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Menu  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5VirtuallyallofWaveLitesfunctionscanbeaccessedfromthemainwindowsmenubar.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheFilemenucontainsoptionsformanagingdiskfilesandforexitingtheprogram.ThismenuisdiscussedinChapter6.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheEditmenuprovidescutandpastefunctionsandundo.EditoptionsarediscussedinChapter6.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheWindowsmenuisusedtochangethearrangementofthefoursoundfilewindowswithinWaveLitesmainwindow.TheitemsinthismenuarediscussedinChapter7.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheOptionsmenucontainsseveraloptionsforsettingparametersforotherpartsoftheprogram,aswellassystemcheckfunctionsandotheritems.TheOptionsmenuisdiscussedinChapter7.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   The.i.Toolbar  C  ToolbarandB  XXXC/*\  `Tms RmnC_ 0 C  C1*\  `Tms RmnCOverview..B  ;C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Theareaimmediatelybeneaththemenubariscalledthetoolbar.Thisareacontainsnumericdisplaysandbuttonswhichprovidequickaccesstomanyofthemostcommonlyusedfunctions.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Theupperleftcornerofthetoolbarcontainsseveraltimedisplaysthatarerelatedtotheactivesoundfilewindow,aswellasslidersforchangingtheX(time)andY(amplitude)resolutionofthedisplay.Therightsideofthetoolbarcontainsiconsforplayingtherecording,forselectingthemouseeditingmodes,andforretrievingpreviousviewsofthewindow.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Immediatelybelowthetoolbarisadisplaycalled Overviewthatdisplaysatimelineoverviewoftheentirerecording.Theoverviewisusedprimarilytoselecttheportionoftherecordingthatisdisplayedintheactivesoundfilewindow.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   SoundfileWindowsandIcon  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5WaveLitesmainwindowishometouptofourchildwindows.Thesewindowsmaybeminimizedwithinthemainwindow,inwhichcasetheywillappearasicons.Doubleclickingonanyiconwillmaximizethewindowforthaticon.Whenyoustarttheprogram,thefirstsoundfilewindowwillalreadybeopen,andtheremainingwindowswillbeminimized.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Eachofthefoursoundfilewindowsdisplaysbothchannelsoftherecording.Thecomponentsofasoundfilewindowareshownbelow.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thetopmostsoundfilewindowisreferredtoastheactivesoundfilewindow.TheactivewindowisconnectedtoWaveLitesmenusandtoolbar;allrecording,editing,andplaybackoperationsdealwiththesounddatashownintheactivewindow.ThesoundfilewindowsarediscussedinChapter5.  b2O?;z (  p @@b;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   Playbac  C    ;14 <DL!T$; 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 5+ 4 <DL!5 Ifyoustartrecordinginanemptysoundfilewindow,afileselectiondialogwillallowyoutoselectanexistingsoundfileinwhichtorecord,ortoenterthenameofanewsoundfile.Afteryouspecifyafilename,orifyouarerecordingintoanexistingsoundfile,theRecorddialogwillappear.....  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   ԀThe.i.RecordDialog  C  RecordDialogB  ;C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheRecorddialog(Figure41)containsawidevarietyofcontrolsanddisplaysthataffecttherecordingprocess.Manyofitsfunctionsareidenticaltotheanalogousfunctionsinananalogtapedeck,whileothersareuniquetothedigitalrecordingmedium.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheReview,Record,Play,Stop,andCuebuttonsareallsimilar(butnotidentical)totheequivalentbuttonsonatapedeck.RecordingstartsassoonastheRecordbuttonispressed;thereisnoneedtopressPlay.Recordingstopswhenthemousebuttonisclicked,orthe barispressed.Thebarcanalsobeusedtostartplayback.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheCueandReviewbuttonschangethevalueinthetimecounter.PlaybackorrecordingstartsatthetimeshowninthiscounterwhenthePlayorRecordbuttonsareclicked.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Youcanalsopositionthestartingpointforrecordingorplaybackwiththethreebuttonstotherightofthecounter.Thesebuttonsallowyoutoinstantlyjumptotheendoftherecording(GTE,orGoToEnd),thebeginning(RTZ,forReturnToZero),orthebeginningoftheselectedarea(SEL).  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheSamplingRatebuttonsareusedtosetthesoundhardwaressamplingfrequency.TheResolutionbuttonsdeterminewhetherindividualsampleswillbestoredinasinglebyte(8bits)oranentireword(16bits)ofmemory.Thisdialogwillonlyallowyoutoselectoptionsthatyoursoundcardcanhandle,soforexample,SoundBlasteruserswillnotbeabletochoose44.1kHzrecording.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Changingthesamplerateand/ortheresolutionallowsyoutobalancefidelityandmemoryusage,dependingonyourneeds.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheChannelsbuttonallowsyoutorecordinmonoorstereo,ifyoursoundhardwarehasthatcapability.Notethatthesesettingscannotbechangedonceyoubeginrecordingintoanewsoundfile,orifyouarerecordingnewmaterialinanexistingsoundfile.