Wantok Goes Linux – A User`s Manual
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1. Universal access le aid Applications gt Sound and Video Playing music from a CD Insert the CD and then click on the Engage tab top left corner and Play Audio CD Unfortunately it isn t possible to upload CDs using Amarok but there are many other ways to do this eg Rhythmbox Note If you are having trouble playing restricted file types MP3 DVD WMA etc go to Applications gt Accessories gt Terminal Type in sudo apt get install ubuntu restricted extras and follow the instructions Settings Help Adding songs to Amarok from computer eee 1 Click on the Settings tab top left corner choose Configure pees Global Shortcuts Amarok select the Collection tab and then select folders that configure Tooipars Configure Amarok you want songs to come from Click Apply and OK 2 Another option is to manually add music by Blaylist Mode Tools Settings Help Add Media Wint A going to the playlist tab top left corner and ak Aenea ETF clicking Add Media S Add last fm Stream J Save Playlist As Ctri S Scheduling Songs Creating playlists Click on the Collection tab left right click on track and select Queue Track Save the playlist by clicking on the icon that looks like a floppy disc which is located in the upper left part of the _ screen Save Playlist As Brasero Disc Burning useful for burning audio CDs Applications gt Sound and Video gt B2. lt http www ubuntupocketguide com download html gt 13 Table of Contents Item Description of Ubuntu System Requirements Installing Ubuntu Introduction to Ubuntu Frequently Used Applications Openoffice org Firefox Rhythmbox Music Player Amarok Brasero Disc Burning Limewire Audacity Audio settings Creating a new session Setting preferences Recording an audio track from an external microphone Importing music from music folder or Cds Digital audio editing basics Toolbars Multi track editing Helpful multi track editing tools 10 Multi track mixing tools 11 Effects 12 Bouncing final mix Uninstalling Ubuntu CONAN AWN 14 Page O O OO WM wmONANNANIANDWDANYN NN FR Re
3. won t remove the program just the icon Two desktops Wie are two squares in the bottom right corner of the desktop One will automatically be selected and if you have windows open it will feature white squares to represent the open windows Clicking from one to the other will allow you to toggle between two desktops Accessing the Internet through a wired connection Make sure any necessary cable is connected Click on the Network Monitor icon in the panel on the upper right side of the desktop It looks like two computer monitors one in front of the other If you have an Ethernet connection and it is configured to connect automatically selecting autoeth should allow you to connect automatically If you need to provide a username and password to connect click on VPN Connections and then select Configure VPN Select the correct tab click add and insert your Internet connection information click okay and then close Then go back to the Network Monitor drop down menu and select your connection from the list At times the Internet connection seems prone to cutting out just reconnect as normal to resume the connection Enabling language support You will need an internet connection to install the required language packages System gt Administration gt Language support eiiiai T Create a USB startup disk 7 Help and Support Select a language from the menu of options by ar i i g i A 4 l A
4. Wantok Goes Linux A User s Manual Compiled and created by Sarah Miller sbmiller riseup net November 2009 To be edited adapted and distributed as required 1 What is Ubuntu Most PC computers come with a Microsoft Windows operating system automatically installed By installing Ubuntu you are replacing Microsoft Windows with a Linux based system What does this mean While Microsoft Windows is a closed source operating system Microsoft owns and controls all information relating to its programs Linux is an open source system which means all the blueprints for the system are available to computer programmers to develop according to their own needs This is why Linux based operating systems come in different flavours Ubuntu is just one of these flavours and is regarded as one of the most user friendly and accessible to the average computer user Many open source and free applications programs are created for Linux systems including some that are very similar to the Microsoft suite of programs many PC users are familiar with These will be described below in section 5 2 Recommended computer specifications to run Ubuntu Information taken from https help ubuntu com community Installation S ystemRequirements Ubuntu should run reasonably well on a computer with the following minimum hardware specifications However features such as visual effects may not run smoothly e 700 MHz x86 processor e 384 MB of system
5. ack Mixing them up will make it harder to keep track of them when you start editing This may mean copying and pasting waveforms from one track into another to consolidate them Then you can delete the empty track Unfortunately Audacity doesn t let you start a new recording on an existing track unless you have just paused a recording and are resuming it It s best to edit each track separately until it s time to be mixed Cut sections you re unlikely to use and paste them into the dump track pieces that you don t think you ll need so you can retrieve them fairly easily if you end up wanting to use them Typically you want to approach editing in the following order vocal track then sound effects then music Music is hardest to edit smoothly so make sure everything else is as locked as possible before mixing in music Some helpful multi track editing tools Split waveform and use time shift tool to move it along track put cursor cursor tool where you want to make split and select Edit gt Split if you want to split a selection use cursor to make selection then Edit gt Split Join two clips by moving them so they re beside each other then use cursor to select region on both sides of split and select Edit gt Join Moving several clips along track without changing their individual placement in relation to each other use cursor tool to select all the tracks you want to include in the move use time shift tool t
