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Graphically record and edit audio files
Usage
auedit [-audio
servername]
[-toolkitoption ...]
[filename]
Overview
auedit provides an X-based window-oriented interface allowing the user to record and edit audio files. The editing features available include:
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Cutting, copying, pasting, and mixing within a single auedit instance or between multiple auedit instances.
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Changing the amplitude of an interval.
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Reversing an interval.
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Fading in or out an interval.
Auedit and the athena widget set
auedit uses the X Toolkit Intrinsics and the Athena Widget Set. For more information, see the Athena Widget Set documentation.
Screen layout
auedit starts out with a single window divided into several areas:
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A collection of drop-down menus and command buttons.
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A volume indicator and control slider.
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The audio file represented as a wave form. If the audio data contains multiple tracks, the tracks will be displayed in ascending order. For stereo data, the convention is left track, then right track.
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A set of indicators displaying the interval start, duration, and end and the current position. These indicators are in units of minutes, seconds, and hundredths of seconds.
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Buttons to play, stop, and pause the audio.
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Two menus indicating the current file and data formats.
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Two editable fields containing the current frequency and the audio file comment.
Intervals
Many functions in auedit operate on a range of audio data called an interval. The initial interval encompasses all of the audio data. The interval is indicated within the wave form by two solid, vertical lines. The left marker indicates the start of the interval. The right marker indicates the end of the interval. To select an interval of audio data, use the mouse to move the interval markers in the wave form. Pressing a mouse button in the wave form will select the marker closest to the mouse position. That marker may then be dragged to the desired location in the wave form. Note that the markers may not cross over each other.
Playing an interval
To play an interval, click on the Play button (the one with the triangle on its side). The audio data delimited by the start and end markers will be played. A dashed vertical line will indicate the approximate position of the data currently being played. To stop playing, click on the Stop button (the one containing a solid square). Clicking on Pause (the button containing two vertical, parallel lines) will pause the playing. To resume, click on Pause again. The volume slider controls the play volume. The interval is played at the frequency specified by the Frequency field. Note that while data is being played, most other functions are disabled.
The record command
Clicking on the Record button brings up the record dialog box. The record dialog box consists of:
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A duration field. This is the maximum duration of the recording in seconds.
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A frequency field. This is the frequency of the recording in hertz.
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An input mode toggle button. Clicking this button toggles between line mode and microphone mode.
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A gain slider. This controls the input gain level.
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A record toggle button. Clicking this button starts and stops the recording.
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A monitor toggle button. Clicking this button toggles the record monitoring feature that lets you hear what you're recording.
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A dismiss command button. Clicking this button stops any current recording and dismisses the record dialog box.
Options
The following options may be used with auedit:
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-audio servername -
This option specifies the Network Audio System server to which auedit should connect.
Releases
14 releases since Debian 2.1 (Slink); the text changed 5 times.