Orinj Working with loop tracks

Orinj version 9.0.0

A track in the Orinj loop building view contains one short wave file (a single shot). The track also contains "hits" – buttons that show when the sample should be played.

The following is an example track.

This track points to the file "sn ya 14x10 06.wav", which is one recording of a Yamaha 14x10 inch snare (see Orinj Installation files). This file will be played twice, as there are two button "hits" in the track. The short notches in the track show that this track is a part of a loop with a 4/4 rhythm. The snare will be played at the second and fourth quarter note.

Each track contains only one wave sample. This sample will be played with each hit in the track in the exact same way.

Track control panel

The track control panel is to the left of the track.

Use it to rename tracks, adjust the volume and pan of tracks, and so on.

You can also control tracks with the loop building menu. Click on Track in the menu to see the available commands.

Rename tracks

To rename a track, type the new track title in the track control panel to the left of the track. Naming a track does not affect your loop but may help organize it.

Move tracks

To move a track up in the track order, click on Track and then on Move Up in the Orinj menu. To move a track down in the track order, click on Track and then on Move Down in the Orinj menu.

Clear tracks

To clear a track, click on Track and then on Clear in the Orinj menu. The wave sample and all hits in the track will be removed and its volume and pan will be set to zero.

Mute tracks

To mute a track, click on the mute button in the track control panel to the left of the track on click on Track and then on Mute in the Orinj menu. The mute button is the top button on the right.

You can still add, move, and remove hits, and otherwise work with the track and its hits.

To unmute the track click on the mute button again or click again on Track and then on Mute in the Orinj menu.

Solo tracks

To solo a track, click on the solo button in the track control panel to the left of the track or click on Track and then on Solo in the Orinj menu. The solo button is the bottom one on the right.

When a track is soloed, all other tracks will not be heard unless they are soloed themselves.

To remove the soloing of a track, click on the solo button again or click again on Track and then on Solo in the Orinj menu.

Change the volume of tracks

To change the volume of a track, use the volume controls – the box and the knob – in the track control panel to the left of the track. You can type the new volume or drag the knob up or down.

The volume is measured in decibels and can be between -40 dB and 40 dB.

Change the pan of tracks

To change the pan of a track, use the pan controls – the box and the knob – in the track control panel to the left of the track. You can type the new pan or drag the knob up or down.

The pan is measured in percent and can be between -100 percent (left channel only) and 100 percent (right channel only). Panning in Orinj is linear. A value of 25, for example, will produce a 25 percent increase in the right channel volume and a 25 percent decrease in the left channel volume.

Add a sample to the track

If the sample exists in the tree with wave samples to the left of the track, click on that sample and drag it to the track.

To add a wave sample that is not in the tree, click on a track to select it and then click on Track and then on Insert Wave From File in the Orinj menu.

Examine the audio format of a sample or instrument in a track

To examine the audio format (number of channels, sampling rate, and sampling resolution) of a sample or instrument in a track, click on the track to select it and then click on Wave and then on Audio Format in the Orinj menu.

You cannot modify the audio format of samples.

Examine the frequency content of a sample or instrument in a track

To examine the frequency content of a sample or instrument in a track, click on the track to select it and then click on Wave and then on Frequency Content in the Orinj menu.

Examine the meta properties of a sample in a track

To examine the meta data contained in the wave file of a track (e.g., copyright, author, creation date), click on the track to select it and then click on Wave and then on Meta Properties in the Orinj menu. You cannot change the meta data in a wave in the loop building view.

Examine the name of the wave file of a track

To see the path and name of the wave or instrument used by a track, click on the track to select it and then click on Wave and then on Wave File in the Orinj menu. You cannot change the path or name of a wave in the Orinj loop building view.