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This section looks at what happens immediately after running a process. It also describes the Soundfile Player in detail and how to process part of a sound.
CONTENTS
RUN PROCESS
CDP Errors
Information Reports
SOUNDFILE PLAYER
Auto-Play
Transport
Time-Points
Play From Options
Other Aspects
Close/Open Player
MARKERS
RE-EDIT PROCESS
UNDO & DELETE
Repeat Process
RUNNING A PROCESS
When you have set parameter values on the PARAMETER PAGE, click the OK button (or RETURN key, or F4) to run the process and return to the Main Page.
The page header displays one of the following, as appropriate:
- PROCESSING FILE...
- GETTING FILE INFO...
- ANALYSIS / SYNTHESIS...
- GENERATING WAVEFORM...
The Information panel at the bottom of the page reads:
Running CDP Process - Please WaitWhen CDP has finished, it reads:
**** PROCESSING FINISHED ****or, for Information functions:
**** INFORMATION ****If the process is successful, and it was not an Information function, the process name appears in the output cell, which is always one to the right of the main input cell; as, for example, LOUDNESS in this screenshot:
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If there are no errors, the new OUTFILE is ready to PLAY or VIEW. (See Current Cell for fuller list.)
CDP ERRORS
If the process has failed, you should normally first see a Warning message:
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If there is information to report or a CDP Error Message to display, a separate REPORT WINDOW opens on the Main page.
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The Report Window is closed using the CLOSE button or hitting the ESC key.
Note that some CDP programs do not produce Error messages.Sometimes, the only indication that a process has failed is that the process's cell, if clicked, shows Length: 0 in the transport, and/or the Information panel reads, for example: Cell A1: File does not exist. In this case, click UNDO to clear the cell, followed by F8 to re-select the same process.
INFORMATION REPORTS
For information functions which natively report to the console window, the information is displayed in the Report Window. Some functions write to a textfile: this is normally directed to the SPARE FILE slot, with the file being opened in the Report Window.
RE-EDITING A PROCESS
If the OUTFILE is not suitable, you can re-edit the parameters:
Double-click on the cell (or Ctrl+ENTER) to return to the Parameter page and revise the settings.UNDO and DELETE
You can cancel the last completed process of any row by clicking on the process cell (if not already highlighted) and selecting Menu: UNDO (or CTRL+Z). Soundshaper supports up to 10 UNDOs.
Alternatively, hit the DELETE key (Menu: PATCH | Delete Cell) to clear the cell.
REPEAT PROCESS
To repeat the last-run or last-selected process, click on the LAST PROCESS button in the Toolbar
or hit F8.
This is not the same as re-editing a cell to change parameter values, but merely makes the next process the same as the last one. It is particularly useful when you want to apply the last process to a different source sound.
It can also be used as a REDO, following an UNDO, as the Parameter page will be unaltered, except for erased temporary datafiles. (For these, you can click the DEFAULT button and edit from there.) REPEAT PROCESS will also re-select a process you have just cancelled, if you change your mind.
REPEAT PROCESS applies only to functional processes, not to information functions or supporting tools such as RECORD or PVPLAY.
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