Manual - Minnetonka Audio
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1. 7 Fade In 7 Fade Out 7 Normalize 7 Sample Rate Convert 7 Volume 4 Pitch Shift 7 Time Stretch 7 SurCode for Dolby Digital vc Mastering EQ V Mastering Limiter Vow Mastering Reverb x Multi band Compressor rocessinc jain 29 97 df is Figure 2 14 2 2 1 1 Load Save and Set as Default If you have output options that you use frequently you can save them using the Save button and recall them using the Load button AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 14 Main Screen When you click on the Save button it brings up a dialog see Figure 2 15 LO O B Save Output Options Saving output options Save As myFavoriteFormat OutputOptions BE Desktop E A search BI Zeke y 1 2 3 Dolb Tools app Network C 1 2 5 Dolb Client app 0 3 Tiger 9 1 2 7 Dolb ecoder app 4 Macintos m 2_cpl_bw_ _b4rev ac3 i SHARE D 2hours wav 4 4hours wav 6 frqstp 48 448 bpj B 6 frgstp 48 640 bpj bch rotate PL2 L wav A Applications t Desktop jeff 6 Music E DE testfil 4 Och_rotate_PL2 R wav i a 3 inh I E T A Figure 2 15 Here you give your options file a name and hit Save The options will be saved with a filename extension of Output Options This set of options can be retrieve later by clicking on the Load button You favorite output options can become AWE s default output options Just select your desired outp2. Song10 aiff Song11 af Song11 aiff Song12 aiff Song12 aiff Figure 1 1 With Audio Tools AWE this is very easy to do The entire job is completed with these four simple steps 1 Select the input soundfiles 2 Select the process es 3 Select the output folder 4 Submit the job for processing The rest is handled by AudioTools AWE AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 3 2 Main Screen Main Screen Figure 2 2 shows the AudioTools Audio Workflow Engine AWE main screen Screen Selection Tabs File Browser Input Structure gt Antares Audio Technologies PP input Group 1 Hot Folder b Audio 5 Movie dialog trackwav AudioSpecs txt 7 Movie1_effects_track wav jAuth DigitalPerformer 4 0 i Moviet music track wav gt BPtesttree aj Movie1 Surround Mix 6 3 Moviet_surround_mix_L wav v CD 1 soundfiles Movie surround mix R wav Song 01 edited wav i f Moviet surround mix C wav 5 Song 02 edited wav rj Moviet surround mix Lfe wav Song 03 edited wav H Movie1 surround mix Ls wav y Song 04 edited wav H 5 Movie1_surround_mix_Rs wav 7 Song_05_edited wav 7 Song 06 edited wav 1 Song 07 edited wav 7 Song 08 edited wav Song 09 edited wav Song 10 edited wav y Song 11 edited wav i Song 12 edited wav P CD 2 soundfiles p s File Properties CD_4_soundfiles ChaseTrace txt Default gt Default Group P Default Group 1 Desktop DB _ Desktop DF d
3. page 41 Menu Items 3 1 2 4 Job Queue Preferences Figure 3 48 shows the Job Queue Preferences tab Jl AudioTools AWE Preferences Output Device Folders Auto Load Job Queue Appearance Surround Hot Folder Figure 3 48 The Job Queue Preferences instruct AudioTools AWE on how to handle an error while processing a Job Stop Processing will stop all processing in the Job Queue when an error occurs Continue Processing on Next File will stop processing the file that is currently being worked on and will go on to process the remaining files in the Job Continue Processing on Next Job will stop processing of all remaining files in the current Job and will start processing the next Job that is listed in the Queue AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 42 Menu Items 3 1 2 5 Appearance Preferences The Appearance tab lets you show or hide the Processors when AudioTools AWE is deactivated when it 1s not the currently active program see Figure 3 49 This automatically gets all of the Processor UTS out of the way when you want to switch to another application AudioTools AWE Preferences Output Device Folders Auto Load Job Queue Appearance Surround Hot Folder Figure 3 49 Audio Tools Y AWE User s Manual page 43 Menu Items 3 1 2 6 Surround Preferences When using interleaved soundfiles it is necessary to define the channel order This
4. This submits the current Job to the Job Queue The name of the current Job 1s shown at the top of the main screen The list of Jobs already in the Job Queue can be seen on the Job Queue tab of the main screen This menu item does the same thing as clicking on the Submit button at the bottom left corner of the Active Job Status window seeSection 2 5 Active Job Status window 3 2 7 Submit Saved Jobs to Queue This command submits Job or a collection of Jobs to the Job Queue all at once To make a collec tion of Jobs for submission simply place the Job files the ones ending in bpj into a folder When you select Submit Saved Jobs to Queue it will bring up a dialog for selecting a Job or a Job folder If a folder 1s selected AudioTools AWE will search through that folder and all subfolders and load every Job found into the Job Queue 3 2 8 Save as Job Template A Job Template saves the Processing Chain and the Processor settings You can at a later time load this same Processing Chain into AudioTools AWE to use in a different Job 3 2 9 View Current Job Log This does the same thing as the View Log Button in the Job Control window see Section 2 4 2 Job Control AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 49 Menu Items 3 3 View menu Figure 3 57 shows the View menu Refresh AR Figure 3 57 3 3 1 Refresh This causes the File Browser to refresh 3 4 Job menu Figure 3 58 shows the Job menu New G
5. and normalization mixing and manipulating channel data concatenation Audio Signal Processing alters the essence of a waveform Types of signal processors include equalizers and dynamics spatial effects such as reverb or modulation time and pitch manipulation noise reduction many more the list 1s practically endless Some types of signal processing are only available in software Other types are only available in hardware Many are available in either although in this case for some users only a certain quality is available 1n hardware AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 1 Introduction Format Conversion 1s any function that changes the type of data within an audio file Examples of format conversion include PCM transcoding e g to from WAVE AIFF MP3 or SDII sample rate and bit depth conversion Perceptual encoding and decoding as in MPEG Dolby DTS AAC and others Note that while signal processing is used in functions such as sample rate conversion and percep tual encoding it is useful to consider Format Conversion as a distinct category within audio pro duction workflow generally applied during a delivery phase We can consider Audio Workflow tasks as either unique tasks or automated tasks Unique tasks apply to individual audio files or a subset of audio files within a larger environment For instance within a Pro Tools session you might apply a fade curve or a DSP effect to a
