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Menus

MAGDA has eight top-level menus.

File

Item Description
New Project Create a new empty project
Open Project Open an existing project file
Open Recent List of recently opened projects
Close Project Close the current project
Save Project Save the current project
Save Project As Save the current project to a new file
Export Audio Export/render the project to an audio file
Quit Exit MAGDA (Windows/Linux only — use Cmd+Q on macOS)

Edit

Item Description
Undo Undo the last action
Redo Redo the last undone action
Cut Cut selected clips or notes
Copy Copy selected clips or notes
Paste Paste from clipboard
Duplicate Duplicate selected clips or tracks
Delete Delete selected clips or notes
Split / Trim Split clip at the playhead or trim to time selection
Join Clips Join adjacent selected clips into one
Render Selected Clip(s) Render selected clips to audio
Render Time Selection Render the current time selection to audio
Select All Select all clips or notes in the current context

View

Item Description
Track Manager Open the Track Manager dialog (see below)
Headers on the Right Toggle track headers to the right side of the arrangement
Zoom In Increase horizontal zoom
Zoom Out Decrease horizontal zoom
Zoom to Fit Fit all content in the visible area
Zoom Loop to Fit Zoom to show the loop region
Zoom Selection to Fit Zoom to show the current selection
Enter Full Screen Toggle full-screen mode

Track Manager

The Track Manager lets you control which tracks are visible in each view. Open it from View > Track Manager.

Each track has a checkbox for each view mode: Live, Arrange, Mix, and Master. Toggle the checkboxes to show or hide individual tracks (including the master channel) per view. This is useful for keeping the mixer focused on relevant tracks or hiding utility tracks from the arrangement.

Transport

Item Description
Play / Pause Toggle playback
Stop Stop playback and return to last start position
Record Start/stop recording
Loop Toggle loop playback
Go to Start Move playhead to the beginning
Go to End Move playhead to the end

Track

Item Description
Add Track Add a new track
Add Group Track Add a new group track
Add Aux Track Add a new aux/return track
Delete Track Delete the selected track
Duplicate Track Duplicate the selected track with content
Duplicate Track Without Content Duplicate track structure without content
Mute Track Toggle mute on the selected track
Solo Track Toggle solo on the selected track

Settings

Item Description
Preferences Open the preferences dialog
Audio/MIDI Settings Open audio and MIDI device configuration
Plugin Settings Open plugin settings (see Plugin Settings)

Window

Item Description
Minimize Minimize the window
Zoom Zoom the window to fill the screen
Bring All to Front Bring all MAGDA windows to front

Help

Item Description
Online Manual Open this manual in the browser
About MAGDA Show version and credits