Contents
Contents of Help

What is MAGIX dance maker?

New Features

Song Wizard

Quickstart

Definitions

Editing Objects

Menus

File Menu

Edit Menu

Effects Menu

Video-Effects Menu

Window Menu

Help Menu

Upper Toolbars

Lower Toolbars

Problem Solutions

A few Tricks

Shortcuts


What is MAGIX dance maker?

MAGIX dance maker is a program that lets you create music; it´s so easy, even kids can use it. No musical knowledge is needed - a computer with a CD-ROM drive,  a 16-Bit sound card and the MAGIX dance maker software are all you need.

This new way of making music has been made possible through an ingenious new kind of software. The basic elements needed for creating music are all included on the CD-ROM. Professional MAGIX dance makers and sound designers have created over 1000 samples (music and sounds) which are just waiting to be arranged with a simple mouse click.

The best part is that all important functions operate while playing, meaning that you can load another sound from the CD and place it, move it, blend it or even delete it again without interrupting playback. This feature is one you´ll quickly learn to love.

All the samples are on the CD-ROM in 16 Bit, Stereo and 44.1 kHz; absolutely top CD-quality.  If however you want to save memory or use the arrangement for video sound mixing, you can convert the MAGIX dance maker samples to 22 kHz and/or mono. This way you´ll save up to ¾ of your memory capacity and can make long arrangements using less juice.

The samples are listed in a structured order on the CDs, so that you can quickly find matching drumloops or harmonizing chords!

An arrangement made from multiple samples can be saved anytime in a single hard-disk file (MIX-function), so that the RAM-memory can be freed up and more tracks for new samples are made available. These hard-disk files can be easily loaded and edited again using the MAGIX music studio harddisk recording program. Making arrangements from your own recordings is equally easy with the MAGIX dance maker.  There you have it: The MAGIX dance maker and MAGIX music studio go together perfectly!

Here are a few examples of how you can use MAGIX dance maker:

-Drumbeat accompaniments

-Combining techno-samples

-Making jingles

-Adding music and effects to videos

-Making accompanying patterns to go with instrument practice

-Simply having fun with 1000+ samples

Hardware-Requirements

MAGIX dance maker runs on any PC from 486 DX or higher with 8 MB RAM, at least 10 MB of free disk space, Graphics card with 800*600-resolution, CD-ROM drive and 16-bit soundcard with Windows driver.

We recommend a Pentium with 16 MB RAM and 100 MB of free disk space (for MIX-files and effects).

MAGIX dance maker runs perfectly under Windows-95, Windows 98 and Windows-NT.

For synchroned playback of AVI-Videos you need 16 MB RAM and a color depth of at least 32000.

For integration of MIDI files you need a MIDI interface or soundcard with MIDI synthesizer as well as corresponding drivers (MIDI mapper).

Please note that  as a rule - all samples used in an arrangement are loaded into the RAM of your PC.

As a guideline different PCs have the following sample memory:

- 32 MB RAM: for 200 seconds

- 16 MB RAM: for 100 seconds

- 8 MB RAM: for 50 seconds

This refers to a resolution of 44 kHz and stereo. By choosing an arrangement with only 22 kHz the potential sample length doubles, with an additional reduction to mono it quadruples.

Of course, dance maker can use virtual memory, however, it then depends heavily on the performance of your system if the playback still functions without interruption!

In MAGIX dance maker you can also play longer WAV files from the hard disk. For these files you then no longer need RAM but, in CD quality, they require approximately 10 MB per minute on the hard disk. The limit for which WAV files can be copied to hard disk can be set in the menu "Edit > Setup".


New features

Design - MAGIX dance maker has gone through a thorough design change. We think you'll enjoy the much more stylish interface. Making music is much more fun now!

You can even design your own interface.

You can now load all screen elements from external graphic files (.bmp). This makes it possible to modify the MAGIX dance maker interface. Please note that the files must  be 24-bit bitmaps and their size must not be changed! For screen elements which are not rectangular a transparent color is used. The color values for this violet are: red=255, green=0, red =255.

File Manager  The new file manager makes the selection of the WAV-, AVI-, Bitmap- and MIDI-objects even easier!

There are 2 parallel file managers (at the left screen margin, top and bottom). Both have an instruments bar and file list. In the instruments bar the superior directory can be seen, e. g. the different instrument files of a MAGIX dance maker CD-ROM, drums, bass, keyboards, vocals, AVI etc...

In the file list itself the WAV loops or video files can be selected. A simple click previews the sample, a right click shows details in the info window. You can place the files into the arrangement by Drag & Droping them.

The version 3.0 instruments toolbar, with buttons for the individual instruments, is no longer needed. Now you can now easily choose the instruments in the file manager!

Transport Control Window  From this window you can direct the most important play fundtions, such as recording, tempo and grid.

With the upper 4 buttons you can move the playback position forwards and backwards. Of course, you can still move the start and end marker with your mouse!

The play buttons starts the playback in play once or play looped mode.

The stop button stops playback.

The recording button opens the recording window in which you can record your own audio material.

In the BPM-input field you can set the current song tempo. Usually, the tempo of an arrangement is automatically fixed when the first WAV file is loaded.

In the beat input field the current grid can be set.

Recording Function  the new MAGIX dance maker offers an easy-to-use, high-performance recording function. You can easily record your own sounds such as voice, effects or instruments directy into MAGIX dance maker. If you wish you can record onto hard disk (for longer passages) or into RAM (for shorter loops). You can listen to the current arrangement so that you can easily keep tempo and key.

After the recording you can cut unnecessary breaks in order to keep only the desired material.

You can then normalize the volume and create noise-free loops.

When finished editing the recorded material it is immediately placed in the correct position with in the arrangement  - nothing could be easier!

Monitor  This button activates the VU-meter.

HD / RAM  Here you can select between hard disk recording or recording into RAM.

Device  Here the soundcard for recording must be selected.

Playback while recording - Here you can choose if you want to play the arrangement during recording (requires a Full Duplex Soundcard).

Recording  This button starts the recording

Stop  This button ends the recording process, the material can still be edited.

Zoom In/Out  Here you can zoom the wave form (display).

Play  Just plays the recorded material in looped.

Play All  Plays the recorded material together with the arrangement.

You can fix start and ending of the material with the Start- and End Marker, which will be taken into the arranger.

Normal  Normalizese the recording level to 100%.

OK  Closes the recording window and places the recorded material in the arrangement.

Song Wizard - The Song Wizard enables you to produce great arrangements even easier then before  without any musical knowledge!

The goal is to place several audio objects into the arrangement in one step with the Wizard, without having to extract them individually from the file manager into the corresponding tracks.

There are 3 variants working with the Song Wizard which can be combined with each other:

Wizard Variant 1 - If the area of your arrangement does not yet contain a song part created by the Song Wizard.

Important: You need not to follow all the steps below! Often it produces interesting and perfect sounding results simply to press the "Add Loops!" button.

- Select the instrument in the loop manager which should be used for your arrangement, e.g. bass or keyboard sounds.

- Activate the Song Wizard with the "Wizard" button above the loop manager.

- In the Wizard window first select a name for the new song part, e.g. Intro.

- Choose the number of loops, e.g. 4 loops. This means that the Song Wizard will insert 4 loops of the selected material into your arrangement.

- Select the length of your loops in bars/loop. The wave loops may have a different length, thats why it is important for the Song Wizard to know which loop length you want to use (1, 2 or 4 bars). You can read the loop length of the actual loop in the loop manager right of the file name. Simply choose this length, e.g. 2 bars!

If another loop is longer than the selected length (e.g. 4 bars) it will be cut from the Song Wizard. If it is shorter (e.g. 1 bar) it will be repeated. This way you always get best results!

- Now create the new song part with the "Add Part" button. You can see a read area above the first track of your arrangement containing the name of the song part.

- Select the pitch steps / variations for each loop or choose random pitch using the "Random" button.

- Press the "Add Loops! " button to insert the new sound loops into the arrangement.

- Start and stop playback to listen to the new song part using the "Play All" button. If the result is not what you dreamed about simply go back with the "UnDo" button and repeat the steps above!

- You can now close the Song Wizard with the "Close" button or select a new instrument in the list box right in the wizard window. This lets you add another track to your arrangement without leaving the Song Wizard!

Wizard Variant 2 -  If sound loops should be added to already existing song parts.

- Select the song part with a double click onto the red song part name above the first track. Or simply set the start and end marker to the desired position (using left and right mouse clicks above the first track)

- Select the instrument in the loop manager which should be used for your arrangement.

- Activate the Song Wizard with the "Wizard" button above the loop manager.

- You can see the settings for loop number and pitch steps of the already existing material of this song part. Of course you can change these settings if needed!

- Press the "Add Loops! " button to insert new sound loops into the arrangement.

Tip: The Song Wizard always uses the start/end marker to determine the length and position of the song part. These can also be set manually (with left and right mouse clicks) to any position before opening the Wizard in order to produce song parts of a specific length and position!

Wizard Variant 3 - If already existing song parts should be re-arranged, copied or deleted.

- Select a wide zoom level which lets you see all song parts you want to work with. The fastest way is to click on the "Clean Up" button (red cross) in the upper tool bar.

- Activate the Song Wizard with the "Wizard" button above the loop manager.

- In the middle of the Wizard window you can see a list box containing all song parts of your arrangements. The wizard can now be used to copy, delete and insert complete song parts.

