 Information Bar
92 Lyrics
92 MIDI Editing
94 Region Commands
94 Soundbite List
94 Tools
94 Tracks List
95 Tracks Overview
95 Undo Pruning
95 Waveform Editor
95 Audio Options
96 Click
96 Click Defaults
96 Countoff
96 Film Scoring Events
96 MIDI Options
97 Pitch and Stretch
97 Receive Sync
97 Transmit Sync
97 Transport
98 Scaling all windows up or down
98 Help menu
99 Time Formats and Display
99 Overview
99 Specification of time formats
100 Time Formats window
103 Setting the start time
105 Commands
105 Overview
105 Opening the commands window
105 Navigating the commands window
106 Command groups
106 MIDI Masters
106 Assignments
107 Numeric Base note
107 Chunk remote assignment
107 Run command
108 Export Key Bindings
108 Import Key Bindings
109 Consolidated Window
109 Overview
110 Quick Reference
111 Window menu
111 Deciding how to work with windows
112 Consolidated Window preferences
113 Opening the Consolidated Window
114 Going full screen
114 Consolidated Window title bar
114 Other window Title bars
114 The Control Panel
114 The body (center) section
114 The Sidebars
115 The Mixing Board
116 Using Horizontal Dividers
116 Dragging cells
116 Cell focus
117 Getting rid of a cell
117 Popping windows in and out
117 The Consolidated Window and Window Sets
118 Opening old documents
119 Window Sets
119 Overview
119 Creating a new window set
119 Choosing a window set
119 Changing an existing window set
119 Otherwise modifying window sets
120 Window set tips and tricks
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Part 3: Sequences and Tracks
123 Sequence Basics
123 Overview
123 Chunk types
123 Managing sequences, V-racks and songs
125 Track Basics
125 Overview
125 Basic track types
126 Special track types
126 Track settings
129 Creating a track
129 Creating several tracks at once
129 Creating multiple track types at once
129 Duplicating a track’s settings
130 Duplicating a track’s settings and data
130 Renaming a track
130 Deleting a track
131 Bundles
131 Overview
131 Audio bundles
132 Bundle types
132 Adding and deleting bundles
132 Renaming bundles
133 Working with tiles on the grid
133 Exporting and importing bundles
133 Bundle channel formats
134 Reassigning bundles
135 Bundles and surround sound
135 The instruments tab
136 The MIDI Devices tab
139 MIDI Tracks
139 Overview
139 Integrated MIDI and hard disk audio
139 MIDI only
139 What is a MIDI track?
139 Creating a MIDI track
140 Creating several MIDI tracks at once
140 MIDI track settings
141 Record-enabling a MIDI track
141 Choosing a MIDI input source
141 Choosing a MIDI output destination
142 Making I/O assignments for multiple MIDI tracks
142 Multiple output destinations
143 Creating a MIDI device group
144 MIDI Drum & percussion tracks
144 Remapping MIDI track inputs & outputs
144 Multi-channel MIDI tracks
145 Choosing a default patch (sound)
145 The patch list
145 The current patch
145 Track Quantize
145 Track Transpose
145 MIDI Keys
147 MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE)
151 Audio Tracks
151 Overview
151 Integrated MIDI and hard disk audio
151 Types of audio tracks
151 Audio (disk) tracks
151 Mono, stereo, and surround tracks
152 Creating an audio track
152 Creating several audio tracks at once
152 Audio track settings
153 Input source: Audio bundles
153 Choosing an audio input and output
153 Record-enabling an audio track
153 Input monitor enable
153 Stretch
154 Pitch and Stretch Cache
154 Enabled
155 ARA Processing
155 Track Transpose
155 Track Detune
155 Monitoring an audio track input
155 Changing audio track settings on the fly
155 Making I/O assignments for multiple tracks
156 Managing your computer’s system resources
156 Freezing tracks
159 Instrument Tracks
159 Overview
159 Creating an instrument track
160 Instrument track settings
161 Working with instrument tracks
163 Instrument tracks in the Mixing Board
164 Instrument track inserts
164 Open Instrument shortcut
164 Instrument track automation
164 Freezing instrument tracks
165 Instruments as audio plug-ins
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165 Instrument tracks in V-Racks
165 Multiple audio outputs
165 Digital Performer’s included instruments
167 Aux Tracks and Master Fader Tracks
167 Overview
167 Aux tracks
168 Master Fader tracks
171 VCA Tracks
171 Overview
171 VCA tracks and track groups
171 Creating a VCA track
172 VCA control
172 Shared tracks and nested VCA groups
173 VCA tracks and mix automation
174 Releasing a VCA track from its group
174 MIDI tracks and VCA tracks
175 Exporting to earlier versions of DP
177 Tracks Window
177 Overview
178 Quick Reference
181 Tracks Window Mini-menu
182 Opening the Tracks window
182 Sequence management in the Tracks window
183 The Marker menu
183 The Track List
187 Working with the Track List
189 The Track Overview
194 Customizing the Tracks Window
195 Track Folders and Track Groups
195 Overview
195 Track Folders
196 Track Groups
Part 4: Playing and Recording
203 Control Panel
203 Overview
204 Quick Reference
206 Control Panel preferences
207 Transport Controls
209 Counter
213 Large Counter
214 Memory buttons
218 Auto-Record
219 Overdub record mode
220 Countoff
220 Wait
220 Slave to External Sync
220 Saving Memory and Auto-Record Times
221 Status Strip
221 Tempo Controls
225 Click
225 Audible Mode
225 Auto Scroll
225 Solo Mode
225 Primary and alternate tools
226 Keypad shortcuts
227 Display Preferences
229 Playback
229 Overview
229 MIDI Playback basics
229 Audio playback basics
229 How to play a sequence or song
230 Monitoring levels
230 Editing during playback
230 Screen re-display
231 Muting and unmuting tracks during playback
231 Soloing Tracks
231 ‘Partial-solo’
