Metric Halo SpectraFoo Version 1.5 - Manual (Page 18)

The Use Internal Clock command allows you to choose between an internal and external clock source for the cur-
rently selected input hardware. If the hardware supports changing the clock source, this command will be enabled.
Generally, you will want to use an external clock if you are recording or monitoring a digital input signal. You
may want to use the internal clock when you play material from a capture. Sound MAnager input paths always use
the internal clock.
Captures Menu The Captures menu is used to control the Capture List Window which is described later in this
Manual. You can use the commands in the Captures menu to Load, Save, and Delete Captures. You can also tell
SpectraFoo to warn you if it is about to remove an unsaved capture from the system’s memory.
The Save Selected Captures command will save all of the captures that are currently selected in the Capture List
Window. If any of the selected captures have not yet been saved to disk, you will be prompted for a name and
location to save the file.
You can use the Trim Audio to Loop Points in the save dialog to cause SpectraFoo to save only the audio
between the start and end loop points of the capture. This provides a convenient method to destructively trim audio
files.
The Save Selected Captures As command will allow you to save each of the currently selected (in the Capture
List Window) captures to a fresh location or with a fresh name. You will be presented with the save dialog for
each capture in turn.
The Load Capture command allows you to load any AIFF or SoundDesigner II file as a capture.
The Delete Selected Captures removes the selected (in the Capture List Window) captures from SpectraFoo’s
memory. If the Ask About Unsaved Captures command has been selected, for each capture that has been
changed and is being deleted, SpectraFoo will ask if you want to save the changes. A capture that has never been
saved is considered to be changed.
The Ask About Unsaved Captures command, when checked, causes SpectraFoo to ask you if you want to save a
capture that has been changed or has never been saved before it is deleted from memory. The state of this com-
mand is remembered as a preference. You may want to turn this off if you have made a large number of captures
and want to delete them all or quit SpectraFoo without being asked about each capture in turn.
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