The Mix Dialog |
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The Mix dialog allows you to specify how audio will be mixed. The options on this dialog are explained below.
For information about mixing data, click here.
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Description |
Name |
Choose a preset from the drop-down list, or click the Save As button to save the current dialog settings in a new preset. |
Source Volume |
Drag the fader to control the amount of gain applied to the source data before mixing with destination data. |
Destination Volume |
Drag the fader to control the amount of gain applied to the destination data before mixing with source data. |
Invert data |
Select this check box to invert the sound file at the baseline (reverse the polarity). Inverting data can help match transitions and compare the phase relationship of the two sound files. |
Start mix at |
When no selection is present, the data is always mixed starting at the cursor position. When there is a selection in the destination data window, you can perform the mix starting at the beginning or end of the selection:
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Apply destination value to overlapping data only |
When this check box is selected, the Destination Volume gain is applied only where the destination and source data are mixed. When the check box is cleared, the Destination Volume gain is applied to the entire destination sound file. |
Pre/Post-fade destination edges |
Select this check box to apply a fade to the destination data before and after the mixing region. The left edit box determines the fade time before the mix start, and the right edit box determines the fade-time after the mix end. For example, when mixing vocals over a music track, you can fade the music track before and after the region where vocals are mixed so that the vocals are more pronounced (this technique is sometimes referred to as ducking). |
Tune |
Use the up or down arrows or enter a value in the edit box to adjust the mix start position in the destination file. Use this to perform fine adjustments of the mix without having to leave the Mix dialog. When mixing two sound files, phase cancellation of some frequencies often occurs. Very small delays can cause very audible differences in tone quality. The Tune control allows you to minimize (or maximize, if you so desire) this effect.
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