232 Looping playback
232 Playing the current selection
232 Event Chasing
234 Auto scroll
237 Scrubbing multiple MIDI tracks
237 Scrubbing and grid snapping
237 Scrubbing audio
237 Slow and fast forwarding
237 Stop Sounding MIDI Devices (Panic)
239 Recording
239 Overview
240 Choosing a sequence to record into
240 Setting tempo and meter
240 Recording to a click
240 Recording with a Countoff
241 Input Filter
241 Input Quantize
242 Non-destructive output quantize
243 Preparing a MIDI track for recording
244 Preparing an audio track for recording
246 MIDI input monitoring
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249 Audio input monitoring
252 Using the wait and countoff features
252 Start recording
252 Stop recording
253 How audio is recorded on disk
253 Undo record
253 Recording stereo audio
253 Recording in surround
253 Recording several MIDI tracks in one pass
254 Recording several audio tracks in one pass
254 Recording audio and MIDI at the same time
254 Manual punch-in/punch-out on the fly
255 Automatic punch-in/punch-out
256 Punch Guard
256 Overdub recording
257 Recording multiple takes
257 Cycle-recording
260 Step Recording
260 Retrospective MIDI Record
260 Recording in External Sync
260 Sample Format
261 Getting an error message
263 Click and Countoff
263 Overview
263 Click
264 Click Preferences
266 Click Defaults
267 Countoff
267 Countoff preferences
271 MIDI Monitor
271 Overview
271 Opening the MIDI Monitor Window
271 Basics
273 Audio Monitor
273 Overview
273 Audio Monitor quick reference
274 Mini-menu quick reference
274 Buses in the Audio Monitor
274 Virtual instrument inputs
275 Naming a takefile before recording
275 Changing the takefile location before recording
276 Adjusting the level meter range
277 Setting the input level
277 Other ways to monitor input levels
279 Step Record
279 Overview
279 Step Record quick reference
280 Basics
280 Getting ready
284 Performing step entry
287 Step recording during playback
287 Step Record shortcuts
290 Be careful
290 Hints
291 Retrospective Record
291 Overview
291 MIDI and audio input is always being captured
291 Inserting captured material into a track
293 Retrospective Record in the Clips Window
293 Retrospective MIDI Record and Multi-Record
294 Retrospective MIDI Record and Input Quantize
294 Retrospective Record and Undo
294 Re-Run Retrospective Record
294 Setting the time limit for audio
295 Clips Window
295 Overview
296 Quick reference
297 Clips window mini-menu
298 What is a clip?
298 Clips versus clippings
298 Opening the Clips window
299 Clips window basics
299 The track Stretch setting
299 Showing, hiding and arranging track columns
299 Track types
299 Track playback versus clip playback
300 Creating clips
301 The trigger button
301 Track clips
301 Clip menu
302 Scenes
302 The track scene
302 Playing clips and scenes
303 The multi-queue
303 Mixer channels
304 The Clip Editor
305 Clip Record mode
306 MIDI Learn Mode
307 Attaching MIDI controllers for mixing
307 Using a 3rd-party pad controller
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307 Akai APC family
308 Akai APC40 mkII
309 Novation Launchpad
310 Novation Launchpad / SHIFT
311 POLAR
311 Overview
312 A typical POLAR session
313 Ideas for using POLAR
313 Preparations for using POLAR
314 Opening the POLAR window
314 Memory used
314 Ways to free up RAM for POLAR recording
314 Setting the length of each pass
315 Choosing an input and setting input level
315 Processing POLAR input with effects
315 Recording multiple channels into POLAR
315 Choosing an output
316 Controlling POLAR’s output volume
316 Effects processing on output
316 Monitoring POLAR’s live audio input
316 The current pass
317 Adjusting levels and panning
317 Playback and transport control
317 Punching in and out
317 Creating new passes
318 The record gate settings
318 Viewing previous passes
318 Working with passes in the pass list
318 Working with pass groups
319 Exporting a POLAR session
320 Saving and loading POLAR sessions
320 Remote control of the POLAR window
323 Movie Window
323 overview
