Sony Vegas 6 Manual

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Connecting a control surface
You can use one Mackie® Control Universal or up to five generic control surfaces with Vegas software. 
Perform the following steps for each device.
1.Connect the MIDI Out port on your MIDI interface to the MIDI In port on your control surface.
2.Connect the MIDI In port on your MIDI interface to the MIDI Out port on your control surface.
3.Configure Vegas software to use your control surface
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Configuring a generic MIDI controller
If you have a MIDI control surface, you can configure it to work with the Vegas interface.
1.From the Options menu, choose Preferences to display the Preferences dialog.
2.Select the External Control & Automation tab.
3.Double-click the Generic Control entry in the Active control devices list to display the Configure Generic 
Control dialog.
4.To load a configuration from a file, click the Open button and browse to the mapping...

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Editing tab
Display tab
PreferenceDescription
Enable looping on events by 
defaultSets events that are trimmed longer than their source media to automatically loop. When this option is not 
selected, extended events repeat the final frame of a video file.
Preserve pitch when stretching 
audio eventsPrevents pitch shifting when you stretch an audio event.
Collapse loop region when no 
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CD Settings tab
This tab is available only in the full version of Vegas software.
The CD Settings tab allows you to set preferences for burning CDs and extracting audio from your own CDs.
PreferenceDescription
Burn driveSets the device where you burn CD-R discs.
Burn speedSets the speed at which the device burns the CD-R disc.
Extract optimizationSets the amount of buffering and restitching done to recover audio from older CD drives. Adjust this setting if 
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Burning CDs
You created your project in Vegas® software, and now you are ready to write the project to a CD. With the 
CD-burning capabilities of Vegas software, you can place and arrange audio files to produce professional 
audio CDs. You can burn CDs for multiple- or single-track projects and build audio CD layouts 
automatically or manually. You can also create video CDs that can be played in many home DVD players 
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Setting up to burn audio CDs
You can set the project properties and adjust preferences to better accommodate writing audio CDs. The 
ruler and time display are set up for you automatically. 
Viewing the ruler and time display
The ruler and time display are automatically changed to audio CD time for you when you mark CD tracks in 
a project. 
Audio CD time formats are as follows:
Setting project properties
Click the Properties button () to access project properties. On the Audio CD...

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Creating audio CD layout projects
Several ways are provided to create an audio CD layout project. If you have a set of audio files you wish to 
burn to a CD, you can add the files as tracks to a new audio CD layout project. Or, if you want to burn an 
audio CD from an existing project, you can mark the tracks in your project either automatically or manually.
Adding media as CD tracks to a new project
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Marking tracks in an existing project
Once you have laid out your audio project with the appropriate pauses, you can mark tracks and indices 
either automatically or manually.
Note: In DAO CD burning, Vegas software burns from the 
beginning of the timeline to the last track marker, regardless of 
the location of the first track marker. Material before the first 
marker is included as a hidden track on the disc (if your drive 
supports burning this material).
Adding pauses
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Marking tracks manually
You can make a time selection and then mark that selection as an audio CD track. 
1.Make a time selection that includes the audio for the new track. 
2.From the Insert menu, choose Audio CD Track Region. The markers for the new audio CD track appear on 
the CD layout bar.
Marking indices
You can create an index marker in much the same way as you create track markers.
1.Position the cursor where you want the index mark to appear.
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Editing markers using the Edit Details window
This feature is available only in the full version of Vegas software.
The Edit Details window provides a way to adjust the settings for a track or index. 
1.From the View menu, choose Edit Details. The Edit Details window displays.
2.From the Show drop-down list, choose Audio CD Track List. The track settings display.
3.Double-click a setting to edit it:
In the Po si t io n column, adjust the track starting position or index position....