Apple Soundtrack Pro 2 - Manual (Page 219)

Chapter 6 Editing Audio Files 219
Frequency Selection Tool Guidelines
Here are some further guidelines for editing in Frequency Spectrum view with the
Frequency Selection tool:
 All paste edits, including paste, paste mix, and paste repeat, are supported for
frequency selections.
 Pasting to an ordinary (full frequency range) selection follows the same conventions
as in the Waveform view.
 Pasting to a narrow frequency range causes the contents of the Clipboard to be
filtered before being pasted. This filtered result is added to the result of applying the
complementary filter to the original audio with any necessary truncation or
zero-padding if the length of the selection is greater than or less than, respectively,
the length of the Clipboard audio data.
 When you switch between Frequency Spectrum view and Waveform view, ordinary
(full frequency range) selections are preserved, but any narrow frequency range
selections are reset.
Processing Audio Files
You can process audio files in the File Editor in a variety of ways. You can choose
processing effects and other operations from the Process menu and apply them to an
entire file, or select part of the file and apply the effect to the selection. When you
choose an item from the Process menu, the item appears as an action in the Actions
list. The Process menu contains the items described in the following sections.
Choosing Processing Effects
The Effects submenu contains an extensive set of professional audio effects you can
apply to an audio file or a selection. The audio effects in the Effects submenu are the
same as the realtime effects you can apply to tracks, busses, and submixes in the
Timeline. For information about individual effects in the Effects submenu, see “
Audio
Effects Included with Soundtrack Pro ” on page 331 and the Soundtrack Pro Effects
Reference document, available in the Help menu.
The effects included with Soundtrack Pro are categorized by type in the Effects
submenu. Below these effect categories is a submenu for Mac OS effects. If you have
installed third-party Audio Units effects on your computer, additional submenus for the
third-party effects appear at the bottom of the Effects submenu.
When you apply a processing effect from the Effects submenu, the floating advanced
settings window for the effect appears. Processing effects windows are nonmodal,
allowing you to click a window behind the effects window (for instance, the Timeline or
File Editor window) to move the playhead or adjust the selection range.