Each track in a project contains MIDI or audio information and has a variety of settings (also called parameters) that determine how the track sounds. By changing these parameters, you can change the sound of your project. For audio tracks, you control parameters such as volume, stereo panning, and the output device that is used to produce the sound. For MIDI tracks, you control many additional parameters, including the type of instrument sound that is used to play the notes stored in the track. Both kinds of tracks contain an Automation Read button and an Automation Write button , which enable or disable automation playback and recording, respectively.
Figure 105. Audio track.Figure 106. Audio track header controls.A. Track color B. Track number C. Header icon D. Track name E. Peak value F. Maximize/restore G. Meter
Figure 107. Audio track controls.A. Track number B. Track name C. Edit Filter D. Mute E. Automation Read F. Solo G. Automation Write H. Arm for recording I. Freeze J. Input echo K. Archive L. Peak level M. Expand/collapse track N. Track icon O. WAI display P. Track color Q. Expand/collapse Take Lanes R. Expand/collapse Automation Lanes S. Volume slider T. Input U. Output V. Pan slider W. FX Rack X. MeterFigure 108. Audio track FX Rack, meter, and track scale.
Figure 109. MIDI track header controls.
Figure 110. MIDI track controls.A. Track number B. Track name C. Edit Filter D. Mute E. Automation Read F. Solo G. Automation Write H. Arm for recording I. Input echo J. Archive K. Expand/collapse track L. Track icon M. WAI display N. Track color O. Expand/collapse Take Lanes P. Expand/collapse Automation Lanes Q. Volume slider R. Input S. Channel T. Patch U. Velocity+ V. Output W. Bank X. Pan slider Y. FX Rack Z. MeterFigure 111. MIDI track FX Rack and track scale.A. Track scale B. MIDI FX Rack
For more information about MIDI track controls in the Track Inspector, see MIDI track and Instrument track controls.
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You can display subsets of the Track pane’s controls (the title bar controls are always displayed) by selecting a Control preset from the Track Control drop-down list above the track strips. To choose which controls are displayed in track strips, see Configuring the display of tracks in the Track view.
You can also edit Track properties in the Track Inspector. To show or hide the Inspector, select Views > Inspector or press the I key.Figure 112. The Track Inspector.
To adjust the same control in all selected tracks of the same type, hold down the CTRL key and adjust a control in any selected channel strip.All track parameters are saved with a Cakewalk project. However, if you export a project to a standard MIDI File, several of the parameters (Key+, Vel+, Time+, and Chan) are applied to the MIDI data as the file is being exported. Other parameters, including Input, Output, Mute, Solo, and Archive, are lost when you export the project to a MIDI file. The following sections contain more information about many of the parameters in the Track view. For more information about the track inputs and the track Arm button, see Preparing to record.
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