- The "Copy" button copies the selected song part into the clip (temporary memory).

- The "Cut" button cuts the selected song part into the clip (temporary memory).

- The "Delete" button deletes the selected song part from your arrangement.

- The "Insert" button inserts a song part from the clip before the selected song part into your arrangement.

- The "Append" button appends a song part from the clip to your arrangement.

Harddisk-Playback/Editing - In MAGIX dance maker it is possible to play long WAV files directly from the hard disk. When dragging from the WAV list, the decision is made whether the file should be loaded into RAM (short Waves) or if it should be loaded to hard disk (longer Waves). The value for this difference can be adjusted in the menu "Edit > Setup".

The result of this new feature is that there is practically no limit to the length of a dance maker arrangement  even on computers with little memory you can create songs several minutes in length, without any problems! Audio effects are now also calculated on hard disk files. In order to guarantee the undo function, temporary copies of the files are set up. Files not required are deleted automatically. The files are registered in the "Temp directory. This path can be modified in the menu "Edit > Setup".

Of course, depending on the number of tracks this may require a fast hard disk, however this is generaly not a problem today. In addition the buffer size can be increased in order to improve performance, e. g. to 16000 or 32000 samples (menu "Edit > Setup").

MUTE, SOLO and LINK Buttons  At the left of each track in the arrangement there are now buttons with the following functions:

MUTE  Mutes the track while playing

SOLO  Only the selected track is played

Auto-BPM-Mode  If this mode is activated (in menu "Edit  > Setup"), MAGIX dance maker automatically tries to adapt all loops to the current song tempo. This happens via Time-Stretching and is especially successful with loops from the new MAGIX range in which the original tempo is registered in each WAV file. Of course, the original tempo of the loops and the song tempo should not be too far apart or otherwise you will not get the best results!

Auto-Pitch-Mode  If this mode is activated (in menu "Edit > Setup"), MAGIX dance maker automatically tries to adapt all loops to the current key in the arrangement. This happens via Pitch-Shifting and only functions with loops from the new MAGIX range in which the original key is registered in each WAV file. Of course, the original key of the loops and the key in the arrangement should not be too far apart or you will not get the best results!

DirectX Plug In Support - MAGIX dance maker now supports DirectX Audio Plug Ins. These are mostly effect modules like reverb, equalizer etc. which can be produced by any company.

However, software synthesizer modules and much more are offered as DirectX Plug In.

Thanks to the standardized DirectX interface it is possible to integrate all these Plug Ins into the dance maker mixer. This extends the range of possible audio effects enormously  up to the Plug Ins used in the professional field (e. g. "Waves Native Power Pack", "TC-Electronics Native Reverb" or "DSP-FX Virtual Pack")!

Before using DirectX Plug Ins the DirectX system must be installed on your computer  which only in rare cases requires manual installation.  Usually you will already have DirectX with the Windows installation. If your computer does not yet contain a DirectX system you will find a DirectX installer on the MAGIX dance maker Installation CD!

DirectX Plug Ins must be installed first, of course. This depends on the Plug In used.

Application:

With a right mouse click on any of the DirectX buttons in the mixer you open a Pop-Up menu from which you can choose the Plug In you want.


Menu Project (Overview)
File Menu

Here you find functions for loading, saving, exporting and manipulating MAGIX dance maker arrangements.

New Arrangement	Create a new arrangement.
Load Arrangement	Load MAGIX dance maker arrangement.
Save Arrangement	Save current arrangement.
Save Arrangement as...	Save current arrangement with new name.
Save Arrangement to...	Save current arrangement with all samples to a new path.
Export Arrangement	Save current arrangement as Wave file.
Record...	Opens the record window.
Media-Link...	Links MIDI- or AVI files to the current arrangement
Project Information	Shows information about the current arrangement.
Exit	End MAGIX dance maker.


Project load (Menu)
 New Arrangement (File Menu)

With this menu selection a new MAGIX dance maker arrangement can be created. Select between stereo-mode or mono-mode and between 44 kHz sample rate or 22 kHz.

Track Number:

Here you can set the number of tracks in the arrangement to 4,8 or 16.

Volume:

The volume setting is displayed and can be edited here in steps of 6 dB. Lowering the volume is necessary in multiple track arrangements, as the sum of all the tracks may not exceed 16 Bits (0 dB). This means that each track on a 4-track-stereo-arrangement has to be decreased by 1 Bit or 6 dB (2 Bit or 12 dB in a 8 track project).  In practice, you won´t be working with maximum amplitude material on all tracks simultaneously, so the decreases in volume can be minimal.  Remember: in the case of volume blowouts, only the user is liable.

Memory Mode: Here you can enter the format MAGIX dance maker should use when loading WAV-files into the RAM.

Mono: Stereo waves are converted into mono when you load sounds. This means that only half as much memory is needed.  Moreover, with mono you have 4 tracks instead of 2 Stereo tracks available.

22 kHz: Waves with 44 Khz sample rates are converted when loaded to 22 kHz, which also takes up half as much memory space.

Shortcuts:

Toolbar:

Key:	e


New Project (Menu)
Load Arrangement (File Menu )

With this menu selection a previously saved arrangement can be loaded. Note that in order to do so, the sound files must be located on hard disk or CD-ROM! MAGIX dance maker searches for the sounds first in the drive in which the arrangement was saved. If they are not found there, MAGIX dance maker searches the drive in which the original arrangement is found.

Shortcuts:

Toolbar:

Key:	L


Project save (Menu)
Save Arrangement (File Menu)

Saves the current arrangement under its old name. If it does not have a name, a file requester is opened.

Shortcuts:

Toolbar:

Key:	s


Project save as... (Menu)
Save Arrangement as... (File Menu)

Saves the current arrangement with a new name.

Shortcuts:

Key:	SHIFT + s


Project save to... (Menu)
Save Arrangement to... (File Menu)

This selection lets you save a complete MAGIX dance maker arrangement including all samples used in one folder. This is especially useful when you want to reuse the project or archive it in a certain spot, or when you´re using samples on numerous CDs, so that you won´t have to keep changing them when re-loading the arrangement. Even the sample effects used are saved together with the others.

A File Requester opens in which you can write the name of the folder and the disk drive under which you wish to save it.

Shortcuts:

Toolbar:


Sample export (Menu)
 Export Arrangement...(File Menu)

This selection lets you export a complete arrangement including all samples in the form of a WAV-File.


Record (Menü)
Record...(File Menu)

The new MAGIX dance maker offers an easy-to-use, high-performance recording function. You can easily record your own sounds such as voice, effects or instruments directy into MAGIX dance maker. If you wish you can record onto hard disk (for longer passages) or into RAM (for shorter loops). You can listen to the current arrangement so that you can easily keep tempo and key.

After the recording you can cut unnecessary breaks in order to keep only the desired material.

You can then normalize the volume and create noise-free loops.

When finished editing the recorded material it is immediately placed in the correct position with in the arrangement  - nothing could be easier!

Monitor  This button activates the VU-meter.

HD / RAM  Here you can select between hard disk recording or recording into RAM.

Device  Here the soundcard for recording must be selected.

Playback while recording - Here you can choose if you want to play the arrangement during recording (requires a Full Duplex Soundcard).

Recording  This button starts the recording

Stop  This button ends the recording process, the material can still be edited.

Zoom In/Out  Here you can zoom the wave form (display).

Play  Just plays the recorded material in looped.

Play All  Plays the recorded material together with the arrangement.

You can fix start and ending of the material with the Start- and End Marker, which will be taken into the arranger.

Normal  Normalizese the recording level to 100%.

OK  Closes the recording window and places the recorded material in the arrangement.


Media Link (Menu)
Media-Link (File Menu)

This is one of the hottest features in MAGIX dance maker: It lets you combine almost any kind of media with MAGIX dance maker projects. These can be entire MIDI-Songs (.MID files), video clips (.AVI files) or others, as long as a MCI-Driver is installed. In this way MAGIX dance maker is not limited to processing only digital audio materials, but is instead truely a multi-media program.

The most important functions are the following:

-Connecting MAGIX dance maker with MIDI-Songs. This lets you combine an existing MIDI-Song with audio tracking or combine existing audio effects in arrangements with MIDI-material (e.g.,  drumloops, scratches, etc.). The recording of a project can also be perfectly synchronized with the MIDI- and Audio materials.

Please make sure that the MIDI-file is synchronized so that the MIDI and Audio material fit perfectly together.

-Combining Musik Maker projects with Video-for-Windows Movies. MAGIX dance maker is excellent for setting films to music. The film you use must be saved as an AVI-file, for which there are many hardware bargains available. Then you can connect the film in MAGIX dance maker with any arrangement. In this way, music, speech, effects, etc. can be placed in the timeline and simultaneously played back with the AVI-video. When you´ve got everything perfect, the tone can then be saved (sound overlay) on the video.

The AVI-video is used in this manner only during preview of the sound recording, so that the picture quality should not be a problem.  Nevertheless, a fast computer is necessary so that the audio and visual material can be processed, i.e. 486/66 or higher and a fast graphics card.

File Name: Here you can enter the name of the media file to which you wish to connect the current arrangement. Please note that you may also have to specify the file type (.MID, .AVI).

Always Playback: This button activates the synchronized playback in MAGIX dance maker.

Always load new: This button determines whether or not the media file should be newly loaded before every playback. This can be a good idea if for example, a MIDI-song is also being edited in a parallel MIDI-sequencer. In this case, from the sequencer side, only the file should be saved as a MIDI-file, MAGIX dance maker loads it again for the next playback.

