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NAME

       auedit - graphically record and edit audio files

SYNOPSIS

       auedit [-audio servername] [-toolkitoption ...] [filename]

DESCRIPTION

       auedit  provides an X-based window-oriented interface allowing the user to record and edit
       audio files.  The editing features available include:

       o   Cutting, copying, pasting, and mixing within  a  single  auedit  instance  or  between
           multiple auedit instances.

       o   Changing the amplitude of an interval.

       o   Reversing an interval.

       o   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:

       o   A collection of drop-down menus and command buttons.

       o   A volume indicator and control slider.

       o   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.

       o   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.

       o   Buttons to play, stop, and pause the audio.

       o   Two menus indicating the current file and data formats.

       o   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 FILE MENU

       New...              Initializes auedit with an empty file.  You will be prompted  for  the
                           number of tracks for the new file.

       Load...             Loads a file.  You will be prompted for the file name.

       Save                Saves  the current file.  A backup file will be created by appending a
                           tilde (~) to the current file name.  The  file  format,  data  format,
                           frequency and comment are used when saving the file.

       Save as...          Saves the current file under a new name.  You will be prompted for the
                           file name.  The file format, data format, frequency  and  comment  are
                           used when saving the file.

       Save interval...    Saves  the  interval to a file.  You will be prompted for a file name.
                           The file format, data format, frequency  and  comment  are  used  when
                           saving the file.

       Revert              Discards all changes made since the last save and restores the data to
                           its state following the last save.

       Exit                Exits auedit.  If there have been changes made  to  the  current  file
                           that have not been saved, you will be asked if you wish to save them.

THE EDIT MENU

       The  cut,  copy, and paste commands in the edit menu transfer data to and from a selection
       buffer.  This buffer is shared between all instances of auedit.  This means that  you  can
       cut or copy data from one instance of auedit and paste it into another instance.  The only
       restriction is that the audio data in both instances must have the same number of  tracks.
       When  transferring  data  between  instances  of  differing  frequencies, the data will be
       converted to the frequency of the destination.  This can be used to change  the  frequency
       of  the data in a single instance of auedit.  First, cut the data whose frequency you wish
       to change.  Then change the Frequency field to the desired frequency.  Finally, paste  the
       data  back  in.  The frequency of the data will be converted to the frequency specified in
       the Frequency field.

       Cut                 Moves the interval to the selection buffer.

       Copy                Copies the interval to the selection buffer.

       Paste insert        Inserts the selection buffer at the point marked by the start marker.

       Paste replace       Replaces the data at the point marked by the  start  marker  with  the
                           data from the selection buffer.

       Paste mix           Mixes  the  data at the point marked by the start marker with the data
                           from the selection buffer.  The mixing function is an average.

       Undo                Undoes the last operation that modified the audio data.  This includes
                           effects  operations  in  addition  to editing operations.  If the last
                           operation was an Undo then the undo is undone, restoring the  data  to
                           the state prior to the first undo.

THE ZOOM MENU

       In                  Zoom in by a factor of two.

       Out                 Zoom out by a factor of two.

       Markers             Zoom in to the interval delimited by the start and end markers.

       Full                Zoom out to display all of the audio data.

THE EFFECTS MENU

       All operations under the effects menu apply to the current interval.

       Amplitude...        Scale  the  amplitude.  You will be prompted for the scale.  The scale
                           may be non-integral.

       Max Amplitude       Scales the interval to its maximum amplitude without clipping.

       Reverse             Reverses the order of the data within the interval.

       Fade In             Linearly scales the interval using a scale ranging from 0.0 to 1.0.

       Fade Out            Linearly scales the interval using a scale ranging from 1.0 to 0.0.

THE RECORD COMMAND

       Clicking on the Record button brings up the record dialog  box.   The  record  dialog  box
       consists of:

       o   A duration field.  This is the maximum duration of the recording in seconds.

       o   A frequency field.  This is the frequency of the recording in hertz.

       o   An  input  mode  toggle  button.   Clicking  this button toggles between line mode and
           microphone mode.

       o   A gain slider.  This controls the input gain level.

       o   A record toggle button.  Clicking this button starts and stops the recording.

       o   A monitor toggle button.  Clicking this button toggles the record  monitoring  feature
           that lets you hear what you're recording.

       o   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:

       -audio servername
               This option specifies the Network Audio  System  server  to  which  auedit  should
               connect.

SEE ALSO

       nas(1), auconvert(1), X(1)

BUGS

       There is no way to manipulate individual tracks.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 1993, 1994 Network Computing Devices, Inc.

AUTHOR

       Greg Renda, Network Computing Devices, Inc.

                                              1.9.4                                     AUEDIT(1)