| General |
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| Tracks |
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Unlimited* |
| Takes |
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Unlimited*
takes per track. |
| Audio
Clips |
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Unlimited*
clips per take. |
| Audio
Devices |
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Any
supported Mac OS X audio interface with any
number of input channels. Output from Intuem is
stereo on channels 1 and 2 of a chosen audio
output device. Multiple output and input devices
per document. |
| AudioUnit
Effects |
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Unlimited*
effects per audio take. Uses standard AudioUnit
effects and AudioUnit music effects. Several are
pre-installed in Mac OS X, many others available
from other software developers. Supports
on-screen AudioUnit panels, configuration of
parameters for default values and display
options. |
| AudioUnit
Instruments |
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Unlimited*
number of instruments per composition. Uses
standard AudioUnit instruments. |
| Sample
Rate/Size |
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Sample
rates from 8000Hz up to 96,000Hz. Sample size
from 8-32 bits. Processing pathway is 32bit
floating point. |
| MIDI
Events |
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Unlimited*
events per take. |
| Resolution |
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1000ppqn,
1ms latency. |
| MIDI
Devices |
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Internal
QuickTime Musical Instruments (A Roland GS
SoundCanvas compatible soft-synth), internal DLS
& SoundFont based soft-synth, AudioUnit
instruments, AudioUnit music effects as MIDI
devices, external hardware MIDI devices and 3rd
party soft-synths. Works with Mac OS X's Audio
MIDI Setup for basic connections. |
| Programs |
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User-defined
for each hardware MIDI device. Automatically
defined for DLS/SoundFont devices. Can be
defined as running from 0-127 or 1-128 to match
some manufacturer's front panels. |
| Controllers |
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All
MIDI defined controllers plus velocity on/off,
compound bank/program change, compound RPN/NRPN
with data and pitch specific after touch.
Configurable on a device basis to rename and
selectively remove/include controllers and
re-sort for display. |
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| Synchronisation |
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| MMC |
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Intuem
sends the following commands: Stop, Play,
Deferred Play, Record Punch In, Record Punch
Out, Pause, Goto. Intuem recognises the
following commands: Stop, Play, Deferred Play,
Record Punch In, Record Punch Out, Pause, Goto.
Fast forward and reverse are not supported. |
| MTC |
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Intuem
sends quarter frame messages while playing, and
full frame messages when cueing. Intuem does not
recognise MTC. |
| MIDI
Clock |
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Intuem
sends MIDI Start, Stop, Continue, and Clock
messages. Intuem recognises Start, Stop,
Continue, and Clock messages, but will not alter
its tempo to match input. |
| SPP |
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Intuem
uses Song Position Pointer messages for cueing
in conjunction with MIDI Clock. |
| MIDI
Devices |
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Individual
external and internal MIDI devices can be used
to control Intuem, and be controlled by Intuem.
Configuration is done on a device specific
basis. Connection is through MIDI interface
ports except in the case of internal devices and
certain applications where it is done through
virtual MIDI ports. |
| Applications |
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Intuem
can control and be controlled by application
programs such as Logic and Soundtrack Pro from
Apple. Configuration is on an application-wide
basis. Connection is through virtual MIDI ports
maintained by Intuem. |
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| ReWire |
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| Compliance |
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Intuem
is a ReWire mixer under ReWire 2. |
| Devices |
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Unlimited*
number of ReWire devices open at once and in
use. |
| Channels |
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24
input channels. Selectable from a device's
stereo pair up to its maximum or 24 whichever is
less. |
| MIDI
Devices |
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All
the MIDI channels/devices the ReWire device
presents are available with all the specific
controllers plus velocity on/off and volume. |
| Play-Through |
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Any
combination of channels can be played through
via multiple tracks and out to multiple audio
output devices simultaneously. |
| Device
Panel |
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Device
panel applications are accessible through the
Mac OS Finder and through Intuem's ReWire
preferences panel. |
| Sample
Rate/Size |
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Sample
rates are user selectable from 44,100Hz up to
96,000Hz. Sample size is 32 bit floating point. |
| Control |
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Intuem
can control and synchronise any ReWire device.
ReWire devices can control Intuem, however
ReWire devices cannot set Intuem's tempo.