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thelevelmetersontherightsideofthisdialogprovideananimateddisplayoftheaudioinput.Whilethelevelmeterisrunning,youcansetyoursoundcardrecordleveleitherbymanuallyadjustingitorbyusingmanufacturersuppliedWindowstoolstodoso.  ;14 <DL!T$; 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 5+ 4 <DL!5Oneofthemostimportantbenefitsofthedigitalaudiorevolutionisthelongawaitedabilitytolookatsoundratherthantosimplylistentoit.Thewavenatureofsoundhasbeenwellunderstoodforcenturies,butbeingabletolookatasoundandtherebygetanewperspectiveonsuchthingsasclicks,envelopes,noise,andotheraudiophenomenahasbeenagreathelptomusiciansandaudioengineers.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Likeallgooddigitalaudioprograms,WaveLitenotonlyletsyouseeyourmusic,itletsyouvisuallyedityourrecordingsaswell.Inthischapter,wellcoverallaspectsofvisualeditinginWaveLite.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   TheSoundfileWindo  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thesoundfilewindow,whichwasdiscussedbrieflyinChapter4,istheheartofWaveLitesvisualeditingsystem.Itcontainstwoviewsoftherecording,severaltimedisplays,resolutionsliders,andavarietyoficonsforeditingandotherfunctions.Theseitemsarealldescribedbelow.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   TheOvervie  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Theoverviewisaminiaturerepresentationofthesoundfileintheactive(top)soundfilewindow.Theoverviewisusedtoselecttheportionofthesoundfilethatappearsinthiswindow.Theoverviewappearsjustbelowthetoolbar.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thehighlightedportionoftheoverviewcorrespondstothedataintheactivesoundfilewindow.Draggingthemouseacrosstheoverviewwillhighlightanewareaand,consequently,putanewsectionofsoundinthewindow.Ifyoudragwiththeleftmousebuttondown,theamountofsounddisplayedinthetopwindowmaychange,butifyoudragwiththerightmousebutton,youcanslidetheviewaroundwithoutchangingitssize.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Notethatifthelengthofthehighlightedportionoftheoverviewisverylong,WaveLitemaytakeanexcessiveamountoftimetoredrawthewindow.Ifthishappens,youcanpressthebartocancelthecalculation,andWaveLitewillonlyplotthatportionoftheactivesoundfilewindowthatithascalculated.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5HowtoViewaNewSectionofSoundwiththeOverview   2( ` <DL!20 .. 0 .. ..  1)..Positionthemousecursorintheoverview,atthebeginningofthesectionofsoundyouwishtoview.    0 .. 0 .. ..  2)..Dragthemouseacrosstheareayouwishtoview.Theareayouspecifywillbehighlighted.    0 .. 0 .. ..  3)..Releasethemousebutton,andthehighlightedareawillappearintheactivesoundfilewindow.   ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   The.i.SoundfileWindow  C  SoundfileWindowB  ;C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thetopmost,oractive,soundfilewindowiswheremostoftheactioninWaveLitetakesplace.Thiswindowisusedtoviewachunkofyourrecordingtoanylevelofresolution(inbothtimeandamplitude)thatyoudesire.Itisalsousedforselectingareastoedit,placinginsertionpoints,anddrawingwaveforms.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thecalibrationunitsalongtheleftandbottomedgesoftheview,aswellasthetypeofgridusedinthesoundfilewindows,areallsetintheDisplaySetupdialog.Thehighlightedsectionofsoundinthisscreenshotiscalledtheselectedarea,andisdiscussedlaterinthischapter.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Themaximumamountofsoundfilethatcanbe grabbedfromtheoverviewissetbytheMaximumZoomparameterintheDisplaySetupdialog.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ThereasonWaveLiteallowsyoutolimitthesizeofthesoundfilewindowdisplayhastodowiththemechanicsofharddiskrecording.WhenWaveLitedrawsthesoundfileplot,ittakesalmostaslongtogetthedatafromdiskasitwouldtoplaythedata.Thismeansthat,ifyouwanttograbatenminuterecordingfromtheoverview,redrawingthesoundfilewindowtakesabouttenminutes.Thisisnotpractical,soMaximumZoomletsyousetlimits.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5IfyouattempttomakethesoundfilewindowsdisplaylongerthantheMaximumZoomtimebydraggingthemouseintheoverview,itwillbelimitedtothisvalue.Notethatyoucanstillviewlargersectionsusingthetimeresolutionslider,sinceitsoperationisnotlimitedbyMaximumZoom.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheportionoftherecordingdisplayedintheactivesoundfilewindowcanbepositionedbyearbysettingthePlayModeswitchtoTape.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Inastereosoundfile,theupperpartofthedisplayineachsoundfilewindowcorrespondstotheleftchanneloftherecording,andthelowerpartrepresentstherightchannel.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   The.i.TimeDisplays  C  TimeDisplaysB  ;C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thefivedisplaysintheupperleftpartofthetoolbarshowtimevaluesthatrelatetotherecording.Thesedisplaysareshownbelow.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thedisplayintheupperleftcornershowsthelengthofthesoundfile.Thedisplayimmediatelybelowthisshowsthestarttimeofthesounddisplayedintheactivesoundfilewindow.