If the media file is finished, this option should not be activated. The file will then be loaded only once, which is especially practical when using .AVI files: the window with the video remains constantly open. In this way the cursor positioning can be used to control exactly the picture display and playback starts much more quickly.

Video Options:

Extract Audio from AVI

If the file type is an AVI file with video and audio data, audio streams are extracted from all other information and the audio information itself is put into a data window. This allows you to extract and edit the audio apart from the rest of the contents in the imported file.

Replace Audio in AVI

This option performes a track bouncing of the current arrangement into 1 wave file. This file is merged into the selected AVI file, so the AVI gets a new audio track.

Show Video Track

This is a new feature in MAGIX dance maker! With this option you can display a video track in the arrangement window, which shows individual frames of the AVI file. This allows you to position audio events and material at exact frame positions.

If you zoom into the window, the video track is also enlarged, showing the video frames at a lower zoom level as well.

SMPTE-Offset: Here you can enter an offset to help you switch from a media file to MAGIX dance maker. A value of 30:00 (30 seconds, 0 frames) means that the beginning of the MAGIX dance maker arrangement starts not at 0 seconds but rather at 30.

Note that small offsets are generally easier to make by delaying MAGIX dance maker in VIP rather than by entering numerical values in this dialogue.

FX: Here you can enter a correction factor where the preciseness of the positioning of MAGIX dance maker and the media file can be optimized.

When the beginning of an arrangement corresponds exactly with the beginning of the media file, then under no circumstances should the files come apart during playback; as MAGIX dance maker as well as the media playback have precise timers (if however this should be the case, it is a sign that your system is overburdened). If you position the middle of an arrangement and then start playback, slight delays may appear because sound cards frequently do not have exactly the same sample rates needed for the positioning of the samples used. This problem can be overcome by using the correction factor, when the positioning of the sample rate is multiplied.

Go through the following steps:

- Make sure that the start functions exactly (Cursor Home)

- Highlight the Cursor shortly before the end of the arrangement.

- Vary the FX slightly (i.e. 1.0001, .9999 ...) and start before the cursor on each side respectively until the speed is perfected. Now you can start from any position without encountering delays. Once you´ve found the right value for this particular constellation (medium, sample-rate) you can use it again and again without having to enter it anew.

Video without sound: With this option you can switch off the sound of an AVI video. This is useful if you have only one sound card; because otherwise, MAGIX dance maker and the AVI audio could produce conflicts accessing the same sound card.

If you have two sound cards with Windows drivers you can switch off this option to hear both MAGIX dance maker and the sound of the AVI file.

Video in MAGIX dance maker window: With this option you can set the AVI window as a child window of the MAGIX dance maker window. Thats why the AVI window is always visible and cannot be behind MAGIX dance maker. This mode is the default option.

Note: Depending on your AVI driver, it may be that the video does not start when you begin audio playback the first time. Simply start playback in MAGIX dance maker again and the video will run!

Show Video Track:

This is a new feature in MAGIX dance maker! With this option you can display a video track in the arrangement window, which shows individual frames of the AVI file. This allows you to position audio events and material at exact frame positions.

If you zoom into the window, the video track is also enlarged, showing the video frames at a lower zoom level as well.

Extract Audio from AVI:

If the file type is an AVI file with video and audio data, audio streams are extracted from all other information and the audio information itself is put into a data window. This allows you to extract and edit the audio apart from the rest of the contents in the imported file.

Replace Audio in AVI:

This option performes a track bouncing of the current arrangement into 1 wave file. This file is merged into the selected AVI file, so the AVI gets a new audio track.

Test: This lets you playback the active media file for testing.

End Connection: This ends the connection between the MAGIX dance maker and the media file.

Shortcuts:

Toolbar:


Project Information (Menu)
Project Information (Project Menu )

Here current information about the active arrangement is displayed. This includes the date of creation, memory size, drive and file name.

With arrangements, a list of all physically used files is included.

Here, the volume setting is displayed and can be edited here in intervals of 6 dB. Lowering the volume is necessary in multiple track arrangements, as the sum of all the tracks may not exceed 16 Bits (0 dB). This means that each track on a 4-track stereo arrangement has to be decreased by 1 Bit (6 dB).  However, in practice, you won´t be working with maximum amplitude material on all tracks simultaneously, so that the decreases in volume can be minimal.  Remember: in the case of volume blowouts, only the user is liable.

Shortcuts:

Key:	i


Exit (Menu)
Exit (File Menu)

This button ends the MAGIX dance maker...


Menu Edit (Overview))
Edit Menu

Delete Objects	Delete all selected objects.
Copy Objects	Copy selected objects
Build Group	Group all selected objects.
UnGroup	Ungroup objects in the selected group.
Mix-Down	Mix complete arrangement into one hard disk project (HDP).
Undo	Undo last operation.
Redo	Redo last undo operation.
Clean Up	Sets default settings for arrangement.
Play Parameter	Sets sound card and sample rate for playback.
Setup	Global settings for buffers, paths and memory mode.


Objects delete (Menu)
Delete Objects (Edit Menu)

This menu option lets you delete all selected objects from the arrangement. To highlight or select more than one object, use the SHIFT Key while you click with the mouse.

Shortcuts:

Key:	Del

Toolbar:


Copy (Menu)
Copy Objects (Edit Menu)

This menu option lets you copy all selected objects. The copy appears right next to the original object and can be moved by easily using the mouse (drag and drop).

Shortcuts:

Toolbar:

Key:	CTRL + c oder c


Group  (Menu)
Build Group (Edit Menu)

This menu option lets you group all selected objects together. This advantage lets you then edit them simultaneously; i.e., copy, move, or delete.

Note that stereo objects are just like a group of two mono samples.  They can be changed into simple objects by selecting UnGroup so that you can change the panorama or create delays between the left and right channels, for example.

Shortcuts:

Toolbar:


UnGroup (Menu)
UnGroup (Edit Menu)

This menu option lets you un-group a group, in order to edit the samples individually. This works on stereo objects as well, which are automatically grouped for you until you make this selection.

Shortcuts:

Toolbar:


Save as HD-Project (Menu)
Mix-Down (Edit Menu)

Using the MIX Down function, all objects on all tracks are summarized into a hard disk file. Afterwards, your arrangement no longer takes up RAM-memory, but instead a few bits of your hard drive (10 Mbyte per minute of stereo).  Moreover, only two tracks are now occupied (only 1 with mono arrangements), so that after mixing, you can add more sample objects. The hard disk file created is optimized by the MAGIX dance maker so that the loudest portion equals exactly 16 Bit (normalizing). This prevents any loss in sound quality, even if you mix over and over again.

This hard disk file can also be easily loaded into the twin-program, MAGIX music studio, for more processing!

When using AVI or Bitmap objects in your arrangement you are asked whether you want to create an AVI file from your tracks. If so please select the compression format, e.g. Intel Indeo or Cinepak Codec for the target video. This option lets you combine all audio and video objects into one AVI file, which can be played on all PCs, even from CD-ROM very smoothly!

Shortcuts:

Toolbar:


Undo (Menu)
Undo (Edit Menu)

MAGIX dance maker features a comfortable and powerful undo function.  In all arrangements, the last 3 changes made can be undone, including object and cursor manipulations.  Thanks to this extremely functional feature, you need not worry when testing critical operations; if the result isn´t what you want, the Undo function will take you right back to the previous arrangement.

Shortcuts:

Toolbar:

Key:	CTRL+z


Redo (Menu)
Redo (Edit Menu)

Redo lets you reverse the last undo command.

Shortcuts:

Toolbar:

Key:	CTRL+a


Build Loop (Menu)
Clean Up (Edit Menu)

This function resets some of the basic settings in case they were changed during editing. This means:

-The screen display zooms to include the complete project

-The start and end cursors go back to their original positions

-If numerous windows were opened, they will be arranged underneath each other in a row in order to make drag and drop easier.

After a Clean Up command the end cursor positions automatically to the last object, until you move it manually to another position.

Shortcuts:

Toolbar:


Playback Parameter (Menu)
Play Parameter (Edit Menu)

This menu option opens the window with playback parameters that you can set.

The Sample Rate adjusts the playback speed of the original as far as the sound card allows (some cards let you adjust speed even during playback). This can be useful if you want to hear each note of an arrangement carefully (slow-motion); if you reduce the speed by one half, the sound will go down an octave.

With Wave Device, the driver of the sound card for the playback can be set. This is especially important if you have more than one sound card on your computer.

With MIDI Device you can select the driver for playback of MIDI files.

Autoscroll lets you activate an especially useful function, particularly for working with longer arrangements. The graphic display scrolls automatically when the cursor reaches the end of the screen display.

You can select between scrolling page-wise or by half pages. Careful: the scrolling process requires a certain processing time (depending on the processor, graphic card and resolution), so that this may overburden your PC, possibly causing major problems during playback.  You may need to deactivate the autoscroll mode.

Shortcuts:

Toolbar:

Key:	p


System (Menu)
Setup (Edit Menu)

This menu function opens a setup window.

Im-/Export: Here you can change the path for importing and exporting WAV-files.

Temporary: Here you can set the path for MIX-files and effect-files.

Arrangements: This sets the path for arrangements (.VIP).