323 Random access digital picture
323 Supported video formats
323 Opening movies
324 Closing movies
325 Movie control bar
325 The movie track
326 Movie window mini-menu commands
327 Scrubbing the Movie window
327 Improving movie window performance
327 External video hardware output
329 FireWire video output
330 Streamers and other visual cues
330 Exporting a Movie
331 Articulation Maps
331 Overview
331 Articulation Map Setup
334 Editing articulations
335 Articulations in the QuickScribe Editor
Part 5: Editing
339 Editing Basics
339 Overview
339 Unlimited Undo/Redo
339 Editing during playback
339 Selecting and searching
339 Region editing
340 Track groups
340 View menu
342 View Filter
345 Zooming
348 Scroll To
348 Graphic editing techniques
349 Audio editing basics
351 Sample accurate editing
351 Audible mode
353 Edit Windows
353 Overview
353 Edit window overview
355 Edit windows by track type
355 Opening edit windows
356 Viewing multiple tracks in one edit window
356 Viewing the same track in multiple edit windows
356 Window Target
357 Edit Window mini-menus
357 Information windows
357 Legend
358 Related topics for Editor windows
359 Tools
359 Overview
359 Main and Alternate Tools
360 Rotating the Tool palette
360 Palette docking
360 Closing the Tool palette
360 Keyboard shortcuts for tools
361 Pointer tool
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361 I-Beam tool
362 Pencil tool
362 Insert/Reshape Curve
362 Reshape tool
362 Reshape Mode menu
363 Rhythm Brush
363 Zoom tool
364 Scrub tool
364 Mute tool
364 Scissors tool
365 Trim tool
366 Roll tool
366 Slip tool
366 Slide tool
366 Comp tool
366 Velocity tool
366 Hand tool
366 Scale Per Note CC Data tool
367 Information Windows
367 Snap Information
370 Cursor Information
371 Event Information
372 Selection Information
373 Track Inspector
374 Channel Strip
376 Track Selector
378 Sound File Information
381 Information Bar
383 Sequence Editor
383 Overview
384 Quick Reference
387 Tool palette quick reference
388 Sequence Editor mini-menu
388 Sequence Editor title bar
388 Sequence Editor basics
388 Opening the Sequence Editor
388 Switching sequences
389 Sequence management
389 Track management
390 Snap, Cursor, Selection, and Event Information
390 The Time Ruler
390 The Marker Strip
391 The Memory Cycle Strip
391 The Auto Record Strip
391 Zoom buttons
392 Zooming techniques
392 Audio track settings
397 MIDI track settings
398 Working with MIDI tracks
398 Resizing tracks
399 Effect inserts panel
400 Audio editing basics
401 Inserting soundbites
402 Moving soundbites
404 Muting and unmuting soundbites
405 Bite Gain
405 Overlapping and layering soundbites
405 Trimming (edge editing) soundbites
408 Graphic time stretching of audio
408 Applying fades and crossfades
408 Takes
408 Graphic editing techniques
408 Selection techniques
410 Show times
411 Sync points
412 Working with Clips
415 Working with breakpoint mix automation
419 Soundbite volume automation
420 Working with event flags
420 The View Filter
420 Scrolling during playback
420 Scrubbing in the Sequence Editor
421 The movie track
421 The Conductor track
423 MIDI Editor
423 Overview
424 Quick Reference
426 Tool palette quick reference
427 MIDI Editor mini-menu
427 MIDI Editor title bar
427 MIDI Editor basics
427 Opening the MIDI Editor
427 The Track Selector
428 The master track selector
428 Opening a separate MIDI Editor for each track
428 Switching tracks with the Window Target menu
428 Snap, Cursor, Selection, and Event Information
428 The Time Ruler
429 The Marker Strip
429 The Memory Cycle Strip
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429 The Auto Record Strip
429 The Note Grid
430 The Pitch Ruler
431 Inserting Notes
432 Selecting Notes
432 Editing Notes
434 The Continuous Data Grid
434 Continuous data display modes
435 The Continuous Data Ruler
436 Showing/hiding continuous data types
437 Cont. Data Icons
437 Changing continuous data colors
438 Note velocities
439 Editing continuous data in Points or Bars mode
441 Editing continuous data in Lines mode
