Obtaining CD information
1.
Insert a CD in your drive.
2.
Click the MusicID button in the in the Extract Audio from CD dialog, or browse to the CD and click the button in the Explorer
window. For more information, see Extracting media files from CD on page 32. For more information, see Explorer window on page 22.
Gracenote MusicID attempts to obtain matching CD information and displays artist, album, and track data:
• If the service locates an exact match, this information is automatically displayed. No additional action is necessary.
• If the service locates multiple possible matches, the Match dialog is displayed. Proceed to step 2.
3.
Choose a method for completing the CD information:
• If none of the possible matches is appropriate, click the Submit New button. The Gracenote CDDB Disc Information dialog is
displayed, allowing you to complete information for the CD and submit it for inclusion in the Gracenote Media Database. For
help on submitting CD information, click the Help/Guidelines button in this dialog.
When you are finished typing information, click the OK button to submit your data.
• Select the appropriate match from the list and click the Accept Match button. The artist, album, and track information is
displayed based on your selection in the right side of the PC pane.
4.
You’re now ready to extract tracks.
Editing and submitting CD information
1.
Insert a CD in your drive.
2.
Select a track and click the CD Info button in the Extract Audio from CD dialog, or browse to the CD and click the button in the
Explorer window. The Gracenote CDDB Disc Information dialog is displayed. For more information, see Extracting media files from CD
on page 32. For more information, see Explorer window on page 22.
3.
Use the Gracenote CDDB Disc Information dialog to edit information about the CD. For help on submitting CD information, click
the Help/Guidelines button in this dialog.
4.
When you are finished entering the information, click the OK button to submit it for inclusion in the Gracenote Media Database.
Understanding clip types
When you add media to a project, a new track is created for the file. Depending on the type of media you add, one of four clip types is
created to accommodate it: loop, one-shot, Beatmapped, or MIDI. You can identify a track’s type by looking at the paint clip selector
icon in the track header. For more information, see Using clips with tracks on page 101.
Loops
Loops are small chunks of audio that are designed to create a continuous beat or pattern when played repeatedly. They are usually one
to four measures long. Loops are the type of file that you will use most frequently.
One-shots
One-shots are chunks of audio that are not designed to loop, and they are streamed from the hard disk rather than stored in RAM if they
are longer than three seconds. Things such as cymbal crashes and sound bites could be considered one-shots.
Unlike loops, one-shots do not change pitch or tempo with the rest of a project.
Beatmapped
When you add a file that is longer than thirty seconds to a project, the Beatmapper Wizard starts, allowing you to add tempo
information to the file. As a result, these clips respond to tempo and key changes just like loops. For more information, see Using the
Beatmapper on page 113.
Tip:
You can change the length of the file that starts the Beatmapper in the Audio tab of the Preferences dialog. For more
information, see Using the Audio tab on page 255.
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