On the timeline, Cues, Tracks, and Regions (Waveform Regions, CueLinks, and Subsequences) are displayed together. They can be located precisely along the time axis and authored.
Item | Description |
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Cue Track | A Track that represents the whole Cue and on which you can organize the markers and blocks for example. Events are also displayed on this Track. |
Track | An area on which regions, such as Waveforms and Sub Sequences, can be arranged. Regions can be moved precisely by dragging them. |
Track Color | Each regions under a Track is displayed with a selected color. The color can be changed by clicking on the Track Color area (on the left). |
Time Ruler | Displays the time. The unit of the Time Ruler can be changed. By dragging the bar above the time display, the horizontal zoom level can also be changed. |
Display Unit | Time (msec), Frames, or Bars/Beat can be selected as the display unit of the Time Ruler. When Bars/Beat is selected, the value of the tempo is enabled and can be changed. |
Marker | A marker can be added anywhere on the timeline through the context menu of a Track. A marker can be moved by dragging it. Markers can be added via the Track's context menu. Available marker types include Loop marker and Sequence end marker, etc. |
Automation setting | Can add Automation. Can select and edit the Automation curve. |
AISAC icon | This icon indicates whether an AISAC has been added or not. If yes, this icon is highlighted in color. AISACs can be added through the Track's context menu. |
[Mute] button | Specifies whether or not to mute audio for each Track. When the mute button is ON, the region on the Track is grayed. When the [Mute] button of a Cue Track is turned ON or OFF, the [Mute] buttons for all the other Tracks are turned ON or OFF accordingly. |
Playback cursor | A cursor that indicates the preview playback position. The cursor position does not affect the playback at run-time. |
Vertical/horizontal scale change slider | Sliders to change the display size of the Tracks. By sliding the knob rightward, the display is zoomed in and by sliding the knob leftward, the display is zoomed out. |
Volume slider | A slider to change the volume of a Track. By operating the volume slider of a Cue Track, the volume of the Cue can be changed. A random range cannot be specified here. Use the volume/pitch Inspector to edit it. |
Region | A general term for audio data that was placed on the tracks. There are three types of Regions: Waveform Regions, CueLink, and Subsequences. Regions can be moved to any point in time by dragging it. It can also be moved to another Track. |
In order to be able to play back a long sequence from any position, the starting time of the preview playback can be changed by clicking on a suitable position on the time ruler.
The border of a selected region is highlighted.
By dragging regions while holding the Cmd key (Ctrl key in Windows) , the position of the item can be precisely adjusted along the time axis.
By dragging regions while holding the option key (Alt key in Windows) , the region can be duplicated.