6. bout GNOME a cnec ng t support Ox beside It About Ubuntu Hardware Drivers Hardware Testing See this page for further information on language E Lock Screen EY Login window support og Out wantok http platonic techfiz info 2008 08 30 language Spanien Network Tools support in debianubuntu w Shut Down A Printing Adding and Removing software This section includes selections from the Help Topic on Adding Removing and Applications in the main menu Universal Access Updating Applications See this Topic for helpful information on installing new A Accessories programs feh Games f A Graphics gt A package manager is a program that you can use to install remove and upgrade software Software for Ubuntu is provided in the form of packages which are rtemet automatically downloaded by the package manager The package management ig Office program you will be using most of the time is Add Remove Applications under Gi Sound amp Video gt Add Remove Applications quickly installs and removes popular programs as well as providing short descriptions of the program s function and it s ratings Programs that have been automatically included with Ubuntu will have checkmarks beside their names To install a new program check the box beside the program name To uninstall a program uncheck the box Go to Apply changes You can search for ca Jel program
7. by clicking and dragging the icon from the Applications menu When you have launched Audacity The full Audacity manual is available on its website at http audacity sourceforge net help documentation A pdf or html file can be saved to your computer The Help gt Index window suggests downloading the help files from the website in order to access them directly through Audacity when it is running Audio settings In order to be able to record in Audacity or any other program you need to configure the computer s audio settings so that it is taking audio from the right source and playing audio from the right source Make sure your microphone and headphones are plugged into the correct jacks the computer will likely have little symbols beside the jacks to indicate which is which Or they might be colour coded The microphone is usually green the headphones pink HI Double click the Volume Control icon on the upper right side of the panel It looks like a little speaker with a sound wave coming out of it Select preferences and make sure the following boxes are ticked Master Headphone PCM Front Front Mic Boost Capture Input Source Close the window Back in the main Volume Control Window with the Playback tab selected make sure that the Master Headphone and PCM faders are almost all the way to the top The Front Mic Boost fader will likely need to be about half way This fader boosts the signal from the external microphone Then
8. can edit using the Edit toolbar described below the Edit drop down menu in the main menu or using keyboard shortcuts most are like word processing shortcuts they are also listed in preferences 3 Edit Toolbar collection of icons that includes a pair of scissors Note All edits have keyboard shortcuts and can also be executed from the Edit window along the main panel aT of Eim Ea M delete copy paste NHN create silence around selection replace selection with silence oe e undo and redo idp zoom in and zoom out use slider along P P z bottom of window to find part of the waveform you are looking for ase zoom in to fill window with selection zoom in to fit entire waveform in window Multi track editing Every time you start a new recording or import a new audio file Audacity creates a new track You can also add additional tracks by going to Tracks gt Add New Notice the features along the left side of each track window e Mute Solo e Gain overall track volume e Left Right panning e Triangle lets you collapse and expand track size can also do this by clicking and dragging on bottom of track e x in the top left corner of the track will close and delete that track Again when with multiple tracks give each track a specific name that will allow you to keep track of 11 what s on it and try to keep different types of audio separate eg interview track music track sound effects tr
9. ce 1 Voice 2 Music Sound You will see a red bar in the input microphone meter in the middle of the m panel at the top of the EEE i window This meter is monitoring your eoe Audio Track Shift cCtrl N Timer Record N Stereo Track levels Ideally your levels when speaking should be S E somewhere 12dB and 0 dB 12dB is represented by the little line between 24 and OdB The meter isn t that accurate If you need to adjust your levels use the Front L 0 0 0 1 0 Mic Boost and Capture faders in Volume Controls described in previous section in the other window For some reason 1 0 the Input Volume control in Audacity represented by the 0 5 microphone icon and horizontal fader to the right of the a Solo meters does not function in this version of the program ee ree ey When youre ready to record press pause again You should see a waveform appear as the cursor scrolls along the track When you want to finish recording press stop Importing music from music folder or CDs Audacity doesn t appear to be able to import directly from CD You will need to extract the tracks you want using Rhythmbox Music Player Back in Audacity go to File gt Import gt Audio The track will then load as a stereo track Any changes you make in the track will be made in both the left and right channel Digital audio editing basics Audio files are displayed as a waveform a computer s representation of so