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thetwofieldsinthelowerrightpartofthisdisplayshowthestarttimeanddurationoftheselectedarea,ifany.Ifthereisnoselectedarea,thentheupperdisplayshowsthelocationoftheinsertioncursor,andthelowerdisplayshowsthesamplevalueatthecursorposition.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheunitsusedforthefourdisplaysdiscussedabovearesetintheDisplaySetupdialog.ThisdialogisavailablethroughtheOptionsmenu,oritmaybebroughtupbyclickingontheunitsportionofanyofthesedisplays.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thedisplayintheupperrightisslightlydifferentthattheotherfour.Italwaysdisplaystimeinhours,minutes,seconds,andframes,regardlessoftheunitsusedbytheotherdisplays.IfWaveLiteisplaying,itshowsarunningcountoftheplaytime.IfWaveLiteisstopped,thenitshowsthesamevalueastheStartdisplay,thatis,thelocationoftheleftedgeoftheactivesoundfilewindow.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   TheTimeand.i.Amplitude  C  AmplitudeResolutionSlidersB  ;C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thetwosliderslocatedbetweenandbeneaththetimedisplaysareusedtochangetheresolutionoftheactivesoundfilewindow.Thehorizontalsliderchangesthetime,orX,resolutionoftheview,andtheverticalslidercontrolstheamplitude,orY,resolution.Thesecontrolsareusedtozoominandoutonthesoundfile.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Whenthetimeresolutionsliderisallthewaytotheleft,uptotwominutesofthesoundfilewillbedisplayed,andwhenitisallthewaytotheright,approximately64sampleframeswillbedisplayed,dependingonthetypeofvideocardyoureusing.Clickingtotherightorleftofthesliderhandlewillmovethehandlebyone notch,whichwillchangetheresolutionbyafactoroffour.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Similarly,theentireheightofthesounddataintheactivesoundfilewindowwillbedisplayedwhentheamplituderesolutionsliderisatthetop;whenitisatthebottom,onlyaverysmallportionofthefullrangeisdisplayed.Clickingaboveorbelowthesliderhandlechangestheresolutionbyafactoroftwo.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ 6 C  ScrollingtheSoundfile  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Wheneitherthetimeoramplituderesolutionissetsuchthatonlypartofthefullrangeisvisible,thesoundfilewindowsscrollbarsbecomeactive.Thesecanbeusedtoviewdifferentareasofthesoundfile.Thesizeofeachscrollbarshandleshowsthesizeoftheviewedareainrelationtothefullrange(eithertimeoramplitude).Thescreenshotbelowshowsasoundfilewindowinwhichtheresolutionslidersandscrollbarshavebeenusedtozoominonasmallsectionofsound.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Typically,youwouldusethetimeresolutionslideronlywhenyouwanttolookataverylargesectionofthesoundfile,sincethissliderdoesnothavetheautomaticlimitingthatoccurswhenyoudragthemouseintheoverview.Theamplituderesolutionslider,ontheotherhand,isaveryconvenientwaytozoominonpartofawaveform.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5CenteringtheAmplitudeDisplay  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Becauseitisoftennecessarytocenterthezeroamplitudelineintheactivesoundfilewindow,andbecausethiscanbedifficulttodousingtheverticalscrollbar,theWindowsmenucontainsaspecialcommandforthis,calledCenterYResolution.Clickingonthismenuitem,orpressing,willcentertheviewaroundthezeroline.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5CancelingLongB  __ 7 C  Redraws  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Ifyouaccidentallymovethetimeresolutionslidertoofartotheleft,youmayfindthatWaveLitetakesalongtimetoredrawthesoundfilewindow.Ifyoutireofwaitingforthistohappen,youcanClicktheleftmousebuttonorpressthebaratanytimetocanceltheredraw.Therightmousebutton,describedinthenextsection,providesanalternatemethodforchangingWaveLitesdisplayresolution.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5HowtoB  __ 8 C  MagnifyaSmallTimeSlice   2( ` <DL!20 .. 0 .. ..  1)..Dragthemouseacrossthesectionoftheoverviewthatcorrespondstothesectionyouwishtoview.Theleftedgeofthehighlightshouldbeattheleftedgeofthedesiredsegment.    0 .. 0 .. ..  2)..Slidethetimeresolutionsliderallthewaytotheright.    0 .. 0 .. ..  3)..Ifnecessary,usethescrollarrowsalongthebottomedgeofthewindowtozeroinonthedesiredsegment.   ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   RightMouseButton.i.Zooming  C  ZoomingB  ;C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Therightmousebuttonmaybeusedatanytimetozoominonaparticularsectionoftheactivesoundfilewindow.Thisisequivalenttoadjustingthetimeandamplituderesolutionsliders,aswellasthehorizontalandverticalscrollbars,inonefellswoop.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Whenthemousecursorisinsidetheactivesoundfilewindowandrightmousebuttonispressed,thecursorchangestoapointingarrow.Draggingthemousedownandtotherightacrossthewindowwillcausearubberboxtoappear.Whenyoureleasethemousebutton,thedataenclosedintheboxwillexpandtofillthewindow.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Becauseitisoftendesirabletobeabletozoominonaparticulartimesegmentinasoundfilewithoutchangingtheamplituderesolution,wehaveprovidedanoptiontoprohibitchangesinYresolutionduringzooms.Ifacheckmarkappearsbeside LockYResinZoomsintheWindowsmenu,theamplituderesolutionwillnotchangewhenusingthezoommode.Thisswitchcanalsobetoggledbythe key.