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8. Manual page 47 Menu Items A file browse window will come up for selecting a Job to open AudioTools AWE Job files have a bpj extension see Figure 3 55 P etn Open f T l al a MUR lt gt E IH Batch Output 7 Q search Feke Name Bate Modified ea Network B CD project l bpj Today 1 38 PM E Tiger B CD project 2 bpj Today 1 38 PM 2 Macintosh HD 8 CD project 3 bpj Today 1 38 PM if SHARE CD project 4 bpj Today 1 38 PM HE Desktop Y jeff 9 Documents Bi Movies 6 Music r3 Pictures 4 PL2 tests J Test Projects J Encoder res 3 Input Sound Cancel Open Figure 3 55 3 2 3 Open Recent When you click on Open Recent it brings up a list of previously opened Jobs see Figure 3 56 New p Open 40 Open Recent CD project 4 bpj CD project 3 bpj 4 CD project 2 bpj amp CD project l bpj Save db N Save As 035 Submit to Job Queue 107350 Save As Job Template Clear Menu Print Job a6 P View Current Job Log Figure 3 56 You can click on any Job in the list to open the Job You can clear the list of Recent Jobs by click ing on the Clear Menu item Audio Tools AWE User s Manual page 48 Menu Items 3 2 4 Save This saves the current Job under the current file name 3 2 5 Save As This saves the current Job under a different filename 3 2 6 Submit to Job Queue
9. Normal lt E 2 Sample Rate Convert es 2 Volume Pitch Shift 7 Time Stretch Vi Batch Pro Encoders SS 7 SurCode for Dolby Digital ax Mastering EQ ia Mastering Limiter sx Mastering Reverb ik Multi band Compressor Processing Chain Output File Formal A Figure 2 12 A window also appears in the upper right This 1s the processor s dialog where you can adjust the processor parameters AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 12 Main Screen You can choose multiple processors to be in the chain see Figure 2 13 Processor List Bypass bant CTT dl Save an 1 nd o del itc nd imr cmq 7 Concatenate gt 7 cut By NORMALIZE 2 Insert Silence 7 Trim Time Get Level From gt Each File Entire Job Normalize Level amp oo dB o m Normalize 7 Sample Rate Convert 7 Volume 7 Pitch Shift 7 Time Stretch veame Pre ENCUDN emee 7 SurCode for Dolby Digital es VS Mastering EQ Gx Mastering Limiter Vow Mastering Reverb Sax Multi band Compressor Processing Chain Output File Formal A Fade Out Nornmaliza Processing Chain Figure 2 13 Each time you double click on a new processor the new processor will be added to the end of the chain You can move a processor to a different location on the Chain Drag it and drop the processor to the location that you want A vertical line will appear to show where the
10. Processing tab of AudioTools AWE You can still bring up any processor s user interface in the docking area by selecting that Processor in the Chain 3 4 7 Scan for Processors This selection makes AudioTools AWE scan your hard drive looking for all the Processor plug ins currently installed on your computer The list of Processor plug ins will appear on the Processor List on the Processing screen see Section 2 2 Processing Screen 3 5 Window menu Figure 3 62 shows the Window menu Minimize ob M Zoom Bring All to Front Untitled Figure 3 62 3 5 1 Minimize This removes AudioTools AWE from the desktop and places it on the dock This is the same as clicking on the yellow button in the upper left corner of the AudioTools AWE main screen 3 5 2 Zoom If AudioTools AWE fills the entire desktop 1 e is maximized this will cause it to change to a smaller size If AudioTools AWE does not fill the entire screen this will cause AudioTools AWE to become bigger and fill the Desktop This 1s the same as clicking on the green button in the upper left corner of the AudioTools AWE main screen AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 52 Menu Items 3 5 3 Bring All to Front 3 6 Project Window Currently AudioTools AWE can only have one Job open at a time The Job name will appear at the bottom of the Window menu AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 53 Processors 4 Processors A
11. button it will be labeled as Stopped see Figure 2 33 Fo m Priority Figure 2 33 If a stopped Job 1s restarted it starts processing again from the beginning of the Job AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 29 Main Screen 2 4 2 3 Resume Queue Button If a Job was paused the Resume button will cause the Job to start processing again The Queue remembers which soundfiles were processed when the Job was paused and resumes processing with the next unprocessed soundfile in the Job 2 4 2 4 Pause Queue Button If a Job is currently processing this button tells the Queue to finish processing the current sound file and then stop The Queue will remember which soundfiles in the Job have been processed so that they will not need to be processed again when the Job is resumed 2 4 2 5 Delete Job Button This button deletes the selected Job s from the Queue 2 4 2 6 View Log Button This button brings up the log file for the selected Job see Figure 2 34 Figure 2 34 AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 30 Main Screen The log file can tell you when a Job was started and completed and notify you of any errors in processing 2 4 2 7 Open Job Button This takes the selected Job in the Job Queue and loads it back into AudioTools AWE for editing Once open you can change Input files Output options and Processor se
12. files AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 8 Main Screen 2 1 3 File Properties window The File Properties window shows the properties of soundfiles see Figure 2 9 File Properties Figure 2 9 The File Properties window displays the properties of any soundfile that is selected in the Input Structure window or the File Browser Audio Tools AWE User s Manual page 9 Main Screen 2 2 Processing Screen Figure 2 10 shows the Processing screen Processor List Processor User Interface Processing Chain Normalize Output File Format Figure 2 10 AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 10 Main Screen When you first bring up the Processing screen the Processing Chain and the Processor User Inter face sections are blank see Figure 2 11 Normalize Output File Format Figure 2 11 AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 11 Main Screen The available processors are listed in the Processor List window To use a processor double click on it or drag it into the Processing Chain window The processor will appear in the Processing Chain window as a small box see Figure 2 12 User Interface of Selected Processor Processor List 2 Concatenate r Zon m FADE IN Z Insert Silence 7 Trim Time Length 00 00 00 00 48 0 00 0 10 Enter text for Fade Type longer times Fade In E Linear 7
13. is set in the Surround tab of the AudioTools AWE Preferences window see Figure 3 50 AudioTools AWE Preferences Output Device Folders Auto Load Job Queue Appearance Surround Hot Folder Pro Tools Film LCR Rs LPE be Figure 3 50 3 1 2 7 Hot Folders Preferences The Hot Folder feature starts a new job whenever a new soundfile is placed in a Hot Folder Some programs most notably Pro Tools do not write a soundfile in a single operation but rather they write the soundfile in small chunks To prevent AWE from starting a Job before the soundfile is completely written the Hot Folders option lets you set an amount of time for which there is no AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 44 Menu ltems activity in writing the input file This period of inactivity signals that the input file is now com plete and ready for AWE to process see Figure 3 51 AudioTools AWE Preferences Output Device Folders Auto Load Job Queue Appearance Surround Figure 3 51 3 1 3 Hide AudioTools AWE This removes AudioTools AWE from the desktop AudioTools AWE is still running in the back ground 3 1 4 Hide Others This removes all running applications from the desktop except for AudioTools AWE 3 1 5 Show All This makes all running applications visible on the Desktop AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 45 3 1 6 Quit Audio Tools AWE Menu Items This will close the AudioToo
