MixPad comes with basic editing tools for arranging your projects. The included editing functions are listed below. For more advanced editing tools, use the integrated WavePad audio editor, described at the bottom of this help topic.
Selected Region
Many of the edit functions below apply to a selected region. To select only one clip, just click on the title of the clip you want to select. If you want to select multiple clips, hold CTRL and click left mouse button down the clips you want to select. To select a region, hold the left mouse button and drag a selection box around the region.
Select All (Ctrl+A).
To select all clips on all tracks, press Ctrl+A.
Scrub (F6)
A useful tool for locating specific sections while editing is the Scrub tool. To playback your mix in scrub mode, click the Scrub button located in the controls at the bottom of the project window. You can also press F6 to toggle scrub on or off. Once playback is in scrub mode, use the left and right arrows to navigate through the mix. Playback with scrub begins slow and increases in speed as you hold the arrow buttons down.
Undo (Ctrl+Z)
To Undo is to restore the file to its state before the previous edit function. This is useful if you want to try an edit or just make a mistake. To undo your last action press Ctrl+Z.
Cut (Ctrl+X)
To 'cut' is to delete the selected region but to keep a copy on the clipboard so it can be 'pasted' somewhere else. This is useful when moving parts of the audio around in the file.
To cut, select a region and then press Ctrl+X.
Copy (Ctrl+C)
To 'copy' is to make a copy of a selected region to the clipboard so you can paste it in another location. This is useful if you want to duplicate a part of the audio and insert (or mix it) in another file.
Select the region and then press Ctrl+R. To copy the entire file press Ctrl+C.
Paste (Ctrl+V)
Paste can only be used after you have used the Cut or Copy functions (above) to take a selected region to the clipboard.
The paste function replaces the currently selected region (or inserts at the cursor on the selected track if there is no selection). To replace a selection press Ctrl+V. To insert click on the position within a track and press Ctrl+V.
Delete (Ctrl+Delete)
To delete the clip or selected region press the button 'Delete' on Editing Tab toolbar. This is similar to the cut function but a copy is not taken to the clipboard.
Trim
To 'trim' is to cut off the beginning or the end of the file. This is useful when you have just recorded a file but there is silence or noise before the start or after the end.
To trim using MixPad, simply move your mouse cursor over the beginning or ending edge of a clip. You will see the cursor change from a normal pointer to a double ended arrow. Click and drag to resize the clip to the length you want.
Another way to trim is to drag on the clip(s) to select a region which you want to keep, and then click Trim Region, it will trim all the other parts of selected clips and keep the selected region part.
Silence Region
Silence Region can make the selected region silent. Drag on the clip(s) to select a region. Then click the Silence Region button to make the selected region part of clips silence.
Split Clip
Use this option if you want to quickly split the current clip into two small clips. To do this, click on the position where you want to split the clip and click the Split Clip button in the Editing tab toolbar.
Join
Use the Join feature to combine two clips you have just split. After using the Split function described above, click the Join button in the Editing tab toolbar to combine the clips into one.
Merge
Use the Merge feature to mix and combine clips you have selected. Select clips you want to merge then click Merge button in the Editing tab toolbar to merge the clips. Merged clips will be mixed and positioned based on their position in the timeline. All selected clips will be removed and will be replaced by the merged clip. You can also use this meature to merge MIDI clips
Stretch/Shrink
Use the Stretch/Shrink feature to modify the length a clip. Select a clip and click Stretch/Shrink in the Editing tab toolbar to start this process. You may stretch/shrink the clip by providing its new length or its new end time. Select the 'Keep Pitch Constant' to maintain the pitch while being stretched/shrunk.
Mix Clips
Use Mix Clips feature to mix clips in a track. Select a track and click Edit then Mix Clips to mix all audio clips in a track. All clips in the track will be deleted and replaced with the mixed clip.
Editing integration with WavePad Audio Editor
The most powerful way to use this feature is to install WavePad Audio Editor, a free version of which is available from our website at www.nch.com.au/wavepad. To Edit a clip, right click the clip and select Edit Clip from the context menu. The clip will open in WavePad for you to edit. Once you finish editing the clip, click on the Save button in WavePad and the clips will be refreshed in MixPad automatically
ID Tag
Use the ID Tag feature to edit the meta-data which will be used to tag your exported audio files. Click ID Tag in the Editing tab toolbar and enter meta-data details such as Title, Artist, Album, etc.
Lock/Unlock
Clips can be locked to prevent them from accidentally being moved, edited, or deleted. "Lock/Unlock Clip" can be found in the Clip toolbar tab and will lock or unlock the selected clips.
Waveform View
Clips' waveforms can be viewed in two channels by a right click on the clip, selecting "Waveform View", and selecting "Separated Channels". "Combined Channels" is another option from "Waveform View" that shows both channels of clips on a single waveform. Selecting "Make Current Choice Default" from "Waveform View" makes whatever the current selection to be default for new clips being created.