Basic: Multi-track Sound Editing Overview

What is Stereo/Mono data?
1. Open a stereo file.
The sound data stored in the stereo file will be loaded in two different tracks. Sound data on the left and right channels are loaded in the Track 1 and Track 2, respectively.

* When you record audio as stereo data or open a stereo file, MySoundStudio displays two tracks which are grouped. When two tracks are grouped, any changes you make to the volume or offset bar of either track will affect another track as well.

2. Open a mono file.
The term "mono" means "single." In the audio industry, the "mono data" refers to the sound data with a single track.
Importing files
Choosing File - Open loads the selected sound file into a new track. Choosing File - Import to load and add data from a sound file to the track which is currently active.
By using these features you can create multi-track sound data.
1. Choose File - Open. Select and open the file multi_dr.wav (Drum) located in the Purpose folder.

2. Choose File - Import.
The Import dialog box appears. Select the file multi_bs.wav (Bass) in the Purpose folder, and click Open.

3. Sound data from multi_bs.wav will be loaded into the start position of the Track 2.
4. Choose File - Import. Select the file multi_gt.wav (Guitar) in the Purpose folder, and click Open.
The sound data from multi_gt.wav will be loaded in the start position of the Track 3.
Now, pan the guitar sound leftward by using the Pan slider.
5. Choose File - Import. Select the file multi_org.wav (Organ) in the Purpose folder, and click Open.
The sound data from multi_org.wav will be loaded in the start position of the Track 4.
Pan the organ sound rightward by using the Pan slider.
6. Choose File - Import. Select the file multi_br.wav (Brass) in the Purpose folder, and click Open.
Since the file multi_br.wav contains stereo data, which will be loaded in the start positions in two tracks: Track 5 and Track 6.
In this way MySoundStudio allows you to place multiple sound data in a file by using Multi-track support features.
Exporting files
Now, let's save the mutli-track data you created.
1. Choose File - Export. The Export dialog box appears.
2. Type the file name in the File Name box, and select Wave (Microsoft) (*.wav) in the Save as type dropdown list.
3. Make sure that the Mixdown option is checked, and click OK.
Saving the sound data as WAV files, which is the standard sound file format for Windows, will let you open or import in almost any of the third-party sound tools for Windows.

4. Now you have saved multiple sound data tracked down to a pair of stereo tracks.

File formats for saving sound files
If you want to save multiple tracks without mixing down them into a pair of stereo track, choose File - Save As and save the file in "dgs" format.
The .dgs format saves the multiple tracks as is without mixing down them into two tracks, maintaining pan and volume information set for each track.