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PREPARING FILES
ANALYZING FILES
Before you play your music in ITCH it is very important to analyze your files first. The analyze files func-
tion processes the tracks in your library to detect file corruption, prepare the waveform overviews, and if
enabled, calculate the BPM values.
HOW TO ANALYZE FILES
To analyze your files open ITCH with the Allen & Heath Xone:DX disconnected.
On the lower right side of the main screen you will see the analyze files button. Click this to automatically
analyze all the tracks in your library that haven’t already been analyzed.
TIP: You can also drag and drop individual folders, crates and files onto the button to analyze small or
specific groups of files at a time. To force ITCH to re-analyze all files, hold Ctrl while clicking on the ana-
lyze files button. Dragging a file, folder or crate which has already been analyzed onto the button will also
force ITCH to re-analyze these files.
SET AUTO BPM
If this option is checked, ITCH will calculate the BPM and add the value to your file during the analyze
files process. The range drop down allows you to specify the BPM range of your tracks to avoid half or
double BPM values being calculated.
For example: You have a selection of house tracks, that you guess are in the 120 - 130 BPM range. Set
the drop down range to 68-135 BPM, setting the lower and upper limits. That way, when ITCH runs into
a 120 BPM file, it will know for sure that it is 120 BPM, and not a half value of 60 BPM (60 BPM is lower
than the set threshold of 68 BPM).
NOTE: As Auto BPM is part of the analyzing file process, it will not apply to any files that already have
already been analyzed. Re-analyze these files with a new range to recalculate the BPM.
TRACK GAIN
Use the track gain knob to adjust the volume of individual tracks in your library. Any adjustment
made to the gain of a track is saved to the file and will be reapplied when it is loaded again. The
level meter shows the level sent to the hardware interface after both individual track gain and
master gain adjustments.
The of
fline player is available when the Xone:DX is not connected and will
output through the current default audio device. Load a track to the offline
player by dragging and dropping onto the offline player or by pressing shift+left
arrow. If the end of the loaded track is reached, the next track in the current
playlist will automatically play next.
TIP: The of
fline player is a useful tool for preparing crates, auditioning tracks,
and setting cue and loop points.
Offline Player
