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<title>Non Timeline User Manual</title> |
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<h1>Non DAW User Manual</h1> |
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<h1>Non Timeline User Manual</h1> |
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Jonathan Moore Liles <a href="mailto:male@tuxfamily.org"><male@tuxfamily.org></a><br> |
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<h1 id=toc>Table Of Contents</h1> |
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<li><a href="#n:1.">1. User Manual</a> |
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<ul><li><a href="#n:1.1.">1.1. The Timeline Editor</a> |
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<ul><li><a href="#n:1.1.">1.1. The Timeline</a> |
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<ul><li><a href="#n:1.1.1.">1.1.1. Display Options</a> |
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</ul></ul></ul></ul></ul><hr></div> |
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<h1 id="n:1.">1. User Manual</h1> |
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<h2 id="n:1.1.">1.1. The Timeline Editor</h2> |
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<h2 id="n:1.1.">1.1. The Timeline</h2> |
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<center><div class="fig image"><table id="Fig.1.1" border=1> |
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<strong>Fig. 1.1.</strong> Timeline Editor |
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<tr><td><img src="tle.png" alt="fig. 1.1"></td></tr> |
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The Timeline Editor is what you first see when you start the Non-DAW. Here you will add tracks, make captures, and arrange regions. |
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The Timeline is where you will add tracks, make captures, and arrange regions. |
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Before you can add anything to the timeline, you must create a new project (menu item <tt>Project/New</tt>) |
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<tr><td><img src="project-info.png" alt="fig. 1.5"></td></tr> |
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</table></div></center> |
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A Non-DAW project is a directory where Non-DAW keeps the journal, project specific settings, notes, some meta-data, and, last but not least, your audio sources. A project is completely self-contained. You can rename a project as simply as: |
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A Non Timeline project is a directory where Non Timeline keeps the journal, project specific settings, notes, some meta-data, and, last but not least, your audio sources. A project is completely self-contained. You can rename a project as simply as: |
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<div class="fig example"><table width=100%><tr><td><pre> |
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$ mv Project-A Project-B |
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Non-DAW projects can refer to audio sources outside of the project directory--clips dropped onto the timeline from a file-manager, for instance. These are not copied into the project by default. This allows the efficient use of audio loop libraries, but introduces external dependencies. Beware that if you ever move, remove, or change one of these external sources, it will affect the Non-DAW projects referencing them. |
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Non Timeline projects can refer to audio sources outside of the project directory--clips dropped onto the timeline from a file-manager, for instance. These are not copied into the project by default. This allows the efficient use of audio loop libraries, but introduces external dependencies. Beware that if you ever move, remove, or change one of these external sources, it will affect the Non Timeline projects referencing them. |
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<tr><td><img src="tempomap.png" alt="fig. 1.8"></td></tr> |
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</table></div></center> |
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The tempo map serves a dual purpose. Firstly, it provides enough information about the musical structure of your project for Non-DAW to perform intelligent snapping and draw helpful measure lines. Secondly, the tempo map is communicated to other JACK clients at playback time via the JACK Timebase API, so that MIDI accompaniment can follow along to the tempo changes in your song. |
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The tempo map serves a dual purpose. Firstly, it provides enough information about the musical structure of your project for Non Timeline to perform intelligent snapping and draw helpful measure lines. Secondly, the tempo map is communicated to other JACK clients at playback time via the JACK Timebase API, so that MIDI accompaniment can follow along to the tempo changes in your song. |
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Clicking on an empty part of the time or tempo sequences will prompt you for the parameters of a new time or tempo point to be inserted at that position. Hit <tt>Escape</tt> to cancel the insertion. Right-click on a time or tempo point to edit its value. Existing points can be dragged freely. |
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<h3 id="n:1.1.10.">1.1.10. Regions</h3> |
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Regions are the most common object on the timeline. Each region represents some portion of an audio source placed at some position in time. Since Non-DAW is non-destructive, regions only <b>represent</b> the source--altering a region does not affect the audio source in any way. Deleting a region does not delete the source--as other regions may still refer to it. |
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Regions are the most common object on the timeline. Each region represents some portion of an audio source placed at some position in time. Since Non Timeline is non-destructive, regions only <b>represent</b> the source--altering a region does not affect the audio source in any way. Deleting a region does not delete the source--as other regions may still refer to it. |
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<tr><td><img src="looping.png" alt="fig. 1.12"></td></tr> |
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Instead of requiring you to duplicate a small region 100 times to achieve a looping effect, Non DAW supports looping directly. First, adjust the region duration to cover the amount of time you would like it to loop for. Then, position the mouse pointer over the first place the loop should repeat (i.e. the first bar line after the start of the region) and hit <tt>L</tt>. This will set the loop point for this region, which will be indicated by two white arrows. At playback, the portion of the region before the loop point will loop for the duration of the region. |
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Instead of requiring you to duplicate a small region 100 times to achieve a looping effect, Non Timeline supports looping directly. First, adjust the region duration to cover the amount of time you would like it to loop for. Then, position the mouse pointer over the first place the loop should repeat (i.e. the first bar line after the start of the region) and hit <tt>L</tt>. This will set the loop point for this region, which will be indicated by two white arrows. At playback, the portion of the region before the loop point will loop for the duration of the region. |
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<h3 id="n:1.1.11.">1.1.11. Annotation</h3> |
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<center><div class="fig image"><table id="Fig.1.13" border=1> |
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Jonathan Moore Liles
12 years ago
