Ok, now that one I didn't know about. I wasn't aware that the shift- arrow combinations had been implemented, I always used a/s/d/f to define a selection without markers. Those keys don't simply move the selection edges but will create one, it looks as though the shift- arrow combination works identically.
On Dec 17, 8:09 am, Søren Jensen <s...@coolfortheblind.dk> wrote: > Jake: you are just awesome to explain how things works. > Here is how I make a selection: > If it's more than 30 seconds of audio I wanna select, I use markers, but if > it's a few seconds, I use shift right arrow to select. You can zoom in by > pressing command = and zoom out by pressing command -. When you have selected > some pease of audio by using shift and right arrow, you can move the left > edge of the selection to the left by pressing a, and you can move it to the > right by pressing s. The same goes with the right edge by pressing d and f. > It's pretty awesome. What's really awesome is that you can preview the audio > and hear what's sounds like if you delete the selected audio by pressing e. > Another useful command is that you can change the pitch by pressing command > up and down arrow while playing the audio. > I love amadeus Pro after I've got used to it. It's an awesome sound editor. > Best regards > Søren Jensen > Mail & MSN: > s...@coolfortheblind.dk > Website:http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ > > Den Dec 17, 2009 kl. 10:29 AM skrev Jake: > > > > > Hi Matt > > Amadeus Pro is a rather complex beast, though powerful once you master > > it. It's not like any other audio editor I'm familiar with in the way > > it handles some of the concepts and editing functions. I'll try to > > answer your questions as clear as I can, though I've used Amadeus for > > a while so if I get ahead of myself let me know. > > >> 1. How do you select portions of audio to edit? > > There are several ways to select audio. The first method, and the one > > I use most often, is to place markers at the beginning and end of the > > part I wish to select and then placing the selection between them. > > There are a few commands you need to know: > > p - places a marker at the current playing position, i.e. where you > > are right then while playing > > m - places a marker at the current insertion point position > > option-left and option-right - moves the insertion point to the > > previous or next marker > > command-left and command-right - extends the selection from the > > insertion point to the marker in that direction > > command-shift-y - moves the insertion point to the currently playing > > position > > Think of the play head and the insertion point as being similar to the > > VO cursor and the keyboard focus, you can be playing one part of the > > file and yet have your editing cursor in another. This is one of those > > concepts that Amadeus takes differently than other editors, most have > > only one cursor. I wouldn't even bring it up except that it is > > essential to Amadeus's editing features that you understand it. So, an > > example: > > Start playing the audio. When you get to the part you wish to start > > selecting, press p. At the end of that part, press p again. You now > > have two markers. While still playing, press command-shift-y to move > > your insertion point. Now, stop playing. Press option-left, this will > > move your insertion point to the second of the two markers. Press > > command-left and a selection will be extended from the current marker > > which is where you are positioned to the previous marker. Your audio > > is now selected, and you can do whatever editing you need. > > There are other keystrokes you can use to move the selection edges and > > can also be used to define a selection without using markers, but play > > around with this first so you get familiar with selecting in general. > > >> 2. How do you go to the beginning or end of a file? > > Press home for the beginning (fn+left on a laptop) and end for the end > > of the file (fn+right on a laptop). Note that these move the insertion > > point and not the play position, so will have no effect on the play > > head.. > > >> 3. Can you append to a file, or do you have to record a new file every > >> time you need to pause the recording? > > Recording happens at the current insertion point position. Press end > > before restarting recording if you've stopped it and you will append. > > >> 4. How do you mark the beginning and end of a section you want to delete? > > See question 1 above on selecting audio. Once selected, simply press > > delete (backspace for former Windows users). You may also want to > > press command-option-x before deleting, this will extend the selection > > just a bit to the nearest crossing point which will avoid those clicks > > and pops you can get when deleting audio. Also, to here how a delete > > will sound, select the audio and press e for edit preview. This will > > play the first couple seconds before and after the delete point as if > > you had deleted the audio. > > > One note: to make editing easier, you may wish to open Amadeus's > > preferences and, under general, set the "when selection is empty" > > option to "play from insertion point." This will effectively make the > > play head follow your insertion point's movements as long as there is > > no audio selected or no audio currently playing. This is the first > > thing I do when installing Amadeus on one of my machines. > > > I hope I didn't confuse you :). Amadeus can take a lot of getting used > > to before the concepts click. I've used it since it was Amadeus II, > > and it was confusing to me at first. I was new to the Mac at the time > > though and it was the only audio editor I knew about, so I stuck with > > it and to be honest I've really grown to appreciate the power it > > offers. > > >> I want to use my Mac to record my classes in college, and then edit out > >> the stuff I don't need to hear again. > > >> Matt Roberts n9gmr...@gmail.com > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "MacVisionaries" group. > > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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