Hindenburg systems
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Preferences - Audio - Playback

Select playback hardware

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Preferences - Interface - Return On Stop

Sets Playhead at the point of origin for Playback

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Preferences - Audio - Record

Selects input hardware

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Preferences - Audio - Default Sample Rate

22 - 32 - 44,1 - 48 - 88,2 - 96 Khz

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Preferences - Interface - Center Playhead after Zoom

Will set the playhead in the midle of the workspace after zooming in around the playhead

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Preferences - Interface - PreRoll Time

Set the time for Preroll

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Preferences - Interface - Loop on Play Selection

Loop on play selection

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Preferences - Advanced - Perform automatic leveling after recording and import

Perform automatic leveling after recording and import.

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File - New

Create a new session.

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File - Open

Open a session.

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File - save

Save

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File - Save as

Save as

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File - Import

Import audio into the workspace

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File - Export

Export your session as a mixed down file. Audio Books, ACX and Findaway

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File - Export Selection

Export the current selection as file

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Properties - Info

Meta Data Properties for the current session

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Properties - Tracks

Organize the tracks. Add, delete and rename the tracks

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Properties - Styles

Set the Class and Text for the Heading Levels

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Properties - Book export

Set the Export Audio format and properties for the Book

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Properties - Default

Save default session. Revert to factory settings

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Edit - Undo

Erase the last change done in your session.

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Edit - Redo

Recover any unintentional edits made in your session.

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Edit - Cut

"Cut selection" is used when editing out a selection of audio. This could be a single word, a breath or a sentence.

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Edit - Copy

“Copy” will add the selection to the program memory and can be pasted or inserted later. This can be used to copy a breath or ambience.

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Edit - Replace

"Replace" is used to replace audio. This can be used to replace for example a short breath with a longer breath.

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Edit - Split

“Split” or “Break” is used to separate a region. This can be used to quickly select areas that later can be removed or moved.

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Edit - Consolidate

Consolidates the selected region to a single region

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Edit - Duplicate

"Duplicate" is used to duplicate a region or selection. This can be used for for making music loops or duplicating ambience.

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Edit - Rename

Rename Region

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Edit - Group

Groupes the Selected regions

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Edit - Properties

See information about the region.

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View - Toolbars

Where to find the toolbars

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View - Toolbars - Tools

Display tools in the top left corner.

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View - Toolbars - Transport

Shows / Hides the Transport menu

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View - Toolbars - Counter

An alternative counter that diplays:

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View - Toolbars - Counter - Time

Current time in Global Session

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View - Toolbars - Counter - Session

Total time of session

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View - Toolbars - Counter - Recorded

Time Recorded. Time can be reset for time registration.

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View - Toolbars - Counter - Reset Time

Reset the Recorded time Counter

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View - Toolbars - Clock

Current time of day

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View - Toolbars - Bookbar

Diplays buttons for settings Headings in Manuscript

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View - Toolbars - Narration bar

Diplays Previos and Next Buttons

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View - Toolbars - System monitor

Open the system monitor.

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View - Markers

Open the Markers View

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View - Manuscript

Open the Chapters View

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View - Navigation View

Open the Navigations View

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View - Table of Content

Opens the Table of Content

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View - Zoom - Zoom Selection

“Zoom selection” is used when zooming in on a specific area of the audio.

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View - Track Display Mode

Change the track display mode, to either 'All', 'Branch', or 'Leaf'.
'All' Displays the entire session.

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View - Track Display Mode - Moved to view from TOC dropdown

Change the track display mode, to either 'All', 'Branch', or 'Leaf'.
'All' Displays the entire session.

