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Overview

On the top of Audio Editors' window there's the main menu, below it the toolbar (which can be moved to another window border).

The timebar can appear also this area (as well movable).

Main Menu

The main menu is the standard menu on top of the Audio Editors' application window. In this documentation we call it always main menu to distinguish from context menus (also called popup menus), which can appear when right-clicking on different items.

By clicking on an item of the main menu its sub menu is opened.

Sub menu options for which a keyboard accelerator is configured show this accelerator key on the right.

Menu items with its title ending with three dots (...) indicate a user interaction will be prompted after selecting it.

Sub Menu File

ItemDescription
Open...

Open a media file from file system or DigaSystem and add it to the clipboard.

If the DigaSystem Database Manager is running, it is brought into the foreground. Otherwise a file selection dialog appears.

Import...Open a media file from file system and add it to the clipboard.
Save...

Renders and saves the current timeline to an audio file or to DigaSystem.

If the DigaSystem Database Manager is running, the user is prompted to select a target table; then the Database Manager's entry mask appears to edit meta data.

Special stereo save

(depending on specific configuration)

Renders the current timeline to a new take object in the clipboard (to create new stereo split items from clipboard objects, see Clipboard Stereo Split). Offers these options:

  • Left from stereo: Create a new (stereo) take out of the left channel of the rendered audio; both channels of the resulting take contain original’s left channel.
  • Right from stereo: Does the same from the original's right channel.
  • Split stereo: Creates two new takes, one left from stereo and one right from stereo.
  • Mix Stereo: Create one new stereo take. Each channel of the resulting take contains the signal of both channels of the original audio.
Save extended...

Renders and saves the current timeline to an audio file or to DigaSystem.

Additional options to configure audio format, meta data and time stretching are offered in a dialog.

Save selected range...

Renders the selected time range of the current timeline and saves it to an audio file or to DigaSystem (see Save... above).

Note there's another function Save selected range to clipboard, which can be reached via the All tracks context menu in MTS.

Open project...Opens a project from file system.
Save project as...Saves the current project to the file system. A dialog appears which allows you to select the screens whose timeline is to be saved and to select which clipboard objects should be saved.
Save take and project as...First saves the current project (see Save project As... above), then renders and saves the current timeline (see Save... above).
Save database project...Saves the current project (see Save project As... above) to a DigaSystem table. You are prompted to select a destination table, then Database Manager opens with its entry mask.
Save database take and project...Saves the current project to DigaSystem (see Save database project... above), then renders and saves the current timeline to DigaSystem (see Save... above).

Export EDL...

Saves the edit decision list to an XML file. A dialog appears prompting for the target file name and directory.
Cleanup...Shows temporary files created by the Audio Editor in this and past sessions. In the appearing dialog the user can pre-listen audio, drag it to the clipboard or select it for deletion.
ResetClears the timeline of all screens and the clipboard. If there is unsaved data the user is warned and can cancel.
ExitAfter a confirmation request the program is closed.

Sub Menu Edit

The sub menu Edit differs depending on the current editor screen. See Sub Menu Edit.

Sub Menu Options

ItemDescription

Ducking...
(only MTS, ETS)

Opens the Ducking dialog.

Load timestamps
(only MTS)

Load timestamps (DigaStudio), Load Timestamps (file)
(only STS)

Load timestamps.
Takes...Opens a dialog with information about all takes in the clipboard pane.
Settings...Opens the Settings dialog.
Moving soundheadSets the soundhead to moving mode (for the current screen).
Fixed soundheadSets the soundhead to fixed mode (for the current screen).
Track routing
(only MTS)
Enables or disables track routing, which allows playout synchronously on multiple channel pairs.

Go to timecode...
(only MTS)

Set soundhead directly to a specified timecode position (meaning the time of day).

Go to timeline position...
(only MTS, STS)

Set soundhead directly to a specified timeline position.

Define sync points...
(only MTS)

Opens the Define Sync Points dialog.

