ProSound Tutorial
Once ProSound has been installed on your hard disc, double click on !ProSound, to run the application. The ProSound icon will appear on the iconbar.
Creating a new Project
To create a new project, click the ProSound iconbar icon with Select. The Create new project window will open. This allows the playback frequency and duration of the project, as well as the number of tracks to be used within the project to be selected.
At any time after creation, the playback frequency, duration, and the number of tracks in the project may be altered, so if your needs change there will be few restrictions later on.
Select one track, leave the other settings unaltered and click Create. The new project will be created on disc and the main Prosound Project edit window is opened.
The ProSound Edit Window
The Project edit window does not contain any waveforms at the moment, so drag an audio sample file to the window to insert it onto the track.
A small Insert action window will be opened, this allows samples on the same track to be mixed and overlayed, but for now choose the Overwrite action, this will normally replace any audio data that is currently on the track.
The waveform of the audio sample will now be displayed in the Project edit window. You can now play this sample by clicking the Play button.
Clicking the Zoom in and Zoom out buttons allow you to view more or less of the waveform.
Making a Selection
A selection of the audio waveform may be made by dragging Select inside the Project edit window. The selected area is shown in cyan. The current selection may also be adjusted by dragging or clicking with Adjust.
Clicking the Play Selection button will now only play the part of the audio waveform which has been selected. Any other operations performed will now only apply to the selected area of the waveform.
Cutting and Pasting with the Clipboard
ProSound uses a virtual clipboard system, for cutting and pasting parts of the waveform at different places within the project, or between other projects.
Make a selection in the Project edit window, then press the Copy to clipboard button. This marks the currently selected area as the current contents of the clipboard.
Now move the cursor to another place in the project, before or after the current selection. Press the Paste from clipboard button, and a small Paste options window will be opened.
This window allows you to either Overwrite, Add, or Mix the contents of the clipboard with the waveform already at the position of the cursor.
Alternatively you can choose the Insert option to create a new space at the position of the cursor, large enough to insert the contents of the clipboard.
You may like to experiment with the different paste options to get a feel for how they work. Play the project each time to hear the affect on the waveform.
Now make a new selection in the project, and then click the Cut button. This will completely remove the current selection from the project, and delete the space which it previously filled. You may want to do this after copying a selection elsewhere.
The Erase button will rub out the waveform that is covered by the current selection. This will result in silence in that part of the project.
How to Undo a Mistake
Almost any single operation may may be reversed, thus saving your work from potentially disastrous mistakes, using the Undo tool. When available, clicking the Undo tool, will undo the last editing operation.
The ProSound Main Menu
This menu is accessed by clicking Menu anywhere in the Project edit window.
Most of the facilities offered by ProSound can be operated from the submenus of this main menu, and so a little experimentation with some of the menu options may be beneficial. Don't worry you can't break anything, and even the original file you loaded is quite safe.
Special Effects Toolbox
The Special effects toolbox allows access to the many effects tools offered by ProSound. All of these tools are of a modular nature, and so it is possible to add or replace tools at will.
The effects all operate on the current selection of the project, and include such things as filters, echo, reverb, fades. The best way to learn about these effects is to experiment with them, try each one and listen to the difference it makes to the sound.
Closing the Project
Click the Close icon of the Project edit window, this will close the project. However if you have not saved the project, ProSound will inform you of this, and ask if you really want to close the project. Click the Cancel button to return to the project, or click the OK button to discard the project without saving.
Quick Sample Play
ProSound is able to play audio sample files directly from disc, without actually loading them. To do this drag the audio file to the ProSound iconbar icon whilst pressing Ctrl.
Alternatively open the Quick play window by clicking the ProSound iconbar icon with Adjust whilst pressing Ctrl. Dragging an audio sample to this small window will play the file.
The ProSound Toolbar