14. run high priority Jobs will be pro cessed first then medium priority Jobs then low priority Jobs Jobs within each priority are queued and run based on when they were submitted 2 5 3 Start Job Queue When selected this checkbox will cause the Job Queue to start processing when a Job is submit ted if it is not already running AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 32 Main Screen 2 6 Preview window The Preview window is an audio playback transport that you can use to monitor your soundfiles The Preview window can monitor both input soundfiles and output soundfiles Figure 2 37 shows the Preview window Time Display Time Format Selectors Source File Button me Preview Source File 29 97 df e Pr Re der ss Transport Pre Render Button Loop Button Playback Position Slider MultiChannel Level Meters Figure 2 37 You can select an input soundfile for playback by clicking on a soundfile on the Input tab in either the File Browser window or the Input Structure window You can select an output soundfile for playback by clicking on a file on the Output tab in the Output Structure window Note The Output file can only be played after the Job has been processed If you try to play an Output file before the Job has been processed you will get an error message 2 6 1 Transport Buttons The buttons at the bottom are standard transport buttons From left to right they are Go to star
15. single region or a group of regions Likewise you might convert a single file from 44 1K to 48K to import into a video session Automated tasks apply the same set of processing tools with uniform parameter settings to any number of files The advantage of processing audio in an automated mode is that you can set up your audio processing once for all files and process them without user intervention Of course the scope of the advantage depends on the scope of the task Sample rate converting a few 3 minute files is a fairly simple task that you can manually perform easily However manually performing the same sample rate conversion task on 48 tracks in a movie soundtrack session would consume resources for much longer Now consider the goal of applying several processing tools to that same set of files For instance applying a fade in fade out trim silence limit normalize paste a 2 pop and sample rate convert quickly becomes a time consuming task that requires sporadic user intervention and quite a bit of waiting while your computer is tied up performing the calculations Automating processes does more than save the time and human resources it takes to perform the task By automating a task we remove the possibility of many human introduced errors Reduc ing the error rate means reducing the time and resources spent on verification and quality control AudioTools AWE is a tool for editing signal processing encoding and converting audio fil
16. Hz not kHz with no text The acceptable range is 8000 to 192000 The Set Sample Rate Only do not resample does not do a sample rate conversion but only rewrites the soundfile to play back at a different rate This will cause the playback time to be changed and the pitch to be shifted similar to varispeed 2 3 8 Bit Depth AWE can convert files to bit depths of 16 bit 20 and 24 bit and to 32 bit floating point Dither is optional AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 21 Main Screen 2 3 9 Channel Management Clicking on the Channel Management button just below Bit Depth brings up the Channel Man agement window see Figure 2 26 F 1 Fl al Bii e 6m s T r S LS v P Tz Figure 2 26 2 3 9 1 Interleave This selection will cause grouped mono input channels to be placed into a single interleaved out put file 2 3 9 2 Uninterleave This selection will cause the channels from an interleaved input file to be written to separate mono output files 2 3 9 3 Channel Selection The Only write the following channels to output checkbox lets you decide to output only a sub set of all of the channels present AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 22 Main Screen 2 3 9 4 Dolby E Decoder This option allows you to write each Program in a Dolby E file to a separate output file 2 3 10 Output Sets AWE can create multiple output file formats simultaneously L
17. Tools Y AWE User s Manual page 34 Main Screen 2 6 5 Time Display source The time display source is chosen by the bottom pull down menu see Figure 2 39 Source TC File Position File Start File End Figure 2 39 Source TC will display the timecode in the soundfile If the soundfile does not have timecode the time display will show a series of dashes File position shows the amount of time from the start of the soundfile File Start shows the timecode at the beginning of the soundfile if the soundfile has timecode If the file does not have timecode File Start will show all zeros File End shows the timecode at the end of the soundfile if the soundfile has timecode If the file does not have timecode the time display will show the total length of the file 2 6 6 Enable Chain If you are playing an Input soundfile and the Enable Chain box is checked the sound will go through the Processing Chain that 1s shown on the Processing tab of the main screen This will allow you to adjust the parameters on the Processors and audition the changes You can adjust the parameters in real time during playback Individual Processors can be temporarily taken out of the chain by using the bypass feature There are 3 ways to activate bypass 1 Control Click on that Processor and select Bypass from the menu 2 Click on the Bypass button in the upper right corner of the Processor see Figure 2 40 A red X appears
18. anual page 55 Processors 4 3 Device I O Figure 4 65 show the dialog for the Device I O processor RT A 4 ILL TL E 1 4 J Figure 4 65 The Device I O processor makes it possible to run the audio through external gear To do this you must be able to assign inputs and outputs on a soundcard connected to your computer The first thing to do is to set the number of Channels Next select the Input and Output devices from the pull down lists Any soundcard that is connected to your computer and recognized by your computer will be on the list The Input Channels list and the Output Channel list show how the software audio channels are mapped to the soundcard s physical 1 o channels It takes time for the signal to go out and come back This will cause the audio to be time shifted to a later time in the output soundfile To prevent this you can apply delay compensation AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 56 Processors 4 4 Fade In Figure 4 66 shows the dialog for the Fade In processor HS e PEE 1 LL A IS LE CRI 00 00 02 21 Figure 4 66 The Fade In is processed at the beginning of the soundfile You can type in a Fade In time or you can use the slider to set the Fade In up to 10 seconds The Fade In curve can be Linear or Log AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 57 Processors 4 5 Fade Out Figure 4 67 shows the dialog for the Fade Out pr