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   HowtoMagnifythePeakofaWavefor  C     2( ` <DL!20 .. 0 .. ..  1)..PulldowntheWindowsmenuandmakesurethatLockYResinZoomsisturnedoff.    0 .. 0 .. ..  2)..Positionthemousecursoraboveandtotheleftofthesectionofsoundyouwishtoview,thendragthemousedownandacrossthedesiredsection.    0 .. 0 .. ..  3)..Releasethemousebutton.   ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   TheSelectedAreaandtheInsertionCurso  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5MostofWaveLiteseditingoperationsaredesignedtobeusedononlyselectedpartsofthesoundfile.Theselectedareaisthehighlightedportionoftheactivesoundfilewindow.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ThemousemaybeusedtoselectanareaanytimetheSelecticonisactive.Toselectasectionofasoundfile,dragthemouseacrosstheareayouwishtoselect.Theboundariesoftheselectedareamaybechangedbyholdingdowna keyandeitherclickingattheplaceyouwanttheselectedareatobeginorend,ordraggingtheboundary.Thistechniqueisespeciallyusefulifyouwishtofinetunetheedgesoftheselectedarea.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Ifaselectedareaisnotdefined,aninsertioncursorwillappearsomewhereinthesoundfile.Theinsertioncursorisaverticalblinkingline,whichisusedtotellWaveLitewheretoinsertnewmaterialwhenpasting.Theinsertioncursorisplacedsimplybyclickingonceintheactivesoundfilewindow.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   LocatingtheSelectedAreaorInsertionCurso  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Ifaselectedareaorinsertioncursorisnotvisibleinthesoundfilewindow(probablyduetoscrolling),thelocationoftheselectedareaorinsertioncursorisshowninthetimedisplays.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thedisplaythatshowsthelengthoftheselectedareawillbeblankifaninsertioncursorisinuse.Todisplaytheselectedareaorinsertioncursorinthewindow,pressthe <=> key.UsetheF9andF10keystojumptothebeginningorendoftheselectedarea;thisisespeciallyhandyifthesizeoftheactivesoundfilewindowismuchsmallerthantheselectedarea.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   HowtoPreciselyDefinetheSelectedAre  C     2( ` <DL!20 .. 0 .. ..  1)..Zoominonthelocationthatyouwanttobethebeginningoftheselectedarea,usingthetimeresolutionsliderandthehorizontalscrollbar.    0 .. 0 .. ..  2)..ClickontheSelecticon.    0 .. 0 .. ..  3)..Placethemousecursoratthedesiredlocationanddragthemouseashortdistancetotheleft.    0 .. 0 .. ..  4)..Usethehorizontalscrollbartolocatetheotherdesiredendpointfortheselectedarea.    0 .. 0 .. ..  5)..Holddowneitherkey,anddragtothedesiredendpoint.   ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   The.i.EditIcons  C  EditIconsB  ;C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ThetwoiconsshownattheleftarecalledtheEditicons,becausetheydeterminewhateditingfunctionthemousewillperformintheactivesoundfilewindow.Thesetwobuttonsareradiobuttons,ofwhichonlyonemaybeactiveatanytime.TheEditiconsaretheDrawiconandtheSelecticon.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   ԀTheSelectIco  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5WhentheSelecticonisactive,themousemaybeusedeithertodefineaselectedareaortoplacetheinsertioncursor.Themousecursorchangestoan Ibeamshapewhenitisinsidetheactivesoundfilewindowinthismode.Draggingthemouseselectsanarea,orclickingthemouseplacesaninsertcursor.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   ԀTheDrawIco  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Whenthisiconisactive,themousecanbeusedasapencil,todrawnewsounddata.Thisisprimarilyusefulforremovingclicks,pops,andsimilarglitchesinarecording.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Whenwaveformdrawingisenabled,themousecursortakestheformofapencilwhenitisinsidetheactivesoundfilewindow.Draggingthemouseacrossthewindowdrawsinnewsounddata.Whenthemousebuttonisreleased,WaveLitewillcleanupthedisplay,sodontbedismayedifyourdrawingseemsabitsloppyatfirst.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheDrawiconisonlyavailablewhenthetimeresolutionissufficientlyhightomakedrawingpractical.(Thesounddataisdisplayedasasetoflines,ratherthanasasolidcurve,whenthisisso.)  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5HowtoRemoveaB  __ 9 C  ClickinaSoundfile   2( ` <DL!20 .. 0 .. ..  1)..Dragthemouseacrossthesectionoftheoverviewthatcontainstheclicktoviewthatpartofthesoundfile.    0 .. 0 .. ..  2)..Usetherightmousebuttontozoominontheclick.Ifnecessary,clickoncesomewhereonthescreentoplacetheinsertioncursor,thenpressthebartoplaythecontentsoftheactivesoundfilewindowinordertoconfirmyourselection.    0 .. 0 .. ..  3)..ClickontheDrawicon.    0 .. 0 .. ..  4)..Placethemousecursorattheleftedgeofwhatseemstobethebaseoftheclick,andthendrawalinefromthatpointtowhatseemstobethetrailingedgeoftheclick.    0 .. 0 .. ..  5)..Notethatsomeclicksmaybetoowidetobedeletedwiththismethod.Iftheclickdoesnotsoundbetterwhenthesoundfileisplayed,selectUndoLastEditfromtheEditmenutoreplacetheclick.   ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   ԀThePreviousViewIco  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ThePreviousViewiconisusedtostepthroughthelasteightviewsofthesoundfile.Clickingonthisiconwillbringupthelastviewofthecurrentsoundfilewindow.Inthissense,a viewincludesthesettingsofbothresolutionslidersandthescrollbars.Selectingapreviousviewdoesnotchangethestatusoftheselectedareaorinsertioncursor.Ifthestackofpreviousviewsisemptywhenyouclickonthisicon,youwillhearabeep.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5The keyperformsthesamefunctionasthisicon.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ :  CutandPasteEditin  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Animportantpartofvisualeditinginanydigitalaudioprogramiscutandpasteediting.ThesefunctionsarehandledinWaveLitethroughtheCut,Copy,Delete,andvariousPasteitemsintheEditmenu.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Mostofthesefunctionsmakeuseofatemporarystorageareacalledthecutbuffer.Thisbufferisactuallyafileontheharddisk.Ifthereisnotenoughroomontheharddisktocreateacutbufferwhentheneedarises,WaveLitewillissueanerrormessage.WhenyouquitWaveLite,thecontentsofthecutbufferarelost.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   Cu  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thisitemremovesthematerialintheselectedareaandplacesitinthecutbuffer.Pressing performsthesamefunction.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   Cop  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ThisitemissimilartoCutexceptthattheselectedareaisnotdeletedfromthesoundfile;itissimplycopiedtothecutbuffer.Pressing performsthesamefunction.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   Delet  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5DeleteislikeCut,butdoesnotsavetheselectedareafromthesoundfileinthecutbuffer.Thisishandyifyouwishtodeletesomethingwithoutdisturbingthecontentsofthecutbuffer.ThekeyboardcommandforDeleteis .  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ ;  PasteInser  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5PasteInsertisusedtoplacethecontentsofthecutbufferbackinthesoundfile.Itisonlyavailableifsomethinghasbeenplacedinthecutbuffer;otherwise,thisitemisdisabled.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheexactfunctionofthePasteInsertcommanddependsonwhetheraselectedareaorinsertioncursorispresent.Ifaselectedareaexists,WaveLitefirstdeletestheselectedarea,theninsertsthecontentsofthepastebuffer;inotherwords,thecontentsofthecutbufferreplacetheselectedarea.Ifaninsertioncursorexists,thenewmaterialisinsertedatthatpoint,andnothingisdeletedfromthesoundfile.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5PasteInsertcanalsobeusedtocreateanewsoundfile.IfyouopenanuntitledsoundfilewindowandthenclickonPasteInsert,WaveLitewillpresentafileselectorwhereyoucanenterthenameofthenewsoundfile.Thedatainthecutbufferwillthenbepastedintothenewsoundfile.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ThekeyboardcommandforPasteInsertis .  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ <  PasteOve  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ThisoptionissimilartoPasteInsert,exceptthatitalwaysreplacesdatainthesoundfile,regardlessoftheexistenceofaselectedarea.Thelengthofthereplaceddataisidenticaltothelengthofthecutbuffer.ThekeyboardcommandforPasteOveris .  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ =  PasteFil  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thisfunctionwillrepeatedlycopydatafromthecutbuffertotheselectedarea,replacinganyexistingdata.Thisisprimarilyusefulfordialogediting,whenyoudliketoreplaceanextraneoussoundwithsomeambientbackgroundnoise.Simplycopyafewsecondsofbackgroundnoise(or roomtone)tothecutbuffer,thenselecttheareayouwanttoreplaceandselectPasteFill.ThekeyboardcommandforPasteFillis .  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ >  AuditionCutBuffe  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5AuditionCutBufferplaysbackthesoundstoredinthecutbuffer.Thisisusefulifyouforgetexactlywhatisstoredthere.Playbackcanbestoppedbypressingthe barorclickingthemouse.Pressingthe keyperformsthesamefunction.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  __ ?  Restriction  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5CutandpasteeditingisfairlyunrestrictedinWaveLite.Youmaypastematerialatanypointinasoundfile,orfromonesoundfiletoanother.Theonlylimitationisthattheformat(monoorstereo)ofthedestinationsoundfilemustmatchthatfromwhichthematerialinthecutbufferwastaken.Ifyoutrytopastethecutbufferintoasoundfilewithadifferentformat,WaveLitewillissueanerrormessage.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Youcanpastedatafromasoundfilewithadifferentsamplerateintoasoundfile.Whenthishappens,thepasteddatawillbeplayedbackatthesamplerateofthedestinationsoundfile.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   HowtoRemove.i.Silence_\:howtoremove  C  SilencefromtheBeginningofaSoundfileB  ;C     2( ` <DL!20 .. 0 .. ..  1)..Positionthewindowatthebeginningofthesoundfile.    0 .. 0 .. ..  2)..MakesuretheSelecticonisactive,thendragthemouseacrossthesilentarea.    0 .. 0 .. ..  