Using Audio Trees

The audio tree is a family tree of a given root soundfile (i.e. the set of all soundfiles obtained by renovating the same archive recording). It allows you to review and compare different variants of processing in an easy and efficient manner. Audio trees are generated automatically when registered soundfiles are processed using DART renovation tools.

Registering a soundfile

Managing registered soundfiles

In order to display an audio tree

Choose the Open audio tree option from the File menu and select the appropriate <*.sfm> database file

or

Press the AUDIO TREE button situated on the toolbar and proceed as above.

Then

Press the ENTER key or click on the OK button.

A typical audio tree is shown below:

It consists of the root soundfile mozart00.wav and four derivative soundfiles - two obtained directly from the root file (mozart01.wav, mozart04.wav) and two other ones obtained by means of further processing the file mozart01.wav (mozart02.wav, mozart03.wav).

The 'tick' mark shown on the left hand side of the soundfile mozart04.wav indicates that this file is already opened, and the 'smile' sign displayed on the right side of mozart03.wav means that the corresponding results were considered satisfactory.

After selecting any soundfile from an audio tree (click on the corresponding line so that it becomes highlighted), you can play it (click on the PLAY button located inside the Audio tree dialog), get information about it (click on the INFO button), open it (click on the OPEN button) or delete it (click on the DELETE button).

If you are satisfied with the results of renovation, you can notate the corresponding soundfile(s) using the 'smile' sign. The number of smile distinctions awarded to one soundfile can range from zero (no distinction) to three (a really BIG smile) and changes cyclically while you keep pressing the SMILE button.

When you conclude your work with an audio tree, you can close the dialog or minimize it. In the second case, the updated version of the minimized audio tree will be brought back each time you choose the Open audio tree command from the File menu, or click on the AUDIO TREE button situated on the toolbar. This is especially convenient when comparing current results with the already existing ones. You will not be able to open a new audio tree unless you close the previous one (use the CLOSE button for this purpose).

NOTICE

The names of deleted soundfiles are removed from the audio tree only if such files do not have successors - otherwise they are marked with the letter (D) and displayed. When the name of a soundfile is marked for deletion from the audio tree, information about its content is kept by the system and can be shown upon request. Quite obviously, however, deleted soundfiles cannot be played.

Audio tree buttons

- plays a soundfile

- provides information about a soundfile

- opens a soundfile

- deletes a soundfile

- distinguishes a soundfile