443 Per-note continuous controller data
445 The Median Strip
446 Zooming
446 Graphic editing techniques
446 The View Filter
447 Scrolling during playback
447 Scrubbing in the MIDI Editor
447 Editing in the Conductor Track
448 Clips in the MIDI Editor
449 Event List
449 Overview
449 Quick Reference
450 Event List mini-menu
450 Event List title bar
450 Event List basics
451 Types of events
451 MIDI Data
455 Audio data
456 Mix automation data
456 Clips and Conductor Track data
457 Inserting data in the Event List
458 Editing data in the Event List
460 Event List hints
463 Drum Editor
463 Overview
464 Quick Reference
467 Tool palette quick reference
467 Drum Editor mini-menu
468 Drum Editor basics
468 Opening the Drum Editor
468 The Drum Editor title bar
468 The Track Selector
468 The Master Track Selector
469 Using the Window Target menu
469 Snap, Cursor, Selection, and Event Information
469 The four drum editor panes
469 The note list
475 The note grid
479 The controller grid and median strip
479 Using the Tool palette in the Drum Editor
482 Note groups
483 Scrolling during playback
483 Scrubbing in the Drum Editor
483 Zooming
483 Graphic editing techniques
485 Notation Editor
485 Overview
486 Notation Editor Quick Reference
487 Notation Editor Mini-menu
487 Notation Editor basics
487 Opening the Notation Editor
487 The Notation Editor title bar
487 Snap, Cursor, Selection, and Event Information
487 Display resolution
488 Octave up/down buttons
488 Inserting, selecting & editing notes
489 Scrubbing in the Notation Editor
490 Zooming in the Notation Editor
490 Graphic editing techniques
491 QuickScribe Editor
491 Overview
492 QuickScribe Editor Quick Reference
493 QuickScribe Editor mini-menu
495 QuickScribe Editor basics
496 Opening the QuickScribe Editor
496 The QuickScribe Editor title bar
496 The Track Selector
496 The QuickScribe transcription engine
497 The playback wiper
497 Getting around in the QuickScribe Editor
498 Zooming
498 QuickScribe options menu
499 Score options
501 Track options
503 Marker options
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504 Measure numbers
504 Measure spacing
505 Set Score Length
505 Controlling page size
505 Adjusting system margins
505 Snap, Cursor, Selection, and Event Information
505 The QuickScribe Tool Palette
506 Working with notes
510 Chord Symbols
512 Inserting a staff brace or bracket
512 The Dynamics Palette
513 The Articulations Palette
514 Popup Meter Changes, key changes and tempos
516 Working with text
520 Lyrics
523 Score Arrangement
529 Display-only and playback-only notes
531 Film Cues view
533 Printing
534 Exporting a MusicXML file
537 Waveform Editor
537 Overview
538 Waveform Editor quick reference
539 Tool palette quick reference
540 Waveform editor mini-menu
540 ‘Destructive’ editing
541 Opening the Waveform editor
541 The Waveform Editor title bar
542 Snap, Selection, and Event Information
542 Cursor Information
542 Cursor Guidelines
542 Grid lines
542 Waveform Editor edit grid
543 Edit Layers
543 Transport lock
543 Selection
543 Global time format
543 Undo History
544 The audio file overview
544 The Audio layer
546 Selecting with the I-Beam cursor
547 Making an insertion point
547 Auditioning
548 Scrubbing
548 The Audio Layer menu
548 The Soundbites layer
550 The soundbites Layer menu
550 The Loops Layer
552 The Loops menu
553 Soundbite and loop shortcuts
553 The Pitch layer
553 The Beats layer
553 The Beats menu
553 The Tempos layer
553 The Tempos menu
553 The Stretch Layer
554 The Bite Volume layer
554 Creating a new, empty audio file
554 Creating a new audio file from a selection
554 Edit menu operations
555 Region and Audio menu operations
556 Waveform Editor preferences
559 Selecting
559 Overview
559 Selection basics
560 The View Filter
560 Choosing a Pointer tool selection mode
561 Selecting events
563 Selecting a time range
568 Smart Selections
573 Searching
573 Overview
573 Search window Quick Reference
574 Search window mini-menu
574 Basics
576 Working with search settings
578 The time-related search settings
579 The event-related search settings