Buffer Size: Standard setting is 8192 samples of buffer, which are used during playback of arrangements. Since a perfect playback is generally more important than a quick reaction time, this value should be increased to 16384 or 32768 if you hear playback interruptions.

Buffer Count: Here you can enter the number of buffers to be used (between 2 and 10). The higher the number, the higher the safety, but also the amount of memory needed.

The current buffer count can be seen during playback in the status row in the bottom right corner of the screen.

Memory Mode: Here you can enter the format MAGIX dance maker should use when loading WAV-files into RAM.

Mono: Stereo waves are converted to mono when you load sounds. This means that only half as much memory is needed.  Moreover, with mono you have 4 tracks instead of 2 stereo tracks available.

22 kHz: Waves with 44 Khz sample rates are converted when loaded to 22 kHz, which also takes up half as much memory space.

Automatic adaptation from AVI to BPM: If this option is selected (Preselection) the play tempo of AVI objects will be automatically adapted to the tempo (BPM) of the arrangements. Thus rhythmical videos immediately run in perfect timing, regardless of the BPM number used by the arrangement.

Video play priority: Normally the sound (Wave Audio) has priority to the video effects while playing. When the computer is overcharged with too many effects the video playback becomes bumpy, whereas the sound remains clear. If you prefer otherwise the priority of the video can be put above the priority of the audio playback. Then the video playback will be renewed after each audio buffer but which may lead to sound interruptions. However, the positive result is a better video preview.

Auto-BPM-Mode  If this mode is activated (in menu "Edit  > Setup"), MAGIX dance maker automatically tries to adapt all loops to the current song tempo. This happens via Time-Stretching and is especially successful with loops from the new MAGIX range in which the original tempo is registered in each WAV file. Of course, the original tempo of the loops and the song tempo should not be too far apart or otherwise you will not get the best results!

Auto-Pitch-Mode  If this mode is activated (in menu "Edit > Setup"), MAGIX dance maker automatically tries to adapt all loops to the current key in the arrangement. This happens via Pitch-Shifting and only functions with loops from the new MAGIX range in which the original key is registered in each WAV file. Of course, the original key of the loops and the key in the arrangement should not be too far apart or you will not get the best results!

Harddisk-Playback/Editing - In MAGIX dance maker it is possible to play long WAV files directly from the hard disk. When dragging from the WAV list, the decision is made whether the file should be loaded into RAM (short Waves) or if it should be loaded to hard disk (longer Waves). The value for this difference can be adjusted in the menu "Edit > Setup".

The result of this new feature is that there is practically no limit to the length of a dance maker arrangement  even on computers with little memory you can create songs several minutes in length, without any problems! Audio effects are now also calculated on hard disk files. In order to guarantee the undo function, temporary copies of the files are set up. Files not required are deleted automatically. The files are registered in the "Temp directory. This path can be modified in the menu "Edit > Setup".

Of course, depending on the number of tracks this may require a fast hard disk, however this is generaly not a problem today. In addition the buffer size can be increased in order to improve performance, e. g. to 16000 or 32000 samples (menu "Edit > Setup").

Shortcuts:

Key:	y

Toolbar:


Menu Effect (Overview))
Effects Menu

Volume...	Change volume of the sample.
Distortion...	Calculate a distortion effect.
Reverb...	Calculate reverb effect.
Echo...	Calculate echo effect.
Backwards	Playback sample backwards.
Normalize	Maximizes the amplitude of the sample.
Filter...	Calculate filters with the sample.
Gater...	Calculate rhythmic volume or filter effects on the sample.
Surround	Set object to the surround channel.
Resampling	Change sample aret of the object.
Time Stretch	Change tempo of the object.
Pitch Shift	Change pitch of the object.
MIDI Transpose	Transpose MIDI object.
MIDI Tempo	Change tempo of MIDI object.
Object Info	Show information about the object.


Distortion (Menu)
Volume (Effects Menu)

This control increases or decreases the volume.

You can also use this function to create an overdrive effect.


Distortion (Menu)
Distortion (Effects Menu)

The sample can be distorted by a non-linear transfer curve using this function. There are 3 different distortion levels to choose from.


Reverb (Menu)
 Reverb (Effects Menu)

Calculates a reverb effect on your sample.

You can choose 3 kinds of reverb: short, medium and a long echo-effect.


Echo (Menu)
Echo (Effects Menu)

The sample will be given a slight time delay. Choose from several different delay-types which function in relation to the sample length. If for example with a 1-beat drum loop you select the value 1/8, the delay will be in 1/8th notes.


Backwards (Menu)
Backwards (Effects Menu)

The sample is played backwards.


Normalize (Effects Menu)

This effect maximizes the volume of a sample object. In a first pass MAGIX dance maker searches for the maximum level in the sample. Then the volume is increased until it reaches the 16 bit limit.

Use the normalize function to manipulate "low power" samples and objects after filter calculations.


Filter (Menu)
 Filter (Effects Menu)

With this menu you have a digital filter at hand which you can use to adjust the frequency of a sample. There are three different types of filters you can activate.

You can boost low, medium or high frequencies.


GATER (Menu)
Gater (Effects Menu)

This special effect chops a sample into a certain number of pieces (1-128). Enter first the number of cuts you want, which will be divided equally through the entire sample length. Then move the sliders to activate all the pieces in which the signal should be made audible and deactivate those where it should not.

This function is especially useful if you want to make a grooved sample using one sound level which fits well with drumloops, etc.

Try the filter setting instead of volume to create rhythmical filter sweeps, etc.


Surround (Menu)
Surround (Effects Menu)

This function manipulates the object so that it will be played on the rear channel of a surround playback system (Home Cinema). This effect is very useful for audio to video productions!


Resampling (Menu)
Resampling (Effects Menu)

With this function you can change the tempo and speed of an audio object (sample rate conversion).

Simply type in the factor for pitch and speed in %.


Time Stretching (Menu)
Time Stretching (Effects Menu)

Using this function you can change the tempo of a wave object without changing the pitch.

You can set original tempo and destination tempo in BPM (beats per minute). Also, you can use wave files in a tempo range other than the original speed of the wave file!

Please note: Time stretching gives perfect results only in a small tempo range. When using larger scaling factors, you may hear some artifacts in the audio material.


Pitch Shifting (Menu)
Pitch Shifting (Effects Menu)

With this function you can change the pitch of a wave object without changing the speed (bpm);

So you can use e.g. chord samples also in another key than the original key.

Simply type in the number of halve tones you want to transpose the sample!


MIDI Transpose (Menu)
MIDI Transpose (Effects Menu)

With this function you can transpose a MIDI object to another key without any losses for MIDI files, so you can use any MIDI file in any key!


MIDI Tempo (Menu)
MIDI Tempo Adapt (Effects Menu)

This function adapts the tempo (BPM) of a MIDI object to the current tempo of the arrangement.

For MIDI files this is a procedure without any losses, so you can use any MIDI file in any tempo you want!


Objekt Info (Menu)
Object Information (Effects Menu)

This function displays information about the current object, e.g. file name, path name, tempo etc...


Play once (Menu)
Play Once

Playback project once.

Shortcuts:

Key:	Space


Play loop (Menu)
Play Loop

Playback project in loop mode.

Shortcuts:

Key:	Space


Stop (Menu)
Stop

Stop playback.

Shortcuts:

Key:	Space


The Video Effects Menu

With this menu the real time video effects are controlled. It appears as PopUp-Menu when clicking the right mouse button on an AVI or Bitmap object, or as sub menu in the MAGIX Dance maker effects menu.

In principle you can assign to every AV or Bitmap object an optional combination of effects such as mix mode stamp, additional wrong color effects and double play speed.

When overlaying several videos or bitmaps MAGIX Dance maker works from top to bottom. The top video object always forms the background and is overlaid by inferior objects or mixed up with them.

In order to let a dancer dance in front of a landscape by means of the blue box effect, the landscape has to be put on track 1 and the dancer on track 2 for example. Now activate the blue box effect for the dancer and the show is ready!

Mix Videos	Selects the mix mode for videos.
Stamp Videos	Selects the punch mode for videos.
Blue Box	Blue areas become transparent.
Black Box	Black (very dark) areas become transparent.
White Box	White (very bright) areas become transparent.
Color-Keying	A selectable color areas becomes transparent.
Range ( Position ans Size)	Selects position and size of the video.
Reset Position and Size	Puts the video on full size.
Blue Box Thresholdl	Puts the blue box threshold value.
Black Box Thresholdl	Puts the black box threshold value.
White Box Threshold	Puts the white box threshold value.
Color Keying Range	Selects the color area for transparency.
Adapt Tempo	Adapts the video play tempo to the arrangement.
Half speed	Reduces the video play speed by half.
Double speed	Doubles the video play speed.
Backwards	The video object is played backwards.
Horizontal reflection	The picture is put top bottom.
Vertical reflection	The picture is shown the wrong way round.
Horizontal symmetry	The left picture part is reflected.
Vertical symmetry	The upper picture part is reflected.
Kaleidoscope	The upper left picture part is reflected horizontally and vertically.
Inverse	All color values are inverted.
Grey scale	The video is presented in black/white.
Quantize	All color values are rounded.
Color cycle	Color values are exchanged.
Reset all effects	All video effects are switched off.
Info	Information on the video object is shown.


Mix video (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option activates the mix mode for overlapping video objects (preselection).

With fade handlers you can very easily create smooth fades between AVI and bitmap objects.


Video stamps (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option activates the stamp mode for overlapping video objects.

