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Split Tool
Split a note or unpitched sound into two by clicking on it at the point at which you’d like it to be split.
Notes can also be split whilst other tools are selected by right-clicking on them and clicking Split Here or
Split At Loop Marker.
Join Tool
Click on the edge of a note where it touches another to join those two notes together. Click & drag
across a sequence of touching notes to join them all together.
Replace Sound Tool
In the Sound Palette toolbar (to the right of the Audioshop toolbar), choose a palette and then an
instrument (or other sound sample within that palette) and click on notes to replace their sounds with
that of the chosen replacement sound. Quickly apply to multiple notes by selecting them and clicking on
the Replace Selection button in the right of the Audioshop toolbar. A selection of instrument samples is
included with RipX but you can add your own – see Draw Sound Tool above for details on how to do
this.
Clone Pitch/Sound Tool
Clone characteristics such as pitch variation (e.g. vibrato), sound (timbre with volume) & panning of a
chosen (
X
/Ctrl-clicked) note and apply them to other notes. Check From Start to keep the distance
from the start of the note unchanged. Change the duration of the brush with the slider to the right.
Draw Pitch Tool
Use this to draw the pitch of a note by clicking & dragging over it, moving the mouse pointer up/down
to smoothly increase/decrease the pitch with respect to time. To the right of Audioshop, click Map
Pitch to open Pitch Mapper (see below) and apply a slide or other pitch contour to a selection of notes
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Tip: To more accurately make fine edits, first zoom in on pitch by positioning the mouse pointer over
the area you would like to zoom in on and using the mouse wheel whilst holding down
x
X
/Ctrl+Shift. Alternatively, click & drag vertically over the piano keyboard in the region of pitch
that you’d like to zoom in on.
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Tip: Once zoomed in, scroll vertically by using the mouse wheel whilst holding down
x
/Shift or by
using the vertical scrollbar to the right of the Rip.
Apply Pattern Tool
Apply fluctuations in pitch, formant, volume, and panning to selected notes. Choose the duration of the
brush with the slider.