Editing

Each track has an editor that can be opened using the Edit button located on the right hand side of the track. The Tempo Editor affects the tempo of MIDI tracks, and optionally audio tracks as well. The Song Editor can remove or insert parts and affects "everything" (tracks, automation, markers etc.).

All editors feature a "needle" which indicates the current transport position (its position equals the value of the transport's position indicator). The thumb at the top of the needle can be moved using the mouse. At the top of every editor is a Time Bar that shows either seconds or bars (can be changed in the Editing Options section). Clicking this bar will move the needle to the corresponding position and the transport's position indicator will be updated accordingly. You can also grab the time bar with the mouse and drag it left or right. In this case the transport position remains unchanged unless the needle moves out of the visible area. Double-clicking the time bar starts the transport, clicking stops it.

Selecting a part

A part can be selected by left-clicking the editor's display and dragging the mouse while keeping the mouse button down. The selection can be resized by dragging its beginning or end. The editor will scroll horizontally automatically if the mouse approaches the left or right side of the editor.


Selecting, before

Selecting, after

Resize, before

Resize, after

Moving or copying a part

The selected part can be moved. The part is copied if the Option key is pressed while moving.


Move, before

Move, after

Copy, before

Copy, after

Stretching or warping a part

Resizing the selected part while the Command key is pressed stretches (or shrinks) the part. The part can be 'warped' using this key as well. It's recommended to make sure any monophonic audio tracks use the monophonic transpose algorithm. Use their editor's Edit button to access this option (a part needs to be selected for this button to be enabled).


Stretch, before

Stretch, after

Warp, before

Warp, after

Tweakable Edits

MultitrackStudio features 'tweakable edits', which means that after performing an edit (for instance pasting some audio) you can tweak the edit (for instance adjust position and length of the pasted part, adjust volume, or even add effects). Every time you make an adjustment the initial edit will be completely redone, thus ensuring optimal sound quality. An edit is tweakable as long as the selected part is surrounded by a dotted line.

Common Editor features

Most editors feature the following buttons:

In addition the "More" buttons offers:

All editors have a popup menu with these options:

Editing Options

The editing options area at the top of the main window contains several options concerning editing.


Editing options