19. anual page 24 Main Screen 2 3 10 5 Output Panel Expand Collapse To simplify the view or save space each output panel can be collapsed This is done with the tri angle in the upper left corner of the panel Then the triangle points down the panel is expanded When the triangle points to the right the panel is collapsed see Figure 2 29 Figure 2 29 2 3 10 6 Output Panel Save Load The settings in an output panel can be saved out and loaded later into another AWE project output panel The buttons for saving loading settings are in the upper right corner of the panel 2 3 10 7 Output Panel Remove Clicking on the Remove button in the upper right corner of an output panel will remove the panel from the Output tab AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 25 2 4 Job Queue Screen Main Screen The Job Queue Screen keeps track of the progress of Jobs submitted for processing see Figure 2 30 Job Queue Control Name Status Job Queue Control CD_project_1 bpj CD_project_2 bpj CD project 3 bpj Completed Running Queued Stop awewe Pasc QUEUE Active Job Status Preview submit Job Queue Priority Medium Medium Medium Figure 2 30 2 4 1 Job List Job Progress Job Progress Source File A Job is a processing task that you submit to the Job Queue The Job is the complete description of input files processing operations and output files The Queue is th
20. ctures CF PL2_tests 2 Test Projects C2 Encoder res Ie Input Sound myJob bpnj 12 28 06 11 10 AM qwertty bpj 12 29 06 3 33 PM timec bni 12 29 06 3 49 PM New Folder Cancel Figure 2 20 Select a folder and click on the Open button AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 18 Main Screen 2 3 4 File Properties Figure 2 21 shows the File Properties window on the Output screen Y 4 7 H E File Properties Figure 2 21 This shows the properties of any selected soundfile or selected Channel File Group in the Output Structure list To select a soundfile just click on the soundfile in the Output Structure List Note The Output File Properties can only be displayed after the Job has been processed If the Job 1s not yet processed the File Properties window will be blank 2 3 5 File Name Modifiers Figure 2 22 shows the File Name Modifiers window r File Name Modifiers Figure 2 22 The input filenames are generally used as the output filenames in a Job The File Name Modifiers allow you to change the output filenames You can add the date time or Job name to the beginning Prepend or end Append of the filename You can also add your own text by typing the text into the Custom textbox AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 19 Main Screen The Replace option searches the filename for the text that you specify and replaces i
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22. e list of Jobs that you submitted to be processed Jobs in the Queue are processed first in the order of priority and second in the order that they were submitted AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 26 Main Screen Figure 2 31 shows the Job List in the Job Queue screen D Priority Figure 2 31 This is the list of all Jobs currently in the Queue The status can be Completed Running process ing or Queued waiting to be processed The Priority determines the order in which the Jobs will be run see section 2 5 2 Priority AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 27 Main Screen 2 4 2 Job Control The Job Queue Control buttons let you control Jobs in the Job Queue see Figure 2 32 Job Queue Control Stop duete a D SUITE COCE Pause Queue Delete Job Ie Lr E view Log Figure 2 32 The Start Stop Pause and Resume buttons work on the entire Job Queue whereas the Delete Job and the View Log buttons work only on the selected Job Audio Tools AWE User s Manual page 28 Main Screen 2 4 2 1 Start Queue Button This button causes the Job Queue to begin processing Any Jobs that were stopped and not com pleted will be processed rn Job Queue Control Pause Queue 7 elete Job TTi 3 View Cog 2 4 2 2 Stop Queue Button This button stops the processing of the Job Queue If a Job was processing and was interrupted by the Stop
23. e location to create an Output folder see the top of the Output Structure list When you choose Use Specified Location you can enter a path to be used as the default loca tion of the Output folder The Append Job Name to Path option applies to both of the previous selections This option will add a and the Job name minus the bpj extension to the Output folder name AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 40 Menu Items 3 1 2 3 Auto Load The Auto Load preferences determines the operation of automatically loading multichannel input files see Figure 3 47 AudioTools AWE Preferences Output Device Folders Auto Laad Job Queue Appearance Surround Hot Folder St as Default Cancel Figure 3 47 The Auto Load feature automatically loads all existing channels of a multichannel file group based on the channels indicators just before the filename extension To use this feature drag the left channel file to the Input Structure The Numeric Auto Load looks for a channel number indicator before the filename extension for example MySoundfile 1 wav The Alpha Auto Load looks for one to three letters before the filename extension for example MySoundfile L wav The Auto Load recognizes that this is the first of a collection of soundfiles and it automatically brings the other soundfiles of the collec tion into the Channel File Group Audio Tools AWE User s Manual
24. es in an automated mode so they can be used elsewhere AudioTools AWE 1s the tool that provides that automation The user specifies input files configures a chain of one or more processors sets parameters for each processor and submits the Job to the Job Queue All files are automatically processed and placed in the specified output location 1 2 In Use AudioTools AWE consists of four main screens Input Processing Output and Job Queue These four screens correspond to the four steps of audio processing Specify input files and organize the Job Structure 2 Drop processors in the order of processing and set parameters of each processor 3 Specify Output details such as destination directory and Job Output format AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 2 Introduction 4 View and control the Job Queue including Queue State detailed Status and Job Prior ity 1 2 1 Example of Use Sometimes it is necessary to perform the same processing operation on multiple soundfiles Say for instance that you are assembling a CD You have 12 songs that were recorded and edited at 24 bit 96 kHz You need to change the bit depth to 16 bits and the sample rate to 44 1 kHz Figure 1 1 Input Folder Output Folder Song1 aiff Song1 aiff Song2 aiff Song2 aiff Song3 aiff Lo a Song3 aiff Song4 aiff Song4 aiff Song5 aiff E Song5 aiff Song6 aiff E Convert Z Soong aiff z 24 96 to 16 44 1 Songg9 aiff Songg9 aiff Song10 aif
