1AUEDIT(1)                   General Commands Manual                  AUEDIT(1)
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NAME

6       auedit - graphically record and edit audio files
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SYNOPSIS

9       auedit [-audio servername] [-toolkitoption ...] [filename]
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DESCRIPTION

12       auedit  provides an X-based window-oriented interface allowing the user
13       to record  and  edit  audio  files.   The  editing  features  available
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16       o   Cutting,  copying,  pasting,  and  mixing  within  a  single auedit
17           instance or between multiple auedit instances.
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19       o   Changing the amplitude of an interval.
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21       o   Reversing an interval.
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23       o   Fading in or out an interval.
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AUEDIT AND THE ATHENA WIDGET SET

26       auedit uses the X Toolkit Intrinsics and the Athena  Widget  Set.   For
27       more information, see the Athena Widget Set documentation.
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SCREEN LAYOUT

30       auedit starts out with a single window divided into several areas:
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32       o   A collection of drop-down menus and command buttons.
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34       o   A volume indicator and control slider.
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36       o   The  audio file represented as a wave form.  If the audio data con‐
37           tains multiple tracks, the tracks will be  displayed  in  ascending
38           order.   For  stereo data, the convention is left track, then right
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41       o   A set of indicators displaying the interval  start,  duration,  and
42           end  and  the  current  position.  These indicators are in units of
43           minutes, seconds, and hundredths of seconds.
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45       o   Buttons to play, stop, and pause the audio.
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47       o   Two menus indicating the current file and data formats.
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49       o   Two editable fields containing the current frequency and the  audio
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INTERVALS

53       Many  functions  in  auedit  operate on a range of audio data called an
54       interval.  The initial interval encompasses all of the audio data.  The
55       interval  is  indicated  within  the  wave  form by two solid, vertical
56       lines.  The left marker indicates the start of the interval.  The right
57       marker  indicates  the  end  of the interval.  To select an interval of
58       audio data, use the mouse to move the  interval  markers  in  the  wave
59       form.   Pressing a mouse button in the wave form will select the marker
60       closest to the mouse position.  That marker may then be dragged to  the
61       desired location in the wave form.  Note that the markers may not cross
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PLAYING AN INTERVAL

65       To play an interval, click on the Play button (the one with the  trian‐
66       gle  on its side).  The audio data delimited by the start and end mark‐
67       ers will be played.  A dashed vertical line will indicate the  approxi‐
68       mate  position  of  the  data currently being played.  To stop playing,
69       click on the Stop button (the one containing a solid square).  Clicking
70       on  Pause  (the  button  containing  two vertical, parallel lines) will
71       pause the playing.  To resume, click on Pause again.  The volume slider
72       controls  the  play  volume.   The  interval is played at the frequency
73       specified by the Frequency  field.   Note  that  while  data  is  being
74       played, most other functions are disabled.
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THE FILE MENU

77       New...              Initializes auedit with an empty file.  You will be
78                           prompted for the number of tracks for the new file.
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80       Load...             Loads a file.  You will be prompted  for  the  file
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83       Save                Saves the current file.  A backup file will be cre‐
84                           ated by appending a tilde (~) to the  current  file
85                           name.   The file format, data format, frequency and
86                           comment are used when saving the file.
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88       Save as...          Saves the current file under a new name.  You  will
89                           be  prompted  for  the file name.  The file format,
90                           data format, frequency and comment  are  used  when
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93       Save interval...    Saves the interval to a file.  You will be prompted
94                           for a file name.  The  file  format,  data  format,
95                           frequency  and  comment  are  used  when saving the
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98       Revert              Discards all changes made since the last  save  and
99                           restores  the  data to its state following the last
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102       Exit                Exits auedit.  If there have been changes  made  to
103                           the current file that have not been saved, you will
104                           be asked if you wish to save them.
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THE EDIT MENU

107       The cut, copy, and paste commands in the edit menu transfer data to and
108       from  a  selection buffer.  This buffer is shared between all instances
109       of auedit.  This means that you can cut or copy data from one  instance
110       of  auedit and paste it into another instance.  The only restriction is
111       that the audio data in both instances must  have  the  same  number  of
112       tracks.  When transferring data between instances of differing frequen‐
113       cies, the data will be converted to the frequency of  the  destination.
114       This  can  be  used  to  change  the  frequency of the data in a single
115       instance of auedit.  First, cut the data whose frequency  you  wish  to
116       change.   Then  change  the  Frequency  field to the desired frequency.
117       Finally, paste the data back in.  The frequency of  the  data  will  be
118       converted to the frequency specified in the Frequency field.
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120       Cut                 Moves the interval to the selection buffer.
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122       Copy                Copies the interval to the selection buffer.
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124       Paste insert        Inserts the selection buffer at the point marked by
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127       Paste replace       Replaces the data at the point marked by the  start
128                           marker with the data from the selection buffer.
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130       Paste mix           Mixes  the  data  at  the point marked by the start
131                           marker with the data  from  the  selection  buffer.
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134       Undo                Undoes  the  last operation that modified the audio
135                           data.  This includes effects operations in addition
136                           to  editing  operations.  If the last operation was
137                           an Undo then the undo is undone, restoring the data
138                           to the state prior to the first undo.
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THE ZOOM MENU

141       In                  Zoom in by a factor of two.
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143       Out                 Zoom out by a factor of two.
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145       Markers             Zoom  in to the interval delimited by the start and
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148       Full                Zoom out to display all of the audio data.
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THE EFFECTS MENU

151       All operations under the effects menu apply to the current interval.
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153       Amplitude...        Scale the amplitude.  You will be prompted for  the
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156       Max Amplitude       Scales  the interval to its maximum amplitude with‐
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159       Reverse             Reverses the order of the data within the interval.
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161       Fade In             Linearly scales the interval using a scale  ranging
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164       Fade Out            Linearly  scales the interval using a scale ranging
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THE RECORD COMMAND

168       Clicking on the Record button brings up the  record  dialog  box.   The
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171       o   A duration field.  This is the maximum duration of the recording in
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174       o   A frequency field.  This is  the  frequency  of  the  recording  in
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177       o   An  input mode toggle button.  Clicking this button toggles between
178           line mode and microphone mode.
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180       o   A gain slider.  This controls the input gain level.
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182       o   A record toggle button.  Clicking this button starts and stops  the
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185       o   A  monitor  toggle button.  Clicking this button toggles the record
186           monitoring feature that lets you hear what you're recording.
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188       o   A dismiss command button.  Clicking this button stops  any  current
189           recording and dismisses the record dialog box.
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OPTIONS

192       The following options may be used with auedit:
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194       -audio servername
195               This  option specifies the Network Audio System server to which
196               auedit should connect.
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SEE ALSO

199       nas(1), auconvert(1), X(1)
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BUGS

202       There is no way to manipulate individual tracks.
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205       Copyright 1993, 1994 Network Computing Devices, Inc.
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AUTHOR

208       Greg Renda, Network Computing Devices, Inc.
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