Looping is fully supported. |
| ReWire
Events |
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All
ReWire 2 events supported. |
| MIDI
Events |
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All
ReWire 2 MIDI events supported. |
| Recording |
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ReWire
audio can be recorded from any combination of
channels. MIDI events from ReWire devices can
also be recorded. Audio tracks can be frozen and
MIDI tracks converted to audio. |
| Mixing
& Processing |
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ReWire
audio tracks can have AudioUnits and are mixed
with the Mixer. |
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| Playlist |
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| File
Types |
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Any
file that Intuem can read may be included in a
playlist such as a composition, project, MIDI
file, SysEx and various audio files. |
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| Control |
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Play
start/stop, pause, loop, previous/next and
replay. |
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| Sequencing |
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A
start time offset can be given for each file to
cause it to start playing before the previous
file ends or to leave a precise gap in between
files. |
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| Saving |
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Playlists
can be saved for future use. Only one can be
played at a time. |
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| Remote
Control |
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| Composition |
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The
Apple Remote can be used to control a
composition to start/stop play, move to
beginning/end, loop in/out and to record
punch-in/out. |
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| Playlist |
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The
Apple Remote will control the playlist to
start/stop play navigate through the list and
hide/show the playlist. |
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| Display |
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| Styles |
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Micro
overview, Standard music notation, Mega editing
view (piano roll for MIDI, waveform for audio).
Track views individually height settable from 28
pixels up, and re-scalable. Background contrast
level selectable in certain configurations. |
| Grouping |
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Tracks
can be layered on top of each other to view and
edit notes and controller data in the same pitch
or value space. Audio tracks can also be layered
on top of each other. |
| Ordering |
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Tracks
can be re-ordered by dragging them up/down in
the composition window. Grouped tracks can be
ordered front to back by similar dragging. |
| Resizing |
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Duration
of viewed time re-sizable from 1000+ pixels per
quarter note, to a maximum of 2 quarter notes
per pixel. |
| Guidelines |
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Optional
display of bar and beat lines in track and
controller views. Optional labeling of note
"Bands" in Mega view. Four contrast
levels for "Band" colours in Mega
view. |
| Controllers |
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All
defined controllers & AudioUnit parameters
can be on screen, on each track, all at once.
Displayed as blocks or Pedal marks. Controller
views individually height settable from 28
pixels up, automatically re-scaling. Controller
values can be labelled and value ranges can be
labelled. |
| Instrument
Tracks |
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Instrument
controller tracks can be optionally displayed
and thereby edited like other controller views. |
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| Windows |
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| Composition |
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Composition
appears in its entirety in one window with
option to hide (remove from processing and view)
unneeded tracks. Unlimited* number of open
compositions at once in one of three styles,
Standard, Brushed Metal and Aqua. |
| Mixer |
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The
Mixer displays one strip for each track and each
internal MIDI device. Displayed in one of two
styles, Standard and Brushed Metal. |
| Controller |
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Translucent
controller gives play/loop/pause controls plus
navigation to composition start/end, loop
start/end, has loop start/end set buttons and
also has mouse tools and displays loop times and
current scrubber time. |
| Quantise |
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Translucent
quantise palette gives all quantise settings and
apply control. |
| Toolbar |
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Composition
windows can optionally use a toolbar to access
most of the controller and quantise palette
functions. |
| Inspector |
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Houses
composition details such as title, copyright.
