Tracks

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Peter 26Aug12: ToDo I still think there is a need for this page to explain the various types of tracks but it does need some editing, it looks like a Work-In-Progress:
  1. More explanatory text, it looks vey bare as it is
  2. Example of a stereo track
  • Peter 26Aug12:I tried moving this page contents directly into a sandbox version of the Tracks Menu page (as way of keeping it stripped-back like this) but it just didn't look right there.
Anything that is added to the Project Window will be placed inside a track container, underneath the Timeline of the project. These are the different types of tracks:

Audio tracks contain digitally sampled sounds:

Audio Track

Label tracks contain labels which mark specific points or selection areas in the project:

Label Track

Time Tracks allow you to gradually speed up or slow down playback of all audio tracks in the project over time:

Time Track

Note Tracks appear when you import MIDI files:

Note Track