Antares Infinity user manual

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STATUS DISPLAY
The Status Display on the Palette gives information about the location of
the cursor. Four fields of information are displayed which show various
fields, depending on the current usage of the software:
Track: This field displays the track where the cursor is located.
C: This field displays the absolute time at the cursor location.
Amp: This field displays the vertical location of the cursor’s active pixel.
C-I: This field displays the horizontal position of the cursor relative to the...

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GET INFO…
Keyboard Equivalent Command: 
x-I. Selecting Get Info will cause the
Information dialog shown above to appear. It contains information on the
currently active soundfile. Data cannot be edited in the Information dialog.
Sound File refers to the title of the active soundfile.
File Type refers to the file format in which the soundfile is stored.
Tracks refers to the number of data channels that exist in the file: one track
for mono files, two tracks for stereo files.
Duration of the file is...

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ENVELOPE FILES
In order to display a soundfile, Infinity creates an envelope file. These files
are stored in a folder called “Envelope Files” in the same folder as the
sound file. Envelope files are used to store information which allows
Infinity to quickly draw the soundfile on the screen. They occupy about one
tenth the disk space that the soundfile uses and are stored in a special
Envelope Folder which Infinity creates. Envelope files are saved in the
Envelope Folder after the soundfile is closed....

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BACKUP FILES
If the Create Backup Files function in the Preferences dialog is enabled, a
backup file is created when a soundfile is opened. Upon closing a soundfile,
the backup file is deleted. Note that other temporary files are created as a
result of edit operations involving the Clipboard and undo-able edits. These
are automatically managed by Infinity.
BALLOON HELP
Infinity incorporates on-line help using the Balloon Help feature. Choose
Show Balloons in the menu to turn on Balloon Help.
BALLOON...

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Chapter 3: The Basics of Infinity
his chapter introduces you to the basic functions of Infinity. We recommend
that you read it through once and then refer to it as needed while becom-
ing familiar with Infinity.
USING COMMANDS
USING KEYBOARD COMMAND EQUIVALENTS
The keyboard can be used to choose many commands. If a command has a
keyboard equivalent, it usually appears on the menu or on the Palette.
PRESSING SHIFT+ OPTION  
WILL TEMPORARILY    
PUT INFINITY INTO    
SELECTION MODE    
PRESSING THE ...

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The shift, option, command (x) and control keys are called modifier keys.
They don’t do anything by themselves, but they can modify the next
keystroke or mouse click. In Infinity, they are also used in combination to
momentarily put the program in either Selection Mode or Zoom Mode. For
details of how this is done, see “Using Momentary Selection Mode” on
page 23 and “Using Momentary Zoom Mode” on page 18.
The following are examples of keyboard command equivalents and instruc-
tions on how to execute...

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CHANGING THE DISPLAY RESOLUTION
USING THE DISPLAY SCALE ICON
The display resolution of the Mainview can be changed by using the Display
Scale icon on the Palette or the keyboard command equivalents.
To double the vertical display resolution, click on the up arrow or press
x-up arrow
To halve the vertical display resolution, click on the down arrow or
press 
x-down arrow
To double the horizontal display resolution, click on the right arrow or
press 
x-right arrow
Halve the horizontal display...

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USING ZOOM MODE IN THE MAINVIEW
The view indicator can be used directly in the Mainview itself, by placing
the Mainview in Zoom Mode.
To put the Mainview in Zoom Mode:
1. Click on the Zoom Mode icon in the Palette.
The icon begins to blink and the message “Choose a Window for Zoom
Mode” appears in the Status Display area of the Palette.
2. Move the cursor into the active window and click in the Mainview.
The cursor becomes the cross cursor. The Zoom Mode icon on the
Palette video-reverses to show that...

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CHANGING SEPARATORS, UNITS AND SCALES
SHOW ZERO CROSSING
This item places dotted lines at the zero crossing of tracks in the Overview
and Mainview.
SHOW TRACK DIVIDERS
When checked, this item places solid lines between the tracks in the
Overview and Mainview.
VERTICAL SCALE UNITS
This item allows either percentage of full scale or sample value to be
displayed on the Vertical Annotation in the Mainview and the Status
Display Area of the Palette.
HORIZONTAL SCALE UNITS
This item allows the units shown...

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LISTENING TO THE SOUNDFILE
SETTING-UP SOUND PLAYBACK
The Sound Playback menu contains a list of the devices which are currently
installed. Choosing an item will direct the soundfile playback through the
selected device. Choosing Mac 8, or Mac 16 connects Infinity the Apple
Sound Manager. ‘Mac 8 bit’ presents 8 bit data to the Sound Manager and
‘Mac 16 bit’ presents 16 bit data to the Sound Manager. (The Sound
Manager 3.0 or later must be present. If not, ‘Mac 16 bit’ will present 8 bit
data to the...