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View - Waveforms - Enable

Show or Hide the Waveform Display

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View - Waveforms - Peaks only

Set the waveform to only view the peaks

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Tools - Split Stereo

Devides a Region into two tracks L&R

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Tools - Auto level

Sets the levels for the Regions at -21 LUFS

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Tools - View Statistics

View Statistics about the session

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Tools - Session Cleanup

Cleanup your session

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Tools - Customize

Customize the Keyboard Layout

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Window - Reset Layout

Resets the Program Layout to the default

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Help - Search

Search in the menu's

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Help - Contents

Goto Hindenburg.com/guide

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Help - Registration key

Input the registration key

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Help - Check for Update

Search for the latest update

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Tracks - Track name

Input track name

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Tracks - Volume

Adjust the volume on the track

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Tracks - Pan

Adjust the pan on the track

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Tracks - Arm track

Prepare the track for recording

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Tracks - Mute

Mute the track

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Tracks - Solo

Solo this track

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Tracks - Effects

Add effect to the bin

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Tracks - Rearrange Effects

Drag to reorder the FX in the slots

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Tracks - Add Track

Add a New track

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Tracks - Add Master Track

Add a Master track

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Tracks - Delete Track

Delete Track

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Meter - Meter

Shows the volume with the current Meter Setting

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Meter - Digital QPPM

Traditional Meter as used in Public Radio

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Meter - BBC PPM

Meter used by BBC

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Meter - Peak

Has no built in delay

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Meter - VU

Shows the level as VU

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Meter - EBU R128

Shows the level as EBU R128

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Transport - Rewind

Rewinds the playhead

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Transport - Stop

Spacebar toggles Play & Stop

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Transport - Play

Spacebar toggles Play & Stop

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Transport - Record

Begin recording on a track

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Transport - Forward

Forwards the playhead

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Transport - Vari-speed

Adjust the speed of the playback

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Transport - Play Selection

Solo's the track and plays the selction

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Transport - Loop Selection

"Solo's the track and Loops the selction. Cmd click on the ""play"" icon to toggle Loop Selection "

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Transport - Preroll

Preroll will set the playhead back a few seconds and playback the audio from that point

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Record

Begin recording on a track

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Record - Arm track

Prepare a track for recording. This identifies the track that you wish to record on.

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Record - Record Monitor

Record monitor is used for activating/deactivating the monitor input

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Record - Punch in Recording

Manually punch in to record

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Record - Record Selection

"Select an area of text to Re-Record. The new recording will automaticcally be edited in place"

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Scrub - Scrub JKL

Scrub trough the audio and different speeds

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Scrub - Scrub

Play forward and back in Narrator at different speeds.

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Navigate - Tracks up & down

Navigate between the tracks with the up & down arrow keys

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Navigate - Rewind & Forward

Use the arrow keys left & right to run trough the audio

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Navigate - Next / Previous event

Jump to the next event. This could be the next splice or marker

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Navigate - Next / Previous region

Jump to the next region event. This shortcut will also highlight the region under the playhead

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Navigate - Goto First edit

Select all the regions from the current region to the first region

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Navigate - Goto Last Edit

Select all the regions from the current region to the last region

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In & Out Selection - Selection in & out

To edit audio you need to select an area for editing. This can be used cutting out words, copying audio or any other edit you can think of.

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In & Out Selection - Drag selection

Reposition the "in" marker to drag the "i" beam.

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In & Out Selection - Highlight region

Highlight a specific region.

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In & Out Selection - Highlight between region

Select area between regions

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In & Out Selection - Marquee selection

Use the Marquee tool to select regions in Hindenburg.

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Regions - Trim

Drag Trim Handle

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Regions - Shuffle Trim (Slip Edit)

Move the edit point without breaking the edit apart

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Regions - Select - Region

Select a region to edit the entire region. Add fades or any edit function, like Cut, Copy & Paste.