Sub Menu View

   

ItemDescription
ToolbarShow/hide toolbar (see below)
TimebarShow/hide timebar (see below)
ClipboardShow/hide Clipboard pane
Fader / VU meterShow/hide Fader / VU Meter pane
TransportShow/hide Transport pane

Edit tools

(only MTS, STS)

Show/hide Edit Tools pane
EBU-R128 meterShow/hide Loudness Meter pane
Times windowShow/hide Times window

Speech to text
(only STS)

Show/hide Speech to text pane

Track mixer
(only MTS)

Show/hide Track Mixer pane

Overview window
(only MTS)

Show/hide Overview track

Loudness track
(only MTS, STS)

Show/hide Loudness track

Zoom 1
(only MTS, STS)

Zoom timeline to configured zoom level 1

Zoom 2
(only MTS, STS)

Zoom timeline to configured zoom level 2

Zoom all
(only MTS, STS)

Zoom timeline to see the whole timeline

Zoom markers
(only MTS, STS)

Zoom timeline to see the whole time range selection

Zoom in
(only MTS, STS)

Zoom timeline in one step

Zoom out
(only MTS, STS)

Zoom timeline out one step
UI SchemeChoose between different UI schemes provided. This option is effective only after a restart of the program.
Default layoutRestores a prepared default layout for the current screen. This includes visibility and arrangement of the whole window, all toolbars and panes.

Sub Menu Window

All these options apply to the whole program window, but only for the current screen.

ItemDescription
Full screenMaximizes to full monitor size
Upper halfArranges to the upper half of the monitor
Lower halfArranges to the lower half of the monitor
Left halfArranges to the left half of the monitor
Right halfArranges to the right half of the monitor
Always on top

Sets the Editor window to "Always on top" mode, so other programs appear behind it, even if active.

This option is screen-independent.

Sub Menu Help

ItemDescription

MultiTrack Help
(title depending on current editor)

Shows the locally installed help.
HelpOpens the DAVID Learn Platform website for Audio Editors.

About MultiTrack Editor...
(title depending on current editor)

Opens the program's About box displaying information about program, components and versions.
LAME MP3 encoder DLLShows information about used LAME MP3 encoder.

Toolbar

ItemDescription
File openSee Sub Menu - File - Open...
File save

See Sub Menu - File - Save...

Items from the Clipboard pane can be dragged and dropped onto this button to save them independently from the timeline.

Undo

See Sub Menu - Edit - Undo

By clicking on the little arrow the complete undo list appears and allows doing several undo steps at once by clicking there.

Redo

See Sub Menu - Edit - Redo

By clicking on the little arrow the complete redo list appears and allows doing several undo steps at once by clicking there.
Zoom inZoom timeline in one step
Zoom outZoom timeline out one step

Remove gap at start

Removes gap at start of timeline (where no objects are on all tracks).

Build group
(only MTS)

Builds a group of all selected objects

Separate group
(only MTS)

Separates objects of a selected group

Show overview window
(only MTS)

Show/hide Overview track

Show track mixer
(only MTS)

Show/hide Track Mixer pane

Show loudness track
(only MTS, STS)

Show/hide Loudness track
Drop modeSelect one of the drop modes

Timebar

The timebar appears usually in the area next to the toolbar, but is movable and can be docked to another window border. It shows six different time information. The arrangement and some parameters of them are configurable by the administrator or by right-clicking one of them:

The time window shows the same data (using the same configuration), but is more flexible in positioning and sizing. It can be called in the menu View → Times window. It behaves like an own GUI section and can be embedded anywhere in the editor:

For setting time Information fields, right click the desired time information field in the timebar. This opens a dialog box:

Now you can select one of the available points:

Name

Defaulted, but freely selectable

Offset

The actual value may be de- or increased, for example for the actual New York time minus 6 hours.

Soundhead

Soundhead position

Total length

Total project length, i.e. all tracks

Clock

Actual wall-clock time

Free for recording

Total hard disk storage capacity

Estimated length

Calculated total production length (audio and text, based on selected speed of speech) in the ReporterBox

Mark in

Position of the in marker

Mark out

Position of the out marker

Inside markers

Length of the selected area

Outside markers

Length outside of the selected area

Take Absolut

Soundhead position of the selected take in real-time value

Take Relative

Soundhead position of the selected take, relative to the length




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