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1. Select All Waves Chrl a Group aves Snapping Refresh Now Mix Down Menu Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual 30 CRITERION TEST 15 min 1 What is the main difference between Multi Track and Single Track mode 2 In Multi Track mode how many different tracks can be played at once A 16 B 32 C 64 3 Which key press on the keyboard will start playback of a selected area 4 Inthe folder called Test under the folder the previous media was found you will find a file called myname wav Open this file in Single Track Add a filter of your choosing to the file and then normalize the entire file and save it as mynametest wav 5 On the CD provided capture a few seconds of track 3 Save this file as track3 wav 6 In Multi Track mode open mynametest wav and track3 wav Put the sounds into different tracks and have them overlap one another Mix down the file and save the final stereo file as complete wav File name CoolEdit_ User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 03 06 02 University of Arizona2. Loop Duplicate Loop Duplicate E xj Duplicate waveform 2 times Wavetorm Spacing OF No gaps continuous looping T Evenly Spaced 0 02 192 Cancel 2 In the dialogue box tell it to repeat 10 times without any gaps Hit OK then The track will repeat itself 10 times 3 Double left click on track 2 This will take you to single track mode Notice that the length of the track is 2 192 4 Go back to multi track mode by clicking the switch button in the upper left corner 5 Back in Multi Track left click on track 3 drum wav Again choose loop duplicate This time however check Evenly Spaced and enter 2 192 Click OK Sound Files Duplicated 6 On track 3 the last repeat of the sound file drum wav is not needed Go and click on this instance and hit Delete on your keyboard File name CoolEdit_ User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 03 06 02 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual Go to the third instance of drum wav again choose loop duplicate upon right clicking on it T and repeat 10 times but the gaps this time put 1 096 Hit OK l E mitivd are Cosi tdi fro SS OCCrn CESSES RCeeS ae oe ee Finalized Loop Editing Editing We will now complete editing the wave file In track 4 move moo0 wav over to it aligns in the middle of the tracks you have created Click on the
3. 02 Most of these are self explanatory An Important one to remember is the Windows Mixer which controls where sound input is accessed from Scripts and batch Processing Allows you to modify and process multiple sound files at once Settings Advanced not covered Toolbars Add Subtracts toolbars from the interface Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual 19 COOL EDIT PRO PROJECTS EXERCISE 1 RECORD FROM A CD Setup the Windows Mixer Before you begin you must setup the Windows Mixer to record from the input of the CD 1 Go to the Options menu choose Windows Mixer oix Options Help Play Control Wave DirectSc MIDI CD Audio Line In Balance 2 Balance Balance Balance Balance ee ee A Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Windows Mixer Play Control aE a at T T Mute all T Mute M Mute T Mute IV Mute ISB Live Wave Device 2 Go to the Options menu then choose Properties ax Mixer device SB Live Wave Device x Adjust volume for Playback seeseeeeesenenssenenes Properties Menu Show the following volume controls C What U Hear C SPDIF In MIDI CD Audio oll Cancel 3 In the properties menu choose Recording then press ORK Depending on what version of windows you are using plus what sound card this menu make look different than above File name CoolEdit_ User pmd Copyri
4. last instance of track 2 beat Depending on the tools available open through the View menu you should have a green line going across the top of the track Left click on this bar and drag down until the right This is the volume bar and will fade out the last instance of this sound ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee SS SOS SUS SS Eee me feo fai fog SD s waa woy E Yw isi yati A a R A I 5 gt ae gt P tye Sar Y 4400 Thee Deso 14108 IEIS RET Mie ORT Finalized Version File name CoolEdit_ User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 03 06 02 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual Mix Down Saving The final step is to mix down the file and then save it 1 Go to the Edit menu then choose Mix Down and then All Waves 2 A new Single track will be created that is all the waves from the multi track saved in one stereo file Click on the File menu and Save As Choose windows pcm for the file format then final wav as the file name Se De gt e Droim Geres Awom femin Otem River tie ot ae Se emas ai n ES E ES A EE El E a r A 3 4 LASO 0NI GHE ee Sem ME OR Ze Se Final Mixed File File name CoolEdit_User pmd Last modified 03 06 02 Edit View Insert Transform Options Help Undo Envelope amp lt Backspace Crossfade gt Mix Down all Waves Selected Waves Al Waves Fano Selected Waves Mono Insert Delete Time