580 Working with search results
582 Basing settings on the current selection
582 The Search Results window
585 Edit Menu
585 Overview
585 Undo
585 Redo
586 Redo Next/Select Branch
586 Undo History
592 Cut
592 Copy
593 Copy to Clipping window
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593 Copy Audio to MIDI
594 Paste
595 Paste Multiple
595 Paste Repeat
596 Paste Repeat Multiple
596 Other Paste commands
596 Erase
596 Duplicate
596 Repeat
597 Merge
597 Merge Multiple
597 Merge Together
597 Merge Repeat
598 Merge Repeat Multiple
598 Merge Repeat Together
598 Other Merge commands
598 Snip
598 Splice
599 Splice Multiple
599 Other Splice commands
599 Shift
600 Layering
600 Continuous Data
600 Heal Separation
601 Split
601 Split Audio
601 Split at Counter
602 Trim
602 Trim Audio
602 Trim End / Trim Start
603 Show/Hide Clipboard
603 Search
603 Select All
603 Select All in Range
604 Deselect All
604 Smart Selections
605 Region Menu
605 Overview
605 Region command windows
606 Previewing
606 Region command preferences
606 Transpose
615 Quantize
621 Groove Quantize
627 Create (Extract) Groove
630 Smart Quantize
630 Humanize
633 DeFlam
634 Change Velocity
637 Change Duration
640 Split Notes
643 Invert Pitch
644 Change MIDI Channel
644 Set Articulation
644 MIDI Effects Plug-ins
645 The continuous data commands
647 Thin Continuous Data
648 Insert Continuous Data
649 Change Continuous Data
650 Reassign Continuous Data
650 Reverse Time and Retrograde
651 Scale Time
653 Scale Tempo
654 Pack into Clips
655 Unpack Clips
655 Set Sequence Tempo from MIDI
655 Capture real-time MIDI effects
656 Take automation snapshot
656 Set Gap Between Soundbites
656 Insert Mute Automation
656 Clear mute automation
656 Audition Selection
657 Audio Menu
657 Overview
658 Dither
658 Fade
658 Delete fades
658 Freeze/Unfreeze selected tracks
658 Merge Soundbites
658 Strip Silence
660 Smooth Audio Edits
661 Smooth Audio Edits Again
661 Spectral Effects
662 Bite volume and gain
662 Pitch and Stretch
662 Apply Plug-in
663 Audio Beats
663 Soundbite Tempo
663 Timestamps
664 Sync points
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664 Duplicate Soundbite
664 Reload Soundbite
667 Replace Soundbite
667 Reveal in Finder/Show in Explorer
668 Edit in Waveform Editor
668 Use external waveform editor
668 VocAlign
669 Fades and Crossfades
669 Overview
669 What is a crossfade?
670 Creating a single fade or crossfade
672 Types of crossfades
673 Fade curves
674 How fades are generated
674 Fades are anchored to their splice
675 Applying multiple fades in one operation
675 Reapplying the last fade settings
675 Deleting fades
676 Editing existing fades
676 Fades that cannot be fully computed
676 Trimming soundbites that have a fade or crossfade
676 Clipping when crossfades are calculated
677 Takes and Comping
677 Overview
677 Take menu
678 Indication of multiple takes
678 Comp takes
680 Comp tool
682 Takes and key commands
683 Conductor track takes
683 Takes interact with multiple mixdowns
685 Tempos and Audio
685 Overview
685 Soundbite Tempo Maps
686 The track Stretch layer
686 Audio menu > Soundbite Tempo
687 Set Soundbite Tempo
688 Clear Soundbite Tempo
688 Halve/Double Soundbite Tempo
688 Find Tempo Factor Near Sequence Tempo
688 Copy Sequence Tempo to Soundbite
688 Adjust Soundbites to Sequence Tempo
689 Adjust Sequence To Soundbite Tempo
690 Viewing and editing soundbite tempo maps
691 Tempo menu
693 Audio Beats and Tempo Detection
693 Overview
693 The Beat Detection Engine
694 What works and doesn’t work
694 Enabling preemptive beat and tempo detection
695 Manually applying beat and tempo detection
695 Where beats and tempo maps are stored
695 Viewing beats in the Sequence Editor
696 Editing beats in the Waveform Editor
697 Beats menu
699 Audio menu > Audio Beats
702 Using the beat grid
703 Stretching audio beats
704 Quantizing beats within soundbites
705 Applying a groove to beats within soundbites
705 Extracting a groove from audio
706 Ideas for quantizing audio
706 Beats determine tempo detection
