Apple Soundtrack - Manual (Page 47)

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Getting Started with Soundtrack
This chapter describes what projects you can create in
Soundtrack, and how to work with windows, use layouts,
play projects, and set Soundtrack preferences.
Overview
In Soundtrack, you create and work with multitrack projects. Multitrack projects let you
arrange audio clips in tracks in the Timeline and synchronize them to a video clip. You
add clips to the Timeline from the Media and Effects Manager or from the Finder, and
can also record audio directly into tracks. Each track has controls you can use to adjust
volume and pan, mute or solo the track, add effects, and adjust effect parameters. The
Timeline also includes busses and outputs with similar controls. You can mix a project
in the Timeline, and automate volume, pan, and other controls using envelopes in the
Timeline.
You can export a project mix to an audio file, which you can import into
Final Cut Express or another application. You can also export selected tracks, busses,
and outputs or export a project to a QuickTime movie.
For information about creating, saving, and working with projects, see Chapter 5,
“
Working with Projects ,” on page 77.
Note: The audio files used in a project are not stored as part of the project file. The
project file only saves references (pointers) to their location on disk. This keeps the size
of the project file relatively small, and lets you use an audio file in multiple projects.