5. like where you are on the sound files the current length of your selection and what the display is currently viewing These can all be manually adjusted if wanted by typing times into the bar CD MENU EE C Nan eas 2S a Pe Se 44 41 24 length CD J A Current Time on Track P Forward 10 seconds B Tracks and Current Track G Mark Current Location C Stop H Go to Marked Location D Play Eject E Rewind 10 seconds J Length of CD File name CoolEdit_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 03 06 02 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual 11 The CD player works independently of the record function on the playback To record from a CD the setup of the sound card must set to record wave files and the record button pressed on the playback menu VOLUME The portion of the interface is the volume indicator When enabled it shows the levels of the currently playing sound file File name CoolEdit_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 03 06 02 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual 12 INTERFACE DIFFERENCE SINGLE TRACK The Single Track mode allows you to format and modify sound files individually MENU WF fe Country wav Read Only Cool Edit Pro File Edit View Transform Generate Analyze Favorites Options Window Help File You can save open sound files Edit U
6. the rest of the selected sound file while keeping the selection Cut Will delete the selection of the sound file Group Waves Will allow multiple sound files to be locked together for movement on the timeline Snapping Snaps or tries to place the movement of sound files on the timeline based on different choices Remove Wave Blocks Will remove wave blocks from the timeline But keep them as a reference in project Destroy Waves Will both remove and delete the reference to the sounds in the project The multi track View menu allows you to change the layout and tools in the interface view Insert Transform Options Edik Waveform View Fiz w Show Pan Envelopes Pow Show Volume Envelopes w Enable Envelope Editing wv Show Level Meters w Show CO Player viewing Range Display Time Format vertical Scale Format b Status Bar H Info ue List Time Window File name CoolEdit_User pmd Last modified 03 06 02 Edit Waveform View Switches to single track to edit the sound file selected Show Pan Envelope Displays bars on the sound files to allow you to modify the volume and pan Show Level Meters shows sound output Show CD Player Cd Player Viewing Range Like zoom in out but with numerical entry Display Time Format Set how the time is displayed Vertical Scale Format Set how the vertical levels display is shown Status Bar Displays particular information at the bottom of the win
7. 59 sec to about 57 sec Pitch Bender Fade Out The last item we will do to this wave is fade out 1 We will use a different method to choose the area we want On the interface down below the displayed wave in the lower right is the Current Position Track Begin Erd Length Sel 000 000 000 000 wiew 000 000 0 00 000 000 000 Current Position Track 2 Click in the Begin area and put 0 01 448 Click on the End area and put 0 02 146 You will now see that then end of the sound file has been selected 3 Go to the Transform menu Amplitude Amplify Then choose the second tab Fade 4 Scroll down to Fade Out and then hit OK The sound file should now fade out x Constant Amplification Fade Presets _Add _Del rg Amplification R ifo x Final Amplification A Bo E RAI Hf Linear Fades C Logarithmic Fades DC Bias Tl View all settings i gs in dB I DCBias Adjust L O RID I Lock Left Right Absolute Differential Find Zero Now Close Calculate Normalization Values Cancel Peak Level fi 00 amp Calculate Now Preview Help Amplify Menu File name CoolEdit_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 03 06 02 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual Save We now will save the file before closing it 25 Go to the File Menu then go to Save As in the pop up window save i
8. IMAZ ME bor ELION Sraa herons Correata MO Ste Simo BALE 3001942 UE bos File name CoolEdit_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 03 06 02 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual Both interfaces share many of the same tools and work areas 0 00 000 Single Track Vie a pusee i yE ACERA CW BER EGER Se D eee ee 0 06 637 Se A p i Multitrack View Menus Options for Cool Edit Sound Area A graphical representation of current sounds CD Control Controls playback and track of a CD Tool Menus Displayed toolbars customizable Playback Zoom Specific tools to zoom and select areas of sound Levels Displays levels of sound playing recording File name CoolEdit_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 03 06 02 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual T WORKING WITH THE INTERFACE Cool Edit Pro again has the two different interfaces However they share many tools and func tions in common MENU F Country wav Read Onhy Cool Edit Pro File Edit View Transform Generate Analyze Favorites Options Window Help File You can save open files and multi tracks Edit Undo commands special paste mix and track functions View Display or hide toolbars and options Transform Contains filters Options Playback and hardware options Help Offline and web based help SOUND AREA The sound file setup wil