A video object on the inferior track overlays an object on a superior track. This makes particularly sense if the inferior object only takes a special part from the video window.


Blue Box (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option activates the blue box mode for overlapping video objects.

A video object on a lower track overlaps an object on a superior track. Then all the blue areas appear transparent.

With this option it is e. g. possible to put people drawn in front of a blue background in front of a background of any color.


Black Box (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option activates the black box mode for overlapping video objects.

A video object on the lower track overlaps an object on a superior track, then all black or dark areas appear transparent.

Thus it is for example possible to put computer animations with a black background in front of any scenery.


White Box (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option activates the white box mode for overlapping video objects.

A video object on the lower track overlaps an object on a superior track, then all white or bright areas appear transparent.

Thus it is for example possible to put computer animations with a white background in front of any scenery.


Color Keying (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option activates the color transparency mode for overlapping objects.

A video object on the lower track overlaps an object on a superior track, then certain color areas appear transparent. These color areas can be defined with menu option Mix Arrangements > Color Transparency area.


Range (Position and size) (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option activates a choice for position and size of the video clip.

After selecting the menu simply highlight the desired clip in the video window with your mouse. Thus you have fixed the future position of the video object - It couldnt be more easy!


Reset position and size (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option resets the presentation of a video object back to full screen.

This makes sense if a certain clip has been chosen before and is not wanted any more.


Blue Box Threshold (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option opens a small dialogue in which the threshold value for the blue box effect can be arranged.

Please see to it that first of all the start cursor is in the top screen line above the current video object, then the video window immediately shows the result of the modified threshold value.

With this arrangement option the effect can be changed in a way that even with different models the results are excellent!


Black Box Threshold (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option opens a small dialogue in which the threshold value for the black box effect an be arranged.

Please see to it that first of all the start Cursor is in the upper screen line above the current video object, then the video window immediately shows the result of the modified threshold value.

With this arrangement option the effect can be changed in a way that even with different models the results are excellent!


White Box Threshold (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option opens a small dialogue in which the threshold value for the white box effect can be arranged.

Please see to it that first of all the start Cursor is in the upper screen line above the current video object, then the video window immediately shows the result of the modified threshold value.

With this arrangement option the effect can be changed in a way that even with different models the results are excellent!


Color Keying Range (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option activates a selection for the color transparency area.

After selecting the menu simply highlight the desired area in the video window with your mouse. All colors in this area will be transparent from this moment. Thus you can also fade out color shades which cannot be covered by blue-, black - or white-box effects.

Attention: If the area selection happens with pressed control bar, the covered colors will be added to the ones that have already been selected. It is thus possible to summarize several selections in order to have a really perfect result!


Adapt Tempo (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option opens a small dialogue in which you can enter a new value for the playback tempo of the video object. There is a preinstalled value which causes a tempo adaptation to the current tempo (BPM) of the arrangement. It is assumed that the AVI is originally tuned to tempo 120, that it is for example exactly 2, 4 or 6 seconds long.

Of course you can enter any other speed and thus simply get quick or slow motion effects!


Half Speed (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option halves the playback speed of an AVI object, based on the tempo in %. The AVI keeps the rhythm but plays with half speed (slow motion).


Double Speed (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option doubles the playback speed of an AVI object, based on the tempo in %. The AVI keeps the rhythm but plays with double speed (quick motion).


Backwards (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option is responsible for playing a video object backwards, based on the current tempo. The AVI keeps the rhythm but plays backwards.


Horizontal Reflection (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option activates a reflection of the video object at a horizontal mirror - it is then positioned top bottom.


Vertical Reflection (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option activates a reflection of the video object at a vertical mirror - it will then appear the wrong way round.


Horizontal Symmetry (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option reflects the left half of the video object to the right half.


Vertical Symmetry (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option reflects the upper half of the video object to the lower half.


Kaleidoscope (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option reflects the upper left edge of the video object horizontally and vertically.


Inverse (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option activates the inversion of all color values of a video object.

Blue color get a red shade and green colors appear with a violet touch.

Even from the most boring photographs interesting effects can be achieved!


Grey Scale (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option presents the video object in grey levels. For each pixel the average of the  3 colors red, green and blue is determined - this average forms the grey level.


Quantize (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option activates a quantize of the video objects color values.

All colors are quantized (rounded up or down) in 3 levels with different intensity so that the number of different colors in the picture is reduced. This causes effects which are similar to ancient computer animations when the graphic cards for PCs have not been as good as today.

You can thus create very striking grids and patterns!


Color cycle (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option activates 3 different wrong color displays. The red, green and blue parts of the video object are interchanged in a way that sophisticated color effects are created.

You can quickly create surrealist landscapes or a green face!


Reset all effects (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option switches off all video effects and activates the standard mix mode.

This is extremely helpful when testing the diverse effects in order to clear up again!


Info (Video Effects Menu)

This menu option gives information about the selected object, e.g. file name and file path.


Window Menu

This menu contains functions for window manipulation.

Cascade	Arranges all open windows.
Tile	Arranges all open windows.
Untile	Restores previous arrangement.
Toolbar	Shows or hides the upper toolbar.
Mixer	Shows or hides the real time mixer
Transportkontrolle	Shows or hides the transport control
Color Toolbar	Shows or hides bottom the color bar
Video	Shows or hides the video/graphic window
Close All Windows	Closes all open windows
Half Height	Changes the screen to half the height.
Window 1, 2, ...	Activates the window 1,2...


Cascade (Window Menu)

This function arranges all open windows in a cascade style.

Shortcuts:

Toolbar:


Tile (Window Menu)

All open windows are moved next to each other, making use of the whole display area. This is useful when dragging objects between arrangements.

Shortcuts:

Toolbar:

Keys:	Return/Enter


Untile (Window Menu)

This function will return the window order to its previous state.

Shortcut is Shift + Return.


show Toolbar (Menu)
Toolbar (Window Menu)

Shows or hides the upper tool bar.

See also Upper Toolbar .


Real time Mixer (Window Menu)

Shows or hides the real time mixer window in the lower portion of the display.

With the 8 Track Faders you can set the volume of each track (controls Wave and MIDI objects).

When holding the Shift key you can move both faders of a stereo channel together.

In 16 track arrangements each fader controls a stereo track.

The 5 Equalizer Faders give you a maximum control over the sound of your arrangement. These Eqs use highly optimized assembled language routines, so a fast Pentium processor can perform all 5 bands in real time. This equalizer does not affect MIDI objects, because they produce the sound directly on the sound card or in the MIDI keyboard.

The 2 Master Faders control the overall volume of the wave output. They do not effect the MIDI volume, so these faders can be used to create a proper balance between wave and MIDI output.

DirectX Plug In Support - MAGIX dance maker now supports DirectX Audio Plug Ins. These are mostly effect modules like reverb, equalizer etc. which can be produced by any company.

However, software synthesizer modules and much more are offered as DirectX Plug In.

Thanks to the standardized DirectX interface it is possible to integrate all these Plug Ins into the dance maker mixer. This extends the range of possible audio effects enormously  up to the Plug Ins used in the professional field (e. g. "Waves Native Power Pack", "TC-Electronics Native Reverb" or "DSP-FX Virtual Pack")!

Before using DirectX Plug Ins the DirectX system must be installed on your computer  which only in rare cases requires manual installation.  Usually you will already have DirectX with the Windows installation. If your computer does not yet contain a DirectX system you will find a DirectX installer on the MAGIX dance maker Installation CD!

DirectX Plug Ins must be installed first, of course. This depends on the Plug In used.

Application:

With a right mouse click on any of the DirectX buttons in the mixer you open a Pop-Up menu from which you can choose the Plug In you want.


Transport Control (Window Menu)

Shows or hides the Transport Control.


Color Toolbar (Window Menu)

Shows or hides the Color Toolbar.


Video (Window Menu)

Shows or hides the video/graphic window.


Half Height (Window Menu)

The MAGIX dance maker screen is shown in the upper half of the display.


Close all Windows (Window Menu)

Closes all opened projects. Before closing a window/project, MAGIX dance maker will ask you whether you would like to save the project.


Track Background Color (Window Menu)

Sets the track background color of the multitrack arrangement window.


1, 2, ... (Window Menu)

Choose active window from the list.


Help Menu

This menu contains the context sensitive online help functions of MAGIX dance maker, the title screen with the Version Number, CompuServe e-Mail ID...

Contents of Help...	Shows the items, for which help is available.
Using Help...	How to use the online help system.
Context Help	Activates the context sensitive help system.
About MAGIX dance maker...	Shows copyright notice and the version of MAGIX dance maker.
System Information	Shows information about memory usage, etc...


 Contents of Help... (Help Menu)

Use this command to show the contents of the help system. Click the command for which help is needed.


Using Help... (Help Menu)

Use this command for getting information about the online help system.


About MAGIX dance maker... (Help Menu)

Copyright notices and version numbers are displayed.


Context Help (Help Menu)

Use this command to get help about any part of MAGIX dance maker. Click the

button in the upper toolbar and then click on any button or menu item to get the help information.


System Information (Help Menu)

A window is displayed containing information about the memory status and other parameters.

Particularly useful is the display of the free storage on all connected disk drives, the system resources utilized by MAGIX dance maker and the memory usage. Make sure the parameter for system memory used by MAGIX dance maker never exceeds the overall system memory available (physical RAM). If this happens, the performance of MAGIX dance maker is reduced by page swapping, done to compensate for the missing memory.


