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Accessing the Sound Library

To access the sound library, simply press the "Add Sounds +" tab to open and display the library. Upon initial view you will be presented with a list of available libraries including your own recordings. To access the main library click the Vodafone Library which will open the library for browsing.

Here you can sort and filter the library by using the two pulldown menus for Genre and Instrument type. This allows you to narrow down the library results and helps you quickly and easily find the sounds you are looking for. For example, by selecting Guitar from the pulldown menu you filter the library to list only available guitar sounds.

Previewing Sounds

To preview any sound in the library, simply click it to load and preview the sound. Once a sound has been previewed it will be highlighted in the library for easy visual reference of which sounds you have already previewed. Additional controls, located at the bottom of the library, are available to adjust the volume of the previewed sound as well as the option to SOLO the sound from the library to temporarily mute the currently playing sounds from the track.

Adding Sounds to Your Track

If you wish to add a sound into your composition simply press it's (+) icon to add the sound as a channel in your track. Sounds that have been added will also be highlighted to indicate which sounds are currently used in your track.

Inserting A Sound

Once you have added a sound to your track - creating a new channel - it's as simple as clicking and dragging to insert it into your composition. This, in effect, 'paints' the waveform of the sound in the location you want it to appear. You can remove the instance of the sound just as easily by clicking and dragging on a visible waveform to remove it from your composition.

Editing Sounds

The default way to edit a sound that has been added to your track is by using the available volume and pan sliders located in the channel controls. This allows you to change the global volume or stereo-field location of the sound channel. Modifying these slider settings will affect the sound for the entire length of your track.

To gain extra control over the sounds you can click on either the VOL or PAN buttons. By selecting these buttons you enable envelope controls for both Volume and Pan. These envelopes allow you to shape and sculpt the sound over time by clicking and adding nodes. This allows you to create volume fades in or out as well as panning a sound through the stereo-field from left to right. Enveloping controls are also available on the master channel which will apply volume fades on the entire track effecting all sound channels simultaneously.

Muting Sounds

At anytime during playback you can mute a sound channel by pressing the 'MUTE' button. This will temporarily set the volume of the channel to zero and allow you to preview the track minus this sound. This is a quick way to experiment with your mix.

Soloing Sounds

This effect has the opposite effect of muting a single channel, by muting all other sound channels to allow for individual preview of the soloed channel. This feature is useful should you wish to highlight and single out an individual sound from the mix, or for refined editing.

Changing the Tempo(BPM) of your Track

If you wish to slow down or speed up the tempo of your track you can do this by simply clicking and dragging up or down on top of the Tempo display. The Tempo display will update in realtime - reflecting the target Tempo. When you release the mouse click it will automatically alter sounds in your track to playback at the new selected tempo.

Recording Audio

Provided that you have the latest Java update correctly installed and configured on your machine you can add your own recordings from your computer microphone by simply pressing the record button. If the track is currently playing when you select record it will add a new channel and instantly begin recording from your microphone input. To stop recording hit the stop button. If the track is not currently playing a metronome will count out a 4-beat to the tempo and begin both playback and recording from the current track position.

Applying Effects to Sounds

You can apply effects to sound channels by hitting the "FX" button which will pop-up the Effects Editor. This will stop the track if it is currently playing. Pressing play will begin playing the selected sound channel. Clicking on the radio box next to each Effect name will turn that effect on and preview the effect in real-time. Clicking on the name of an effect will display the properties of that effect. At any point in time you can cancel or remove all applied effects. Pressing the "APPLY" button will apply the effects to the sound and return you to the main studio view.