9. Last modified 03 06 02 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual INTERFACE DIFFERENCE 16 MULTI TRACK The Multi Track mode allows you to format and modify sound files as a group in a timeline MENU cE Untitled ses Cool Edit Pro File Edit View Insert Transform FILE Options Help File You can save open multi track files Edit Undo commands special paste mix and track functions View Display or hide toolbars and options Insert Transform Contains filters Options Playback and hardware options Help Offline and web based help Unlike single track multi track has only one file format it can work with the Session Or ses file This file references all the different sound files in the timeline When working in multi track please remember to try to keep all files in the same directory else when you reopen the ses it may fail to find some of the sounds EDIT The multi track Edit menu allows for the editing and copying of a track Edit View Insert Transform Options Help Undo Undo Envelope Alt Backspace Alt Backspace Wave Block Info Punch In Crossfade Take History a Mix Down b Loop Duplicate Convert to Unique Copy Mute Waveform Lock im Time Lock For Play Only Allow Multiple Takes Splice Merge Rejoin Splice Insert Delete Time Select All Waves Ctrl 4 Adjust Boundaries Trim Cue Full Group Waves Snapping d Refresh Mow Remove Wave Blacks De
10. Multimedia Module COOL EDIT PRO USER MANUAL For information and permission to use these training modules please contact Limell Lawson limell u arizona edu 520 621 6576 or Joe Brabant jorabant u arizona edu 520 621 9490 Modules available online at http mll arizona edu workshops shtml tutorialpdfs CoolEdit_User pmd Last modified 3 6 02 Cool Edit Pro User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Cool Edit Pro OvervieW ercsnssisicrcinrnnrinrninnn vtecnee ese reciecat niga tuogreitn asend rie Ena EEA na aa a 3 Interface Overview eters ssteee atettn tasistog ear eect ncdanestutesia caveat deecemantes saved one ondeunte naa auiessangiac pasetedaetietaade anions 4 Working with the Interface oa cscs nese cater ett rcs deed eerie se aon neha tm denis din ep binds ocbnlguee oreeeemb amet emman dino F Interface Difference Single Track cccccccssceccseeecessecceseecseccsueecceucecsueessaeeeseueessueeeceaeessseessnass 12 Interface Difference Multi Track ccccccccsececsceeceseeceeeceseeecaueecsaeeceaeeeesaeessaeeecsueessueesseetesagees 14 Exercise 1 Record From cae esteotecteteeit eter ecsitpnetr niece ide niente ace aebsiedounde Piaciawtae meshenemeenacteceeeise 19 Exercise 2 Open and Edit a Track cccccccccecccececeneeeeecceeeceeeeseeeseueesceeeeesegeeseeseeecseeeseeesseesaaes 22 Exercise 3 Open and Edit a Multi Track scntsece acd assierdahsiissics sainetncetennsuectnwsionedadennewanbsudsieeetencseecnedsu
11. SOARES AE I TT ee r Bree s r IBF k r RE In this startup mode you are looking at a blank Single track view To switch back and fourth be tween the Multi track and Single track view you click on the Track Switch button in the upper left hand corner Switch to Multi track Currently Switch to Single track Currently in in Single track Multi track File name CoolEdit_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 03 06 02 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual ES For a comparison the below shows a glimpse of the difference between the two interfaces fz amesu ese Cani ctn pre ee poros b drm Ponpe as Wiebe tet ee te CREE SOSEERESSS Cee eee eee OCC rs DSSSSCECESS PPA AANST AON SCENE RAA 0 00 000 ates SER 0 00 000 an en E RR EA SET el p juplo ja afs 10 teagn co SS ne ee er mann ____ AE ER IE PE EIP EL D I E E A EE A YA DL ET AL ORE E VE PE ET E VL E ES E ee eet ar A SEES eee 9500 Sete Sonme Ceaser 41500 16te Sees DNNE GEA be lt Single Track Mode Multi Track Mode With opened sound files in each mode the difference can be seen easier Dime tee ball DEE SOE REESE Cees Bee eee PELE SHEEERRAOMS CED BER Oe Peo Somes er 0 06 637 aes DONO MRE 0 00 000 Se a a CETERE AA ETD A e SE o J T oss HEEMST A is ee au u i so a u i ost sa e E E VE E V E E VE TOR RERO ANE SS ae IT WE Yt ee Mae E SP ee AR Sare 4400 Ota Simmo 1047 97
