Sony SF-10000 Computer Accessories User Manual


 
mixing
by dragging and dropping, 75, 152
events, 163
from clipboard, 76
monitor for video previewing, 276
monitoring audio input levels while recording, 143
monitoring levels
decibels, defined, 43
digital vs. analog levels, 44
setting digital audio levels, 44
mono files
converting from stereo, 180
converting to stereo or multichannel, 179
mono to stereo conversion, 105
See also stereo to mono conversion
mono-compatibility meters, 48
mouse shortcuts, 336
mouse terminology, 21
mouse wheel navigation, 21
moving
markers, 115
regions, 125
MTC sync, 257–259
MTU, 341
Multi-Band Dynamics effect, 41, 209
multichannel audio
applying effects, 195
cutting selections in, 73
deleting selections in, 74
editing, 109–112
editing files, 110
opening files, 110
recording, 136–138
routing channels to hardware outputs, 110
supported file formats, 109
synchronizing sonograms, 286
synchronizing Spectrum Analysis graphs, 282
multichannel files
creating from mono, 179
overview, 51
previewing channels, 53
selecting data, 52
single-channel editing, 53
toggling channel selections, 53
Multi-Tap Delay effect, 41, 209
musical instrument files, 245–248
musical time intervals, 123
Mute button, 40
Mute process, 185
N
naming
automatically naming markers, 115
automatically naming regions, 124
markers, 114
regions, 124
navigating
overview bar, 85
previewing audio with pre-roll, 83
scrubbing, 86–87
setting cursor position, 83
Spectrum Analysis graphs, 282
using mouse wheel, 21
Navigation toolbar, 38
New button, 36
New Window dialog, 65
new windows. See data windows, creating
Noise Gate effect, 41, 104, 211
Noise Reduction button, 42
noise shaping
dangers of, 103, 177
overview, 103, 177
Normal zoom ratio preference, 88
Normalize button, 40
Normalize process
applying dynamic compression, 104
overview, 104, 186
O
online help, 18
Open dialog, 36, 56
opening
Cutlist files, 134
files, 55–57
multichannel audio files, 110
Playlist files, 134
Regions List files, 129
workspaces, 69
optimization
hard disk defragmentation, 307
meters, 307
passive update, 307–308
playback cursor and record counter, 307
total buffer size, 307
overview bar
audio event locator, 87
navigating, 85
playing audio, 85
understanding, 84–85
overwriting selections, 147
P
pan envelopes
creating, 188
customizing, 188
Pan/Expand button, 40
Pan/Expand process
creating pan envelopes, 188
customizing pan envelopes, 188
Paragraphic EQ, 40, 182
Parametric EQ, 40, 182
passive updating of displays, 307–308
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