Apple Soundtrack Pro 2 - Manual (Page 241)

Chapter 6 Editing Audio Files 241
Opening the File Editor Project View
You start working in the File Editor project view by creating an audio file project,
opening an existing audio file project, or opening an audio file in the File Editor.
To create a new, blank audio file project:
m Choose File > New > Audio File.
You can create an audio file project from a clip and open it in the File Editor. Audio file
(.stap) projects let you edit nondestructively.
To open an audio file project in the File Editor project view, do one of the following:
m Choose File > Open (or press Command-O), locate and select the project or file, then
click Open.
m Drag the project or file over the Soundtrack Pro icon in the Dock.
m In the Timeline, double-click the audio clip.
m In Final Cut Pro, select a clip, then choose File > Send To > Soundtrack Pro Audio File Project.
m In Motion, select an audio track, then choose Edit > Send Audio to Soundtrack Pro.
You can also open the original file in its native format in the File Editor. Editing the
original audio file means that when you save your changes, you overwrite (replace) the
original file with the edited one.
To open an audio file in its native format in the File Editor project view,
do one of the following:
m Select the clip, then choose Clip > Open in Editor.
m In the Timeline or in one of the media tabs, Control-click a project or file, then choose
Open in Editor from the shortcut menu.
m In Final Cut Pro or Motion, Control-click an audio clip, then choose Open in Editor from
the shortcut menu.
When you open a clip from the multitrack window, if the clip is part of a larger audio
file, the File Editor zooms in to the length of the clip. A marker is added to mark the
start and end points of the clip.
When you open a stereo audio file in the File Editor, the left channel appears in the
upper part of the waveform display, and the right channel appears in the lower part.
You can have multiple audio file projects open in Soundtrack Pro and cut and paste
between them, but only one project can play back at a time.