25. et s say for instance that you want your input files to be converted to two different output file formats wav and mp3 To do this you will add another output format panel by clicking on the Add button for Output Sets see Figure 2 27 Figure 2 27 Audio Tools Y AWE User s Manual page 23 Main Screen This adds a second output panel to the output tab see Figure 2 28 IC Output Structure E Users Set As Default gt 4 v Desktop Browse v myWaveOut i stb _ Bob s Boogey wav Down with Disco wav n e Early Morning Blues wav Ed s New Groove wav _ Funky Sax and Piano wav i 48kHz e Gotta Git a New Guitar wav a _ Joe s Jazz Sonata wav Monday Morning Jam Session wav Rockin the House wav _ Sarah s Fantastic Beat wav Time to Get Down wav P SR mrm v myMP3out v Improv1 Bob s Boogey mp3 Down with Disco mp3 ii Early Morning Blues mp3 Ed s New Groove mp3 El aie ta New Guitar Joe s Jazz Sonata mp3 l 7 Monday Morning Jam Session mp JOWSe File Properties 44 1 kHz x s pese None pum Active Job Status Preview Source File 29 97 edil File Position PreRender i sume CE Figure 2 28 In each output panel you can set the file format and destination So in this case for each file in AWE s input tab AWE will create two output files Audio Tools AWE User s M
26. evlist txt dff File Name Path File Type Number of Channels Sample Rate Bits Per Sample Length 23 98 fps Channel Active Job Status Preview SR ETIME Job Submission Figure 2 2 Movie1_surround_mix_L wav Recording Project Soundfiles Movie1 surround mix L wav WAV 1 48000 16 L Source File 29 97 df i PreRender se ar Transport Audio Tools Y AWE User s Manual page 4 Main Screen The bottom part of the screen the Active Job Status window and the Preview window always remain the same The top part of the Main Screen changes depending on which tab you choose see Figure 2 3 The Input Tab select the audio files or groups of files you want to process The Processing Tab select the way you will process the files edit normalize encode etc The Output Tab select output file location format and name The Job Queue Tab prioritize control and keep tabs on your jobs Processing Output Job Queue Figure 2 3 The Input screen is where you select soundfiles to be processed The Processing screen is where you choose processing operations The Output screen is where you choose the location for the output soundfiles the file format and names The Job Queue screen is where you can monitor the progress of the Jobs that are being processed The Active Job Status window at the bottom left is where you submit a new Job for processing The Previ
27. ew window at the bottom right lets you listen to soundfiles both before and after pro cessing Audio Tools AWE User s Manual page 5 Main Screen 2 1 Input Screen Figure 2 4 shows the Input Screen File Browser Input Structure File Properties File Browser Input Structure Hot Folder j CD 1 soundfiles gt Antares Audio Technologies P Audio sf Song 01 edited wav AudioSpecs txt fi Song 02 edited wav jAuth DigitalPerformer 4 0 7 Song 03 edited wav K BPtesttree 1 Song 04 edited wav 6 7 Song 05 edited wav Song 06 edited wav Il i Song 07 edited wav 1 Song 08 edited wav 1 1 Song 09 edited wav 1 7 Song_10_edited wav 1 A Song 11 edited wav I 1 Song 12 edited wav v CD 1 soundfiles 7 Song 01 edited wav y Song 02 edited wav Ji Song 03 edited wav i Song 04 edited wav Song 05 edited wav Song 06 edited wav Song 07 edited wav Song 08 edited wav Song 09 edited wav Song 10 edited wav 1 Song 11 edited wav J Song 12 edited wav b CD 2 soundfiles EXEYES adf adf add CD3 m File Properties CD 4 soundfiles aud File Name Song 02 edited wav gt ChaseTrace txt Default Path ICD 1 soundfiles Song 02 edited wav E File Type WAV Default Grou se Default G 1 Number of Channels 2 De DB Sample Rate 44100 K DF Bits Per Sample 16 E devlist bxt Length 23 98 fps 00 04 04 02 Active Job S
28. ferences Output Device Folders Auto Load Job Queue Appearance Surround Hot Folder nO Figure 3 45 The Output Device Preferences sets the audio output of the Preview window The Channels selector lets you choose from 1 to 8 channels of audio if the soundcard will per mit For each channel there will be a line for selecting Location Device and Output Location is the speaker location such as Left Right and Center A pop up menu lets you select from all of the commonly used speaker locations Device 1s the actual physical soundcard used Generally Built In Audio is available on most com puters Any other soundcards connected to your computer will appear on this list You can choose to use any soundcard that 1s available on your computer Output is the physical output channel number on the soundcard For instance if you are playing 2 channels on a 4 channel soundcard you might choose Outputs 1 amp 2 or Outputs 3 amp 4 AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 39 Menu ltems 3 1 2 2 Default Output Folder This specifies the default location for output processed files see Figure 3 46 AudioTools AWE Preferences Output Device Folder Auto Load Job Queue Appearance Surround Hot Folder Browse Figure 3 46 When you choose Create Processor SubFolder Under the First Input File s Location AudioTools AWE will use the path of the first soundfile in the Input Structure as th
29. in the button when bypass 1s active Mute Figure 2 40 Audio Tools Y AWE User s Manual page 35 Main Screen 3 Click on the Bypass button at the top of the Processor User Interface see Figure 2 41 The Bypass button turns blue to indicate that bypass 19 active 94 Bypass E Y Mute Selection In Point Qut 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Y Crossfade Edit Points 10 ms Linear Log Figure 2 41 The Enable Chain feature is automatically selected anytime you are listening to input soundfiles and you have the Processing tab selected Please note some Processing plug ins my not run fast enough for you to listen to them in real time If the Processors cannot keep up you will hear skipping in the playback This will not affect the quality of the soundfiles produced by the Job Queue 2 6 7 Loop The transport can do looped playback The start time and end time of the loop are set by the In and Out windows under the Loop but ton You can type in the times manually or you can set the times on the fly while listening by using the Set buttons To perform looped playback click on the Loop button The button will change to an amber color to indicate that looped playback 1s active Then click on the Play button on the transport The playback will loop indefinitely 2 6 8 Pre Render Some plug ins will not run fast enough to be auditioned in real time Whe
30. ls AWE application AudioTools AWE will ask 1f you want to close without saving 3 2 File menu Figure 3 52 shows the File menu New Open Open Recent Save Save As Submit to Job Queue Submit Saved Jobs to Job Queue Save As Job Template Print Job View Current Job Log Figure 3 52 3 2 1 New 0 365 TES HO 130 When you select New a second menu appears see Figure 3 53 New Open Open Recent Save Save As Submit to Job Queue Submit Saved Jobs to Job Queue Save As Job Template Print Job View Current Job Log Figure 3 53 p XO db 35 360 130 db L AudioTools AWE User s Manual Empty Job rd From Template page 46 Menu ltems 3 2 1 1 Empty Job This menu selection closes any current Job and creates a new Job with a blank screen for Input Processing and Output 3 2 1 2 From Template The Processing Chain from a Job can be saved as a Job Template see Section 3 2 8 Save as Job Template This Job Template can be used to start a new Job and automatically load the Process ing Chain from a previous Job 3 2 2 Open This will open a Job that you have saved previously If there is currently a Job open opening another Job will close the current Job AudioTools AWE will ask if you want to save the current Job see Figure 3 54 Alert Do you want to save the current job first Figure 3 54 AudioTools AWE User s