12. TOE ON Steere ETS 00 GS am hi tee TRE RR Sa HE Resulting recording File name CoolEdit_ User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 03 06 02 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual a EXERCISE 2 OPEN AND EDIT A TRACK 15 min We will now open a small file in the Single track vie edit and save it 1 Open the sound file moo wav 2 Make sure you are in the single track mode 3 Go to the File menu Open From the list choose Windows PCM wav 4 Go to the directory where the media is stored and open moo wav E mool wav Eat View Transform Generate Analyze Favorites Options Window Heb SEER E SSSR CEB SEE BE SSRs ae lhl x 20000 D oas 090 O55 100 10s 110 LIS 620 425 130 135 t4 145 450 155 160 6s 470 A75 480 425 180 195 200 205 Zio ew Segn End Leigh 0 00 01010 Sd 000000 000 000 View 00 000 6 02 171 SSS 6 02 171_ Se ee ee eee Stopped L 1498 000800 46100 16bit Stereo 372K 002171 206449 MB tee 000 000 The file moo wav opened in Cool Edit Normalize the File We will now normalize the audio selection Normalize ill read the maximum volume of the sound find and increases the volume so that the maximum volume of the sound is increased without causing distortion 1 Go to the Edit menu and then choose Select Entire Wave At this pint your wave file should be displayed reversed 2 Go to the Transform menu Am
13. above File name CoolEdit_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 03 06 02 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual rahe 4 Make sure the CD Audio menu is enabled To enable if it is not go to the View menu and then choose Show CD Player 1 ee 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 00 00 m allele Ef 44 41 24 length CD CD Player The CD Player should display the number of tracks on the CD Click on Track 1 6 If you double click on Track 1 or Press Play on the CD Player The CD will start playing T Hit the stop button D 8 Go above the CD player and hit the Record 441 button on the playback menu Record 9 A context menu will appear Recording Time Set its parameters to No Time Limit and Right Away and then hit OK Recording Time E x Hasimum Recording Time Recording Length 0 30 000 Start Recording f Right Away OF P At 04 36 Ft on 27972001 wo C dd mm yypy Cancel 12 br ror yyy Recording Time 10 Quickly start jump back to the CD Menu and press play 11 Let the CD play for a few seconds Then hit the Stop button on the CD player 12 Jump to the Record button on the Playback menu and also hit stop 13 You can playback what you have by press 0 00 000 ing the spacebar or by hitting the Play button on the Playback menu i E l ad AA E 6 t Ub Ss k ae ht ee S OR
14. ate Convert Sample Type Fil Edit Tempo VIEW r F F F Cut Copy A selection Mix Paste From a selection made you can paste the sound mixed over another area sound you choose Insert into multi track You can insert a file on the clipboard into the multi track time line Delete Silence Will remove all areas with no sound from a selection Trim Deletes all areas except the selection About Sample Rate Displays the current sounds sample rate Convert Sample Type Allows to convert sound file into other format an example would be from stereo to mono This allows you to turn off on the items in the interface In the single track view it allows you to turn off also interface items that deal specifically a track wiew Transform Generate Anal w 4 4 amp amp 4 Multitrack view Fiz Waveform wiew Spectral view Show Grid Show Boundaries Show Cue Bars Show Status Bar Show Level Meters Show CD Player viewing Range Display Time Format vertical Scale Format F Status Bar Info Ctrl I Sampler Info ue List Play List Time Window File name CoolEdit_User pmd Last modified 03 06 02 Multi track View Switch to Multi track mode Waveform Spectral View Switches between these twp types It s recommended you keep it on wave Show Grid Boundaries Cue Bars Status Bar level Meters CD Player Self explanatory Viewing Range Will allow you to view the area of
15. dow Info Allows you to modify the initial time point of the timeline Cue List Allows you to add delete cue points and jump to them Time Window Display time separately Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual INSERT 18 The multi track Insert menu displays and jumps to the currently used sound files in the session It also allows you to import new ones Insert Transform Options Wave From File G 04041 mp3 Untitled l Waveforms List FS TRANSFORM Wave from File Open a wave from file into the timeline All Below Current sound files in the timeline and the current one selected The multi track Transform menu allows for the modification of sound files in the timeline by mixing them together Transform Options Help Envelope Follower Yocoder OPTIONS Envelope Follower Vocoder Both are advanced functions and will not be covered Like the single track mode the multi track mode will allow you to turn on off certain functions of Cool Edit Options window Help Loop Mode iw Timed Record Monitor Record Level F10 Show Levels on Play and Record Midi Trigger Enable F Synchronize Cursor Across Windows Windows Mixer Scripts amp Batch Processing Settings F4 Shortcuts Keyboard amp MIDI Triggers Toolbars File name CoolEdit_User pmd Last modified 03 06