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Regions - Select - Regions

Select multiple regions for editing. Cut, Copy & Paste or move the regions around

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Regions - Select - More Regions

“Expand region selection” is used for adding additional regions to a selection. Use this for adding an edit to all regions

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Regions - Select - All Regions - to end

Select all the regions on all tracks from the current region to the last region

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Regions - Select all Regions - to home

Select all the regions on all tracks from the current region to the first region

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Regions - Select all regions after selection

Select all the regions from the current region to the first region

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Regions - Move regions between tracks

Moves the region between tracks

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Regions - Relink Audio

Point to audio for Region

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Volume - Gain

“Duck” is typically used for “ducking” music under narration. This can also be used for ambient beds or voice over

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Volume - Fade

“Fades” are used for making smooth transitions from one piece of audio to another - or for gently bringing in ambience or music.

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Volume - Fade - Slope

“Fade slope” is used to make a more gradual fade.

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Volume - Fade - Cross Fade

“Cross Fade” is used for making a transition from one sound to another on the same track.

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Volume - Insert silence

“Insert Silence” is used to insert room into the edit.

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Clipboards - Clipboard

The clipboard is used for organizing the audio material

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Clipboards - Drag selection

Drag soundbites from the workspace to the clipboard

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Clipboards - Drag Regions

Drag a region or multiple regions from the workspace to the clipboard

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Clipboards - Move selection

Move a selection from the workspace to a clipboard group

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Clipboards - Move Regions

Move a region or multiple regions from the workspace to a clipboard group

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Clipboards - 2x Move Regions

Move a region to a clipboard and rename in one

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Clipboards - Move to workspace

Move clips from the clipboard to the workspace Note: Every group has a unique number; 1, 2, 3, 4 ….

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Clipboards - Rename

Rename the region

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Clipboards - Delete

Delete a clip in the clipboard

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Clipboards - Paste Clip

Paste a clip from the clipboard to the workspace

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Clipboards - Insert Clip

Insert a clip from the clipboard to the workspace

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Clipboards - Properties

View the clip properties

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Clipboards - Import

Clipboards - Import

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Clipboards - Clear All

Delete all clips in the clipboard

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Markers

The Markers View is the where you can see, rename and move to marker point

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Markers - Markers - set new

Markers are used for quick navigation in the session

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Markers - go to

Double-click any marker in the markers list and the playhead will navigate to that point

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Markers - Rename

Rename the markers

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Markers - Renumber

Renumber the markers

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Markers - Delete

Delete a Marker

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Markers - CuePoint

Mark points of interest in the Audio. The Cue Point will be locked tot he audio and not the timeline. The Cue Points will follow your edits.

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Favorites

Same functions as Clipboard

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Favorites - Export Selection

Export any selection of audio.

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Favorites - Properties

Meta Data Properties for the current session

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Import formats - .wav

Import a WAV (.wav) file in your current session.

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Import formats - .nhsx

Import a Hindenburg (.nhsx) file in your current session

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Export formats - Wav

Export your audio in the WAV (.wav) format.

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Export formats - Mp3 (.mp3)

Export your audio in MP3 (.mp3) format.

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Export formats - Mp2 (.wav)

Export your audio as a MP2 (.wav) file.

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Export formats - Mp2 (.mp2)

Export your audio as an MP2 (.mp2) file.

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Export formats - ACC (.m4a)

Export audio in ACC.m4a

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Export formats - Apple Lossless (.m4a)

Export audio in Apple Lossless.m4a

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Export formats - Audio Interchange (.aif)

Export your audio in Audio Interchange (.aif)

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Export formats - FLAC (.flac)

Export audio in the FLAC (.flac) format.

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Export formats - OPUS (.opus)

Export audio in the OPUS (.opus) format

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Export Book formats - Audiobook

Export your session in the Audiobook format.

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Export Book formats - ACX

Have your book audio and pause corrected to fit ACX standards.

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Export Book formats - Findaway

Export your session in the Findaway format.