General
Upper Toolbars

Bild	Aktion

New Arrangement

Load Arrangement

Save Arrangement

Save all files to

AVI / MIDI Link

Copy Object

Delete Object

Build Group

UnGroup

UnDo

ReDo

Create Mix File

Playback Parameter

Mixer

Setup

Clear Up

Windows Cascade

Windows Tile

Contextsensitive Help


Title Bar

The title bar is displayed in the upper line of a windows. It contains information about the project title and its length in samples and in bytes.


Scroll bars

Displayed at the right and bottom edges of the document window.  The scroll boxes inside the scroll bars indicate your vertical and horizontal location in the document.  You can use the mouse to scroll to other parts of the document.


Edit Arrangements

On the left side of the screen you´ll find a listing of all the basic samples. If you haven´t already, activate the letter of your CD-ROM drive, i.e. D:.

Now the Index-framework of the CD appears on the list. Click with the mouse to move about through the many index listings, i.e. DRUMS130\Groove01 (with ... you can jump back a level).

Clicking on a sample with a .wav ending will let you play the material quickly to test it out. This lets you get a quick overview of the samples in an index, without having to load it´s entirety.

Now arrange your own 4-track sample. Click on the name of one of the samples, hold the mouse-button down and drag the mouse to the first of the four tracks. An inverted color square covers the surface of the sample. When you release the mouse-button, the sample will be loaded into that position. If you arrange samples onto parallel tracks, they will be played back simultaneously.

Samples can be deleted from the arrangement using the Delete key.

File Manager  The new file manager makes the selection of the WAV-, AVI-, Bitmap- and MIDI-objects even easier!

There are 2 parallel file managers (at the left screen margin, top and bottom). Both have an instruments bar and file list. In the instruments bar the superior directory can be seen, e. g. the different instrument files of a MAGIX dance maker CD-ROM, drums, bass, keyboards, vocals, AVI etc...

In the file list itself the WAV loops or video files can be selected. A simple click previews the sample, a right click shows details in the info window. You can place the files into the arrangement by Drag & Droping them.

The version 3.0 instruments toolbar, with buttons for the individual instruments, is no longer needed. Now you can now easily choose the instruments in the file manager!

Transport Control Window  From this window you can direct the most important play fundtions, such as recording, tempo and grid.

With the upper 4 buttons you can move the playback position forwards and backwards. Of course, you can still move the start and end marker with your mouse!

The play buttons starts the playback in play once or play looped mode.

The stop button stops playback.

The recording button opens the recording window in which you can record your own audio material.

In the BPM-input field you can set the current song tempo. Usually, the tempo of an arrangement is automatically fixed when the first WAV file is loaded.

In the beat input field the current grid can be set.

MUTE, SOLO and LINK Buttons  At the left of each track in the arrangement there are now buttons with the following functions:

MUTE  Mutes the track while playing

SOLO  Only the selected track is played

With the color palette you can give the active sample object a new color.

With this button you can use the Color-Requester to edit an alternative color.

With this button you can determine whether the selected color should be used for the sample background or for the foreground.


No help available

For this part of the window there is no help available.


Quickstart

In this chapter you should learn the first steps in using MAGIX dance maker.  You´ll be amazed how easy it really is!

A systematic description of all the functions is given in the descriptions of each individual menu.

Start the MAGIX dance maker by double-clicking on the Windows-Desktop icon. The MAGIX dance maker then opens.

First you should load some of the demo-tracks included in the package in order to give you a better idea of what the MAGIX dance maker can do.

To do this, go to the File button in the menu and activate the menu option Load Arrangement. In the file window, enter the drive of your CD-ROM, i.e. D:. Then open the Demo folder and load the first arrangement Dance-1.VIP.

A 4 (8)-Track-Window will appear with numerous sample objects.  Start the playback of the arrangement using the Play-button or by pressing the space bar.

Now the cursor will run along the screen and you´ll hear the music as it is being played.  If you don´t hear anything, check the Setup-Window ( [image] Button) to see if the correct sound card has been activated.  Also make sure that the sound card is connected to speakers or an amplifier.

If you should still have no sound, refer to the chapter Problems and Solutions at the end of this manual.

Once the playback is working, you should try making a few changes in the arrangement: Using the mouse, grab the sample objects and reposition them. The handlers (5 small boxes found in the corners of the activated objects) let you adjust the following:

-Volume (top middle)

-Fade in (top left)

-Fade out (top right)

-Start sample (bottom left) and

-End sample (bottom right)

Now you´re ready to create your own arrangement:

Open a new 4-track-screen by clicking the [image] -Button; This is done for you automatically when you start the MAGIX dance maker.

On the left hand side of the screen you´ll see a list of sample tracks. If you haven´t done so already, activate the CD-ROM drive by clicking on the corresponding letter, e.g., D:.

Now the Index-framework of the CD appears on the list. Click with the mouse to move around through the many index listings, e.g. DRUMS230\GROOVE01.WAV (with ... you can jump back a level).

Clicking on a sample with a .wav ending will let you play the material quickly to test it. This lets you get a quick overview of the samples in an index, without having to load its entirety.

Now arrange your own 4-track project. Click on the name of one of the samples, hold the mouse-button down and drag the mouse to the first of the four tracks. An inverted color square covers the surface of the sample. When you now let go of the mouse-button, the sample will be loaded into that position. You can load more samples in the same way, either individually or parallel. If you arrange samples onto parallel tracks, they will be played back simultaneously.

Samples can be deleted from the arrangement using the Delete key.

Manipulating Objects

Now start the playback by pressing the space bar. The arrangement you made will be played from the first to the last object. If you place another sample after the last, the length of your arrangement automatically adjusts accordingly.

With the number keys 1 to 0 (found above the letter keys) the playback start of the arrangement can be set to a certain bar, from 1 to 0. This function also works during playback and is a cool live effect!

Using the control keys F2 to F10, the play range can be adjusted bar-wise. Changing back and forth between bars 1...10 is therefore as easy as pressing a button, and can be done during playback.

The < key lets you switch between backwards and forwards playback, another SUPER live effect!

You can manually move the cursor to adjust the playback start and end positions in the row of sample objects so that you could, for example, loop only a certain section of a complex arrangement. The Panic-function ( [image] Button) sets the start and end back to the first and last object, respectively. Experiment by making adjustments to the sample objects. All manipulations will be played back in real time. The advantage is that you can immediately hear the changes you make without destroying the sample track itself (non-destructive editing). This also makes the multi-level Undo function possible, letting you reverse changes that you make.  This makes it very easy, for example, to change one drumloop by extending it (using the bottom right button) into a long drum piece. If it still isn´t as long as you want, you can use the Zoom-out function to extend it even more .

If you only want to use one sound from a drum loop (e.g. the Hi-hat from the second counter) you can mark the object using the buttons below it, thereby, removing all other sounds. You´ll love the way  MAGIX dance maker graphically displays the sample tracks - this is certainly not the case with other programs! The sample display can be turned off by using the TAB-key, which lets you speed up the screen display on computers with slow graphic-cards.

Using the volume control button in the top middle row can adjust the volume of objects individually.  When numerous sounds are played back simultaneously, you can also adjust the balance. Stereo sounds always take up two tracks in the arrangement. In order to move the stereo panorama right or left, first delete the grouping of both samples ( [image] Button). Now the volume of each object can be set individually. The top track is usually set to the left, the next one to the right, etc. If the tracking is different in your case, it´s probably due to a faulty connection to the speakers or amplifier.

With the command buttons on the top right or left you can fade a sample in or out. By combining in- and out-fading over several tracks, you can create cross fades between different objects.  Try making a snare drum blend gently into bird song! The length of the cross fade can be regulated with the handlers.

An important function in setting up larger arrangements is the copy-function. Simply select an object with the mouse and activate the [image] Button. A copy of the object will appear right next to the original. This copy can then be placed in the desired position. And you´ll be happy to know that such (virtual) objects take up almost no additional memory!

A word about Frames and Grids in MAGIX dance maker:

Surely you´ve noticed by now that frames are involved in the positioning of sample objects in an arrangement.  These frames help ensure that the movement from one section to the next occurs perfectly smooth. Each object´s frame touches that of the next. Furthermore, grids are usually active, which separates the frames according to the counts in a bar of a certain tempo, e.g. every fourth beat of a 120 bpm (beats per minute) Tempo. 120 bpm means that the frequency is 2 beats per second.  The higher the bpm value, the faster the tempo. Modern techno-titles often have tempos of 160 or higher!

The grids can be adjusted in the bottom row of your screen, e.g. from 120 to 160 bpm. The frames can also be changed from quarter-notes to whole notes or eighth notes simply by changing the setting. For setting music to videos, the grid with time display has been constructed in which instead of beats, minutes and seconds are displayed.  In this way you can position sounds and effects to correspond exactly to the video.

Once you have created a relatively complex arrangement, you may find that the memory of your PC is nearly used up or that the overview is missing. After all, all the samples you used must fit onto the RAM of your computer.

This is the time to bring the MIX function into action. With the MIX-function ( [image] Button) all objects on all four tracks are compiled onto one hard disk file. Afterwards, your arrangement no longer takes up any RAM memory, but instead just a few megabytes on your hard drive. Furthermore, only 2 tracks (or 1 with Mono-projects) are used up, so that after the MIX procedure you can continue to arrange more objects. The hard disk file created is optimized by MAGIX dance maker so that the loudest tone has exactly a 16-Bit value (normalizing). In this way, the MAGIX dance maker ensures that even numerous MIX-ings won´t damage the sound quality!

