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The following is a list of the commands in the multitrack session view menu in Orinj.
New | Creates a new recording session. |
Open | Opens an existing recording session. |
Save | Saves the current recording session. If the session was never saved before, you will be prompted to name it. |
Save As | Saves the current recording session and gives it a new name. |
Recent ... | Displays the recording sessions that were used recently. Click on one of those sessions to open it. |
Exit | Exits Orinj. |
Single Wave View | Switches to the single wave view.
(Tip: You can also click on the single wave view button (
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Loop Building View | Switches to the loop building view.
(Tip: You can also click on the loop building view button (
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MIDI Roll View | Switches to the MIDI roll view.
(Tip: You can also click on the MIDI roll view button (
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Zoom In Horizontally | Zooms in along the time line. May be disabled if you
have zoomed in to the maximum allowed. (Tip: You can also click on the zoom in button (
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Zoom Out Horizontally | Zooms out along the time line. May be disabled if you
have zoomed out to the maximum allowed. (Tip: You can also click on zoom out button (
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Zoom In Vertically | Zooms in along the amplitude line. May be disabled if you
have zoomed in to the maximum allowed. (Tip: You can also click on the zoom in button (
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Zoom Out Vertically | Zooms out along the amplitude line. May be disabled if you
have zoomed out to the maximum allowed. (Tip: You can also click on the zoom out button (
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Zoom Out Fully | Zooms out both along the time line and along the amplitude line
(both horizontally and vertically), so that all of the audio data in your current
session is visible or to the maximum extent possible. (Tip: You can also click on zoom out
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Zoom To Left End Of Selection | Zooms in along the time line, so that the view is
centered around the left end (the beginning) of a selection that you made. Only available
if you made a selection. (Tip: You can also click on the zoom button (
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Zoom Into Selection | Zooms in along the time line, so that the selection that
you made is centered in the current view. Only available if you made a selection. (Tip:
You can also click on the zoom in button (
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Zoom To Right End of Selection | Zooms in along the time line, so that the view
is centered around the right end (the end) of a selection that you made. Only available if
you made a selection. (Tip: You can also click on the zoom button (
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Markers | Shows the markers added to your session. |
Undo | Reverses the last change made to the session. |
Cut | Depending on whether you selected whole waves or made a selection over a portion of a wave, cuts whole waves or pieces of waves from your current session. |
Destroy | Removes the selected waves from your session and permanently deletes any corresponding wave files from your hard drive. |
Stop | Stops playback. When playback is stopped, the play cursor (the vertical
yellow line) will return to where playback started. (Tip: You can also click on the stop
button (
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Play | Starts playback. Playback will start from the current position of the
play cursor (the vertical yellow line). (Tip: You can also click on the play button (
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Pause | Pauses playback. After pausing playback,
you can either stop or resume playback. If you press play again, playback will begin from
where it was paused. (Tip: You can also click on the pause button (
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Play Screen | Begins playback. Playback will begin from the current position of
the play cursor (the vertical yellow line) and will end at the end of the session or the end
of the screen, whichever comes first. (Tip: You can also click on the play screen button (
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Play Loop | Begins playback. Playback will begin from the current position of
the play cursor (the vertical yellow line), will continue to the end of the current selection,
and will loop indefinitely until paused or stopped. You can play a loop only when there is
a selection. (Tip: You can also click on the play loop button (
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Rewind To Start | Move the play cursor (the vertical yellow line) to the beginning
of the session. (Tip: You can also click on the rewind to start button (
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Fast Forward To End | Moves the play cursor to (the vertical yellow line) the end
of the session. (Tip: You can also click on the fast forward to end button (
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Record | Begins recording and simultaneous playback. Playback will begin from
the current position of the play cursor (the vertical yellow line). The newly recorded
waves will also start from that position. (Tip: You can also click on the record button (
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Mix To File | Mixes all tracks to a single wave file. |
Audio Format | Displays information about the sampling rate and the sampling resolution of the current session. |
Output Device | Selects the output device to which wave audio data will be sent during playback. |
Markers Properties | Sets the properties of the currently selected marker, including its comment and the time at which the marker is set. (Tip: You can get a list of all markers and add, remove, and modify markers if you click on View and then on Markers.) |
Markers Add | Adds a marker to your session. |
Markers Remove | Removes the currently selected marker. |
Tempo / Time Signature | Sets the tempo and time signature of your session. |
Volume | Sets the volume of a track. (Tip: You can also use the volume controls (
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Pan | Sets the pan of a track. (Tip: You can also use the pan controls (
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Mute | Mutes / unmutes the current track. When the track is muted, it will not
be heard during playback. (Tip: You can also click on the mute button (
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Solo | Solos / removes the soloing of the current track. When a track is soloed,
all other tracks are muted, unless soloed themselves, and will not be heard during playback.
(Tip: You can also click on the solo button (
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Record | Selects the current track for recording. The track will be marked so
that when you start recording, recorded sound data is written to this track. You can select
more than one track for recording. (Tip: You can also click on the record button (
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Show Volume Envelopes | Displays the volume envelopes of the current track.