Also houses track settings for name, colour,
take management, MIDI output device and audio
input and output devices and channel
assignments, audio play-through controls, event,
System Exclusive and track-wide and
composition/project-wide audio clip management
and appearance controls. |
| Monitor |
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Monitor
for audio input levels and external and virtual
MIDI devices with receive indication and test
function. |
| Playlist |
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For
sequenced playing of compositions, projects,
MIDI files and various audio files. |
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| Editing |
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| Undo/Redo |
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Unlimited* |
| Drag
& Drop |
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Drag
and drop tracks between open compositions for
copying. |
| Mouse
Tools |
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Pointer
for selecting notes, controllers and audio
samples; Pencil to draw notes and controllers
free hand as well as straight line, quadratic
curve (4 ways), cubic curve (4 ways) and a sinus
curve; Hand to scroll left/right up/down in
track views; Text to add cue, lyric and comment
text in track views. |
| Selecting |
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Selections
may consist of single disparate
notes/clips/samples/controller data blocks or
contiguous sections of notes, clips, audio
samples and controllers spanning multiple
tracks. |
| Copy/Paste |
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Audio
clips can be cut/pasted, duplicated. Single
note/controller event, entire tracks, partial
tracks, entire track contents, multiple tracks
and multiple track regions. Also Paste at
Scrubber to relocate notes/controller data and
duplicate. |
| Moving |
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Mouse
free drag and quantised drag with repeat and
copy & repeat. Entire composition time
shifting. Insert and delete time. |
| Non-Destructive |
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Optional
mode permitting adjusting of notated appearance
without changing sound or dynamics. |
| Note
Refitting |
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Notes
played at a different tempo than Intuem's
settings may be stretched or compressed to fit
within bars/beats without changing their sound. |
| Quantise |
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Note
start & duration, Exact align starts,
Dynamic align starts. Quanta: whole to 128th
note, dotted and tuple. |
| Note
Velocity |
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Overlapping
notes can have velocity independently edited
graphically. |
| Transpose |
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+/-
Perfect octave and all intervals in between. |
| Meter |
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Any
meter from 1/2 to 32/64. Unlimited* number of
meter changes. |
| Key |
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Any
of the 15 key signatures, major or minor.
Unlimited* number of key changes. |
| Tempo |
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Any
tempo from 1bpm to 1982bpm, fractional bpms.
Edited freely, entered specifically and tapped
out. Unlimited* number of tempo changes. |
| Text |
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Cue,
Lyric and Comment text freely added to track
views. Any font, size, language and colour.
Positioned by time and pitch. |
| Events |
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All
of the above events can be edited in list mode
using the Inspector. Each event type has
specific list appearance and specific editors
for easy access to all aspects of the event.
Double-clicking any event, note or audio clip
will automatically open the event for editing in
the inspector. |
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| Recording |
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| Audio
Inputs |
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Unlimited*
audio input devices and channels. Can record
from any single channel of an input, and
combinations of channels are possible. |
| MIDI
Inputs |
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Unlimited*
MIDI hardware inputs from MIDI Keyboards,
controllers and sound modules. |
| Enabling |
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Tracks
individually enabled, records multiple tracks at
once. |
| MIDI
Routing |
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Received
MIDI events from a keyboard/controller can be
sent to any destination, hardware or software as
dictated by the record enabled track. Multiple
devices per track in the case of a sound module
controlled by a keyboard. |
| Modes |
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Metronome
Count-In, Wait for Note, Re-trigger Selected
Notes, Loop, Insert and Step (with chord entry).
All recording modes are insert based. Options
for quantising MIDI input and recording at
slower tempo. |
| Programs |
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Multiple
modes for handling incoming program changes:
apply to entire track, apply to current program
change, real-time insert and ignore. |
| Metronome |
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Based
on time signature, and desired interval
duration. Optional automatic switch-on when
recording begins. Tick duration can be adjusted
to suit MIDI device and program. |
| Live
Updating |
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Recorded
audio, notes and controllers are updated live
on-screen as received. |
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| Playback |
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| Audio
Outputs |
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Multiple
unlimited* stereo output audio devices. |
| MIDI
Outputs |
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Multiple
unlimited* outputs to QuickTime Musical
Instruments (A Roland GS SoundCanvas compatible
soft-synth), internal DLS & SoundFont based
soft-synths and MIDI keyboards and sound modules
and 3rd party soft-synths. |
| Scrubbing |
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Command-Drag
scrubber or click note and while writing notes
with pencil tool. Scrubber follows music as it
plays, optional. |
| Metronome |
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Based
on time signature, and desired interval
duration. Optional automatic switch-on when
playing begins. Tick duration can be adjusted to
suit MIDI device and program. |
| Looping |
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Play
arbitrary, user defined loops. |
| Stop |
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Composition
can be set to automatically stop at its end.
Overridden when recording. |
| All
Stop |
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Command-Period
all stop command explicitly cancels all notes on
all devices, hardware and software. |
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| Automation |
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| Modes |
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Automation
is handled via the Mixer and AudioUnit panels is
several different ways:
- Slave:
controllers play as recorded and will reset
any changes made by the mixer or AudioUnit
panels. User changes are set to the devices
but not recorded and are overridden as soon
as a scheduled recorded change is sent.
- Master:
recorded automation is not sent to the
devices, instead the current mixer and
AudioUnit panel control values are used and
user changes are sent to the devices but not
recorded.
