Audio file projects – Apple Soundtrack Pro 2 User Manual
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Chapter 3
Setting Up Soundtrack Pro
For more information, see:
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Creating and Opening Multitrack Projects
Basic Mixing in Soundtrack Pro
Audio File Projects
Soundtrack Pro allows you to edit individual audio files (sometimes known as waveform
editing) using Soundtrack Pro audio file projects. However, unlike most waveform editing
applications, Soundtrack Pro allows you to edit your audio files nondestructively by
keeping track of the actions you have performed on your audio file.
For more information about Soundtrack Pro audio file projects, see Chapter 6, “
You can remove, disable, or reorder past actions at any time or save actions as AppleScript
documents that you can use to batch process other audio files. Actions you can perform
include trimming audio, copying and pasting parts of the waveform, normalizing or
amplifying levels, applying effects, and applying noise, pop, and click reduction.
Soundtrack Pro audio file projects are stored in Mac OS X packages (or bundles). A
package appears to be a single file in the Finder but actually contains a collection of
files such as the original audio file, temporary render files, and the list of actions
applied to your audio file.
Important:
So that you benefit from nondestructive editing, the default option for
saving edited audio files is as a Soundtrack Pro audio file project. Soundtrack Pro
usually does this automatically any time you apply any command or effect from the
Process menu or the Edit menu to a clip in the Timeline. For more information on when
Soundtrack Pro automatically creates audio file projects, see “
Editing Works in a Soundtrack Pro Multitrack Project
You can open the following audio file formats in the File Editor:
 Soundtrack Pro audio file project
 AIFF
 WAVE
 Sound Designer II
 NeXT
 QuickTime movie containing audio tracks
 CAF (Apple Core Audio Format)