Chapter 2. Working with Tracks in the Timeline

Lesson Files

 

Lessons > Lesson_02 > 2-1 Eyewitness Starting; 2-2 Eyewitness Finished; 2-3 Homecoming Starting; 2-4 Homecoming Finished

Time

 

This lesson takes approximately 1 hour to complete.

Goals

 

Understand tracks

  

Use the Time Display as a reference

  

Extend a loop region in the Timeline

  

Add and delete tracks in the Timeline

  

Add a Software Instrument track

  

Use the onscreen keyboard

  

Record a basic Software Instrument part

  

Delete a region from the Timeline

  

Change a track’s icon and instrument

  

Mute and solo tracks

  

Save a project and open a new song

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to work with tracks. Sure, that doesn’t sound like much fun—until you get a better perspective on the power of tracks. ...

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