16. e was at 5 Go down to track 2 Right click again and choose beat wav 6 Track 3 choose drum wav T Track 4 is moo0 wav Open Sound Files in Multi wet Track Moving We will now move the tracks around to align them to play at certain places 1 Left click on waves wav in track 1 This will select it 2 Right click on the sound and drag to the left As you can see the sound file moves along the timeline si Flush it at the beginning 4 Depending if snapping is on move track 2 beat wav to just after the initial rise of the waves sound file about 5 seconds in 5 Move track 3 drum wav so that it begins right after track 2 ends again if snapping is enabled 6 For now move track 4 mo0 wav out of the way IE to the right for now File name CoolEdit_ User pmd Last modified 03 06 02 Vise esr e eain a eee A s lear Ad 3 Lewgey 0 p 1 8 953 goan Pe a a i ima ToGo pirmi pijpt an ta ta iy da Pay i ra d s 1 i CF CSSSSSSCSS0 SSO G pgi kae E k a di r hk h w A 4 d L 4 ar Se Mee Le weem Oe he bee ON TORR Dee ORE Sound Files Placed Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual e7 Loop Duplication To create the rhythm for this work we will loop repeat some of the sounds 1 Left click on beat wav in track 2 Then right click on it From the context menu choose
17. ght Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 03 06 02 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual 20 4 In the new dialog box make sure that CD Recording is checked E Record Control Joj xj Options Help MILI CO Audio Line Ir Microphone Balance Balance Balance Balance Ha e ged ie ged e ad Volume Volume Volume Volume Record Control T Select we Select Select Select Advanced 5B Live Wave Device 5 Because you will be receiving an analog signal its recommended to not have the volume control at its highest setting for the CD Audio Else you have a chance of having the sound recorded at too high a volume 6 Exit out of this menu Playing and Recording We will now chose the track we want to record and then record that track 1 First we will create a new sound in the Single track mode Go to the File menu and choose New New Waveform Resolution Y 8 bit f 16 bit 32 bit float Channels E Mono f Stereo Sample Rate 2 A dialog box will appear make sure it is checked to stereo 16 bit and 44100khz Then push OK 3 A new blank single track will be created ahs Please insert the Audio CD Programs like Windows Media Player may try to start Exit out of these Cancel Help ddi New waveform Depending on what version of windows you are using plus what sound card this menu make look different than
18. hone sounds suing character strings Noise Random background noise is created Tones Will creates tones based on properties the user chooses These are advanced functions and will not be covered File name CoolEdit_User pmd Last modified 03 06 02 Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual 15 OPTIONS You can turn on off certain functions of Cool Edit inside this menu Options Window Help Most of these are self explanatory Loop Mode An Important one to remember is the Windows tow Timed Record l Mixer which controls where sound input is Monitor Record Level F10 iG Show Levels on Flay and Record accessed trom Midi Trigger Enable F Scripts and batch Processing Allows you to Synchronize Cursor Across Windows modify and process multiple sound files at once Windows Mixer Settings Advanced not covered Scripts amp Batch Processing Settings 4 Toolbars Add Subtracts toolbars from the Shortcuts Keyboard amp MIDI Triggers interface Toolbars b WINDOWS This will display the current sound file displayed plus any others that may be hidden behind Window Help The checkbox shows what sound file is in the G 104041 mp3 forefront While the unselected are the others that are currently open in the background w Untitled Waveforms List F9 File name CoolEdit_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002
19. l be different between multi and single track mode Pe ACERA CASES EGER Ses Been ero Eee EES 0 06 637 A This portion controls the current displayed portion of the sound file The green area shows the current portion of the sound file s B This controls the up and down motion of the sound file s C This shows the current position on the timeline of the sound file and can also be used to scuttle through the file File name CoolEdit_ User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 03 06 02 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual 8S The cursors can change depending where you are in the sound area This is used to move the green area at the top of the sound area or through the time code at the bottom This allows you to scrub through the sound file m Example Scrubbing This is used to zoom in or out of the sound file by either the top bottom or side To access it you left click on the mouse and drag ar Example Zooming TOOL GROUPS The tool groups are icon based representations of some of the tools available through the menu This area is customizable HEAR Pesce gt a tele wes B amp M O OZO OoOo O By right clicking on a blank area of the tool groups area you can bring up a menu to choose which toll groups you would like displayed oof a E ie 2 r E a P DOl l Multitrack File Multitrack Edit Multitrack view Multitrack Options Stat
