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* updates to tip dialog
author Chris Cannam
date Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:51:09 +0000
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1 <tips caption="Tip of the Day"> 1 <tips caption="Tip of the Day">
2 <tip> 2 <tip>
3 <text> 3 <html>
4 Welcome to Sonic Visualiser! 4 <p><b>Welcome to Sonic Visualiser!</b></p>
5 5 <p>Sonic Visualiser is pretty complex, but you can use it for simple
6 Sonic Visualiser is pretty complex, but you can use it for simple 6 things very easily.</p>
7 things very easily. Try importing an audio file and using the Pane 7 <p>Try importing an audio file and using the Pane
8 menu to add some different views of it. 8 menu to add some different views of it.</p>
9 9 <p>Check out the links on the Help menu for tutorials and other
10 Check out the links on the Help menu for tutorials and other 10 documentation!</p>
11 documentation! 11 </html>
12 </text>
13 </tip> 12 </tip>
14 <tip> 13 <tip>
15 <text> 14 <html>
16 Sonic Visualiser's window is organised into "panes" and 15 <p>Sonic Visualiser's window is organised into "panes" and
17 "layers". To begin with, you have one pane. Import an audio 16 "layers". To begin with, you have one pane. Import an audio
18 file to see it displayed in a waveform layer on that pane. 17 file to see it displayed in a waveform layer on that pane.</p>
19 </text> 18 </html>
20 </tip> 19 </tip>
21 <tip> 20 <tip>
22 <text> 21 <html>
23 Each pane can contain any number of layers, which appear stacked 22 <p>Each pane can contain any number of layers, which appear stacked
24 from "front" to "back" on the same timeline. A layer can contain a 23 from "front" to "back" on the same timeline. A layer can contain a
25 view of audio, or of points (time instants) or data plots (time-values). 24 view of audio, or of points (time instants) or data plots (time-values).</p>
26 </text> 25 </html>
27 </tip> 26 </tip>
28 <tip> 27 <tip>
29 <text> 28 <html>
30 There's a "layer property box" to the right of each pane, with one 29 <p>There's a "layer property box" to the right of each pane, with one
31 tab for each of the layers on that pane. Click on a layer's tab to 30 tab for each of the layers on that pane. Click on a layer's tab to
32 bring that layer to the front. You can then adjust its colour and 31 bring that layer to the front. You can then adjust its colour and
33 other display properties in the property box. 32 other display properties in the property box.
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35 The first tab is always for the pane itself, which has a few 34 The first tab is always for the pane itself, which has a few
36 adjustable properties of its own. 35 adjustable properties of its own.</p>
37 </text> 36 </html>
38 </tip> 37 </tip>
39 <tip> 38 <tip>
40 <text> 39 <html>
41 If you have more than one pane, only one of them will be "current", 40 <p>If you have more than one pane, only one of them will be "current",
42 marked with a black bar at the left side. Just click on another pane 41 marked with a black bar at the left side. Just click on another pane
43 to make it current. Most editing operations affect the layer that's 42 to make it current. Most editing operations affect the layer that's
44 at the front of the current pane. 43 at the front of the current pane.</p>
45 </text> 44 </html>
46 </tip> 45 </tip>
47 <tip> 46 <tip>
48 <text> 47 <html>
49 You can use different zoom levels for different panes by un-checking 48 <p>You can use different zoom levels for different panes by un-checking
50 the Global Zoom control for one of them. By default, all panes will 49 the Global Zoom control for one of them. By default, all panes will
51 zoom and scroll together. 50 zoom and scroll together.</p>
52 </text> 51 </html>
53 </tip> 52 </tip>
54 <tip> 53 <tip>
55 <text> 54 <html>
56 You can speed up and slow down playback using the Playback Speedup 55 <p>You can speed up and slow down playback using the Playback Speedup
57 control in the bottom-right of the window. 56 control in the bottom-right of the window.</p>
58 </text> 57 </html>
59 </tip> 58 </tip>
60 <tip> 59 <tip>
61 <text> 60 <html>
62 The Transforms menu lists things you can do to extract features from 61 <p>The Transforms menu lists things you can do to extract features from
63 or process your audio. The available outputs of any Vamp 62 or process your audio. The available outputs of any Vamp
64 feature-extraction plugins or LADSPA audio effects plugins you have 63 feature-extraction plugins or LADSPA audio effects plugins you have
65 will show up here. 64 will show up here.</p>
66 </text> 65 </html>
67 </tip> 66 </tip>
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69 </tips> 68 </tips>
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