- Write:
The above two modes can be augmented so user
changes are inserted into the recorded
changes.
- Set
Levels: Controller levels can be set over
their entire existing duration. Recorded
changes are sent as per slave mode.
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| MIDI |
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MIDI
controllers are all automated via the mixer. |
| AudioUnits |
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Parameter
changes made through the mixer and through
AudioUnit panels can be recorded in real-time.
The automation mode can also be set using a
pop-up in the toolbar attached to all AudioUnit
panel windows. |
| Persistence |
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Automation
mode stays with the track throughout a session
and is restored when reopening a document. |
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| AudioUnit
Presets |
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| Selecting |
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Presets
saved in the standard locations will be
automatically located and catalogued by Intuem
and presented in groups along with default
internal presets for the AudioUnit. Presets can
also be loaded from any disk location. |
| Access |
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Presets
are listed in a pop-up on the AudioUnit panel
window toolbar for instant access. Also
available via main menu. |
| Defaults |
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AudioUnits
can have presets assigned to them as a start-up
state. |
| Creating |
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At
any time a preset can be created for a capable
AudioUnit with one click in the AudioUnit panel
toolbar and save to any of the standard
locations. |
| Saving |
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Compositions
and projects are saved with current preset names
so re-opening is predictable. |
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| Keyboard
Input |
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| Pitch |
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Music
can be typed into a MIDI track using the
computer keyboard. CHords entered by holding
down shift. |
| Duration |
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Note
duration, can be set by keyboard shortcuts.
Shortcuts are shared by the quantise operations
so setting note duration for keyboard is the
same as setting the quantise duration and vice
versa. |
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| Play-Through |
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| Audio
Inputs |
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Multiple
unlimited* inputs routed from ReWire and audio
hardware devices, usable simultaneously, any
channel accessible separately, combinations
possible where devices permit. |
| Audio
Outputs |
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Multiple
unlimited* outputs to hardware audio devices in
stereo. |
| Audio
Routing |
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Input
Audio sources can be routed into an audio track,
through any AudioUnits onward to the mixer and
out to an audio output device. |
| MIDI
Inputs |
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Multiple
unlimited* inputs routed from MIDI hardware
devices, usable simultaneously. |
| MIDI
Outputs |
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Multiple
unlimited* outputs to QuickTime Musical
Instruments (A Roland GS SoundCanvas compatible
soft-synth), internal DLS & SoundFont based
soft-synths and MIDI keyboards and sound modules
and 3rd party soft-synths. |
| MIDI
Routing |
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Input
MIDI sources can be routed to a record-enabled
or focussed track which would normally be
controlled by a particular device, to the
default device, or back to itself. |
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| Navigation |
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| Markers |
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Text
markers in the time ruler with corresponding
menu items using keyboard shortcuts Command-1 to
Command-9. Also corresponding clickable ticks in
the horizontal scroll-bar. |
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| Sharing |
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| Printing |
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Compositions
with MIDI trackscan be printed with proportional
or mathematical spacing in the standard
manuscript format with optional bar and page
numbering. Appears as shown on-screen and may be
scaled up or down. All tracks are labeled and
joined with a systemic bar line. Any text items
set to be displayed in notation style views will
be printed. Any displayed pedal controllers will
also be printed. |
| Exporting |
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Compositions
can be exported as audio in the following
formats: AIFF, AAC (MPEG-4), 3GPP, AU, WAVE,
QuickTime movie. Composition can also be
exported as type 1 Standard MIDI Files (SMF or
.mid files) with the same resolution as Intuem's
.composition files. Some formatting is lost, and
all but the current take for each track is lost,
text, markers tempo changes and signatures are
kept. |
| Importing |
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Opens
CD audio tracks, AIFF, MP3, AAC (MPEG-4), 3GPP,
QuickTime, AVI, Sound Designer II, AU, WAVE and
System 7 sound files. Reads type 0 and type 1
Standard MIDI files, RMID files. Reads also
".syx" System Exclusive data files as
compositions or may be imported directly into a
track. |
| Projects |
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Compositions
with many audio files can be exploded and saved
as an Intuem Project with out-board audio files
that can be shared among other projects.
Projects can be converted back into compositions
for simple portability. |
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| *
Unlimited means no set limit except those limits
determined by your computer's speed, memory and
available disk space. |
