Editing Audio Track Properties

From the View menu, choose Track Properties to display the Track Properties window. The contents of the Track Properties window reflect the currently selected track.

For audio tracks, you can use the Clip Pool to organize each track's media. The Clip Pool displays each track's clips, the number of times each clip is used on the track, and the path to each clip's media file.

For information about editing track properties for MIDI tracks, see Editing MIDI Track Properties.

NOTE If you want to edit media properties and stretching information, use the Clip Properties window.

TIP Tips:

  • If the Track Properties window isn't visible, you can also double-click a track number to display that track in the Track Properties window.

  • Right-click a track and choose Properties from the shortcut menu to display its properties.

  • When the Track Properties window is visible, properties for the selected track are displayed. Click a track to view its properties.

Set the track's paint clip Closed

To set the active clip, click the space next to a clip's name on the Clip Pool tab. The icon indicates which clip will be used for creating events with the Draw or Paint tool .

TIP You can also click the Paint Clip Selector button in the track header and choose a clip from the menu:

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Filter the contents of the track's Paint Clip Selector Closed

Clear a clip's check box on the Clip Pool tab to remove it from the Paint Clip Selector menu in the track header without removing it from the track. To make the clip available again, select its check box.

TIP If a track has many clips, removing clips from the Paint Clip Selector menu can make the track list easier to navigate.

Add clips to the Clip Pool Closed

Click the Open button to display the Open dialog, where you can browse to clips you want to add to the track.

TIP Tips:

  • Drag a file from the Windows Explorer, Explorer Window to the Clip Pool tab to add a clip to a track and set it as the active clip for creating events with the Draw or Paint tool.

  • Drag a file from the Windows Explorer, Explorer Window to an existing track in the timeline to add a clip to the track and add an event where you drop the clip.

  • You can also use the Chopper window to create new clips from a track's existing media.

  • If you want to add a clip to a track without creating an event, drag a file from the Windows Explorer, Explorer Window and drop it on the Paint Clip Selector button:

Remove clips from the Clip PoolClosed

You can use either of the following methods to remove clips from the Clip Pool:

  • Click the Remove Unused Clips button to remove all unused clips from the track.

  • Select a clip in the clip list and click the Delete button to remove it from the track.

TIP Tips:

  • Right-click a clip in the Clip Pool and choose Remove from Project if you want to remove it from your project. Any events that use the clip will be removed from your project.

  • Right-click a clip in the Clip Pool and choose Remove from Project and Delete File(s) if you want to remove it from your project and delete the clip's file from your hard drive. Any events that use the clip will be removed from your project.

Save a clip as a new file Closed

Click the Save button to display the Save as New File with Track Properties dialog, where you can choose a file name and folder where you want to save a copy of the selected clip.

The new file is saved in the folder you specify, and the file's original attributes are replaced with the settings from the Clip Properties window.

Cut, copy, and paste clips across tracks Closed

You can use the Cut , Copy , and Paste buttons in the Clip Properties window to cut, copy, and paste clips across tracks.

For more information about cutting, copying, and pasting clips, see Using Clips with Tracks.

Preview clipsClosed

Select a clip in the clip list, and then click the Play button to play it.

Click the Stop button to stop playback.