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Open Book formats - Epub

Open your book in the Epub format

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Open Book formats - DocX

Open your book in the DocX format

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Open Book formats - HTML

Open your book in the HTML format

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Manuscript - Read Mode - Next Heading

Jump to next H1

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Manuscript - Read Mode - Previous Heading

Jump to previous H1

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Manuscript - Read Mode - Next Item

Navigate to next Item

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Manuscript - Read Mode - Previous Item

Navigate to prewvious Item

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Manuscript - Insert Heading

Set shortcut in Styles for Headings

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Manuscript - Link Text to Time

Links the current text to the playhead time in the Audio

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Manuscript - Link Text to Time & Select Next

Links the current highlighted text to the playhead time and Highlights the following Text Item

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Manuscript - Jump (guesstimate) the paragraph ending

with full-text books it's possible to jump to the near end of the next paragraph. Making it easy to manually mark up text and audio

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Manuscript - Delete Text

Deletes the current Item

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Manuscript - Write Mode - Enter Text Input Mode

For correting or adding text

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Manuscript - Write Mode - Exit Text Input Mode

Return to Read Mode

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Manuscript - Write Mode - New line

Create a new line in your text

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Manuscript - Write Mode - Undo

Undo en edit in the manuscript

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Manuscript - Write Mode - Redo

Redo a function you would like to recover.

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Manuscript - Record Mode - Enter Record Mode (from Read Mode)

Arms the Track

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Manuscript - Record Mode - Exit Record Mode

Unarms the Track

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Manuscript - Record Mode - Record

Select where you would like to record and start recording.

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Manuscript - Record Mode - Stop

Stop at a certain point of the manuscript.

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Manuscript - Record Mode - Punch in

Set the playhead at the desired input time

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Manuscript - Record Mode - Punch in with Preroll

Set the playhead at the desired input time. The Pre-Roll will playback the previouse audio and puch in at the desired time

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Manuscript - Record Mode - Record selection

"Select an area of text to Re-Record. The new recording will automatically be edited in place"

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Manuscript - Move Cursor

How to more the cursor

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Manuscript - Scrub JKL

Scrub trough the audio and different speeds

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Manuscript - Scrub

Scrub through the audio at different speeds using the number pad.

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TOC

Opens ot Navigates to the TOC

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TOC - Expand / Collapse

Expands or collapes the tree structure in Levels 1- 6

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TOC - Rename

Rename Headline in TOC & Manuscript

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Narration View - Next Heading

Jump to the next heading in Narration view.

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Narration View - Previous Heading

Jump to the previous heading in Narration view.

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Narration View - Next Item

Jump to the next item in narration view

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Narration View - Previous Item

Jump to the previous item in narration view

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Narration View - Play Audio

Play audio while in Narration view

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Narration View - Stop Audio

Stop audio while in Narration view

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Narration View - End

Jumps to last recorded

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Narration View - Record Ready

Enter Record Ready Mode

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Narration View - Start Recording

Begins the Recording

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Narration View - Stop Recording

End the Recording

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Narration View - Navigate in time

Navigate in the audio by clicking in the text

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Editing in view mode

re-record a selection in Leaf Mode. Trim audio, delete silence, edit text and split audio

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Book export

Export the finished book in a number of different formats. DAISY 2.02, Epub 3, NLS DTB, Audio book.

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Customising styles

Customise the book bar to fit your needs. Rename entries. Move, delete and hide entries.

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Sync text & audio 1

Synchronise audio and text. Manually set navigation points that link text and audio.

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Sync text & audio 2

Synchronise audio and text 2. Use TAB and Hindenburg ABC will guess the next location for the navigation point based on the text.

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View mode

View Mode. Use the view mode to get a better overview of the audio. All, Branch & Leaf mode will be explained in the tutorial.

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Create structure & record

Create structure for a physical book and record the narration. Set Headings and rename them. Record with punch in from both the Manuscript view and the Narration view.

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Record ePub in Narration view

Open a ePub book and narrate it using the Narration View. Use both manual punch in recording and navigation in text.

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Record ePub book

Open a ePub book and narrate it. Use both manual punch in recording and punch in with pre-roll.

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Track - Noise Reduction

Remove computer fans, his, hum and more

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Field Recorder

Hindenburg PRO

Narrator