10. do passwd Sound amp Video gt Take Screenshot You will then be prompted to type in the new Urverse access gt y Wine gt Text Editor password Cal Tomboy Notes fo Add Remove a Tracker Search Tool Adding a user Go to System gt Administration gt Users G ropicaions races MED E and Groups Press unlock and enter password Press Add D GR Authorizations User Hapani Suppor a Create a USB startup disk mF g ABBIE GNOME E Hardware Drivers Audio Files G EIFE 3 Hardware Testing Note For username do not use spaces or ASCII characters Jf Language Support z Lock Screen E Login window e o bog Out wantak Network Tools For additional information on how to add new users and set yams O shutdown gt printing Player 4 168 Media oy passwords for new users ee https help ubuntu com community AddUsersHowto mm oS Synaptic Package Manager Limewire 2 System Log System Monitor The Desktop B i snd Date See this page for information on the Main Menu in the Update Manager desktop panel http library gnome org users user guide stable menubar html Creating Icons Create desktop icons by clicking and dragging the icon from any of the main menu drop down lists Applications Places System If you want to remove the icon right click and select Move to Trash or s click and drag to the orange recycling box in the lower right corner of the screen This
11. enOffice Word Processor is similar to Microsoft Word It saves files in odt Open Document Text format but can also read doc files It can be opened from Applications gt Office To change a document from odt to another format ie doc in order for it to be read by a Windows user change the file type by going to File gt Save As and selecting the type of file most often this will likely be either a version of Windows doc or a Rich Text File Firefox For browsing the internet Firefox 1s an open source internet browser It can be accessed from Applications gt Internet or from the icon on the desktop panel that looks like a red fox circling the earth cati 5 Places System 3e iy Accessories gt Rhythmbox Music Player For playing music burning CDs and creating playlists to broadcast The default music player in Ubuntu is Rhythmbox X ari i Music Player It can be found under Applications in the 20 gt ee Sound and Video folder go fy Office gt a Sound amp Videc amarok Universal Access Ardour GTK2 Library lt To play a CD insert disk into drive B die lady A Playqueue Rhythmbox Music Player will ee B Music automatically open or you will be e eos Nace Podcasts prompted to choose a program The CD jokosher Audio Editor J astm will appear in the list on the left side of y F Movie Player B ratio the screen under devices Play by ESNS Stores v se
12. epeatedly assigned incorrect one tia names to final bounces For example it would give the file the same name as a MUSIC ssis track that had been imported from a CD earlier To fix this you will need to re insert i uun the file artist information and any other file markers you think will help you search for and identify the file in the metadata window which will appear when you are ae bouncing the final file If this window doesn t appear make sure it is selected in the gt iBreerences p cahe Preferences 6 Uninstalling Ubuntu If Ubuntu has been installed as the only Operating System on the computer not a dual boot system with Windows it appears that the only way to uninstall is by backing up all your files running the full Windows installation disk as though installing Windows for the first time If the computer has been set up as a dual boot system the process looks even more complicated There are a number of internet sites that include suggestions and recommendations but few sites include a thorough and comprehensive guide to uninstallation One link that may be useful is this post on the Ubuntu users list in which the author laments the poor documentation and support for the process and explains how he uninstalled Ubuntu https lists ubuntu com archives ubuntu users 2006 December 102255 html For additional assistance please check out the Ubuntu Pocket Guide at http www ubuntupocketguide com download html
13. ersonal folder x 7 fl Desktop Note There are a number of online sources of radio programs and pieces available for free to community broadcasters For example Unicef Radio http www unicef org videoaudio video_radio html Rabble Podcasts http rabble ca podcasts see Our Podcasts list on right side of window Look for files that can be downloaded eg MP3s rather than streamed This means you will be able to download them to the hard drive and can play them back without an Internet connection To download audio files right click on the hyperlink file name select save file and choose where you want to put the file When the download is complete you will likely be able to click and drag it to import it into your music player program eg Rhythmbox or Amarok Audacity for digital audio editing Audacity is a simple and user friendly audio editing application It will allow you to record and edit multiple tracks apply some basic audio processing effects and mix down multiple tracks to a single stereo audio file The easiest way to install Audacity is through the internet In Ubuntu go to Applications gt Add Remove In the Show window select All Available Applications Search for Audacity in the Search window Tick the box beside Audacity in the search results window and select Apply changes Audacity will now be available through Applications gt Sound and Video You can also create a desktop icon
