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A track in Orinj is a collection of wave files with similar mix parameters. That is, all waves in a track in the multitrack session have the same effects, added amplitude, and so on.
For the most part, when working with a track in the multitrack session view in Orinj, you will use the track control panel to the left of the track. A picture of this panel is shown here.
You can use it to rename tracks, adjust the volume and pan of tracks, select input devices for recording, and so on. An alternative way to control tracks is to use the multitrack session menu. Click on Track in the menu to see the available commands.
To rename a track, type the new track title in the track control panel to the left of the track (shown on the picture above). Naming a track will affect your session only to the extent that future recorded waves and other newly created waves will initially carry the name of the track, which may help you organize your session. In the picture above, for example, the name of the track is "Track 1". You can type anything instead of "Track 1" as the new name of the track.
Tracks can be reordered by moving them up and down. First, select the track by clicking on it. Then, to move a track up in the track order, click on Track and then on Move Up in the Orinj menu. To move a track down in the track order, click on Track and then on Move Down in the Orinj menu.
To mute a track, click on the mute button (
) in the track control panel to the left of the track or click on Track and then on Mute. The waves
in the track will be grayed out and will not play during playback. You can still move, remove, and
otherwise operate with the track and its waves. To unmute the track and its waves, click on the mute
button or click on Track and then on Mute in the Orinj menu again.
If you want to mute individual waves rather than the whole track, see Working with session waves.
To solo a track, click on the solo button (
)
in the track control panel to the left of the track or click on Track and then on Solo in the Orinj
menu. The waves in all other tracks, unless other tracks are soloed as well, will be grayed out
will not play during playback. To remove the soloing of a track, click on the solo button or click
on Track and then on Solo in the Orinj menu again.
To change the volume of a track, use the volume control (
) in the track control panel to the left of the track. You can type the new volume in the volume
control, click on the volume control, or click on Track and then on Volume. In the last two cases,
you will get the following dialog.
Use the dialog to adjust the volume and close it when you are done.
If you want to change the volume for a portion of the track only, use volume envelopes. First,
click on the volume envelope button (
)
in the track control panel to the left of the track. The volume envelope will now be visible as
lines over the track, if the track contains some waves (see Track control panel in the multitrack session
for a picture of the volume envelope). The volume of the track will increase for the portions where
the line goes up, decrease where the line goes down, and stay constant where the line is horizontal.
The places where the line changes direction are the envelope points, which will be marked by small
squares and labels with volume values. Initially, the volume envelope line will be horizontal and
will have only two envelope points - one at the beginning and one at the end. You can add, delete,
and move envelope points to adjust the track volume.
To change the pan of a track, use the pan control (
)
in the track control panel to the left of the track. You can type the new pan in the pan control,
click on the pan control, or click on Track and then on Pan in the Orinj menu. In the last two
cases, you will get the following dialog.
Use the dialog to adjust the pan and close it when you are done.
If you want to change the pan for a portion of the track only, use pan envelopes. The pan envelopes work similarly to the volume envelopes described above.
When you record into a track, the track takes sound data from a specific input device (i.e., sound
card). To change the input device used by the track, click on the input device button
()
in the track control panel to the left of the track or click on Track and then on Input Device in
the Orin j menu. You will see the following dialog.
All available input devices (soundcards) will be listed in this dialog. Choose the device from which you want the track to obtain recorded data and click OK (see also Track control panel in the multitrack session.
To prepare a track for recording, click on the record button
() in the track
control panel to the left of the track or click on Track and then on Record in the Orinj
menu. If there are any waves in the track, they will become red. You can record to more
than one track at the same time. You can record to tracks even if these tracks already
contain recorded waves. The recorded waves will not be changed.
See Working with effects and Effects for more information.