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Quick Start Videos

Quick Start Videos

Includes:
Introduction to trakAxPC Screen
Create a Video Mix / Create a Music Mix
Export a Mix
Direct Upload to YouTube
Converting Files
Create a DJ Mix

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Introduction to the trakAxPC Screen

Introduction to the trakAxPC Screen

The video will introduce to you the Media Browser, Mixing Screen, trakKutter, Video Output screen, Prompts and the main toolbar. This videos gives a great overview of main features that you'll need to start mixing and editing.
Quick Start Videos





Create a Music Mix

Create a Music Mix

This short video will show you how quick and easy it is to create a professional sounding audio mix using loops, beats and samples in trakAxPC Pro. The video covers new features such as automatic crossfading, segment snapping, sticky nodes, the Blue Cat Audio Effects and more.
Quick Start Videos





Create a Video Mix

Create a Video Mix

This short video will show you how quick and easy it is to create a professional video mix using video footage, photos, narrations and soundtracks in trakAxPC Pro. The video covers new features such as automatic crossfading, segment snapping, sticky nodes, video effects and transitions and more.
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Export your Mix

Export your Mix

Export your mix in trakAxPC to popular file formats such as mp3, AAC, MP4, M4A, WAV etc. The area of the mix that is exported depends on whether a selection (highlighted region) is present or a loop region exists on the ruler. The selection takes precedence followed by the ruler loop region. If neither exists, then entire mix is exported.
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Direct Upload to YouTube

Direct Upload to YouTube

Export your mix in trakAxPC to popular file formats such as mp3, AAC, MP4, M4A, WAV etc. The area of the mix that is exported depends on whether a selection (highlighted region) is present or a loop region exists on the ruler. The selection takes precedence followed by the ruler loop region. If neither exists, then entire mix is exported.
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Converting Files in trakAxPC

Converting Files in trakAxPC

In this video, you'll learn how to convert files from one file format to another in trakAxPC Pro. For example, convert a .WAV file to MP3 or .WMV to .MP4. Use the one-click file conversion tool directly in the media browser to quickly and easily convert your files to your preferred output.
Quick Start Videos





Create a DJ Mix

Create a DJ Mix

In this video, you'll learn how to create a DJ Mix with trakAxPC Pro. The video covers topics such as Tempo, Beat Matching, changing BPM parameters, segment properties, effects, automatic cross-fading as well as introducing and moving new tracks and samples.
Quick Start Videos

Find and Edit your media

Find & Edit Your Media

Includes:
Media Browser
trakKutter - Editing Audio
trakKutter - Editing Video

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Find and Preview all your Media using the Media Browser

Find and Preview all your Media using the Media Browser

Find and Preview all your Media to use in trakAxPC. Use the traditional Explorer-style folder view or simply scan for media types for find all videos, music and images on your PC.
Find & Edit Your Media





Using the trakKutter - Cutting and Editing Audio Samples

Using the trakKutter - Cutting and Editing Audio Samples

This short video will show you how quick and easy it is to create a professional sounding audio mix using loops, beats and samples in trakAxPC Pro. The video covers new features such as automatic crossfading, segment snapping, sticky nodes, the Blue Cat Audio Effects and more.
Find & Edit Your Media





Cutting and Editing Photos and Videos with trakKutter

Cutting and Editing Photos and Videos with trakKutter

In this second video on trakKutter, we are going to show you some new features that we have introduced when editing videos and photos. To select an area of a video you wish to sample, hold down the SHIFT key and while holding down the left button on your mouse, drag across to make your selection.
Find & Edit Your Media

Creating a Mix

Creating a Mix

Includes:
Mixing Screen (Audio) Part 1
Mixing Screen (Video) Part 2
Setting the Global BPM
Controlling the Video Playrate
Unlocking a mix from the Global Tempo

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Mixing Screen (Part 1 - Audio)

Mixing Screen (Part 1 - Audio)

In this video, you'll learn how to create a new audio mix using trakAxPC Pro. The video covers topics such loading new files and tracks, moving and placing files, audio effects, loop regions, creating selections, using the autoselection tool, automatic crossfading and fades, as well as saving and exporting your mix.
Creating a Mix





Mixing Screen (Part 2  - Video)

Mixing Screen (Part 2 - Video)

Learn how to use video in the mixing screen. This video explains choosing the correct "Target Frame Size" - eg. YouTube HD, muting your video, how to solo the track and how to adjust the video brightness.
Creating a Mix





BPM (Part 1) - Changing the BPM

BPM (Part 1) - Changing the BPM

In this video, we show you how to change the BPM (Beats per minute) of your mix using the global tempo field. BPM controls how fast / slow you entire mix will play.
Creating a Mix





BPM (Part 2) - Unlocking an Audio File from the Global BPM

BPM (Part 2) - Unlocking an Audio File from the Global BPM

Unlocking an Audio file from the Global BPM in the Mixing Window and the trakKutter in trakAxPC.
Creating a Mix