706 Editing beats to improve tempo detection
707 Reanalyzing tempo after editing beats
707 Adjusting soundbite tempo maps
709 System Exclusive
709 Basics
709 Recording and playing SysEx messages
710 Viewing and editing SysEx data
711 Editing data in the system exclusive window
712 Inserting SysEx data in the event List
712 Editing SysEx data with the Edit Menu
712 Transmitting a SysEx message
713 Recording SysEx into the Editor Window
713 Recording SysEx into a track
714 Hints
715 Be Careful
717 Clippings
717 Overview
717 Clipping Window Quick Reference
717 Clipping Window Basics
719 Using clippings
723 Custom Consoles
723 Overview
724 Custom Console Basics
724 Building a Custom Console
732 Controlling Knobs and Sliders
733 Recording a Knob, Slider, or Button
735 Taking a Snapshot of a Console
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735 Animation During Playback
735 Using Controllers Above 63
736 Grouping Control Items
738 Generating Sysex with a Slider or Knob
740 Hints
Part 6: Arranging
745 Conductor Track
745 Overview
745 Conductor track basics
745 Opening the Conductor track
745 Types of Conductor track events
749 Working with the Conductor track event list
749 Working with the Conductor track Editor
749 Editing in the Conductor Track
753 Change Tempo
753 Overview
753 Change Tempo quick reference
754 Change Tempo basics
755 Using Change Tempo
760 Viewing and editing tempo changes
760 Tempo editing resolution
760 Changing tempo on-the-fly during playback
761 Change Meter
761 Overview
761 Change Meter quick reference
761 Change meter basics
762 Using the Change Meter window
765 Viewing meter changes
765 Editing meter changes in the Conductor track
765 Hints and examples
767 Change Key
767 Overview
767 Change key Quick Reference
767 Change Key basics
768 Types of key signatures
768 Inserting key signatures
769 Viewing and editing key changes
771 Insert Measures
771 Overview
771 Before you use Insert Measures
771 Using the Insert Measures command
773 Adjust Beats
773 Overview
773 The problem
773 Using Adjust Beats
777 Record Beats
777 Overview
777 Record Beats example
778 Using Record Beats
779 Handling odd meters
780 Handling pick up beats with the shift data to option
780 Recording beats while slaved to tape
783 Markers
783 Overview
784 Markers window quick reference
785 Markers window mini-menu
785 Basics
786 Opening a Markers Window
786 Switching between sequences and songs
786 Scrolling during playback
786 Creating new markers
786 Changing the name of a marker
787 Changing a marker time location
787 Marker streamer, punch & Flutter settings
787 Custom pre-gap for CD Burn
787 Setting the counter to a marker location
787 Marker locate numbers
788 Jumping to a marker with a shortcut
788 Selecting markers
789 Using markers to define an edit region
789 Selecting with markers
789 Markers in edit windows
789 Markers in the Song window
790 Editing markers in the conductor track
790 Locking and unlocking markers
790 Shifting locked markers in time
790 Locked markers and the sequence start time
791 Locked markers and changing meter
791 Recording hits
791 Using markers to find a tempo
791 Streamers
791 Marker hints
793 Find Tempo
793 When Find Tempo works best
794 Preparing markers
794 Opening Find Tempo
794 Entering search parameters
795 Processing the results
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796 Browsing the tempo search results
797 Auditioning a specific tempo
797 Viewing the results of a specific tempo
797 Applying the tempo to your sequence
797 Copy and move locked markers
798 Locking tracks before applying a new tempo
799 Streamers, Punches and Flutters
799 Overview
799 Streamers
799 Punches
799 Flutters
799 Video output from Digital Performer
800 Supported film cue hardware
800 Setting up the VTP or DTP
800 Setting up the ProCue 1m1 or ClickStreamMachine
801 Activating streamers, punches and flutters
802 Working with marker streamers
804 Visual cue events in the Conductor track
804 Exporting visual cues
805 Chunks Window
805 Overview
805 Chunks window Quick Reference