3)..Zoominonthebeginningofthesoundbypressingtherightmousebuttonanddraggingthemousediagonallyacrossthatpartofthesoundfile.    0 .. 0 .. ..  4)..ClickontheSelecticon,thenfinetunetheendoftheselectedareabyholdingdownthekeyandclickingjustbeforethebeginningofthesound.    0 .. 0 .. ..  5)..PulldowntheEditmenuandclickonDelete.   ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   Howto.i.Copy_\:betweensoundfiles  C  CopyMaterialBetweenSoundfilesB  ;C     2( ` <DL!20 .. 0 .. ..  1)..Makesurethatthetwosoundfilesyouwishtouseasthesourceanddestinationareeachopenintheirownwindows.    0 .. 0 .. ..  2)..Topthewindowcontainingthesourcesoundfile.    0 .. 0 .. ..  3)..Selecttheareayouwishtocopy,thenpulldowntheEditmenuandclickonCopy.    0 .. 0 .. ..  4)..Topthewindowcontainingthedestinationsoundfile.    0 .. 0 .. ..  5)..Placetheinsertioncursorinthedestinationsoundfilebyclickingatthelocationwherethecopiedmaterialistobeinserted.    0 .. 0 .. ..  6)..PulldowntheEditmenuandclickonPasteInsert.   ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   Mutin  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheB  XXXC@*\  `Tms RmnC_ A C  CB*\  `Tms RmnCMuteoption,intheEditmenu,canbeusedtoeraseaportionofeitherorbothchannels.Clickinghere,orpressing,willsetthedataintheselectedareatozero,whichisthecomputerswayoferasingaudio.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   UndoingEdit  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheB  XXXCC*\  `Tms RmnC_ D C  CE*\  `Tms RmnCUndoLastEditoptioncanbeusedtoundotheeffectsofanydestructiveeditingoperations,suchasCut,Delete,orPaste.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5UndoLastEditisonlyavailablewhenacheckmarkappearstotheleftoftheUndoEnabledswitch.ClickingonUndoEnabledwilltoggletheundofeature.Ifundoisdisabled,thewordsNoUndowillalsoappearinWaveLitesmenubar.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5WhenWaveLiteperformsaneditingoperation,itfirstmakesacopyofthesectionofthesoundfilethatwillbeedited.Thiscopyisplacedinaspecialfilecalledtheundobuffer.Ifyoudecidetoundoanedit,WaveLitesimplyswapstheeditedsectionofthesoundfilewiththeundobuffer.Sincecreatingtheundobuffercanbequitetimeconsuming,andmayalsoinvolvealotofharddiskspace,wehavegivenyoutheoptionofdisablingtheUndoLastEditoption.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Wesuggestthatwhenyouarepreparingtomakemassivechangestoanentiresoundfile,youfirstmakethechangetoasmallsectionofthefilewithundoenabled.Onceyouareconfidentoftheresultsyoullbegetting,turntheundofeatureoff,andthenedittheentirefile.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ThestatusoftheUndoEnabledswitchissavedinWaveLitesconfigurationfile.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5The keycombinationalsoperformstheUndoLastEditfunction.The keycanbeusedtotoggletheUndoEnabledswitch.  bFO?;z (  p @@b;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5WaveLitesFilemenucontainsseveraloptionsformanagingsoundfiles.ThischapterdiscussesthecontentsoftheFilemenu,aswellassomeconsiderationsforharddiskmanagement.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   The.i.FILEMENU  XXXCH*\  `Tms RmnC_ I C  CJ*\  `Tms RmnCFileMenuB  ;C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thismenucontainsseveraloptionsformanagingsoundfiles.Itscontentsaredescribedbelow.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   Ne  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thisoptionremovesthesoundfilefromthetopwindowandsetsthewindowsnameto Untitled.Becausethesoundfileiscontainedentirelyindiskfiles,nodataislostwhenNewisselected.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   Open..  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thisopensasoundfileandplacesitinthetopwindow.Afileselectdialogwillpresentyouwithalistoftheavailablesoundfiles.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   SaveAs..  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thisoptionisusedtomakeacopyofthesoundfileintheactivewindow.Afileselectdialogwillallowyoutoenterthenametosavethesoundfileunder.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   DeleteFile..  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thisitemcanbeusedtodeleteanyfilefromthedisk.Theextensiondefaultsto.WAV,butyoucanchangethistoanyextensionyouwish,anddeleteanyfiletype.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   Exi  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ThisterminatesWaveLite.Becauseaudiodataisstoredontheharddiskatalltimes,thereisnoneedtosaveyoursoundfilesbeforequittingtheprogram.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5YoumayalsoquitWaveLitebypressing .  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   TheSoundfileInformationDialo  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5The.i.SoundfileInfo..._;SoundfileInfo...optionintheEditmenubringsupadialogwhichallowsyoutoviewimportantinformationaboutthesoundfileandaddcomments.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheSampleRate,Resolution,andChannelsfieldsshowtheobviousinformation.Thesevaluesaredeterminedwhenthesoundfileisrecorded,andcannotbechangedfromthisdialog.BlockAlignandFormatTagaretwodatafieldsfoundineveryWindowscompatible.WAVfile,andareprovidedheresolelyfortheinterestofthetechheadsoutthere.