14. esn t work you will need to figure out how to boot from CD DVD on your particular laptop desktop computer Consult your computer s help section manual or try out the options described below On the Toshiba hold down F12 while re starting computer A boot options menu will appear Select CD DVD option from menu and press enter On the Acer hold down F2 while re starting computer Select Boot from top menu Use F6 key to move CD DVD option to the top of the priority order Select F10 to save changes and exit Computer should continue to boot from CD Once you boot from the CD you have a choice between running the program live from the CD an opportunity to try it out without actually installing it or selecting a full install from the CD menu After you have finished trying out the Operating System on LiveCD you can install by double clicking on the install icon on the desktop See https help ubuntu com community GraphicalInstall for step by step instructions on installing Ubuntu from the CD Please note that the installation disk will not let you install with a blank password When you get to the section on partitioning the hard drives you will have a choice between partitioning the hard drive or starting with a blank disk with no partitions If you re uncertain about this section it 1s best to select one of the Guided Options If you want to be able to run both Windows and Ubuntu on your computer you will need to partition you
15. lank CD A window will pop up giving you a choice of applications to open You can select do nothing Back in Rhythmbox Music Player select the playlist you want to burn and select Burn from the icon menu at the top of the window Create an audio CD from playlist Note To eject disks without using Rhythmbox Music Player or another application right click the icon on the desktop and select Eject Volume Using a music player to stay on the air when there s no one in the studio Show hosts using the Ubuntu system as documented in this manual could record their shows in Audacity by running a line out of the sound board into the computer s line in or mic in jack Station programmers could import those files into the music player A playlist composed of already broadcast shows could be created and played back when no one is on the air Similarly long music playlists could be created and left to run in a set order or on Shuffle EEA marok for playing music and creating Gar show all available applications vy Search playlists a fan ty _ L irra Rsdecomr our Mi kkkkk Amarok is a music player that is great for Ai Graphics nae Moron ee xk scheduling and creating playlists that last a a ii kx specific amount of time ai other ara Get it by going to Applications gt Add Remove ep e amro _ searching Amarok and then checking the box Sones ial and eases au oe KOE a Once it s downloaded find it by going to
16. lecting button on top left side of jamendo Screen or hit the space bar To pause select the play button again Pressing the space bar to pause doesn t seem to work very well as the song will resume playing quickly or i Magnatune Night Life ies To import the music from the CD onto the ee ae select the Devices amp Duplicate Audio CD bed Recently Pla bed 2 Eject extract the entire disk you can click and drag the tracks you want into the Library in the menu on the left of the window The music will then copy from the CD into the Library This will take some time You can watch the progress in the lower right corner of the window Music that has been imported to the library will be on the hard drive See Places menu in the music folder organised by artist Music Edit View Control Help Burning music to CD erase Although there are several different P9 ieee ae ways to burn a CD the easiest way to create an audio CD is by using it 2 naw Plea Rhythmbox Music Player Create a new playlist by going to Music gt Playlist gt New Playlist From the Music Library click and drag the tracks you want to burn to the playlist Or select multiple tracks by holding down the shift key while you select the first and last track of the sequence consecutive songs you want to burn Wisualization Browse Scan Remowable Media When you re ready to burn the disk insert a b
17. memory RAM e 8 GB of disk space e Graphics card capable of 1024x768 resolution e Sound card e A network or Internet connection optional for day to day use but very useful at installation Stage 3 Installing Ubuntu Note Installing Ubuntu on a computer that has been running Windows may cause loss of files on that system See https help ubuntu com 8 10 windows C for information on how to transfer files and settings specifically Transferring your data safely Download Ubuntu from www ubuntu com or use an installation CD Ubuntu 1s distributed over the Internet as CD image files called ISOs ISOs are images of complete CDs compiled into one file To install Ubuntu you will need to burn the ISO file as an image onto a CD or have an existing copy of the ISO file This means your CD burner needs to be able to burn images If you don t have one you can download Infra Recorder from the internet This is a free and open source application recommended by Ubuntu See these sites for helpful installation tips https help ubuntu com community Installation Standard 20installation https help ubuntu com community BurningIlsoHowto https help ubuntu com community BootFromCD When installing or trying the live version of Ubuntu from a CD your computer has to be able to boot from that CD According to the Ubuntu website usually this consists of just inserting the disk into your CD DVD drive and rebooting your computer If this do