807 Chunks window basics
811 Organizing chunks
812 Working with chunks
814 The Chunk Control buttons
817 V-Racks
817 Overview
817 V-Rack basics
818 Creating a V-Rack
818 V-Rack quick reference
818 Working with a V-Rack
823 Songs
823 Overview
823 Quick reference
825 Columns
825 Creating a song
827 Recording MIDI into a song
829 Edit menu commands and the song window
829 Song window hints
Part 7: Mixing
835 Mixing Board
835 Overview
836 Mixing Board quick reference
838 Mixing Board mini-menu
840 Mixing Board window basics
841 Track strips
848 EQ and Dynamics (audio tracks only)
855 Instrument tracks
855 Automated mixing
856 Mixing in real time
856 Editing your mix graphically
856 Monitoring
857 Audio mixing features
858 Aux tracks
858 Master faders
858 Track groups
858 VCA tracks
858 Remote control
859 Working with effects plug-ins
862 Narrow view in the Mixing Board
862 Working with multiple mixes
865 Mix Automation
865 Overview
865 Automated mixing for MIDI and audio
867 Mix automation setup
867 Global automation enable/disable
867 Automation setup for each track
869 Automation settings in other windows
869 Reasons to disable automation
870 Automation modes
874 Recording automation
874 Inserting and editing automation
877 Insert and clear Mute Automation
878 Tempo locked, beat-based automation
878 Snapshot automation
882 Automation preferences
883 Removing and restoring plug-ins
884 VCA track automation
884 Automation and system resources
884 Control surfaces
885 Mixing in Surround
885 Overview
885 Your monitor system
885 Surround bundles
886 The surround panner dish
887 Controlling a surround panner with a joystick
888 Surround formats
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888 Creating a multichannel submix
889 Surround tracks
890 Fold down
891 Panner plug-ins
894 ArcPanner
894 N Panner
895 TriPan
896 Auralizer
897 Other surround plug-ins
899 Meter Bridge
900 Opening the Meter Bridge
900 Showing and hiding meters
900 Linear and wrap-around layout
900 Meter width
900 Meter scale
900 Inputs
901 Outputs
901 Busses
901 Bundles
901 Instruments
901 Tracks
901 Clipping
Part 8: Processing
905 Effects Window
905 Overview
905 Effects Window Quick reference
907 Opening and Closing the Effects window
907 Bypassing an effect
907 Saving, loading, and editing presets
909 Editing Effects
911 Audio Effects Processing
911 Overview
911 Native plug-in processing
912 Real-time versus rendered effects
912 File-based plug-in processing
913 Working with MAS plug-ins
914 Working with VST and Audio Unit plug-ins
915 Organizing plug-ins
915 Audio plug-in preferences
918 Using effect presets
918 Busing, master faders & aux tracks
918 Monitoring system performance
919 Live Performance Mode
919 Monitoring Effect Performance
920 Copying and pasting effect settings
920 Plug-ins from other companies
920 Plug-in automation
920 Taking an automation snapshot of plug-in parameters
921 Attaching a MIDI controller to plug-in parameters
921 Tempo-locked effects
921 Channel configurations
921 Side chain inputs
922 Multiple audio outputs
922 Making a real-time plug-in effect permanent
922 Digital Performer plug-ins
923 Digital Performer virtual instruments
923 MOTU Instruments Soundbank
925 MIDI Effects Processing
925 Overview
925 Change duration
925 Change velocity
926 DeFlam
926 Echo and Arpeggiator
930 Groove Quantize
930 Humanize
931 Invert Pitch
931 Quantize
932 Reassign Continuous Data
932 Remove Duplicates
932 Time Shift
932 Transpose
933 Audio File Conversion
933 Overview
933 Performing conversions
933 Converting the sample rate
934 Converting the sample format
934 Converting the file format
934 Converting the interleave format
934 Converting entire audio files
934 Soundbite replacement options
934 Automatic Conversions
935 Time-stretching and pitch-shifting
935 Overview
935 ZTX™ audio processing
935 Selecting audio for processing
936 Editing MIDI and audio together
936 Constructive editing
936 Audio quality is preserved
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937 Handling lengthy processing tasks