(Youknowwhoyouare.)  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheSMPTEOffsetfieldallowsyoutoenteranoffsettime,inSMPTEunits,thatwillbeaddedtothetimedisplay.    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5  bKO?;z (  p @@b  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   The.i.WindowsMenu  C  WindowsMenuB  ;C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheWindowsmenucontainsitemsthataffectthearrangementofthewindowsonthescreen,aswellassomeswitchesforalteringtheoperationofzoomingintheactivesoundfilewindow.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ M C  LockYResinZoomsdisableszoomingintheYdirection.Ifthisoptionischecked,thentheamplituderesolutionwillnotchangewhenusingthezoommode.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ N C  CenterYResolutionisusedtocenterthesoundfileszerolineinthemiddleofthewindow.Thisisespeciallyusefulwhenyouwishtozoominonazerocrossingpoint,asitcanbedifficulttocenterthedisplayverticallywiththescrollbar.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ThenextfouritemsintheWindowsmenuchangethearrangementofthewindowsonthescreen.CascadeWindowsoverlapstheopensoundfilewindowsdiagonally.TileWindowsplaceseachopenwindowinacornerofthescreen.StripWindowsputsthewindowsinhorizontalstrips,oneabovetheother.ArrangeIconssimplyarrangestheiconsforanyminimizedsoundfilewindowsatthebottomofthemainwindow.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ThenamesofthesoundfilesineachwindowappearattheendoftheWindowsmenu.Selectinganyofthesewillbringthecorrespondingwindowtothetop.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   The.i.OptionsMenu  C  OptionsMenuB  ;C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheOptionsmenucontainsseveraldifferentitemsforadjustingWaveLitesdisplayandoperationalparameters,forperformingsystemcheckoutfunctions,andothermiscellaneousfunctions.Theseitemsaredescribedinthischapter.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ O  Preference  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thismenuitembringsupthefollowingdialog,whichisusedtosetmanyofWaveLitesglobaloperatingparameters;thatis,settingsthataffecttheoperationoftheentireprogram.Youshouldntneedtospendmuchtimehere;theusualprocedureistosettheseparametersonce,thenforgetthatthisdialogevenexists...  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   InsertionCursorBlinkSpee  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5InsertionCursorBlinkSpeedsetstherateatwhichtheinsertioncursorblinks.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ P  ScreenColor  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ThecomboboxlabeledSetColorsOfandthebuttonslabeledColorsareusedtochangethecolorsusedinthesoundfilewindows.TheSetColorOflistdetermineswhatpartofthedisplaywillbechangedbytheColorsbuttons.Youmaysetadifferentwaveformplotandhighlightcolorforeachsoundfilewindow;alloftheothercolorsettingsaffecteverysoundfilewindow.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ Q  SoundfilePat  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ThissettingtellsWaveLitewheretolookforandstoresoundfiles.Rememberthatyoucanalwaysoverridethisinthefileselectiondialogs.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ R  WaveLog  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ThisswitchdisplaysorhidestheWaveLitelogothatappearsinthetoolbar.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ S  PlayModeand.i.RecordMode  C  RecordModeB  ;C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ThesebuttonstellWaveLitewhereitshouldpositionthebeginningoftheactivesoundfilewindowwhenplaybackorrecordingisfinished.IfHardDiskisselected,thepositionofthewindowwillnotchangewhenplaybackorrecordingisfinished.Thisisthemodeyoullwanttousemostoften.IfTapeisspecified,thewindowwillbepositionedatthepointwhereplaybackorrecordingstopped.Thisishandyifyouwanttolocateasectionofsoundbyear.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   DisplaySetu  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5The.i.DisplaySetup_;DisplaySetupdialogisusedtosetseveraloptionspertainingtothesoundfilewindows.ThisdialogcanbebroughtupeitherbyselectingDisplaySetup...,orbyclickingontheunitsinanyofthetimedisplaysinasoundfilewindow.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  XXXCT*\  `Tms RmnC_ U  XAxisCalibrationUnit  C  &&&CV*\  `Tms RmnC  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheXAxisCalibrationUnitssettingdetermineshowtimeisdisplayedintheoverview,soundfilewindows,andtimedisplays.IfsettoSFTime,timeisdisplayedinhours,minutes,seconds,andhundredthsofseconds.TimeCodeissimilar,exceptthatthehundredthsofsecondsdisplayisreplacedbySMPTEframesusingeitherdecimalorhexadecimalnotation.Filmdisplaystimesintermsoffilmfeetandframes,atratesof1.5feetpersecondand24framespersecond,andBeatcausestimestobedisplayedintermsofbeats.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ W  YAxisCalibrationUnit  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5YAxisCalibrationUnitssetthecalibrationusedforamplitudeinthesoundfilewindows.Ifsetto%Amplitude,theunitsontheYaxiswillrangefrom100to100.IfsettoDecimalSamples,theYaxisiscalibratedinindividualsamplelevels,from32767to32768.HexSamplesissimilartoDecimalSamples,exceptthatatwoscomplementhexadecimalnumberingsystemisused.