Such a hard disk file can also be opened in the accompanying MAGIX music studio program in order to edit it more there!

Effects:  Since one can always make a good thing better, we have given MAGIX dance maker not only 1000 first-class samples, but also lots of effect-algorithms as well. With these you can add special effects to every sample object in your arrangement such as echo, distortion or filtering in order to get a completely new sound. To do so, simply mark the the object in the four-track window and select the desired effect from the Menu list Effect. MAGIX dance maker creates a new file from the original, which is saved in MAGIX dance maker´s window. This new file will be automatically integrated into the arrangement, so that immediately after the adjustment you can hear the new sound-effect. Try giving a drum loop a short delay or changing a sound using the filter-effect!

You can also open the effects menu with the right mouse button in the arrangement window!

At the end of this short introduction to MAGIX dance maker, you should test the Menu Media Link! With this menu, a MAGIX dance maker arrangement can be played back simultaneously with a media file. The Media-files you could use are, for example, MIDI-Songs (*.MID) or Video for Windows movies (*.AVI). But all other media for which you have an installed MCI-Driver can be used as well.

Let´s assume that you have an AVI-movie on your hard drive to which you wish to add your own sound effects. Open the Menu File /Media Connection and load the video-file. Using the Test button, you can open the video in a test.  End the dialogue by pressing O.K., and now the video will be played along with your arrangement. Since generally a beat time isn´t very practical for videos, select the grid pattern time display (in the lowest screen row). Now you can arrange all your sample objects exactly according to the scenes in the 4-track window!

Please note that the color reproduction in MAGIX dance maker and in the video window are only independent at a color level of 32000 or higher. With 256 or 16 colors, either MAGIX dance maker or the video will show distorted colors, since all windows have to share the same color palette.

One more tip: for a complete music-video arrangement, the MAGIX music studio program is a great accompaniment in which all the MAGIX dance maker effects can be combined with original sounds and self-recorded music in up to 4 hard disk tracks of unlimited length. Simply create a MIX-file  and load this into the MAGIX music studio as a hard disk arrangement!

Adding a MIDI-Song can be done in much the same way. For example, you can fine-tune a demo-song through effects in the MAGIX dance maker. Don´t forget that MIDI-files are always reproduced using the MIDI-mapper (system control). There you need to make sure that the right driver for your sound card or the MIDI-interface is installed.


General
Editing Objects

Selection of objects with the mouse

Unselect objects

Move objects

Edit the borders of objects

Fade In / Fade Out

Object-Volume

Covering objects


Object select
 Selecting an object using the mouse

To select an object simply click on it with the left mouse button. You should see 5 small handles´ that appear at the beginning and end of the object and in the middle. If you click on the object again, the selection will be revoked.

The frames around the object will also be inverted if the left mouse button remains being pressed.

If you select an object this way, you will deselect all previous selected objects.

Selecting several objects using mouse

Pressing the left mouse button together with the Shift key enables the selection of an object without revoking the selection of other objects.

Object Lasso

In a MAGIX dance maker arrangement you can select several objects at a time with the object lasso. Simply click in the space between the objects and drag the mouse while holding the button.

After that you can manipulate all selected objects together, e.g. for moving, deleting or adding effects.


Unselect Objects
Unselecting objects

Click the mouse next to an object and all selected objects are unselected.


Objects move
Move objects

After one or more objects have been selected, they can be moved horizontally (on the time axis ) or vertically (in the track number). You will need to click on the object(s) and hold the mouse button. By dragging the object(s) you can either shift it to a new position on the time scale or move the object to a different track.

When shifting multiple objects, please keep in mind that the shift can only occur until one of the objects reaches its outer limits. In other words, if the first object in the group reaches the beginning of the virtual project the shifting will stop at that point.


Change Objec boarders
Changing the beginning and end of objects

The two lower handles of an object define the edges of the object. By manipulating the handles you can change the beginning and the end of an object. The beginning of the object can be shifted forward or backward, when you first click on the front handle and then keep the left mouse button pressed.

The beginning of the object can only be shifted to the beginning of the physical sample or to the end of the object. Respectively, the end of the object can only be shifted as far as to the end of the physical samples or the beginning of the object.

If you drag the end handler behind the end of the physical sample, you can create multiple loops of the material (loop object). This is an excellent function to produce a complete drum track from one drum loop!


Objects fade in/out
Fade In / Fade Out

The two upper corners of an object are the handles for fading in and fading out. Fading in and out can be easily achieved by manipulating those handles. As already explained, this function is performed in real-time mode. Any alterations you make here will leave the original physical sample unchanged.

You can specify fades without risking loosing any sample data.

Since real-time fading requires system resources, you might encounter small interruptions during playback on slower computers even though MAGIX dance maker makes use of optimized Assembler programming. Should this occur try increasing the VIP buffer values by selecting Setup... from the Edit menu.


Objects volume
Object-Volume

The volume of any object can be adjusted using the handle in the middle of the object. This function is also performed in real-time. If your system can´t handle the needed requirements, the physical sample can be set to the appropriate volume levels using the volume effect function.


Covering of objects

On a track (channel), only one object can be played at a time. When an object is shifted and covers a certain portion of another object, the invisible portion of the covered object cannot be played.

Shift the object to make the invisible portion of the covered object portion visible and audible.


Object Raster

As explained above, rasters will let you easily shift objects to a specific position. Using this function with the Object Raster, you can only shift objects as far as to the beginning, the end or the hotspot of another object. The front edge of the object is normally the reference point. A hotspot for the object is only taken into account if it´s already defined. If several objects are selected, they will always be shifted to the front edge (or the hotspot) of the object which is selected as the last (the mouse points to this object).

This function will let you rearrange audio patterns easily and quickly by gaining sample exact merge points.


The screen of MAGIX dance maker

On the left side of the screen you´ll find a listing of all the basic samples. If you haven´t already, activate the letter of your CD-ROM drive, i.e. D:.

Now the Index-framework of the CD appears on the list. Click with the mouse to move through the many index listings, i.e. DRUMS130\Groove01 (with ... you can jump back a level).

Clicking on a sample with a .wav ending will let you play the material quickly to test it. This lets you get a quick overview of the samples in an index, without having to load its entirety.

Now arrange your own 4-track sample. Click on the name of one of the samples, hold the mouse-button down and drag the mouse to the first of the four tracks. An inverted color square covers the surface of the sample. When you release the mouse-button, the sample will be loaded into that position. If you arrange samples onto parallel tracks, they will be played back simultaneously.

Samples can be deleted from the arrangement using the Delete key.

File Manager  The new file manager makes the selection of the WAV-, AVI-, Bitmap- and MIDI-objects even easier!

There are 2 parallel file managers (at the left screen margin, top and bottom). Both have an instruments bar and file list. In the instruments bar the superior directory can be seen, e. g. the different instrument files of a MAGIX dance maker CD-ROM, drums, bass, keyboards, vocals, AVI etc...

In the file list itself the WAV loops or video files can be selected. A simple click previews the sample, a right click shows details in the info window. You can place the files into the arrangement by Drag & Droping them.

The version 3.0 instruments toolbar, with buttons for the individual instruments, is no longer needed. Now you can now easily choose the instruments in the file manager!

Transport Control Window  From this window you can direct the most important play fundtions, such as recording, tempo and grid.

With the upper 4 buttons you can move the playback position forwards and backwards. Of course, you can still move the start and end marker with your mouse!

The play buttons starts the playback in play once or play looped mode.

The stop button stops playback.

The recording button opens the recording window in which you can record your own audio material.

In the BPM-input field you can set the current song tempo. Usually, the tempo of an arrangement is automatically fixed when the first WAV file is loaded.

In the beat input field the current grid can be set.

With the color palette you can give the active sample object a new color.

With this button you can use the Color-Requester to edit an alternative color.

With this button you can determine whether the selected color should be used for the sample background or for the foreground.


General
Definitions

-Wave-File

A Wave-file is a file with digital audio information. The MAGIX dance maker CD-ROMs include such files, which are automatically compatible with most audio software programs.

The MAGIX dance maker Wave-files have 16-Bit stereo and a sample rate of 44.1 kHz, giving them CD-quality.  If you use Wave-files from other sources, please be aware that 8-Bit samples give you much lower quality sound.

-Samples and Sample Objects

A Wave-file becomes a sample object when you move it from the file list into the 4-track window (drag and drop). Sample objects in MAGIX dance maker are the basis to which you add effects, change the fades or volume, group the sounds, etc.

Please note that all the samples used in an arrangement must be loaded into the RAM of the PC. Therefore you need to have sufficient memory available, otherwise parts of the sample will have to be stored on the hard drive (virtual memory), which leads to slower processing and could even cause playback interruptions.

As a general rule, a PC with

-16 MB RAM holds 100 seconds

- 8 MB RAM holds 50 seconds

- 4 MB RAM holds 20 seconds

of sample in the memory.  This calculation is based on maximum values using 44 kHz and stereo.   Selecting an arrangement with only 22 kHz doubles the possible sample length; with additional reduction to mono it is quadrupled.

Naturally MAGIX dance maker can use virtual memory; nevertheless it depends on the performance of your individual system whether or not the feedback functions correctly. Enlarging the playback buffer in the Setup-Dialogue may help.

