Section 9. Add Tracks to Sound Editor

9. Add Tracks to Sound Editor

SEE ALSO

Capture Music Tracks from a CD

Extract Audio Tracks from a DVD

Capture Audio Using Easy Audio Capture

Capture Audio Using the LP and Tape Assistant

Use the LP and Tape Assistant to Edit Newly Captured Audio

Sound Editor is the full-fledged audio-editing application within Easy Media Creator. You can edit, mix, and add fun effects to your audio files using this application.

Sound Editor has all the capabilities of LP and Tape Assistant and Quick Sound Editor, plus a whole lot more. In LP and Tape Assistant you capture your audio file and then edit it. Quick Sound Editor is launched after the tracks you would like to edit are in place in a project, but Sound Editor is launched separately and requires you to import your audio files.

Add Tracks to Sound Editor

Launch Sound Editor

The easiest way to launch Sound Editor is in the Easy Media Creator Home page. Choose the Home menu in the project pane, select Applications, and then select Sound Editor in the Applications window.

Select Add Audio File Or...

After you have launched Sound Editor, select the Add Audio File option to open the Media Selector window. This allows you to browse for audio files already saved on your computer (or network drives).

...Select Import from CD/DVD

After you have launched Sound Editor, select the Import from CD/DVD option to open Media Manager. This allows you to import tracks from an audio CD or to take the audio from a DVD track. This is an alternative method of extracting audio from a DVD. The other method is described in Extract Audio Tracks from a DVD.

Browse to Find Audio Files

After you have opened Media Manager, you need to browse through your drives and files to find the audio you would like to import. If you are searching for a file, it is found on your hard discs. If you are importing from a CD or DVD, you need to select your CD/DVD drive.

Select Tracks to Be Edited

After you have browsed to the location of the tracks that you would like to edit, you can select one or more tracks to be imported into Sound Editor. Preview your tracks using the playback control buttons on the lower part of the screen. You can select multiple tracks by holding down the Control key as you select each one.

Click OK Or...

When you have selected the tracks you would like to edit, click OK.

...Select Record Audio

After you have launched Sound Editor, select the Record Audio option to open the Record Audio window. The Record Audio interface is almost exactly the same as the Easy Audio Capture interface described in Capture Audio Using Easy Audio Capture. The only additional feature of the Record Audio interface is the Add Track Separator button. This allows you to split your audio into two or more tracks as it is being recorded.

Tip

If you are planning to record several tracks, it is much more convenient to use LP and Tape Assistant. You can set options within LP and Tape Assistant that automatically detect and separate your tracks. By doing this, you won't be required to closely monitor your recording.

Click Done

When you are finished recording the audio you would like to edit, click Done.