20. ndo commands special paste mix and track functions View Display or hide toolbars and options Transform Contains filters Generate Add Make a sound of noises Analyze You can find out properties of the sound Options Playback and hardware options Help Offline and web based help FILE The single track File menu can open the following sound formats 8 bit signed sam Microsoft ADPCM wav A mu Law Wave wav Next Sun au snd ACM Waveform wav NMS vce vce AmigalFF 8SV X iff sux Pika ADPCM 8000 Hz vox AIFF aif snd Samplevision smp ASCII Text Data txt Vbase ADPCM vba Creative Sound Blaster voc Windows PCM wav Dialogic ADPCM vox PCM Raw Data pcm raw Diamond Wave Digitized dwd MPEG3 mp3 DVI IMA ADPCM wav File name CoolEdit_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 03 06 02 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual EDIT 13 The single track Edit menu allows for the editing and copying of a track Edit View Transform Generate Analyze F Can t Undo Repeat Last Command Fz E w Enable Undo Set Current Clipboard Copy Ctrl C uk Ctrl Paste Ctrl V Paste bo Mew Ctrl ShiFk h Mix Paste Ctrl ShiFk Copy bo Mew Insert in Multitrack Ctrl M Insert Play List in Multitrack Select Entire Wave Delete Selection Ctrl 4 Delete Delete Silence Trim Ctrl T zero Crossings Find Beats uto ue Snapping Adjust Sample R
21. nes 25 Se e nE SU A N EE E E E EEEE A A EAA AEE T AEE 30 File name CoolEdit_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 03 06 02 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual 3 COOL EDIT PRO OVERVIEW Cool Edit Pro is an advanced multi track sound editing program for Windows It has the following but not limited too main capabilities Sound Filters via DSPE Digital Signal Processing Effect Multi track function Up to 64 simultaneous tracks Accepts plug ins to expand its capability Ability to create batch process files gt o What is Multi track Multi track allows a sound program to play more than one sound file at a time Cool Edit can play up 64 sound tracks at once A sound file At the left 4 tracks are able to be 0 06 637 teen am E played at different times oo TANG Wete Sewo 1847 M7 ZSTIIZI HE Pee File name CoolEdit_ User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 03 06 02 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual A INTERFACE OVERVIEW When you start Cool Edit Pro you most likely will be presented with something similar to the below dt Wew Transform Generate Analyze Favorites Options Window Help dq DEER BES EEaNaee a 22 2 2 af Ef ale Track Switch gouda card 0 00 000 4 00 000 000 000 munna AAR Vew 000 000 000 000 0 00 000 Tee ead Oo CC Lr Bt I I I I I I I TI aaiae aana I I I I aA REDAT
22. plitude then Normalize File name CoolEdit_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 03 06 02 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual e 3 In the Normalize change the 100 to 95 and the hit OK Iv Normalize to 100 A Decibels Format i Normalize LA Equally _Cancel DC Bias Adjust fo Before After jee be Hpmgo ca DOO Hee it sis sl Select and Modify We will now Select and Modify a portion of the file and put add a filter to this portion 1 In the track window choose an area then click and drag to the left The area you do this too will become highlighted BODO cen mong Mee air M a E a E E er E er S t D E a h r E S tee are ee Shooet R so 00W 44700 Tete Sweo WiK pan HEM aee OO Ate Example Selection Please Note Hitting the spacebar at any time will stop start Playback of your selection File name CoolEdit_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 03 06 02 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual r Ja 2 Go to the Transform menu Time Pitch then choose Pitch Bender In the Pitch Bender Menu choose Squirrley Hit OK and the filter will be applied to the selection I Spline Elat Zero Ends J Quay Level Vey Good Beven OK Torte Losing Power Bange fs semitones _ Core Up a Whole Step C ET BPM with base of 120 BPM Cancel Help Length wil change from
