Simple Mixcraft 7 Tips!

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How to create a Mixcraft template file, which comes in handy when you want to start your projects with a certain configuration.

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Ctrl+drag the end of a clip to instantly time-stretch it.

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How to find and change CC messages that are embedded in a MIDI clip.

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How to mix down just a section of your project.

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You can add a minus sign to a word (or a part of a word) to leave it out of your Mixcraft library searches.

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Change the time signature of a project with a track marker!

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How to split a Mixcraft project into sequential tracks or songs.

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How to add more space to a Mixcraft project.

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Press Q, W and E to switch between editing tools in the Piano Roll.

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For finer control when moving clips with the arrow keys, hold down Ctrl or Chrl+Shift:

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A closed hi-hat note will "choke" an open hi-hat note.

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How to use Mixcraft's noise reduction feature.

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Even better than this tip? Make a recording with no noise.
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Change the tempo of a project with track markers.

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With Mixcraft 7, you can block MIDI coming into Mixcraft from a particular MIDI device.

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How to make a low pass cutoff sweep in Mixcraft.

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