Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Introduction -- Who Should Read This Book? -- Some Helpful Hints -- 1 Installing Digital Performer -- Checking System Requirements -- Installing the Software -- Creating a Desktop Alias for Digital Performer -- 2 File Basics -- Creating a New File -- Creating a New File on Startup -- Creating a New File within Digital Performer -- Opening Files -- Opening a File on Startup -- Saving Files -- Closing a File -- Quitting Digital Performer -- Importing Settings with Load -- Preferences -- Data Display Preferences -- 3 Hardware Setup -- Adding MIDI Devices -- Automatically Scanning for MIDI Devices -- Manually Installing MIDI Devices -- Setting Up MIDI Interface Devices -- Audio Devices -- 4 Basic Navigation -- The Menu Bar -- Getting to Know the Menu Bar -- Accessing Menus -- Menu Items -- Working with Windows -- Opening Windows -- Manipulating Windows -- Scrolling Through Windows -- Window Commands -- Closing a Window -- Mini Menu -- Other Window Commands -- Accessing Windows -- Working with Dialog Boxes -- 5 The Control Panel -- Exploring the Control Panel -- The Basic Controls -- The Counters -- Counter Display -- Navigating with Counters -- The Position Bar -- The Metronome -- Countoff -- Wait -- The Tempo Indicator -- The Memory Bar -- Setting Start and Stop Points -- Using the Memory Bar -- Receive Sync -- Auto Record -- Overdub Recording -- Chunk Controls -- Drawers -- Moving Drawers -- 6 The Tracks Window -- Exploring the Tracks Window -- Selecting Sequences -- Moving Tracks -- Output -- Track Name -- Renaming Tracks -- Coloring Tracks -- Takes -- Comments -- Other Tracks Window Elements -- Showing and Hiding Columns -- Navigating the Tracks Window -- The Zoom Tools -- Scrolling -- The Window Divider -- Markers.

Adding and Moving Markers -- Naming Markers -- Accessing Markers -- The Markers Window -- 7 Recording -- Recording Tracks -- Recording onto an Existing Track -- Recording MIDI Tracks -- Recording Audio Tracks -- Creating New Tracks -- Naming Tracks -- Recording Additional Takes -- Overdub Recording -- Auto Recording -- MultiRecord -- Step Recording -- Advanced Step Record Settings -- Note Duration -- Note Offset -- Phrases -- 8 Basic Editing -- Selections -- Selecting Phrases -- Creating Selection Bounds -- Creating Selection Bounds Visually -- Creating Exact Selection Bounds -- Selecting Parts of a Track -- Selecting an Entire Track and All Tracks -- Smart Selections -- Cutting, Copying, and Pasting -- Paste Multiple -- Moving Selections -- Clicking and Dragging -- Shifting -- Shifting by Amount -- Shifting by Time -- Nudging -- Adjusting the Nudge Amount -- Grid Snapping -- Duplicating Phrases -- Splicing -- Merging -- Snipping -- Loops -- Set Loop -- Repeat -- Undoing -- Undo History -- Sequences -- Creating New Sequences -- Accessing Sequences -- Renaming Sequences -- Transferring Data to a Sequence -- 9 General Editing -- Transpose -- Creating Grooves -- Applying Grooves -- Humanize -- De Flam -- Changing Velocity -- Changing Duration -- The Conductor Track -- Changing Key -- Changing Meter -- Changing Tempo -- 10 The List Editor -- Launching the List Editor -- Getting to Know the List Editor -- Editing Data -- Deleting Notes -- Creating Data -- Adding Notes -- Pitch Bend -- Patch Change -- Controller -- Loop -- 11 The Graphic Editor -- Launching the Graphic Editor -- Getting to Know the Graphic Editor -- Changing Views -- Zoom Tools -- Pitch Zoom -- Viewing Multiple Tracks -- Selecting Notes -- Selecting an Individual Note -- Selecting Multiple Notes -- Shift Selecting -- Clicking and Dragging -- Selecting Time.

Moving Notes and Adjusting Pitch -- Adjusting Note Length -- MIDI Events -- Opening the Toolbar -- Pencil Tool -- Adding and Removing Notes -- Modifying Events -- 12 Audio Editing -- The Waveform Editor -- Navigating in the Waveform Editor -- Zooming -- Vertical Zoom -- Horizontal Zoom -- Zoom Pop-Up Menu -- Waveform Overview -- Previewing and Selecting -- Selecting Graphically -- Selecting Manually -- Basic Wave Editing -- Graphical Editing -- Loops -- Creating Loops -- Adjusting Loops -- Naming Loops -- Soundbites -- Adding Soundbites -- Creating Soundbites in the Waveform Editor -- Importing Soundbites -- Mini Menu -- Click and Drag -- Moving Soundbites to Your Tracks -- Managing Soundbites -- Naming Soundbites -- Editing Soundbites -- Preparing Songs for Burning to CD -- 13 Audio Effects and Plug-Ins -- Strip Silence -- Fade -- Merge Soundbites -- Spectral Effects -- Audio Plug-Ins -- Delay -- eVerb -- Reverse -- Flanger -- Chorus -- Trim -- 14 Mixing -- Launching the Mixing Board -- Views -- Narrow View -- Viewing Tracks -- Layouts -- Creating Layouts -- Accessing Layouts -- Volume Adjustment -- Setting Precise Volume Levels -- Pan Adjustment -- Groups -- Track Groups Window -- Overriding Groups -- Deleting Groups -- Mix Effects -- Snapshots -- Mix Automation -- Automation Modes -- Recording Automation -- Automation Playback -- Automation Setup -- 15 The QuickScribe Editor -- Launching the QuickScribe Editor -- Navigating -- Changing Pages -- Changing Views -- Jumping to Measures -- Showing/Hiding Tracks -- Editing Your Score -- Adding Notes -- Moving Notes -- Removing Notes -- Inserting Text -- Track Options -- Score Options -- 16 Searching -- Choosing Tracks to Search -- Launching the Search Window -- Setting Time Criteria -- Setting Value Criteria -- Setting Other Time Criteria -- Setting Event Attributes -- Setting Multiple Attributes.

Selecting Actions -- The Search Window -- 17 Getting Help -- Launching Help -- Help Categories -- Searching for Help -- Window-Specific Help -- A Review Questions -- Questions -- Answers -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.