(Tip: You can also click on the volume envelopes button (
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Show Pan Envelopes | Displays the pan envelopes of the current track. (Tip: You
can also click on the pan envelope button (
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Input Device | Selects the device from which tracks will get input during
recording. (Tip: You can also use the input device button (
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Move Up | Moves the current track up one in the track order. |
Move Down | Moves the current track down one in the track order. |
Insert Wave From File | Add an existing wave file to the current track of your session. The file will be opened and added to the track at the current position of the play cursor (the vertical yellow line). |
Delete Envelope Points | Deletes points from your volume, pan, dry mix, or wet mix envelopes. You have to select over the points first to delete them. |
Audio Format | Displays information about the audio format of a wave. |
Frequency Content | Displays the frequency content of a wave. |
Properties | Displays information on the meta (text) data contained by a wave (author, title, copyright, etc.). |
Block Position | Defines the time in the session at which the wave should be placed. |
Wave File | Sets the name of file that a wave should use. If you change the name of the underlying file, you will be prompted to either rename the existing file or create a copy of the wave in a new file. |
Mute | Mutes the selected wave. The wave will not be heard during playback. The
rest of the waves in the same track, if there are any, will not be muted. (Tip: If you want
to mute the whole track, click on Track and then on Mute or click on the mute button (
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Loop | Loops a wave so that it is repeated several times in the session. |
Make Unique | Create a new unique file for the selected wave. This is useful, if there are several wave blocks in the session that use the same file. |
View Single Wave | Switches to the single wave view. The wave will be displayed in that view, where you can listen to it or modify it. |
Pitch Shift | Pitch shifts the selected wave without changing its tempo or length. A new wave file will be created. The original file will not be changed. |
Stretch | Stretches or shrinks the selected wave without changing its pitch. A new wave file will be created. The original file will not be changed. |
Reverse | Reverses the selected wave. A new wave file will be created. It will sound just like the original file played backwards. The original file will not be changed. |
Split Stereo Wave | Splits the selected stereo wave into two mono waves that each contain the left and right channel audio respectively of the original wave. The left channel wave will be placed in the same track. The right channel wave will be placed one track below. Two new files will be created and the original file will not be changed. |
Delay | Adds a delay effect to the current track. |
Chorus | Adds a chorus effect to the current track. |
Bass Chorus | Adds a bass chorus effect to the current track. |
Echo | Adds an echo effect to the current track. |
Bouncing Echo | Adds a bouncing echo effect to the current track. |
Simple Reverb | Adds a simple reverb effect to the current track. |
Reverb | Adds a reverb effect to the current track. |
Graphic Equalizer | Adds a graphic equalizer effect to the current track. |
Parametric Equalizer | Adds a parametric equalizer effect to the current track. |
Notch Filter | Adds a notch filter effect to the current track. |
Simple Compressor | Adds a simple compressor effect to the current track. |
Compressor | Adds a compressor effect to the current track. |
Side Chained Compressor | Adds a side chained compressor effect to the current track. |
Limiter | Adds a limiter effect to the current track. |
Noise Gate | Adds a noise gate effect to the current track. |
Move Up | Moves the current effect in the current track one up in the order of effects. The current effect is the one shown in the drop-down box in the track control panel to the left of the track. |
Move Down | Moves the current effect in the current track one down in the order of effects. The current effect is the one shown in the drop-down box in the track control panel to the left of the track. |
Times | Specifies the time interval in the session, during which the current effect will apply. The current effect is the one shown in the drop-down box in the track control panel to the left of the track. |
Process | Processes an effect so that it becomes permanently embedded in the audio data. The wave files, to which the effect is applied, will be replaced with new wave files. The original files will be preserved. |
Modify | Changes the parameters of the current effect. The current effect is
the one shown in the drop-down box in the track control panel to the left of the track.
(Tip: You can also use the modify button (
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Remove | Removes the current effect. The current effect is the one shown in the drop-down box in the track control panel to the left of the track. |
Dry Mix | Changes the dry mix of the current effect in the current track. Not
all effects have a dry / wet mix. See Effects
for more information. The current effect is the one shown in the drop-down box in the track
control panel to the left of the track. (Tip: You can also use the dry mix controls (
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Wet Mix | Changes the wet mix of the current effect in the current track. Not
all effects have a dry / wet mix. See Effects
for more information. The current effect is the one shown in the drop-down box in the track
control panel to the left of the track. (Tip: You can also use the wet mix controls (
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Show Dry Mix Envelopes | Shows the dry mix envelopes of an effect. See
Effects for more information. (Tip: You can also use
the show dry mix envelope button (
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Show Wet Mix Envelopes | Shows the wet mix envelopes of an effect. See
Effects for more information. (Tip: You can also use
the show wet mix envelope button (
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Directories | Specifies the directory that Orinj should use to store temporary data. See Preferences for more information. |
Buffers | Specifies the number and size of the audio buffers used by Orinj. See Preferences for more information. |
Device Properties | Displays the properties of your sampled audio devices (soundcards). See Preferences for more information. |
Snap Options | Sets options for snapping wave blocks to other waves or to the time signature beats, when waves are moved or cut. See Preferences for more information. |
Light Look and Feel | Selects the skin for the Orinj look and feel. The skins impact the fonts and colors of the Orinj application, but not its functionality. See Preferences for more information. |
Help | Display the Orinj help manual. |
About | Displays copyright and version information for Orinj. |