BPM Play-Rate (Part 3) Adjusting the Global Tempo with Video

BPM Play-Rate (Part 3) Adjusting the Global Tempo with Video

Using trakAxPC to slow down / speed up the play-rate of the video clip in the mixing window and trakKutter.
Creating a Mix

Enhancing Your Mix

Enhancing Your Mix

Includes:
Adding Text and Credits
Collaging (Picture-in-Picture)
Adding Audio and Video Effects
Adding Video Transitions
Volume, Pitch, Pan and Brightness Envelopes
Automatic Crossfading

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Adding Credits & Text to your Movie

Adding Credits & Text to your Movie

Add video credits and text to your mix. In this video, you'll learn how to add and edit text within your movie mix. TrakAxPC Pro allows you to add text and credits quickly and easily, as well as full control over the positioning and scrolling of your text.
Enhancing Your Mix





Advanced Video Text and Credits

Advanced Video Text and Credits

This video will cover more advanced features when adding text and credits to your video including dynamic text scrolling, text effects, text placement and position etc.
Enhancing Your Mix





Collage Function (Picture-In-Picture)

Collage Function (Picture-In-Picture)

The Collage (Picture-In-Picture) functionality allows you to show two or more videos / images together in the same screen. By using the zooming and vertical / horizontal offset functions, you can control where each screen is displayed within the collage.
Enhancing Your Mix





Adding Audio & Video Effects to your Mix

Adding Audio & Video Effects to your Mix

In this video, we will show you how to insert audio and video effects to your mix. The video covers topics such as adjusting the length of your effects, altering the effect properties in real-time, adjust the effect envelopes as well as copying and pasting effects from one channel to another.
Enhancing Your Mix





Video Transitions

Video Transitions

Control the volume, pitch, pan and brightness of your mix using envelopes. Add nodes to your envelopes to change the parameters on the fly.
Enhancing Your Mix





Volume, Pan, Pitch & Brightness Envelopes

Volume, Pan, Pitch & Brightness Envelopes

Add the finishing touches to your movies using video transitions in trakAxPC. play.
Enhancing Your Mix





Automatic Cross-Fading

Automatic Cross-Fading

One of the main features we have added to trakAxPC Pro is the ability to automatically cross-fade media on the same track allowing you to create your audio and video mixes quickly and easily. In both the trakAxPC Pro and the free trakAxPC version, you are able to introduce fades at the beginning and end of an audio or video segment.
Enhancing Your Mix

General Tools

General Tools

Includes:
Autoselection
Grouping and Locking
Record in from Microphone / Web Cam
Extract CD
Video Output

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Autoselection

Autoselection

Autoselection is a great way to quickly move and copy segments and/or large collections of media to different areas within the mixing window in trakAxPC.
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Grouping and Locking

Grouping and Locking

Grouping allows you to combine several segments into a group so that the objects are treated, moved or copied as a single unit. The Lock functionality allows you to lock a segment, group of segments or selection to a fixed area in the mix they will not move when selected. This is indicated by the padlock icon.
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Recording in from your Microphone and Web-Cam

Recording in from your Microphone and Web-Cam

This video tutorials will explain the processes involved with recording in to trakAxPC with your Web Cam or microphone - choose desired codec, file location, hardware etc.
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Extract your CD directly into trakAxPC

Extract your CD directly into trakAxPC

You can rip your CD directly into trakAxPC in order to sample and edit your favourite music.
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Video Output Screen

Video Output Screen

Video output from the mixing screen and video/image preview from the Media Browser can be viewed in the Video Output screen. View this video tutorial for more information on using two monitors with trakAxPC, using the Video Output screen as your Video player and more.
General Tools

General Tools

Saving and Sharing your Mix

Includes:
Saving your Mix (for future editing)
Export your Mix to popular file formats
Direct Upload to YouTube
Converting Files

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Saving a Mix (for future editing)

Saving a Mix (for future editing)

You can save your mix in trakAxPC for editing at a later date. This will save your mix as .txm file, which can be reopened in trakAxPC.
Saving and Sharing your Mix





Export your Mix

Export your Mix

Export your mix in trakAxPC to popular file formats such as mp3, AAC, MP4, M4A, WAV etc. The area of the mix that is exported depends on whether a selection (highlighted region) is present or a loop region exists on the ruler. The selection takes precedence followed by the ruler loop region. If neither exists, then entire mix is exported.
Saving and Sharing your Mix





Direct Upload to YouTube

Direct Upload to YouTube

Export your mix in trakAxPC to popular file formats such as mp3, AAC, MP4, M4A, WAV etc. The area of the mix that is exported depends on whether a selection (highlighted region) is present or a loop region exists on the ruler. The selection takes precedence followed by the ruler loop region. If neither exists, then entire mix is exported.
Saving and Sharing your Mix





Converting Files in trakAxPC

Converting Files in trakAxPC

In this video, you'll learn how to convert files from one file format to another in trakAxPC Pro. For example, convert a .WAV file to MP3 or .WMV to .MP4. Use the one-click file conversion tool directly in the media browser to quickly and easily convert your files to your preferred output.
Saving and Sharing your Mix

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