18. nd signal to noise ratio are preserved 12 Bouncing final mix file Edit view Tacks Genere Bouncing a mix means compressing the files into a single stereo file ae a You can either export the entire session by going to File gt Export make Recent Files gt sure you mute or delete your dump track if you have one or export a Pisce EEA selection by selecting the tracks or parts of tracks you want to export and Save Project ctri s Save Project As going to File gt Export Selection Check Dependencies 7 n a Open Metadata Editor Indicate where you want to save final file and give it a unique name so you will be able to find it easily Import gt Epon xport Selection nares 3 m Near the bottom right of the window there is a y projects aup drop down menu that allows you to select the file type an 7 e o e Generally it is best to save files in an uncompressed format eg wav If you plan on _ emailing a file or putting it on the internet save it as a wav AND an MP3 file Ogg so abe Vorbis is an open source file format preferred by Linux users A warning window about creating two stereo files will appear select okay To listen to your file go to where you saved it and right click to open with som ais satel Rhythmbox Music Player or click and drag Note When trialing Audacity on Ubuntu the program r
19. o move them all to the left or right Multi track mixing tools Use gain level on left hand side of track to set overall volume for each track Effect Analyze Help Amplify Auto Duck w Use envelope tool to add fades and adjust volume in specific regions sasssoo Change Pitch amp of waveform you can also add fades by using the Fade In or Fade Out ctsnss srees Change Tempo click Rermowal options in the Effects menu Po Equalization Fade Out Effects In order to run an effect on an audio file you need to select the part of the file or the entire file to which you want to add an effect Again the best way to learn what effects do is to experiment with them Remember you can always use Undo Generally speaking less is more when it comes to effects Probably the most frequently used effects in radio production are Amplify increasing the volume of a track or selection Normalize and Compressor Note Wikipedia describes normalization this way Normalization applies a constant amount of gain to the selected region of the recording to bring the highest peak to a target level usually 98 0 3 dB or 100 0 dB This differs from dynamics compression which applies varying levels of gain over a recording to fit the level within a minimum and maximum range Normalization applies the same amount of gain across the selected region of the recording so that the relative dynamics a
20. r hard drives accordingly See this page for instructions https help ubuntu com community WindowsDualBoot 4 Introduction to Ubuntu Note All usernames and passwords are set as wantok or Wantok If you have an internet connection the Ubuntu official and community user generated documentation is very useful See https help ubuntu com for the former and https help ubuntu com community for the latter Additionally the system s Help menu can be accessed through the question mark icon on the left side of the panel on the top of the desktop It 1s quite thorough and useful and most of it doesn t require an internet connection Reading through the New to Ubuntu help section is highly recommended to get acquainted with the Ubuntu desktop and basic functions Access it by clicking on the Help icon and selecting the first topic left column of the window Changing passwords and adding users Changing the user password set during the installation process requires using the system terminal See https help ubuntu com community UsingTheTerminal for introduction to the terminal You can find the terminal at Applications gt Places system OAO Accessories gt Terminal Ep Accessories gt E cacuator wt Games gt a Character Map A Graphics gt Disk Usage Analyzer Internet gt d Manage Print Jobs a New password When the terminal 1S open tial Office gt Ea Passwords and Encryption Keys type su
21. rasero Disc Burning gt Audio Project Click on a song and then click the Add button Click Burn Limewire for downloading music from the internet To obtain this program go to http www limewire com download version ph See the choose your platform option on the download A Linux Ubuntu Debian page and select Linux Ubuntu Desbian When the program is installed it will be found under Applications gt Internet Every time you open LimeWire it will ask you if you want to upgrade to the Pro version a version you must buy Click Later The search window has a section on the left hand side called Select Search Type Select Audio Then search for the song you are looking for according to the criteria options available When the search has finished loading the Lime icon stops spinning double click on the track s you want to download or highlight it and select the green Download button at the bottom of the window A window will likely appear saying Limewire can t find a licence for the track you want to download and asking you if you want to proceed anyway Select yes You can monitor your download at the bottom of the window Downloaded tracks are automatically stored in Homefolder gt LimeWire gt Saved You can click and drag tracks into your music playing program If you are asked whether you want to install a plug in that will allow you to play MP3 files select yes system Je Open your p