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ X  CalibrationLine  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5XCalibrationLinesandYCalibrationLinesaffectthegridlinesthataredrawninthesoundfilewindows.TheXaxis(horizontal)linescanbeturnedonoroff.Forthevertical(Yaxis)calibrationlines,youhavethreechoices:nolinesatall(Off),shortlinesatthebottomofthedisplay(Baseline),orfullheightlines(FullHeight).  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ Y  MaximumZoo  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheMaximumZoomfielddeterminesthemaximumsizeofthesoundfilewindowwhengrabbingitfromtheoverview.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Notethatyoucanstillviewlongersectionsofthesoundfilebyusingthetimeresolutionslider.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ Z  SystemCheckOption  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thetwosystemcheckfunctionsdescribedbelowareusedtoprovideinformationaboutthingsyounormallyshouldnotneedtoworryabout.If,however,youeverexperienceproblemsusingWaveLite,thisistheplacetostart.Itsagoodideatokeeptrackoftheinformationthatappearsineachcheck,incaseyourunintosystemdifficulties.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ [  I/ODeviceSelect..  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thisoptionallowsyoutoselectfromdifferentwaveaudiodevicesthatmaybeloadedinyoursystem.Thisisusefulforauthoringsoundsthatmustbeplayedbackonavarietyofsoundcards.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ \  PCEquipmentCheck..  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thisitemdisplaysimportantinformationaboutyourcomputer.ThedialogthatappearsafteryouselectthisoptionshowstheamountoffreememoryavailabletoWindows,theresolutionofyourvideosystem,andthecapabilitiesofyoursoundcard.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ ]  HardDiskCheck..  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ThismenuoptionlooksatthedrivespecifiedintheSoundfilePathfieldinthePreferencesdialoganddisplaystheamountoffreespaceonthatdrive,alongwiththedrivestotalcapacity.    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5  b^O?;z (  p @@b  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thischapterwilltakeyouthroughseveralproceduresthatyouwillcommonlyuseinordertoacquaintyouwiththeprogramanditsinterface.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  __ `  SamplingfromaMicrophon  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Theinputcircuitryonmanysoundboardsisdesignedforsamplingdirectlyfromamicrophone.Thisisconvenientifamicrophoneistheonlypieceofaudiogearyouown,butforavarietyofreasons,itismucheasiertogetagoodsampleifyoufirstrecordyourvoiceonatapedeck,andthensamplethesoundfromthetape,asdescribedinthenextsection.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Whenrecordingfromamicrophone,itisimportanttoobtainthehighestpossiblelevelwithoutoverdrivingthesoundhardwaresanalogtodigitalconverter.MonitoringthelevelmetersintheRecorddialogisthebestwaytoensurethis.Asyouspeakintothemike,theindicatorinthemetershouldjustbarelytouchthetopofthemeteratitshighestpoint.Dontletitslamagainstthetopofthemeterforanylengthoftime,asthiswillresultinsometrulynastydigitaldistortion.Itmayrequireafew takestogetthisright,butwithpracticeitwillgeteasier.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  __ a  SamplingfromaCDorTap  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5SamplingfromaCDortapeismucheasierthansamplingfromamicrophone,becausethesignalisconsistent:Itwillalwaysbeatthesameleveleachtimeyouplayit,whichmakesitmucheasiertogetagoodrecording.Itisalsoeasiertogetagoodvocal takewhenrecordingontapethanitiswhensamplingfromamike,becauseyoudonthavetodealwiththecomputerandthetalentsimultaneously.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Dependingonwhichsoundboardyouuse,theremaybesomesignallevelmatchingproblemswhenrecordingfromsuchasource.CDplayersandtapedecksoutputsomethingcalledalinelevelsignal,whichismuch louder,electricallyspeaking,thanthesignalfromamicrophone.Whilemanysoundboardscanaccepteitherlinelevelormikesignals,some(includingtheoriginalSoundBlaster)aredesignedtoacceptonlymicrophonelevelsignals.SamplingdirectlyfromaCDwithsuchaboardwillresultinseriousdistortion.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thesolutionistouseaspecial attenuatorplug,whichreducestheoutputleveloftheCDplayertomatchthatofamicrophone.RadioShackcarriesattenuatorplugs(partnumber274300).ConnectthisbetweenonechannelofyourCDplayerortapedeckandthesoundboardsmicrophoneinput.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5IfyouresamplingfromastereosoundsourcelikeaCDortapedmusic,theresanotherproblem:manysoundboardscanonlyhandlemonosignals.Inthiscase,youllneedtoputanaudiomixerbetweenthesourceandthemonolineinputinordertomixthetwostereochannelstoone.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thediagrambelowillustratesthisarrangement.  ;14 <DL!T$;