From 285685b15087acfb68b69d8f733124bb984a9b59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ed Ward Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 09:10:40 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Rephrasing and correctiong the Tracks & Bus groups page --- include/track-and-bus-groups.html | 131 ++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 69 insertions(+), 62 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/track-and-bus-groups.html b/include/track-and-bus-groups.html index 9521824..aa83103 100644 --- a/include/track-and-bus-groups.html +++ b/include/track-and-bus-groups.html @@ -6,54 +6,61 @@ multiple-microphone recordings of a single source (an acoustic guitar, perhaps, or a drum-kit).

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+ Track headers for a group +
+ Track headers for a group +
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- You can group tracks and busses in various ways. In the editor window, - a track's controls might look like these: + Tracks and busses can be grouped in various ways. In the editor window, + a track's controls might look like the adjacent image.

-track headers for a group

The green tab to the left of the track header indicates that this track - is in a group called Fred. You can drag these tabs to add + is in a group called Fred. These tabs can be dragged to add adjacent tracks to a group.

Create New Groups

- There are several ways to create groups for tracks and bussess: + There are several ways to create groups for tracks and busses:

Remove Groups

- Context-click on a group tab and select Remove - Group from the menu. Removing a group does not remove + Context-clicking on a group tab and selecting Remove + Group from the menu removes it. Removing a group does not remove the members of a group.

- You can also remove groups by selecting them in the Groups list - and then pressing the minus (-) button at the bottom of the list. + Groups can also be removed by selecting them in the Groups list + and then pressing the minus (−) button at the bottom of the list.

Add/Remove Tracks and Busses From a Group

- Click the g button to display a menu with a list - of the available groups. Select one of these groups to add the track or bus - to that group. Select No Group to remove it. + Clicking the g button displays a menu with a list + of the available groups. Selecting one of these groups adds the track or bus + to that group. Selecting No Group removes it.

- Alternatively, you can also drag a group tab to add or remove tracks from + Alternatively, a group tab can be dregged to add or remove tracks from the group.

@@ -62,23 +69,30 @@ Clicking on a group tab toggles the group between being active and inactive. An inactive group has no effect when editing its members. An active group will share its configured properties across its members. Tabs for disabled - groups are coloured grey.

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Modify Group Properties

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- To edit the properties of a group, context-click on its tab and choose - Edit Group…. This opens the track/bus group dialog, - which is also used when creating new groups: + groups are coloured grey.

-the track/bus group dialog +

Modify Group Properties

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+ The Track/bus Group dialog +
+ The Track/bus Group dialog +
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+ Edit the properties of a group is done by right-clicking + on its tab and choosing Edit Group…. This opens + the track/bus group dialog, which is also used when creating new groups. +

Group Color

- Click on the color selector button to change a group's colour. This affects - the colour of the group's tab in the editor and mixer windows. The color does - not affect the color of the group members unless you also enable the - shared Color property. + Clicking on the color selector button changes a group's color. This affects + the color of the group's tab in the editor and mixer windows. The color does + not affect the color of the group members unless the shared + Color property is enabled.

Shared Properties

@@ -87,60 +101,53 @@ always have the same value; Relative means that the gain changes are applied relative to each member's current value. If, for example, there are two tracks in a group with relative gain sharing, and their - faders are set to -3 dB and -1 dB, a change of the first track to a - gain of -6 dB will result in the second track having a gain of - -4 dB (the difference of the gains remains the same). + faders are set to −3 dB and −1 dB, a change of the first track to a + gain of −6 dB will result in the second track having a gain of + −4 dB (the difference of the gains remains the same).

Muting, Soloing, record enable, active state, - colour and + color and monitoring are all straightforward. They simply mean that all member tracks or busses will share the same settings in these respects.

Selection means that if a region is selected or - deselected on one member track, corresponding - regions on other member tracks - will be similarly selected. Since region editing operations are applied to all - currently selected regions, this is the way to make edits apply across all tracks - in the group. + deselected on one member track, corresponding + regions on other member tracks will be similarly selected. Since region + editing operations are applied to all currently selected regions, this is the + way to make edits apply across all tracks in the group.

Group Tab Context Menu

Context-clicking on the group tab offers a further menu of group-related actions.

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Create a New Groupcreate a new group
create a new group
Create New Group from… create a new group and automatically add … - - - - - - - -
Selectedall currently selected tracks and busses
Rec-enabledall currently record-enabled tracks
Soloedall currently soloed tracks and busses
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create a new group and automatically add …
Selectedall currently selected tracks and busses
Rec-enabledall currently record-enabled tracks
Soloedall currently soloed tracks and busses
Collect Groupmoves all the member tracks so that they are together in the editor window
moves all the member tracks so that they are together in the editor window
Remove Groupremoves the group (and only the group, not its members).
removes the group (and only the group, not its members).
Add New Subgroup Bus creates a bus (giving it the name of the group) and connects the output of each member to the new bus. -
creates a bus (giving it the name of the group) and connects the output of each member to the new bus.
Add New Aux Busadds a bus and gives each member a send to that bus. There are two options for this, specifying whether the sends should be placed pre- or post-fader.
adds a bus and gives each member a send to that bus. There are two options for this, specifying whether the sends should be placed pre- or post-fader.
Fit to Window will zoom the member tracks so that they fill the editor window.
will zoom the member tracks so that they fill the editor window.
Enable All Groupsmakes all group active, including any hidden groups.
makes all group active, including any hidden groups.
Disable All Groupsmakes all groups inactive, including any hidden groups.
makes all groups inactive, including any hidden groups.
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