Click Track




 * Accessed by: Generate > Click Track...
 * [[Image:ClickTrackGenerator_dialog_basic7.png|link=]]

Action choice
Choose "Generate Track" unless you want to select either of the two help screens.

Tempo [beats per minute]
The total number of beats (clicks) per minute, default is 120.

Beats per measure [bar]
The first beat of each measure is always louder than the remaining beats in the measure. So for example, three beats per measure will sound like a waltz in 3/4 time signature, and four beats per measure (the default) will sound like the 4/4 of a march or like most pop songs.

Number of measures [bars]
Beats per measure is repeated for the chosen number of measures. The default is 16 measures. The combination of tempo, beats per measure and number of measures determines the length of the generated track unless the click track duration is specified (see the next control).

Optional click track duration [minutes seconds]
If you enter a value into this field either [minutes seconds] separated by a space or simply [seconds], the generated click track will be at or slightly longer than this duration. The end of the track is extended into a whole measure if the entered duration does not produce a complete final measure. Use whole numbers only.

Individual click duration [milliseconds]
The duration of each individual click, from a minimum of 1 millisecond to a maximum of 100 milliseconds. The default is 10 milliseconds.

Start time offset [seconds]
Makes the click track start at a later point on the Timeline than the very beginning (zero seconds). The maximum of 30 seconds and the default is zero.

Click sound
Choose between a ping, noise or tick sound for clicks. The default is ping.

Noise click resonance - discernable pitch [q]
If noise is chosen for "Click sound", a high q value makes the clicks sound more clearly at the pitches chosen in the two MIDI pitch controls (see the next two controls). The q range is 1 to 20 and the default is 1.

MIDI pitch of strong click
The pitch of the first beat in each measure. The MIDI values indicate what pitch to use. Examples:
 * C-notes are 24, 36, 48, 60 (middle C), 72, 84, 96, 108
 * C# (C sharp) above middle C is 61
 * The default is 92 (G#).

MIDI pitch of weak click
The pitch of the remaining beats in each measure. The default is 80 (G# an octave below the strong click).

The buttons
Clicking on the command buttons give the following results:
 * gives a dropdown menu enabling you to manage presets for the tool and to see some detail about the tool. For details see Manage presets.
 * plays a short preview of what the audio would sound like if the effect is applied with the current settings, without making actual changes to the audio. The length of preview is determined by your setting in, the default setting is 6 seconds.
 * applies the effect to the selected audio with the current effect settings, but unlike the effect runs in debug mode. This is primarily of use when writing or editing Nyquist plug-ins.
 * In addition to the normal plug-in behavior, a "debug window" opens to display error messages, normally the debug window will be empty.
 * applies the effect to the selected audio with the current effect settings.
 * aborts the effect and leaves the audio unchanged.

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