23. stroy Waves Shifk Backspace File name CoolEdit_User pmd Last modified 03 06 02 Undo Undo last command Cross fade Fade In Out between two tracks that slightly overlap Mix Down Mix down the selection or the entire timeline to one stereo or mono file Loop Duplicate Duplicate current selection sound file Convert to Unique Copy Takes current sound se lected and turns it into a separate file Mute Waveform Mute Lock in Time Does not allow sound file to be moved Splice Allows you to cut the sound file to move portions of it around Merge Rejoin Rejoin Splices Insert Delete Time Add or Delete silence into the timeline Select all waves Selects all waves in the timeline Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual continued Edit View Insert Transform Options Help Undo Envelope Alk Backspace Wave Block Info Punch In Take History Miz Gown d Loop Duplicate I i Crossfade Convert to Unique Copy I I Mute waveform Lock in Time Lock For Play Only Allow Multiple Takes Splice Merge Rejoin Splice Insert Delete Time Select All Waves Chrl a Adjust Boundaries Trim uk Full Group Waves Snapping d Refresh Mow Remove Wave Blocks Shift Backspace Destroy Waves VIEW 17 Adjust Boundaries Will temporarily trim the sound selected in the timeline to the selection Trim Will delete all
24. t in the same directory and name it moo0 wav Click Save Save Waveform As beak wav drum waw Mog waw mood wary myname Way WAVES WAY File name Save az type windows PCM waw Options W Save extra non audia information Free Space SSOMB 4 SMB 239MB w 150MB w OMB wo S426MB w OMB Temp Dir Save Help EXERCISE 3 OPEN AND EDIT A MULTI TRACK 20 min Open First make sure your in the Multi track mode Then go to the File menu Open from the list choose Windows PCM wav Open the following files beat wav drum wav moo0 wav and waves wav As you will see none of the wave files are displayed This is because they have opened up in the single track mode To now Import the movies into multi track go the track and right click on it The context menu should appear File name CoolEdit_User pmd Last modified 03 06 02 Mis Down bo Track Create Ermpky Viayeforrn es Insert Delete Time eee Mute mogl way Sola Solo This Track Orly Record YWolume Par Track Info Recording Device Playback Device Select ll Waves in Track Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual 25 4 In the context menu go to Insert then from the drop down list choose waves wav The sound will open in the first track starting in the position your sound fil
25. the track The same effect can be had by zooming in out Display Time Format Allows you to work with sound via different time formats Vertical Scale Format Allows you to scale the vertical display of the sound Convert Sample Type Allows to convert sound file into other format an example would be from stereo to mono Status bar Displays information at bottom of windows Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual TRANSFORM 14 All filters to modify the sound file are located under this menu Transform Generate l _ Invert Reverse Silence Directs H Amplitude Delay Effects Filters Moise Reduction Special Times Pitch T F F F F F GENERATE Creates Sounds in selection file Generate Analyze F l l Silence DTMF Signals Moise Tones ANALYZE FAVORITES Invert Inverts the sound file selection Reverse Reverses sound file selection Silence Silences sound file selection Amplitude Filters to modify loudness of sound file selection Delay Effects Filters to add echo and reverb of sound file selection Filters Filters to modify sound file Noise Reduction Filters to reduce clicks hiss from sound file selection Special Filters with non specific function Time Pitch Filters to modify speed or pitch of sound selection Silence Will add create silence at marker DTMF Signals Creates P
26. us Bar Level Meters File name CoolEdit_ User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 03 06 02 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual 9 PLAYBACK ZOOM This area contains the all relevant tools to zoom in and out of the sound file s You can select an area an zoom in You can also see your current position in the sound file s by the current time position in the middle The sound area contains the playback area the zoom area the current position and track selection time 0 00 000 Playback Zoom Current Position Track Length Selection Zoom Vertical The functions of the playback Stop Play Current Selection Pause Play To End Loop Rewind to Begin Fast Forward Fast Rewind Forward to End Record Iro mmgyouW p File name CoolEdit_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 03 06 02 University of Arizona Cool Edit Pro User Manual 10 The Zoom tools are split into 2 sections The group on the left is for Zooming horizontally The far right is forr Zooming vertically Zoom In Zoom Out Zoom to full file Zoom to Selection Zoom to Selection Beginning Zoom to Selection End Zoom Out Horizontal Zoom In Horizontal LFOMNMOOW LYS The Time and Selection tools are in the mid to right potion mele melele P meer The time code shows the current position of head The Selection Menu shows items
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