31. n 4 12 Crossfade Edit Points AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 60 Processors 4 8 Normalize Figure 4 70 shows the dialog for the Normalize processor Figure 4 70 The Normalize processor 1s designed to set different files to the same volume level The level can either be based on the Absolute Peak level or the Peak Average level The Scan feature lets you find out in advance the Peak levels in the soundfiles so that you can make decisions on how much the levels need to be changed AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 61 Processors 4 9 Sample Rate Convert Figure 4 71 shows the dialog the Sample Rate Convert processor 50 Sample Rate Convert Penas end Load SAMPLE RATE CONVERT Target Sample Rate 96 kHz HJ Conversion Quality Good fast gt Better fa Best slow Figure 4 71 The Sample Rate Convert processor can accept input sample rates of 44 IKHz 48kHz 88 2kHz 96kHz 176 4kHz or 192kHz and can convert to 44 TKHz 48kHz 88 2kHz 96kHz 176 4kHz or 192kHz The Sample Rate Convert processor automatically senses the input sample rate You select the output sample rate with the Target Sample Rate pull down menu If the Output File Type see Section 2 3 6 File Type 1s set to Preserve Input Sample Rate then the Sample Rate Convert processor determines the sample rate of the soundfiles produced by AudioTools AWE If the O
32. n a plug in cannot keep up you will hear skipping in the Playback For these instances the Pre Render button can be used to audition the plug in The Pre Render button will pre process a length of audio you specify the time in the secs box and then play it without skipping AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 36 Menu Items 3 Menu Items 3 1 The AudioTools AWE Menu Figure 3 42 shows the AudioToolsTM Audio Workflow Engine AWE menu About AudioTools AWE Preferences 86 Hide AudioTools AWE dH Hide Others AH Show All Quit AudioTools AWE 0 Figure 3 42 3 1 1 About AudioTools AWE This brings up the About AudioTools AWE window see Figure 3 43 Go to AWE Support Figure 3 43 This window provides information about the software version number and contact information for support Audio Tools AWE User s Manual page 37 Menu Items 3 1 2 Preferences This brings up the Preferences window see Figure 3 44 AudioTools AWE Preferences Folders Auto Load Job Queue Appearance Surround Hot Folder Built in Audio Figure 3 44 There are 7 tabs at the top for choosing Output Device Preferences Folders Preferences Auto Load Preferences Job Queue Preferences Appearance Preferences Surround Format Preferences Hot Folder Preferences Audio Tools Y AWE User s Manual page 38 Menu ltems 3 1 2 1 Output Device AudioTools AWE Pre
33. ocessor elu iz Load Save E TL ee My FADE OUT ee Length 00 00 00 00 48 0 00 0 10 Enter text for langer times Fade Type f Linear O Log Figure 4 67 The Fade Out is processed at the end of the soundfile You can type in a FadeOut time or you can use the slider to set the Fade Out up to 10 seconds The Fade Out curve can be Linear or Log AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 58 Processors 4 6 Insert Silence Figure 4 68 shows the dialog for the Insert Silence processor Figure 4 68 This processor inserts a segment of silence into the soundfile The soundfile is longer after this process The dialog lets you set the amount of silence to insert and whether to add it to the beginning or the end of the soundfile For information on Crossfade Edit Points see Section 4 12 Crossfade Edit Points AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 59 Processors 4 7 Mute Figure 4 69 shows the dialog for the Mute processor 00 00 32 27 Ii Figure 4 69 The Mute processor creates a silent segment by turning the gain down to oo dB for that segment The Mute process does not change the length of the soundfile The Set In and Set Out buttons let you set the in point and the out point on the fly why listening to the soundfile For information on Crossfade Edit Points see Sectio
34. or by typing a value into the textbox Clicking on the Reset button automatically resets the volume to 0 dB 4 12 Crossfade Edit Points For any Processors that create splice points you are given the option to perform a short crossfade at the splice points to avoid the possibility of a click in the audio These processors include Con catenate Cut Insert Silence Mute and Trim Time Figure 4 74 shows the Crossfade Edit Points controls wi Crossfade Edit Points 10 ms f Linear o Lo g Figure 4 74 When the Crossfade Edit Points checkbox is checked crossfades are performed at the splice points You can choose between a Linear or a Log crossfade AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 64 Processors This manual is current for AudioTools AWE version 1 5 Copyright 2007 2008 2009 2010 Minnetonka Audio Software Inc All rights reserved Audio Tools AWE User s Manual page 65 17113 Minnetonka Blvd Suite 300 Minnetonka MN 55345 USA Phone 1 952 449 6481 www minnetonkaaudio com Ziegelbahn 59 D 41747 Viersen Germany Phone 49 2162 1062622 europe minnetonkaaudio com oO a fj V i oN co O n zi gt 0 my
35. processor is being dropped You can also replace a processor with another processor Drag the new processor over the top of the existing processor and drop it When you click on one of the processors it becomes selected The color of the selected box becomes brighter to indicate that it 1s selected The parameters entry dialog for the selected pro cessor appears in the upper right A processor can be removed by Control Clicking on the processor and selecting Delete The entire Chain can be cleared by Control Clicking on an empty area in the Chain and selecting Clear Chain from the pop up menu AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 13 Main Screen 2 2 1 Processor Docking A processor s user interface can be moved from the Processing Screen to the computer desktop When the processor UI is on the desktop it stays open even if the processor is not selected in the Processing Chain You can have UI s of multiple processors open at all times When the processor UI is on the AudioTools AWE screen it is said to be docked When the pro cessor UI is on the desktop it is said to be undocked If a processor s UI is too big for all of it to be displayed in the AudioTools AWE screen it may be necessary to undock it to reveal the entire UI see Figure 2 14 lob Queue eoo Multi band Compressor Toa i Eye toast Sa erm Gv a blen Kr 4 Insert Silence 2 Trim Time 7 DevicelO