938 ZTX Preferences
940 Soundbite preferences
941 Background Processing
941 Overview
941 Background processing
941 The Background Processing window
942 Background processing and Undo/Redo
942 Background processing preferences
945 Spectral Effects
945 Overview
945 The Spectral Effects command
945 What is a formant?
946 What does Spectral Effects do?
946 Gender-bending
946 Special effects such as “chipmunking”
946 Any pitched audio can be used
946 Spectral Effects dialog controls
946 Spectral Effects presets
947 Applying Spectral Effects to audio
949 Transposing Audio
949 Overview
949 Pitch Shifting mode
950 Pitch automation
957 Using the Transpose command
958 Transposing audio and MIDI together
958 Temporarily disabling pitch modifications
958 Converting audio pitch to MIDI data
959 Formant-corrected vs. standard pitch shifting
960 ZTX processing preferences
960 Background processing
961 Scale Time
961 Time Scaling
961 The Scale Time command
961 Selecting a region to time scale
961 The “Don’t Time Scale” Preference
961 Audio and tempo
962 Graphically time-scaling audio
963 Audio Random Access (ARA) Processing
963 Overview
963 Supported plug-ins
963 Enabling ARA
964 Accessing ARA effect settings
965 ARA compatibility
965 ARA tips and hints
967 VocAlign
967 Overview
967 How it works
Part 9: Mastering
971 Bounce To Disk
971 Overview
971 Previewing
971 Bouncing to Disk
972 Bounce to Disk settings
978 Bouncing to MP3
979 Bouncing to a CD or disk image (Mac only)
984 Bouncing to a Movie
985 Bouncing stems
985 The Bounce Settings menu
989 Mastering
989 Overview
989 Master fader
989 Allocating processing power
990 Real-time bounce to disk
991 Rendering audio
992 Bounce to disk
992 Delivery
Part 10: Synchronization
995 Receive Sync
995 Overview
995 Receive Sync basics
995 Basic types of sync
996 Using Receive Sync
996 Choosing a SMPTE frame format
997 Choosing a SMPTE start frame
997 Sync to port menu
997 Record while still-framed
998 Sample-accurate sync
999 MTC (MIDI Time Code)
1000 MIDI Beat Clocks
1001 Tap Tempo
1002 Slaving to external sync
1003 Using Tap Tempo
1005 Using Tap Tempo while slaved to external sync
1007 Recording with a multitrack analog tape recorder
1008 Converting a click track into a tempo map
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1010 Slaving to VITC
1010 Synchronization hints
1013 Audio Sync
1013 Overview
1014 Sample-accurate sync
1015 Frame-accurate sync
1016 Sync and the computer’s built-in audio
1017 Audio System Clock
1019 Transmit Sync
1019 Overview
1019 MIDI Time Code
1020 MIDI Beat Clocks
1021 Turn off Transmit Sync when you don’t need it
1023 MIDI Machine Control
1023 Overview
1023 Setting up MMC hardware
1025 Setting up Digital Performer
1025 Setting up a MOTU MTP AV or Digital Timepiece
1026 Activating MMC in Digital Performer
Part 11: Appendices
1033 Control Surfaces
1033 Overview
1033 MIDI Device configuration
1033 Enabling a control surface driver
1034 Configuring a driver
1034 Working with multiple control surfaces
1034 CueMix Console control surface
1035 Supported devices
1035 Icon Control
1035 EuCon
1035 Emulated devices
1035 MCU Generic
1036 Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol mk2
1038 Softube Console 1
1038 Working with an Open Sound Control (OSC) device
1039 Track Pinning Options
1041 Converting RPN and NRPN MIDI Data
1041 Overview
1041 Upgrade Obsolete MIDI Events
1042 Reassign Continuous Data
1047 Troubleshooting and Support
1047 Overview
1047 Preventing Catastrophe
1047 General troubleshooting
1048 MIDI troubleshooting
1048 Audio troubleshooting
1050 Technical support
1053 Menus reference
1053 Overview
1054 Digital Performer menu (Mac only)
1055 File menu
1057 Edit menu
1059 View menu
1062 Region menu
1064 Audio menu
1067 Project menu
1070 Studio menu
1072 Setup menu
1074 Text menu
1075 Window menu
1076 Help menu
1077 Index
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