22. s by name using the search window Make sure All is aaa MQ Preferences Fea selected in the menu on the left and Show all available RO A Authorizations applications is selected from the drop down menu at the top of the Se gt create a USB startup disk elp and Suppo _ window os F Hardware Drivers About GNOME Ga ae 3 Hardware Testing e ou untu Most if not all of these programs require an internet connection to be BO arguida suot installed i Lock Screen E Login Window Log Out wantok E Network Tools 0 Shut Down ad Printing 4 4 INGE Media sy E avta koa i Software Sources Alternatively a more complex package management program is called Synaptic System gt Administration gt Synaptic Package Manager According to the help section Synaptic is an advanced package management application that can install and remove every package available to your system The interface is graphical like Add Remove Applications but presents much more information and gives you complete control over the software on your computer Finally programs can also be downloaded from the internet See section on Installing a Single Package File in help section or installed from CD see section on Enabling other CDs that can be used to install packages in help section 5 Frequently used applications OpenOffice org for Word Processing OpenOffice is similar to the Microsoft Office suite of programs Op
23. s good results Uncheck both Playthrough boxes if they are checked Leave everything else as is In Quality experiment with different sample rates and formats 44100 Hz is CD quality Note Once you have closed the preferences window you may also need to set the project sample rate which can be found in the lower left corner of the main Audacity window Select the same sample rate as you Selected in preferences Or experiment with different combinations until you have found something that gives maximum sound quality with minimum interruptions and errors In Import Export check Make a copy of uncompressed audio files and Always copy all audio into project Leave the rest as is In Interface make sure Enable cut lines is checked Otherwise leave everything as 1s Recording an audio track from an external microphone The default record setting has been set to mono If recording a single voice it is best to record a mono track If recording music a stereo recording may be preferable To change the recording from mono to stereo go to Edit gt Preferences gt Audio I O In the Recording section select 2 Stereo Channels Select Okay to save changes To activate Record Ready press pause and then record A new track will appear Name the new track by clicking on Audio Track gt Name in the window to the left of the track It is a good idea to give it a name that will let you distinguish between the different tracks eg Voi
24. select the Recording tab Make sure the mic icon isn t muted a little x over the microphone 8 symbol This fader controls the input from the external microphone Finally select the Options tab and make sure Front Mic is selected as the Input Source Keep this window open as you may need to change levels while you are recording Note for some reason these settings kept changing on their own Keep an eye on them Creating a new session In Audacity a session is like a project file Create a new session by opening Audacity and going to File gt Save Project As A folder called Audio Files with a subfolder called Audacity has been created on the desktop Giving the session a unique name and including a date will help you keep track of your session Audacity will create a project file with an aup extension and another folder of files with an _data extension When you are opening a project it is the aup file you want to open If you are working on a large session over a long period of time saving several versions of the session is a good idea as it will allow you to go back to previous versions if necessary It is useful to save your session before you have even started importing or recording audio and to re save often by going to File gt Save Setting preferences Go to Edit gt Preferences In Audio I O experiment with different device settings The ALSA HDA ATI SB ALC268 Analog hw 0 0 for both Playback and Recording Devices give
25. und The nice thing about digital editing is that edits and changes made to audio files can be undone If you re unhappy with an edit just go to Edit gt Undo Or Ctrl Z The best way to learn how to use a digital audio editing program is to experiment and play with all the features Toolbars This refers to the collection of icons found near the top of the main Audacity window 1 Control Toolbar Pause Play Stop Beginning of Track End of Track Record The keyboard shortcut for Play and Pause is using spacebar to Play and P to pause resume from the cursor point rather than going back to start point 2 Tools Toolbar LT cursor to start stop and make selection lt envelope shaper to create fades and shape volume levels of waveforms 5 a bencil for re drawing waveform ignore this magnifying glass for zooming into a point on the waveform hold down Shift key to zoom back 10 out gt time shifter will allow you to move waveforms horizontally along its track to move waveforms vertically ie to a different track you will need to cut and paste it See Edit Toolbar below xk multi tasker will allow you to toggle between different tools by placing it at different positions within the track Make a selection by placing the cursor at the point on the waveform where you want the selection to start then clicking and holding until the end of the selection Once you have made a selection you
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