36. roup t a amp G New Channel File Group 725 C Delete Selected Rename Selected Dock Selected Processor 03D Close Undocked Processors Scan for Processors HP Figure 3 58 3 4 1 New Group This creates a new empty Group on your Input Structure When you click on New Group a Win dow comes up asking you to name the new Group see Figure 3 59 New Group Cancel Figure 3 59 AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 50 Menu Items 3 4 2 New Channel File Group Multichannel recordings made of mono soundfiles can be easily grouped using Channel File Groups This menu item will bring up a window where you can name the new Channel File Group see Figure 3 60 Cancel Figure 3 60 This creates a list of channels to which you can assign soundfiles see Figure 3 61 E Inpub structure Figure 3 61 3 4 3 Delete Selected This deletes the selected soundfile s or Group s from the Input Structure 3 4 4 Rename Selected This lets you retype the name on a single selected line either a soundfile or a Group in the Input Structure AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 51 Menu Items 3 4 5 Dock Selected Processor This moves the selected Processor to the upper right hand section of the Processing tab of AudioTools AWE 3 4 6 Close Undocked Processors This closes the dialog for all Processors which are not docked in the upper right hand section of the
37. t Rewind Stop Play Fast Forward Go to end If you click on the Rewind button multiple times the rewind speed doubles each time The same 1s true for the Fast Forward button Audio Tools Y AWE User s Manual page 33 Main Screen 2 6 2 Slider The slider located above the transport buttons can be used to seek to any arbitrary location in the soundfile 2 6 3 Time Display The time display shows hours minutes seconds frames or hours minutes seconds milliseconds depending on the format setting see Section 2 6 4 Time Display Format 2 6 4 Time Display Format The top pull down menu to the right of the time display lets you choose the time display format see Figure 2 38 23 98 Zd 25 29 97 29 97 df 30 50 59 94 60 Real Time Frames Seconds Sample Figure 2 38 The numbered selections are timecode formats They are displayed as hours minutes sec onds frames The Real Time format is displayed as hours minutes seconds milliseconds The Frames format is only for use with Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus encoded files The Frames format shows a single number which 1s a count of Dolby encoded frames The Seconds format shows a single number which 1s the number of seconds from the start of the file The Sample format shows a single number which is the number of audio samples from the start of the file There is a check mark next to the format that is currently selected Audio
38. t with other text or no text at all 2 3 6 File Type AWE can output files as WAVE wav AIFF aif MP3 mp3 and Sound Designer II sd2 AU 8 bit W64 64 bit and AC3 if used with a Dolby Digital plug in If you select WAVE or MP3 there are additional options These options become available by clicking on the Options button see Figure 2 23 Figure 2 23 When WAVE output is chosen there is one option available relating to SD2 input files see Figure 2 24 This option lets you save the Regions of a SD2 file as separate WAVE output files Cancel Figure 2 24 AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 20 Main Screen When MP3 is output is chosen the usual MP3 encoding parameters are selectable see Figure 2 25 such as the Bit Rate 320Kbps r Best Slow Y Cancel EE Figure 2 25 2 3 Sample Rate AWE has two types of sample rate conversion available 1 A mastering quality 64 bit sample rate converter for fixed sample rates of 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 and 192 kHz 2 A converter that will convert to any custom sample rate you choose The mastering quality sample rate converter lets you choose the trade off between processing time and quality with the pull down that lists Good Fast Better and Best Slow The Custom sample rate converter lets you select any output sample rate by typing it into the text box The sample rate must be typed in as a number
39. tatus Preview Source File 29 97 df e p Pre Render d sum EMM Figure 2 4 AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 6 Main Screen 2 1 1 File Browser window On the left is a File Browser window see Figure 2 5 D 1 soundrfiles Figure 2 5 You can use the File Browser to select Input Soundfiles The buttons on the right side of the titlebar let you choose between tree view and column view see Figure 2 6 Figure 2 6 2 1 2 Input Structure window On the upper right 1s the Input Structure window This 1s where you identify the input soundfiles You can copy soundfiles from the File Browser to the Input structure by double clicking on the file or by dragging the file to the Input Structure You can also drag soundfiles from the Desktop or the Finder AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 7 Main Screen Input soundfiles are organized into Groups Your Job can have one Group or multiple Groups If you drag a soundfile into an empty Input Structure window it automatically creates an item called Input Group 1 see Figure 2 7 You can also double click on a file or folder to add it to the Input Structure Input Group 1 jl Song 7 wav Figure 2 7 You can rename the Group by Control Clicking on the Group and selecting Rename You can create a new Group by going to the Edit menu and selecting New Group or by Control Clicking on the Input Str
40. ttings The Job should be saved after editing in order to keep the changes 2 4 3 Job Progress The Job Progress window shows how close the currently processing Job is to completion see Fig ure 2 35 Job Progress Figure 2 35 The Active Job progress meter show how much of the entire Job 1s processed The Active File progress meter shows how much of the currently processing soundfile is completed The Files Complete Total shows how many soundfiles have completed processing as compared to the total number of files in the Job AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 31 Main Screen 2 5 Active Job Status window Figure 2 36 shows the Active Job Status window Currently Active Job Current Status Job Progress rn Active Job Status submit Medium 1 Submit Button X Priority Automatic Queue Start Figure 2 36 2 5 1 Submit Button When you have a Job all set up and want it to start processing you hit the Submit Button The Job will be placed in the Job Queue and will start processing immediately if no other Jobs are cur rently being processed The Job status will appear to the right of the Job name This will be the same status that is displayed on the Job Queue page The progress bar tells you how much of the Job is completed 2 5 2 Priority You can select a priority level for each Job submitted to the Queue The priority can be low medium or high For Jobs that are queued up and waiting to
41. ucture title bar and selecting New Group If you drag a folder of soundfiles into an empty Input Structure window the folder name will become the Group name and the soundfiles will appear under the Group name Dragging a folder to any location in the Input Structure window will create a new group with the folder name You can drag a folder which has subfolders with soundfiles The Input Structure will retain the folder structure and will identify every soundfile in the folder and all subfolders Groups can be removed from the Input Structure by Control Clicking on the Group and selecting Delete Similarly soundfiles can be removed by Control Clicking on the soundfile and selecting Delete 2 1 2 1 Hot Folder On the right side of the Input Structure titlebar are two buttons for setting up a Hot Folder see Figure 2 8 Hat Folder Figure 2 8 A Hot Folder is an input folder that 1s automatically watched by AudioTools AWE When a new input file appears in the Hot Folder AudioTools AWE will automatically submit the new Job for processing The button on left activates the Hot Folder feature The button changes to a lighter color when the Hot Folder feature is chosen The button on the right brings up a browser for selecting the folder to be used as the Hot Folder Once a Job is set up using the Hot Folder feature it must be submitted to the Job Queue in order for AudioTools AWE to start watching the Hot Folder for new input
