Quickstart Guide : The Timeline
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Dubbing Mode
This mode is provided principally for film re-recording. It allows tracks to be Armed or Disarmed for recording
while recording is taking place.
Dubbing Mode is selected via the
Settings > All Settings > Project > Record
Page,
Dubbing Mode
section:
Enable Dubbing
When checked,
Dubbing Mode
is engaged.
Confirm Track Arming
Only available when
Dubbing Mode
is selected in the adjacent check box. A check in this box means that any
changes to track arming made whilst recording must be confirmed by a new Record command before they will
take effect.
The Timeline
The
Timeline
is the place in Pyramix where audio
Clips
can be edited, faded up and down and otherwise
arranged into a mono, stereo or multi-channel digital audio
Composition
.
The
Fade Editor
provides elegant alternative methods of viewing and adjusting the parameters of edits in the
timeline.
A
Source / Destination Editing
model is supported but is outside the scope of this guide. Please see the
Pyramix
User Manual
for full details.
Tracks
Each Composition contains a user defined number of audio
Tracks
on which audio Clips can be placed, or audio
inputs can be recorded. Blocks representing placed or recorded Clips will appear on the Track as soon as a Clip has
been placed or recorded onto it. The Track itself stretches horizontally beneath the Time Scale bar, and multiple
Tracks are stacked up vertically.
On the left side of each Track is a Track
Header
panel for that Track.
Some operations only apply to a selected track. The Header panel will be shaded darker when selected. A Track
can be selected by left-clicking anywhere on blank track.
Adding and Deleting Tracks
For convenience, a Composition starts with the same number of Tracks as Input Strips were defined in the Mixer
for that Project. However, Tracks can easily be added or deleted.
To add Tracks, select
Tracks
>
New Audio Track
from the Project window pull-down menu. This opens a
Create
New Track
window. Type in the number of new Tracks to create and click OK. The chosen number of Tracks will be
added immediately above the currently selected Track.
To delete a Track, first select the Track to delete by clicking on it. (The Track header will darken to indicate selec-
tion) Then choose
Tracks
>
Delete
from the Project window pull-down menu. The Track and all Clips placed on it
will be deleted.
Note:
Only the Clip or pointer will be deleted, not the original Media File.
You can also right-click the left hand side of the Track Header to open a context menu that enable you to add or
delete Tracks.
Routing Tracks to/from the Mixer
When a Mixer is created, Pyramix will automatically create the same number of Tracks as Mixer Input Strip chan-
nels.
During Track playback, Pyramix automatically routes the output of each Track to a corresponding Mixer channel
input, so that Track 1 output routes to Mixer channel 1 input, Track 2 to Mixer channel 2, etc.
