User manual BIAS PEAK5

[. . . ] Peak Version 5. 0 Software User's Guide TM INSTALL LICENSE AGREEMENT This legal document is an agreement between you, the end user ("YOU" or "LICENSEE"), and BIAS, Inc. BY CLICKING "INSTALL" ON THE FOLLOWING DIALOG, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES THE SOFTWARE LICENSE AND THE SOFTWARE DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY (collectively the "Agreement"). CLICK "QUIT" ON THE FOLLOWING DIALOG IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES THE COMPLETE AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND BIAS, INC. [. . . ] (For other previewing options, see the upcoming section on Previewing transitions between Playlist Events). This picture shows a silent pause When a gap is created between two Playlist Events, the gap's duration is added as silence to the end of the preceding Event, and the silence is considered to be part of the earlier Event. When burned to CD, a CD player's counter treats a gap as part of the preceding track. 6 To Create a silent Pause between Playlist Events in Waveform View: 1. Using the Move Event tool, drag the later Event to the right (later in time), until the desired pause length is created between the two Events. Drag the later Event's Pause indicator to the left (earlier in time), until it is aligned with the earlier Event's end boundary. This picture shows a pause containing audio from the previous Event ­ in this example, the audio in the pause is audience applause from the end of the preceding song. When a pause is created between two Playlist Events, the pause's duration is a unique entity, it is not added to the preceding Event, nor is it added to the following Event. When burned to CD, a CD player's counter does not add the pause to the preceding or following track, but instead, when the preceding track ends, the counter counts backwards (on players that support this) for the duration of the pause, and when it ends, the track counter is incremented, and the next track begins playing. 4. To Preview the pause, click in the timeline, a few seconds ahead of the gap ­ audio playback starts from this point. (For other previewing options, see the section on Previewing Transitions between Playlist Events earlier in this chapter). To Create a pause containing audio between Playlist Events in Waveform View: 1. Drag the later Event's Pause indicator to the left (earlier Chapter 6: Playlists & CD Burning 151 in time), until it is at an earlier point in the timeline than the end boundary of the preceding Event. To Set a Track Start Offset later than an Event's begin boundary in Waveform View: · Click and drag the Track Start Offset to the desired position. Setting Track Start Offsets Track Start Offsets are used to create "virtual" start times ­ that is, they trigger where the counter display advances to the next track and dictate where a CD track index is placed. When an audio CD featuring Track Start Offsets is played back in a CD player, these offsets determine the point where the CD player's counter advances to the next track. They also determine the point within a track's content that audio playback starts, when the next track or previous track controls are used. Track Start Offsets are particularly useful when you need to precisely position a track's start time within a crossfade between two Playlist Events. By default, an Event's/Track's start time is located at the same position as the Event's own begin boundary. In a crossfade between two Events, the use of a custom Track Start Offset allows the actual start time to occur at any point within the crossfade. To Set a Track Start Offset earlier than an Event's begin boundary in Waveform View: By setting a positive Track Start Offset marker (into the parent Event's content), we've set a "virtual" track start time later than it would normally appear (by default, it would normally appear in the same position as the parent Event's begin boundary). This picture shows another variation ­ a pause containing audio from the previous Event, and a positive Track Start Offset at the center of the crossfade. · Click and drag the Track Start Offset to the desired position. An Event's Track Start Offset cannot occur earlier in the timeline than the preceding Event's Track Start Offset, or later than the Event's end boundary. By setting a negative Track Start Offset marker (into the preceding Event's content), we've set a "virtual" track start time earlier than it would normally appear (by default, it would normally appear in the same position as the Event's begin boundary). 152 Peak 5 User's Guide Detail of List View Area Show/Hide List View Disclosure Triangle Track Name Column Track Start Time Column Track Duration Column Crossfade In Shape Column Crossfade In Duration Column Gain Change Amount Emphasis Column CD-TEXT Column Program Duration Time Display Track Number Column Track Start Offset Time Column Track End Time Column Gap/Pause Duration Column Crossfade Out Shape Column Crossfade Out Duration Column ISRC Display Column Copy Protection Column Vbox Effects Column 6 List View Area LE Peak LE does not feature this disclosure triangle, as it uses only one Playlist view (List View). The various controls and data fields found in the List View portion of the Peak Playlist are described in this section. Keep in mind that the columns and data fields are described in the order they appear by default. Due to Peak's highly customizable nature, you are free to click and drag the columns and fields into any order desired, but be aware that if you have changed them from their default position, that the documentation may not appear in the same order, though there is no difference in functionality. List View Columns, Controls, and Data Fields Show/Hide List View disclosure triangle ­ This small black triangle appears to the left of the "List View" label in the interface. This is a standard Mac OS control that is typically used to show or hide additional information or interface controls. In this case, when the List View disclosure triangle is pointing to the right (closed position), it is hiding the entire List View portion of the Playlist's interface. When the disclosure triangle is pointing downward (open position) it is showing, or "disclosing", the List View portion of the interface. Program Duration Time Display ­ Directly opposite from the Show/Hide List View disclosure triangle, you will find the Program Duration display. This display shows the duration of all the contents in the Playlist, from beginning to end, and takes into account all crossfades and gap times. By default, this display appears in the interface frame which separates the Waveform View from the List View. When the Waveform View is hidden, the Program Duration appears above the List View, below the Nudge Controls, and when the List View is hidden, it appears in the window frame, just below the Waveform View Area. Track Number Column ­ The Track Number column displays the track number of each Playlist Event. The number displayed in this column will become the CD track number if the Playlist is burned as an audio CD, and also represents the Playlist Event position when the Playlist is bounced to a new 153 Chapter 6: Playlists & CD Burning audio document containing Region markers. [. . . ] The following are common sample rates which are supported by many Macintosh computers and Peak software. sample (verb) Sampling refers to the act of recording audio material digitally by a sampling instrument or other digital recording device. See sampler and sample rate. 192. 000 kHz sample (noun) A sample refers to audio material which has recorded digitally or "sampled" by a sampling instrument or other digital recording device. Sample also refers to a single wave-cycle" snapshot" of sound. This is the standard for HD (High-Definition) audio hardware/production. [. . . ]