42. ucture is determined by the Output Options see section 2 3 2 Output Options 2 3 2 Output Options Figure 2 18 shows the Output Options window Figure 2 18 When you select Generate Folder Structure from Project Structure AudioTools AWE generates output folders with the same names as the input Groups and the output soundfiles will be in these folders These folders are all placed in the Output Folder Location see section 2 3 3 Output Folder Location When you select Generate Output to Single Folder none of the input Groups will be carried over to output folders Instead all soundfiles will be found in the Output Folder Location AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 17 Main Screen 2 3 3 Output Folder Location Figure 2 19 shows the Output Folder Location window Figure 2 19 The Output Folder Location determines the path and folder that is at the top of the Output Struc ture To select the Output Folder click on the Browse button This brings up the folder selection window see Figure 2 20 La o e mn 2 Batch Output Zeke a DateMedified Network 2 bpj 12 28 06 3 26 PM 4 Tiger _ aifs bpj 12 29 06 3 46 PM Si Macintosh HD K Default Group 1 12 29 06 3 30 PM SHARE duhzzz bpj Today 10 41 AM duhzzzz bpj Today 10 46 AM ii Desktop duy bpj 12 28 06 3 26 PM der i ob2 bpj 12 28 06 9 59 AM 3 Documents Bi Movies Music y Pi
43. udioTools Audio Workflow Engine AWE is a powerful engine for performing editing and signal processing operations on multiple files AudioTools AWE comes equipped with a number of powerful processors including Concatenate Cut Device IO Fade In Fade Out Insert Silence Mute Normalize sample Rate Convert Trim Time Volume 4 1 Concatenate Figure 4 63 shows the dialog for the Concatenate processor Figure 4 63 The Concatenate processor will splice another soundfile onto the input file either at the begin ning or at the end the head and the tail AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 54 Processors The Apply mono audio to all channels lets you concatenate a mono soundfile to every channel of a multichannel soundfile For information on Crossfade Edit Points see Section 4 12 Crossfade Edit Points 4 2 Cut Figure 4 64 shows the dialog for the Cut processor 00 00 42 15 Figure 4 64 The Cut processor removes a section from the soundfile The processed soundfile is shorter as a result The In Point marks the starting point of the section that is removed and the Out Point marks the end of the section that is removed The Set In and Set Out buttons let you set the in point and the out point on the fly why listening to the soundfile For information on Crossfade Edit Points see Section 4 12 Crossfade Edit Points AudioTools AWE User s M
44. ugh the pipeline of editing processing versioning collabora tion distribution and archiving Solving this challenge means knowing where audio assets are stored providing protected access automating editing and processing where possible tracking changes of individual assets groups of assets and associated meta assets streamlining the collaboration approval and delivery stages of production easily archiving and retrieving assets for later use or reproposing Many audio professionals have developed ad hoc methods for solving these problems a mixture of disparate software hardware user driven asset management and version control and human automated processing where a person performs the same task over and over As the scope of audio workflow grows so do the complexities and requirements of managing audio workflow and content quality control resource allocation issues error rates repeatability A rich integrated environment for digital audio management remains at large AudioTools Audio Workflow Engine AWE is the first step in a streamlined formally archi tected workflow 1 1 Audio Processing Workflow Basics Audio processing workflow can be divided into three basic categories editing signal processing and format conversion Editing includes tasks such as cutting pasting and moving audio from one file or timeline to another mutes trimming and inserting silence fades crossfades gain change
45. ut options and then click on the Set As Default button Now each time you start a new Job these output options will automatically appear in the Output File Format window Audio Tools AWE User s Manual page 15 Main Screen 2 3 Output Screen Figure 2 16 shows the Output Screen File Name Modifiers Output Structure Output Options Sample Rate OS Output Folder Location File Type Bit Depth B so OUI y LL Ol tput Structure E pe e ur OLE d PS ay a IRA HE Set As Dault v Uers v Met i n ee PA L L wa Desktop t lr Batch Output v CD_1_soundfiles Song_01_edited mp3 s Song_02_edited mp3 5 Song_03_edited mp3 1 Song_04_edited mp3 ul Song 05 edited mp3 Browse File Properties E None Channel Management Active Job Status Preview Source File 2997 16 Pr Render gd MIL PR Mesum Figure 2 16 This screen defines where the processed files will be placed and how they will be named AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 16 Main Screen 2 3 1 Output Structure window On the left side of the Output screen is the Output Structure window see Figure 2 17 r Output structure Figure 2 17 The top lines show the path to the collection of output soundfiles Beneath that is the structure of folders and soundfiles The path is set by the Output Folder Location see section 2 3 3 Output Folder Location The output str
46. utput File Format is set to a specific sample rate then the Output File Format sample rate is the sample rate used to make the output files In this case the Sample Rate Convert processor determines the sample rate used in the Processor Chain between the Sample Rate Convert processor and the output Sometimes this is done if it is determined that intermedi ate processors might produce better audio at a higher sample rate The Conversion Quality lets you choose the trade off between processing speed and audio quality AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 62 Processors 4 10 Trim Time Figure 4 72 shows the dialog for the Trim Time processor 00 00 02 06 Figure 4 72 The Trim Time processor cuts a segment of audio from the beginning or end of the soundfile The soundfile is shorter after this process The dialog lets you set the amount of audio to trim and whether to trim it from the beginning or the end of the soundfile For information on Crossfade Edit Points see Section 4 12 Crossfade Edit Points AudioTools AWE User s Manual page 63 Processors 4 11 Volume Figure 4 73 shows the dialog for the Volume processor Volume a Save di Volume Change 0 00 dB Eds 6 Figure 4 73 The Volume processor applies a constant gain change to the entire soundfile You can adjust the volume by moving the volume control knob with the mouse
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