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Erasing sections of events
Occasionally you may need to delete only specific sections of an event and leave the rest of it intact. The easiest method of deleting a
section of an event is to use the Erase tool.
section of an event is to use the Erase tool.
1.
Click the Erase Tool button (
) or choose Editing Tool from the Edit menu and choose Erase from the submenu. The pointer
displays as an eraser icon.
2.
Drag in the track view to delete event data.
Tip:
With the Erase tool, you can delete an entire one-shot, Beatmapped, or MIDI event. Just hold Ctrl while you click the event.
Moving events
The position of the left edge of an event indicates when the event becomes audible during playback. You can move events along the
timeline either individually or as a group.
timeline either individually or as a group.
In addition, you can stack events on top of one another. A longer event placed over a smaller event conceals the smaller event and
makes it inaudible. A smaller event placed over a larger event is audible and renders the section of the longer event it covers inaudible.
makes it inaudible. A smaller event placed over a larger event is audible and renders the section of the longer event it covers inaudible.
1.
Click the Draw Tool button (
).
2.
Click the event to be moved. The event is highlighted to indicate that it is selected.
Tip:
You can hold Ctrl or Shift to select multiple events.
3.
Drag the event to a new location on the track.
Note:
Multiple selected events move in relation to the event being dragged.
Editing MIDI events
You can use the inline MIDI editing mode to edit MIDI events directly in the timeline. In this mode, you can draw and erase notes in a
piano roll or drum grid view. For more information, see
piano roll or drum grid view. For more information, see
Using the cursor
The ACID cursor is a flashing vertical line that spans the track view of the entire project. The cursor position determines where events
split, where playback/recording starts, and where clipboard contents are pasted. In addition, the positioning of the cursor is essential to
the creation of time selections.
split, where playback/recording starts, and where clipboard contents are pasted. In addition, the positioning of the cursor is essential to
the creation of time selections.
Positioning the cursor with the mouse
1.
Click the Draw Tool button (
).
2.
Click in the track view to position the cursor.
Positioning the cursor with the keyboard
While using the mouse to position the cursor in the timeline is quick and intuitive, it is not always precise. For example, you may want
the beginning of a guitar solo to coincide with a snare drum hit, or background vocals to enter exactly 3 minutes and 24 seconds into a
song. For these reasons, you can also position the cursor using your keyboard. For more information, see
the beginning of a guitar solo to coincide with a snare drum hit, or background vocals to enter exactly 3 minutes and 24 seconds into a
song. For these reasons, you can also position the cursor using your keyboard. For more information, see
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