-Sample rate

When digitizing audio material, the value of the analog wave forms are measured and recorded at a rate of several thousand times per second. The more this is done, the better the quality. Generally, high frequencies can be measured of up to half as fast as the sample rate, e.g. with a scanning of 44100 Hz (44100 sample per second) frequencies of 22000 Hz are measured, higher than the human ear can hear.

If you are working with a reduced sample rate in order to save memory, you may notice a light decrease in the highest frequencies. With 22 kHz sample rates, for example, only frequencies of up to 11 kHz can be processed.

-Sample Resolution

MAGIX dance maker works with a 16-Bit sample resolution, meaning the analog wave forms would be divided among 65000 stepping scales. This high resolution guarantees you a high clarity (>90 dB) and a true sound. If you are using 8-Bit samples from other sources in MAGIX dance maker arrangements (which can be done), don´t be surprised if the sound quality is not as good due to noise background and distortions. These samples have only 256 stepping scales of memory available, which takes up half as much memory but means making compromises in sound quality.

-Arrangements

Arrangements are the contents of the 4-track windows, all the sample-objects, hard disk files and effects found therein.

You´ll be happy to know that you can open numerous arrangements simultaneously, change the order using the Return key and then move objects back and forth between arrangements! This makes it super easy to copy a passage into other arrangements.

-Cursor

The cursor shows you your position in the current playback.  It moves itself step-by-step across the screen according to the buffer-size setting in the Setup-Dialogue.  If you decrease the buffer size, the cursor will move more slowly.  If however the playback should be disrupted, you will have to increase the buffer size somewhat.

There is also a cursor for starting and ending the playback. Both of these cursors can be moved with the mouse in order to play back only a smaller section of the arrangement in a loop.

-Frames and Grids

In the lowest portion of your screen there are two settings for tempo and grid-type. Both settings are based on the active frame and let you adjust the sample object exactly frame by frame.

Please note that objects which touch the active frame rest against the other neighboring objects sharing the same frame edges.

With Tempo you can select the speed of the object frame, e.g. 130, if you are using drum loops with 130 bpm from the menu on the MAGIX dance maker CD-ROM as the basis for your arrangement. This lets you be certain the grids on the screen fit rhythmically with your sample material.

With Grid-Type the frequency of the frames can be set, e.g. whole notes (1/1 or eigth notes (1/8). Even triplet frames can be set, e.g. 1/8 Triplet.

Sometimes it makes sense to work without any frames at all, e.g. when setting videos to music. For this we recommend the grid-type Time Display, which gives real time to the grid lines (minute:second:frames) and the frame itself is deleted.


This button will let you switch between different zooming factors. The length of the section displayed is always cut in half. However, the middle of the section is maintained. Exceptions are possible if the range is at the beginning or end of the sample. From a certain resolution on, the single sampling values are represented individually and separated from each other by vertical gaps.

The lower limits of zooming in are 2 or 3 sampling values. The whole section will be filled with these sampling values.

Another way is zooming out of the section. The length of the section is doubled, and it´s middle position is maintained. Exceptions are possible if the section has already covered almost the complete sample. The upper limit of zooming out is the complete sample.


Color Definition
Lower Toolbar

The lower toolbar includes a color palette  to let you color sample objects.

With the color palette you can give the active sample object a new color.

With this button you can use the color-requester to edit an alternative color.

With this button you can determine whether the selected color should be used for the sample background or for the foreground.


Wave List

On the left side of the screen you´ll find a list of all the basic samples. If you haven´t already, activate the letter of your CD-ROM drive, i.e. D:.

Now the Index-framework of the CD appears on the list. Click with the mouse to move about through the many index listings, i.e. d:\DRUMS130\GROOVE01.WAV (with ... you can jump back a level).

Clicking on a sample with a .wav ending will let you play the material quickly to test it. This lets you get a quick overview of the samples in an index, without having to load its entirety.

Now arrange your own 4-track sample. Click on the name of one of the samples, hold the mouse-button down and drag the mouse the first of the four tracks. An inverted color square covers the surface of the sample. When you now let go of the mouse-button, the sample will be loaded into that position. You can load more samples in the same way, either individually or parallel. If you arrange samples onto parallel tracks, they will be played back simultaneously.

Samples can be deleted from the arrangement using the Delete key.


Problems and Solutions

The following are solutions to some common problems. Should your problem persist, please contact your distributor or us via CompuServe. Please supply the following information:

-	Version of MAGIX dance maker
-	Where you purchased the program
-	Configuration of your system (Processor, RAM, hard disk, etc.)
-	Sound card configuration (Type, Driver)
-	Information on whether other audio components are operating properly

Installation process is interrupted

If the installation process interrupts, but all paths have been specified correctly, it is usually an indication of either a defective installation diskette or your hard disk simply doesn´t have enough space left to install MAGIX dance maker. MAGIX dance maker needs at least 2.5 MB or hard disk space for proper installation.

No sound while playing

If you do not hear any sound, but the cursor still moves through the project you will need to check on the following:

-	The wrong driver in the Play Parameter Window (p key) has been chosen.

-	No Windows driver has been installed for your sound card.

-	The volume setting in your sound cards mixer program is set too low.

-	Faulty connection of the speakers or the amplifier to the sound card.

A good idea is to check audio playback apart from MAGIX dance maker. If there is any doubt about the proper sound card setup, use the Windows Media Player to test the sound card. By loading a wave file in the Media Player and playing it you should be able to receive an audio signal on your sound card´s output connectors. If you are still having problems, ensure that the driver for your sound card has been properly installed.

Can´t open Wave Form Device!

MAGIX dance maker informs you that the audio outputs of your sound card have been opened by another program. Make sure the Media Player or another wave player is not loaded. Close the program and try loading MAGIX dance maker again (or if already loaded, start playback again).

Can´t play this wave format!

This message appears when you try to play a wave format which is not supported by your sound card. Because MAGIX dance maker requires a 16 bit sound card, the use of  8 bit cards causes this message. Another reason for this message is that your card doesn´t support all sampling rates available in MAGIX dance maker. To check the capabilities of your sound card use the standard sampling rates such as 44 kHz, 32 kHz, and 22 kHz.

Short interruptions during playback

After starting playback, especially in case of HD Projects and VIP´s, you might encounter short dropouts. This usually means that your system (processor or disk) is too slow for the adjusted buffer size and sampling rate. Try the following steps:

-	Raise the buffer value for RAM, HD or VIP in the dialogue window by selecting Setup, System (y key). Higher buffer values will increase overall performance, but it will also slow down cursor movement and requires more RAM memory.

-	If it still doesn´t work, then you must reduce the sampling rate. Reduce it from 44.1 to 22 kHz. In most cases the audio quality is still sufficient (enough for video music arrangement or cassette recording).

-	With some sound cards in Windows 95 playback interruptions occur, because virtual memory is activated. Deactivate the virtual memory in these cases!

-	Sometimes in Windows 95 hard disks use only the DOS Compatibility mode. This mode is normally too slow for hard disk recording! Try to use native 32 bit support for your hard disks!

-	Some problems with pops and clicks can be solved by editing the SYSTEM.INI file in the Windows directory. Look for a [Vcache] section and add the following lines:

maxfilecache=4096

This should effectively solve the problem. The values for the parameters are Kbytes of file cache and can be adjusted depending on your RAM size.

Playing doesn´t stop

If you can start playback by pressing the Spacebar but are unable to stop it your system might have become too busy with the data processing. The only way to stop playback is by pressing the ESC key. This is the only time playback can be interrupted by pressing the ESC key.

Media files not in sync

Should you encounter delays in playing media files in sync with your digital audio you can adjust the playback by specifying a correction factor FX´ under the menu Project, Media Link.... See the description under the menu option in this manual.


Tips
A few Tricks

A few tricks that help working with MAGIX dance maker:

- Using the Return key you can arrange all windows in a comfortable way.

- Using key P you can open the play parameter window, where you can choose the sound card and the sample rate for playback.

- With the Tab key you can switch between 2 display modes in arrangements!

- With Control + left mouse button you can copy sample objects!

- With the Del key you can erase sample objects!

- With the numerical keys 1 to 0 (above the alpha keys) you can change the starting point for playback from bar 1 to bar 10. This effect also works while playing!

- With the function keys F2 to F10 you can playback bar 2 to bar 10 in loop mode. Also this effect works in real time while playback!

- With the < key you can switch between playback forwards and backwards. This is a super live effect, if used while playback!

- With the right mouse button you can activate a pull up menu for sample effects. So it is very easy to add effects to your sample objects!


keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse buttons

General

<	Playback Backwards

a+ctrl	Redo

c	Copy Object

e	New Arrangement

i	Project Information

m	Mixer

o	Load Arrangement

p	Play Parameter

s	Save Project

s+shft	Save Project with new name

y	Setup

z+ctrl	Undo

Tab	Toggle Display Mode

Tab+shft 	Define display mode

Space 	Start/Stop Playback

Enter	Arrange Windows

Esc	Abort playback

Del	delete selected objects

Numerical keys 1..0

Sets playback starting point to bar 1...10

Function keys F2-F10

Sets playback range to bar 2...10

Right mouse button

Opens effect pop-up menu

Microsoft Intellimouse:

middle mouse click:	Playback Start/Stop

Wheel:	Scroll horizontally

+ Ctrl	Zoom In/Out honizontally

+ Shift	Zoom In/Out vertically